Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 679 — HUMAN RTS-LANGUAGE-WORKPLACE

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0217

  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 19, 2003. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for any employer to adopt or enforce a policy that limits or prohibits the use of any language in any workplace, unless the language restriction is justified by a business necessity and the employer has notified its employees of (i) the circumstances and the time when the language restriction is required to be observed and (ii) the consequences for violating the language restriction. Defines "business necessity".

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

68 added · 77 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill SB 679 now clarify that employment agencies and labor organizations cannot engage in discriminatory practices based on citizenship status. The changes add specificity regarding how these agencies must handle job referrals and apprenticeship opportunities to ensure fairness. This is important because it aims to protect individuals, particularly those from immigrant backgrounds, from unfair treatment in the hiring process. Ultimately, the bill seeks to foster a more inclusive job market.

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SB679 Engrossed LRB093 10734 WGH 11124 b AN ACT concerning human rights.
SB679 Enrolled LRB093 10734 WGH 11124 b AN ACT concerning human rights.
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For any employment agency to fail or 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 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 SB679 Enrolled -2- LRB093 10734 WGH 11124 b status a condition of referral.
For any public employer to refuse to permit a public employee under its jurisdiction who takes time off from work in order to practice his or her religious beliefs to engage in work, during hours other than such employee's regular working hours, consistent with the operational needs of the employer and in order to compensate SB679 Engrossed -3- LRB093 10734 WGH 11124 b for work time lost for such religious reasons.
For any public employer to refuse to permit a public employee under its jurisdiction who takes time off from work in order to practice his or her religious beliefs to engage in work, during hours other than such employee's regular working hours, consistent with the operational needs of the employer and in order to compensate for work time lost for such religious reasons.
For any employer, employment agency or labor organization to discriminate against a person on the basis of age in the selection, referral for or conduct of apprenticeship or training programs.
For any SB679 Enrolled -3- LRB093 10734 WGH 11124 b employer, employment agency or labor organization to discriminate against a person on the basis of age in the selection, referral for or conduct of apprenticeship or training programs.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0217

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2004

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000

  7. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 007-000-000

  8. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary

  9. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 23, 2003

  12. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01

  13. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-001-000

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

  15. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote

  16. Second Reading - Short Debate

  17. Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003

  18. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000

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

  20. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo

  21. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  22. Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 017-000-000

  23. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza

  24. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios

  25. Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

  26. Referred to Rules Committee

  27. First Reading

  28. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey

  29. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo

  30. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  31. Arrived in House

  32. Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-001

  33. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama

  34. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003

  35. Second Reading

  36. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003

  37. Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000

  38. Postponed - Judiciary

  39. Assigned to Judiciary

  40. Referred to Rules

  41. First Reading

  42. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

Sponsors

  • Martin A. Sandoval · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Martin A. Sandoval

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 1

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50001
Democrat 7000
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Soden — Yea
Lauzen — Not Voting
Link — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Obama — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Watson — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Woolard — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 116 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 104101
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 116101
% of votes cast 98%1%0%1%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Wait — Yea
Wirsing — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Parke — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Millner — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Scully — Yea
Slone — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Forby — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Grunloh — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Krause — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Lang — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Howard — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Munson — Yea
Myers — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Novak — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Pankau — Not Voting
Tenhouse — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Nay
Currie — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Poe — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 47004
Democrat 6001
Republican 1000
Total 54005
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Silverstein — Not Voting
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Obama — Yea
Philip — Not Voting
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Watson — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Not Voting
Woolard — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Not Voting
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Not Voting
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 679 do?
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for any employer to adopt or enforce a policy that limits or prohibits the use of any language in any workplace, unless the language restriction is justified by a business necessity and the employer has notified its employees of (i) the circumstances and the time when the language restriction is required to be observed and (ii) the consequences for violating the language restriction. Defines "business necessity".
Who sponsors SB 679?
SB 679 is sponsored by Martin A. Sandoval.
What is the current status of SB 679?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2003. Enacted.
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