Bill Status of SB2487  104th General Assembly

Short Description:  HUMAN RIGHTS-IDHR CONFERENCE

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Adriane Johnson - Lakesia Collins and Laura Fine

House Sponsors
(Rep. Dagmara Avelar, Lilian Jiménez, Norma Hernandez and Daniel Didech)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  5/23/2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-035-000

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
775 ILCS 5/7A-102from Ch. 68, par. 7A-102


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Makes it discretionary rather than mandatory that the Department of Human Rights conduct a fact-finding conference. Provides that the amendatory applies to charges pending or filed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Adds reference to:
775 ILCS 5/8A-104from Ch. 68, par. 8A-104

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides for the imposition of a civil penalty that may be imposed for each specific act constituting a civil rights violation as defined in the Act. Provides a penalty for each aggrieved party injured by the civil rights violation (i) in an amount not exceeding $16,000 if the respondent has not been adjudged to have committed any prior civil rights violation under the Act; (ii) in an amount not exceeding $42,500 if the respondent has been adjudged to have committed one other civil rights violation under the Act during the 5-year period ending on the date of the filing of the charge; and (iii) in an amount not exceeding $70,000 if the respondent has been adjudged to have committed 2 or more civil rights violations under the Act during the 7-year period ending on the date of the filing of the charge. Provides that if the acts constituting the civil rights violation that is the object of the charge are committed by the same natural person who has been previously adjudged to have committed acts constituting a civil rights violation under the Act, then the civil penalties set forth in (ii) and (iii) may be imposed without regard to the period of time within which any subsequent civil rights violation under this Act occurred.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Provides that the Department, in its discretion may conduct a fact finding conference. Provides that if the complainant and respondent both submit a written request for a fact finding conference prior to 90 days after the date on which the charge was filed, the Department shall conduct a fact finding conference unless prior to the Department's receipt of both requests, the Department has issued its report. Provides that any request for a fact finding conference must include the party's written agreement to grant an extension of 120 days to the time period if requested by the Department to issue its report.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/7/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson
  2/7/2025SenateFirst Reading
  2/7/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
  3/4/2025SenateAssigned to Judiciary
  3/19/2025SenateDo Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
  3/19/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
  3/27/2025SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson
  3/27/2025SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  4/1/2025SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments
  4/2/2025SenateSecond Reading
  4/2/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2025
  4/3/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  4/10/2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
  4/10/2025SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
  4/10/2025HouseArrived in House
  4/11/2025HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
  4/11/2025HouseFirst Reading
  4/11/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  4/17/2025HouseAssigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
  4/29/2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  4/30/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
  4/30/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  5/5/2025HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  5/6/2025HouseRe-assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  5/6/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  5/6/2025HouseMotion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Judiciary - Civil Committee; Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
  5/6/2025HouseMotion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 071-038-000
  5/7/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote
  5/7/2025HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-004-000
  5/7/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  5/13/2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
  5/16/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  5/16/2025HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  5/19/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  5/19/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  5/20/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  5/21/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-006-000
  5/21/2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
  5/23/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
  5/23/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  5/23/2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-035-000