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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3541         </title>
<shortdesc>RIGHTS-GOVT JOB CANDIDATES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Anne Stava-Murray-Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.-Mark L. Walker, Yehiel M. Kalish, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz and Sonya M. Harper</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>775 ILCS 5/6-103 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for a vendor to decide on the basis of unlawful discrimination which candidates are required to take a test required for application or consideration of the government job. Provides that if a vendor violates the Act, then the vendor is subject to a $1,000,000 civil penalty for each violation. Provides that any government contract with a vendor that violates the Act shall be terminated. Provides that a government entity shall not contract with a vendor for one year after a determination that the vendor has violated the new provisions. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Commercial Law Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee;  001-006-000;  FAILED</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remains in Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Commercial Law Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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