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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1657   </title>
<shortdesc>HUMAN RTS-EMPLOYMENT DISCRIM</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford-Mattie Hunter-Jacqueline Y. Collins</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Lost; 023-027-002</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>775 ILCS 5/2-103</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 68, par. 2-103</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for any employer, employment agency, or labor organization to inquire into or use the fact of an arrest that did not result in a conviction, the fact of a criminal charge that did not result in a conviction, or criminal history record information ordered expunged, sealed or impounded under the Criminal Identification Act as a basis to refuse to hire, to segregate, or to act with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure or terms, privileges or conditions of employment (rather than the fact of an arrest or criminal history record information). Also provides that the prohibition against the use of the fact of an arrest or the fact of a criminal charge shall not be construed to prohibit an employer, employment agency, or labor organization from obtaining or using other information which indicates that a person actually engaged in the conduct for which he or she was arrested.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Deletes everything after the enacting clause and reinserts similar provisions with the following changes: provides that it is a civil rights violation for any employer, employment agency, or labor organization to inquire into or use the fact of an arrest, the fact of a criminal charge, or criminal history record information ordered expunged, sealed or impounded under the Criminal Identification Act as a basis to refuse to hire, to segregate, or to act with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure or terms, privileges or conditions of employment (rather than the fact of an arrest or criminal history record information); and provides that the prohibition against the use of the fact of an arrest or the fact of a criminal charge shall not be construed to prohibit an employer, employment agency, or labor organization from obtaining or using other information which indicates that a person actually engaged in the conduct for which he or she was arrested.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Criminal Law</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Constitutional Review</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law;  005-002-000</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Lost; 023-027-002</action>
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