Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB2244
Illinois General Assembly

  Bills & Resolutions  
  Compiled Statutes  
  Public Acts  
  Legislative Reports  
  IL Constitution  
  Legislative Guide  
  Legislative Glossary  

 Search By Number
 (example: HB0001)
Search Tips

Search By Keyword

 Bill Status of HB2244  103rd General Assembly


Short Description:  EMPLOYMENT&ACCOMODATION-WEIGHT

House Sponsors
Rep. Laura Faver Dias

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  3/10/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
775 ILCS 5/2-102from Ch. 68, par. 2-102
775 ILCS 5/5-102.3 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for an employer, employment agency, or labor organization to take certain employment-related actions on the basis of an individual's weight and size. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or employee of a place of public accommodation, because of the weight and size of any person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from, or deny to any individual any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges of the place of public accommodation.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/8/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  2/14/2023HouseFirst Reading
  2/14/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/28/2023HouseAssigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
  3/10/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Back To Top