Illinois 100th Regular Session Status: To Executive 3 D cosponsors

HB 4572 — HUM RIGHTS-EMPLOYER-DEFINITION

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

This bill died with 100th Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that "employer" includes any person employing one (instead of 15) or more employees within Illinois during 20 or more calendar weeks within the calendar year of or preceding the alleged violation.

Bill Text

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6 added · 6 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes in Bill HB 4572 involve replacing the previous version labeled as "Engrossed" with a new version referred to as "Enrolled." Specifically, lines from the old version were removed and replaced with corresponding lines in the new version. This update reflects the bill's final approval stage and ensures that all necessary revisions have been made before it becomes law, helping to clarify and finalize its content. This distinction is important as it signifies readiness for implementation and addresses any last-minute adjustments.

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HB4572 Engrossed LRB100 18713 HEP 33946 b AN ACT concerning human rights.
HB4572 Enrolled LRB100 18713 HEP 33946 b AN ACT concerning human rights.
(ii) the employer and the person performing the work agree that the person is not entitled to wages for HB4572 Engrossed - 2 - LRB100 18713 HEP 33946 b the work performed;
(ii) the employer and the person performing the work agree that the person is not entitled to wages for HB4572 Enrolled - 2 - LRB100 18713 HEP 33946 b the work performed;
(e) A person in a vocational rehabilitation facility certified under federal law who has been designated an evaluee, trainee, or work activity HB4572 Engrossed - 3 - LRB100 18713 HEP 33946 b client.
(e) A person in a vocational rehabilitation facility certified under federal law who has been designated an evaluee, trainee, or work activity HB4572 Enrolled - 3 - LRB100 18713 HEP 33946 b client.
(2) "Employer" does not include any place of worship, religious corporation, association, educational institution, society, or non-profit nursing institution conducted by and for those who rely upon treatment by prayer through spiritual means in accordance with the tenets of a recognized church or religious denomination with respect to the employment of individuals of a HB4572 Engrossed - 4 - LRB100 18713 HEP 33946 b particular religion to perform work connected with the carrying on by such place of worship, corporation, association, educational institution, society or non-profit nursing institution of its activities.
(2) "Employer" does not include any place of worship, religious corporation, association, educational institution, society, or non-profit nursing institution conducted by and for those who rely upon treatment by prayer through spiritual means in accordance with the tenets of a recognized church or religious denomination with respect to the employment of individuals of a HB4572 Enrolled - 4 - LRB100 18713 HEP 33946 b particular religion to perform work connected with the carrying on by such place of worship, corporation, association, educational institution, society or non-profit nursing institution of its activities.
"Sexual harassment" means any unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors or any conduct of a sexual nature when (1) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment, (2) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for HB4572 Engrossed - 5 - LRB100 18713 HEP 33946 b employment decisions affecting such individual, or (3) such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.
"Sexual harassment" means any unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors or any conduct of a sexual nature when (1) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment, (2) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for HB4572 Enrolled - 5 - LRB100 18713 HEP 33946 b employment decisions affecting such individual, or (3) such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.
"Public officer" means a person who is elected to office pursuant to the Constitution or a statute or ordinance, or who is appointed to an office which is established, and the qualifications and duties of which are prescribed, by the Constitution or a statute or ordinance, to discharge a public duty for the State, agency or department thereof, unit of local government, school district, HB4572 Engrossed - 6 - LRB100 18713 HEP 33946 b instrumentality or political subdivision.
"Public officer" means a person who is elected to office pursuant to the Constitution or a statute or ordinance, or who is appointed to an office which is established, and the qualifications and duties of which are prescribed, by the Constitution or a statute or ordinance, to discharge a public duty for the State, agency or department thereof, unit of local government, school district, HB4572 Enrolled - 6 - LRB100 18713 HEP 33946 b instrumentality or political subdivision.
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Action History

  1. Total Veto Stands - No Positive Action Taken

  2. Placed on Calendar Total Veto

  3. Governor Vetoed

  4. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz

  5. Sent to the Governor

  6. Passed Both Houses

  7. Third Reading - Passed; 033-013-000

  8. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt

  9. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  10. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2018

  11. Second Reading

  12. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018

  13. Do Pass Labor; 010-003-000

  14. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  15. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  16. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  17. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes

  18. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  19. Assigned to Labor

  20. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon

  21. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

  22. Referred to Assignments

  23. First Reading

  24. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro

  25. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  26. Arrive in Senate

  27. Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 064-037-000

  28. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate

  29. Removed from Short Debate Status

  30. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  31. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin

  32. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

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

  34. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  35. Second Reading - Short Debate

  36. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-006-000

  37. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee

  38. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller

  39. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy

  40. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

  41. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

  42. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart

  43. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

  44. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  45. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares

  46. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  47. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi

  48. Home Rule Note Filed

  49. Correctional Note Filed

  50. Fiscal Note Filed

  51. Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed

  52. State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed

  53. Balanced Budget Note Filed

  54. Pension Note Filed

  55. State Debt Impact Note Filed

  56. Judicial Note Filed

  57. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed

  58. State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. Rita Mayfield

  59. Pension Note Requested by Rep. Rita Mayfield

  60. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. Rita Mayfield

  61. Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Rita Mayfield

  62. Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. Rita Mayfield

  63. Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Rita Mayfield

  64. Correctional Note Requested by Rep. Rita Mayfield

  65. Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. Rita Mayfield

  66. State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer

  67. Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer

  68. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  69. Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-010-000

  70. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  71. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers

  72. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

  73. Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee

  74. Referred to Rules Committee

  75. First Reading

  76. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi

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0 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 13 voted No

Sponsors (0)

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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 33 Yea · 13 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19907
Democrat 14001
Republican 0405
Total 3313013
% of votes cast 56%22%0%22%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Bertino-Tarrant — Not Voting
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Nay
McCann — Nay
McConnaughay — Not Voting
Manar — Yea
Landek — Yea
Link — Yea
McCarter — Nay
Cullerton — Yea
Cullerton, T. — Yea
Oberweis — Nay
Brady — Nay
Rooney — Not Voting
Harris — Not Voting
Bush — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Connelly — Nay
Haine — Nay
Hutchinson — Yea
Mulroe — Yea
Steans — Yea
Bennett — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Nybo — Not Voting
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Nay
Sandoval — Yea
Schimpf — Not Voting
Silverstein — Yea
Althoff — Not Voting
Martinez — Yea
Barickman — Nay
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. 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 Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Not Voting
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Dale Fowler Republican Not Voting
Dan McConchie Republican Not Voting
Dave Syverson Republican Nay
Jil Tracy Republican Nay
John F. Curran Republican Not Voting
Neil Anderson Republican Not Voting
Sue Rezin Republican Not Voting
Travis Weaver Republican Nay

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Third Reading

Passed 64 Yea · 37 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3428012
Republican 0903
Democrat 30002
Total 6437017
% of votes cast 54%31%0%14%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Batinick — Yea
Bellock — Nay
Bourne — Not Voting
Breen — Nay
Bristow — Nay
Butler — Nay
Carroll — Yea
McDermed — Nay
Greenwood — Yea
Connor — Yea
Lang — Yea
Pritchard — Nay
Sente — Yea
Harris, Gregory — Yea
Burke, Daniel — Yea
Burke, Kelly — Yea
Stratton — Yea
Tabares — Yea
Jones — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Turner — Yea
Wallace — Yea
Welter — Yea
Willis — Yea
Davis — Yea
Wheeler, Barbara — Yea
Williams — Yea
Mitchell, Christian — Yea
Conroy — Yea
Conyears-Ervin — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Drury — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Frese — Nay
Hurley — Yea
Long — Nay
McAuliffe — Nay
Bennett — Nay
Brady — Nay
McSweeney — Nay
Skillicorn — Nay
Sommer — Nay
Stewart — Not Voting
Unes — Nay
Wheeler, Keith — Nay
Mitchell, Bill — Nay
Wehrli — Nay
Finnie, Natalie — Nay
Winger — Not Voting
Zalewski — Not Voting
Sauer — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Harris, David — Not Voting
Cavaletto — Nay
Costello — Nay
Demmer — Nay
Durkin — Nay
Fortner — Nay
Hays — Nay
Ives — Nay
Jesiel — Not Voting
Jimenez — Nay
Olsen — Not Voting
Parkhurst — Nay
Phillips — Not Voting
Reis — Not Voting
Riley — Yea
Soto — Not Voting
Yingling — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Andersson — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Carol Ammons Democrat Yea
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 Not Voting
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 Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Not Voting
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 Nay
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Not Voting
John M. Cabello Republican Not Voting
Norine K. Hammond Republican Nay
Ryan Spain Republican Not Voting
Steven Reick Republican Nay
Terri Bryant Republican Nay
Tony M. McCombie Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4572 do?
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that "employer" includes any person employing one (instead of 15) or more employees within Illinois during 20 or more calendar weeks within the calendar year of or preceding the alleged violation.
Who sponsors HB 4572?
HB 4572 is sponsored by Will Guzzardi (Democrat), Toi W. Hutchinson, David Koehler (Democrat), Kimberly A. Lightford (Democrat), Martin A. Sandoval, Antonio Muñoz, and Van Pelt.
What is the current status of HB 4572?
This bill died with 100th Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 4572?
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