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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4049         </title>
<shortdesc>HUMAN RIGHTS-ANTI-SEMITISM</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jonathan Carroll-Rita Mayfield-Yehiel M. Kalish and David McSweeney</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>775 ILCS 5/5A-101</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 68, par. 5A-101</aliasreference><reference>775 ILCS 5/5A-102</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 68, par. 5A-102</aliasreference><reference>775 ILCS 5/5A-103 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Elementary, Secondary, and Higher Education Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Defines "anti-Semitism". Provides that an institution of elementary, secondary, or higher education commits a civil rights violation if it fails to treat anti-Semitism in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race. Describes anti-Semitism. Provides that nothing in the new provisions infringes on the constitutional protections for free speech or may be construed to conflict with federal or State discrimination laws.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/9/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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