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Bill Status of HB2547 96th General Assembly

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Short Description: HUM RTS-EDUC-RELIGION-JURISDTN

House Sponsors
Rep. John A. Fritchey

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Heather Steans)

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
11/3/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0814

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

775 ILCS 5/5-101

from Ch. 68, par. 5-101

775 ILCS 5/5-102.1

775 ILCS 5/5-102.2 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that with respect to a non-sectarian nursery, day care center, school, or other place of education that is a place of public accommodation, as defined in the Act: (a) the exercise of free speech, free expression, free exercise of religion or expression of religiously based views by any individual or group of individuals that is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or under Article I of the Illinois Constitution, shall not be a civil rights violation; and (b) the jurisdiction of the Department is limited to: (1) the failure to enroll an individual; (2) the denial of access to facilities, goods, or services; (3) harassment, bullying, or similar acts against an individual; or (4) the failure of a covered entity to take corrective action to stop harassment, bullying, or similar acts against an individual (instead of in regard to the failure to enroll an individual or the denial of access to its facilities, goods, or services, except that the Department shall not have jurisdiction over charges involving curriculum content, course content, or course offerings, conduct of the class by the teacher or instructor, or any activity within the classroom or connected with a class activity such as physical education). Effective immediately.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Provides that one of the jurisdictional limits of the Department of Human Rights with respect to places of public accommodation is severe or pervasive harassment of an individual when the covered entity fails to take corrective action to stop the severe or pervasive harassment (rather than harassment, bullying, or similar acts against an individual; or the failure of a covered entity to take corrective action to stop harassment, bullying, or similar acts against an individual).

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that the amendatory provisions take effect January 1, 2010 (rather than upon becoming law).

Governor Amendatory Veto Message
Proposes that, unless there are sufficient appropriations available for that purpose, the Department of Human Rights need not exercise jurisdiction over charges that a non-sectarian nursery, day care center, school, or other place of education failed to take corrective action to stop severe or pervasive harassment against an individual at the school or place of education.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/20/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey
2/20/2009	House	First Reading
2/20/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/25/2009	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
3/11/2009	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 017-000-000
3/11/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2009	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
3/26/2009	House	Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
3/26/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey
3/26/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/30/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
3/31/2009	House	Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. William B. Black
3/31/2009	House	Balanced Budget Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. William B. Black
4/1/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/1/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/2/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-013-000
4/2/2009	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/2/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009
4/9/2009	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
4/15/2009	Senate	First Reading
4/15/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/22/2009	Senate	Assigned to Executive
4/30/2009	Senate	Postponed - Executive
5/4/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans
5/4/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/5/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
5/6/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
5/7/2009	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Executive; 009-000-000
5/7/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
5/12/2009	Senate	Second Reading
5/12/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
5/14/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-000
5/14/2009	House	Arrived in House
5/14/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/18/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. John A. Fritchey
5/18/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/19/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
5/22/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 087-026-000
5/22/2009	House	Passed Both Houses
6/18/2009	House	Sent to the Governor
8/18/2009	House	Governor Amendatory Veto
10/5/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 14, 2009
10/13/2009	House	Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. John A. Fritchey
10/14/2009	House	3/5 Vote Required
10/14/2009	House	Override Amendatory Veto - House Passed 098-018-000
10/22/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 28, 2009
10/22/2009	Senate	Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. Heather Steans
10/30/2009	Senate	3/5 Vote Required
10/30/2009	Senate	Override Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 046-006-000
10/30/2009	House	Amendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses
11/3/2009	House	Effective Date January 1, 2010
11/3/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0814