Illinois 100th Regular Session Status: Enacted 5 D cosponsors

SB 1697 — HUMAN RTS-RELIG-HAIR-CLOTHING

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0100

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2017. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    0 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a violation for an employer to impose as a condition of obtaining or retaining employment any term or condition that requires a person to violate or forgo a sincerely held practice of his or her religion including the wearing of any attire, clothing, or facial hair in accordance with the requirements of his or her religion. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to SB 1697 involve replacing the "Engrossed" version of the bill with the "Enrolled" version, which typically indicates that the bill has passed all legislative steps and is ready for final approval. This shift usually signifies that any further changes are final, potentially increasing the bill's chance of becoming law. This matters because it reflects the completion of the legislative process and sets the stage for the bill's implementation if signed into law.

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SB1697 Engrossed LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b AN ACT concerning human rights.
SB1697 Enrolled LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b AN ACT concerning human rights.
For any employment agency to fail or SB1697 Engrossed - 2 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b refuse to classify properly, accept applications and register for employment referral or apprenticeship referral, refer for employment, or refer for apprenticeship on the basis of unlawful discrimination or citizenship status or to accept from any person any job order, requisition or request for referral of applicants for employment or apprenticeship which makes or has the effect of making unlawful discrimination or discrimination on the basis of citizenship status a condition of referral.
For any employment agency to fail or SB1697 Enrolled - 2 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b refuse to classify properly, accept applications and register for employment referral or apprenticeship referral, refer for employment, or refer for apprenticeship on the basis of unlawful discrimination or citizenship status or to accept from any person any job order, requisition or request for referral of applicants for employment or apprenticeship which makes or has the effect of making unlawful discrimination or discrimination on the basis of citizenship status a condition of referral.
SB1697 Engrossed - 3 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b (E) Public Employers.
SB1697 Enrolled - 3 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b (E) Public Employers.
For any employer to impose upon a person as a condition of obtaining or retaining employment, including opportunities for promotion, advancement, or transfer, any terms or conditions that would require such person to violate or forgo a sincerely held practice of his or her religion including, but not limited to, the wearing of any attire, clothing, or facial hair in accordance with the requirements of his or her religion, unless, after engaging in a bona fide effort, the employer demonstrates that it is unable to reasonably accommodate the employee's or prospective employee's sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance without undue hardship on the SB1697 Engrossed - 4 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b conduct of the employer's business.
For any employer to impose upon a person as a condition of obtaining or retaining employment, including opportunities for promotion, advancement, or transfer, any terms or conditions that would require such person to violate or forgo a sincerely held practice of his or her religion including, but not limited to, the wearing of any attire, clothing, or facial hair in accordance with the requirements of his or her religion, unless, after engaging in a bona fide effort, the employer demonstrates that it is unable to reasonably accommodate the employee's or prospective employee's sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance without undue hardship on the SB1697 Enrolled - 4 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b conduct of the employer's business.
SB1697 Engrossed - 5 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b (H) (Blank).
SB1697 Enrolled - 5 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b (H) (Blank).
The employer may request documentation from the employee's health care provider concerning the need for the SB1697 Engrossed - 6 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b requested reasonable accommodation or accommodations to the same extent documentation is requested for conditions related to disability if the employer's request for documentation is job-related and consistent with business necessity.
The employer may request documentation from the employee's health care provider concerning the need for the SB1697 Enrolled - 6 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b requested reasonable accommodation or accommodations to the same extent documentation is requested for conditions related to disability if the employer's request for documentation is job-related and consistent with business necessity.
(2) For an employer to deny employment opportunities or benefits to or take adverse action against an otherwise qualified job applicant or employee, including a part-time, full-time, or probationary employee, if the denial or adverse action is based on the need of the employer to make reasonable accommodations to the known SB1697 Engrossed - 7 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b medical or common conditions related to the pregnancy or childbirth of the applicant or employee.
(2) For an employer to deny employment opportunities or benefits to or take adverse action against an otherwise qualified job applicant or employee, including a part-time, full-time, or probationary employee, if the denial or adverse action is based on the need of the employer to make reasonable accommodations to the known SB1697 Enrolled - 7 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b medical or common conditions related to the pregnancy or childbirth of the applicant or employee.
SB1697 Engrossed - 8 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b For the purposes of this subdivision (J), "reasonable accommodations" means reasonable modifications or adjustments to the job application process or work environment, or to the manner or circumstances under which the position desired or held is customarily performed, that enable an applicant or employee affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth to be considered for the position the applicant desires or to perform the essential functions of that position, and may include, but is not limited to:
SB1697 Enrolled - 8 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b For the purposes of this subdivision (J), "reasonable accommodations" means reasonable modifications or adjustments to the job application process or work environment, or to the manner or circumstances under which the position desired or held is customarily performed, that enable an applicant or employee affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth to be considered for the position the applicant desires or to perform the essential functions of that position, and may include, but is not limited to:
(ii) the overall SB1697 Engrossed - 9 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b financial resources of the facility or facilities involved in the provision of the reasonable accommodation, the number of persons employed at the facility, the effect on expenses and resources, or the impact otherwise of the accommodation upon the operation of the facility;
(ii) the overall SB1697 Enrolled - 9 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b financial resources of the facility or facilities involved in the provision of the reasonable accommodation, the number of persons employed at the facility, the effect on expenses and resources, or the impact otherwise of the accommodation upon the operation of the facility;
The employer is not required to discharge any employee, transfer any employee with more seniority, or promote any employee who is not qualified to perform the job, unless the employer does so or would do so to accommodate other classes of employees who SB1697 Engrossed - 10 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b need it.
The employer is not required to discharge any employee, transfer any employee with more seniority, or promote any employee who is not qualified to perform the job, unless the employer does so or would do so to accommodate other classes of employees who SB1697 Enrolled - 10 - LRB100 08917 JLS 19060 b need it.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0100

  2. Effective Date August 11, 2017

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis

  7. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton

  8. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  9. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace

  10. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

  11. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis

  12. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

  13. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-018-000

  14. Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Juliana Stratton

  15. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  16. Second Reading - Short Debate

  17. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton

  18. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  19. Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 022-003-000

  20. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel

  21. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

  22. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers

  23. Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee

  24. Referred to Rules Committee

  25. First Reading

  26. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  27. Arrived in House

  28. Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000

  29. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III

  30. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  31. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro

  32. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes

  33. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017

  34. Second Reading

  35. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2017

  36. Do Pass as Amended Labor; 011-000-000

  37. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  38. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor

  39. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  40. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  41. Postponed - Labor

  42. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss

  43. Assigned to Labor

  44. Referred to Assignments

  45. First Reading

  46. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (176)

176 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Third Reading

Passed 93 Yea · 18 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 571205
Democrat 30002
Republican 6600
Total 931807
% of votes cast 79%15%0%6%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Batinick — Not Voting
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Bourne — Yea
Breen — Yea
Butler — Yea
Conyears-Ervin — Yea
Costello — Yea
McAsey — Not Voting
McAuliffe — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Lang — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Sente — Yea
Sauer — Yea
Harris, Gregory — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Brady — Yea
Burke, Daniel — Yea
Burke, Kelly — Yea
Jones — Yea
Greenwood — Yea
Hays — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Jimenez — Yea
Long — Nay
McDermed — Yea
McSweeney — Yea
Davis — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Parkhurst — Yea
Wheeler, Barbara — Yea
Mitchell, Christian — Yea
Wheeler, Keith — Yea
Phillips — Nay
Williams — Yea
Stratton — Yea
Tabares — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Turner — Yea
Unes — Yea
Harris, David — Nay
Bennett — Nay
Wallace — Yea
Wehrli — Yea
Welter — Nay
Cavaletto — Nay
Conroy — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Demmer — Yea
Drury — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Frese — Yea
Ives — Nay
Willis — Yea
Yingling — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Madigan — Not Voting
Stewart — Not Voting
Nekritz — Yea
Jesiel — Nay
Olsen — Yea
Reis — Nay
Riley — Yea
Skillicorn — Nay
Sommer — Nay
Soto — Not Voting
Winger — Nay
Andersson — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Carol Ammons Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Not Voting
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Justin Slaughter Democrat Yea
Katie Stuart Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Laura Fine Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Martin J. Moylan Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Not Voting
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Sonya M. Harper Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
Brad Halbrook Republican Nay
Charles Meier Republican Nay
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Nay
Dan Swanson Republican Nay
Dave Severin Republican Yea
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Nay
John M. Cabello Republican Yea
Norine K. Hammond Republican Yea
Ryan Spain Republican Nay
Steven Reick Republican Yea
Terri Bryant Republican Yea
Tony M. McCombie Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 55 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Republican 8000
Democrat 13001
Total 55004
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Bertino-Tarrant — Yea
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Not Voting
Bush — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Landek — Yea
Link — Yea
Rooney — Yea
Manar — Yea
McCann — Yea
McCarter — Yea
McConnaughay — Yea
Mulroe — Yea
Harris — Yea
Bennett — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Oberweis — Not Voting
Silverstein — Yea
Brady — Yea
Steans — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Cullerton, T. — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Connelly — Yea
Haine — Not Voting
Hutchinson — Yea
Nybo — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Schimpf — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Barickman — Yea
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Not Voting
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Dale Fowler Republican Yea
Dan McConchie Republican Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
Neil Anderson Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea
Travis Weaver Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1697 do?
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a violation for an employer to impose as a condition of obtaining or retaining employment any term or condition that requires a person to violate or forgo a sincerely held practice of his or her religion including the wearing of any attire, clothing, or facial hair in accordance with the requirements of his or her religion. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 1697?
SB 1697 is sponsored by Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (Democrat), Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democrat), Kathleen Willis, Carol Ammons (Democrat), Litesa E. Wallace, Sonya M. Harper (Democrat), and Lakesia Collins (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 1697?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2017. Enacted.
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