Illinois 100th Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HB 647 — HUMAN RIGHTS-PROTECTION ORDERS

Last action — Session Sine Die

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

This bill died with 100th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for an employer to refuse to make certain reasonable accommodations in the workplace for an employee protected under an order of protection. Provides that an employer is not required to make the reasonable accommodations if they cause undue hardship on the work operations of the employer. For purposes of the new provisions, defines "undue hardship" as significant difficulty or expense on the operation of an employer, when considered in light of: (1) the nature and cost of the reasonable accommodation needed; (2) the overall financial resources, number of employees, and the number, type, and placement of the work locations of an employer; and (3) the type of operation of the employer, including the composition, structure, and functions of the workforce of the employer, the geographic separateness of the employee's work location from the employer, and the administrative or fiscal relationship of the work location to the employer. Provides that prior to making the reasonable accommodations, an employer may verify that an employee is protected by an order of protection entered under the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  3. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted - Lost Judiciary - Civil Committee; 004-004-000

  4. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  5. Second Reading - Short Debate

  6. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee

  7. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

  8. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

  9. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  10. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40

  11. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40

  12. Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 006-004-000

  13. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee

  14. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  15. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

  16. Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;

  17. Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-002-000

  18. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee

  19. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  20. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

  21. To Commercial Law Subcommittee

  22. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace

  23. Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee

  24. Referred to Rules Committee

  25. First Reading

  26. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

Sponsors

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do Pass

Failed 4 Yea · 4 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 4002
Unaffiliated 0401
Total 4403
% of votes cast 36%36%0%27%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Bourne, Avery — Nay
Andersson, Steven A — Nay
Parkhurst, Lindsay — Nay
Thapedi, André — Nay
Breen, Peter — Not Voting
Ann M. Williams Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Not Voting
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Thaddeus Jones Democrat Not Voting

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Do Pass

Passed 6 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Unaffiliated 1401
Total 6401
% of votes cast 55%36%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Drury, Scott — Yea
Bourne, Avery — Nay
Breen, Peter — Nay
Parkhurst, Lindsay — Nay
Thapedi, André — Nay
Andersson, Steven A — Not Voting
Ann M. Williams Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Thaddeus Jones Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 647 do?
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for an employer to refuse to make certain reasonable accommodations in the workplace for an employee protected under an order of protection. Provides that an employer is not required to make the reasonable accommodations if they cause undue hardship on the work operations of the employer. For purposes of the new provisions, defines "undue hardship" as significant difficulty or expense on the operation of an employer, when considered in light of: (1) the nature and cost of the reasonable accommodation needed; (2) the overall financial resources, number of employees, and the number, type, and placement of the work locations of an employer; and (3) the type of operation of the employer, including the composition, structure, and functions of the workforce of the employer, the geographic separateness of the employee's work location from the employer, and the administrative or fiscal relationship of the work location to the employer. Provides that prior to making the reasonable accommodations, an employer may verify that an employee is protected by an order of protection entered under the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
Who sponsors HB 647?
HB 647 is sponsored by Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 647?
This bill died with 100th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 647?
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