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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2161         </title>
<shortdesc>UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION-FAMILY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Will Guzzardi-Sue Scherer, Maura Hirschauer, Sonya M. Harper, Nabeela Syed, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Lindsey LaPointe, Daniel Didech, Bob Morgan, Camille Y. Lilly, Aaron M. Ortiz, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Mary Beth Canty, Laura Faver Dias, Sharon Chung, Joyce Mason, Natalie A. Manley and Anna Moeller</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Natalie Toro-Laura Ellman, Sara Feigenholtz, Laura Fine and Ram Villivalam)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>8/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0797</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>775 ILCS 5/1-102</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 68, par. 1-102</aliasreference><reference>775 ILCS 5/2-101</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>775 ILCS 5/2-102</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 68, par. 2-102</aliasreference><reference>775 ILCS 5/6-101</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 68, par. 6-101</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is the public policy of the State to prevent discrimination based on family responsibilities in employment. Defines "family responsibilities" as an employee's actual or perceived provision of care to a family member, whether in the past, present, or future. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for: (1) any employer to refuse to hire, to segregate, to engage in harassment, 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 on the basis of family responsibilities; (2) any employment agency to fail or refuse to classify properly, accept applications and register for employment referral or apprenticeship referral, refer for employment, or refer for apprenticeship on the basis of family responsibilities; and (3) any labor organization to limit, segregate, or classify its membership, or to limit employment opportunities, selection and training for apprenticeship in any trade or craft, or otherwise to take or fail to take, any action which affects adversely any person's status as an employee or as an applicant for employment or as an apprentice, or as an applicant for apprenticeships, or wages, tenure, hours of employment, or apprenticeship conditions on the basis of family responsibilities. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for a person, or for 2 or more persons, to conspire to retaliate against a person because he or she has opposed that which he or she reasonably and in good faith believes to be discrimination based on family responsibilities. Makes conforming changes.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>775 ILCS 5/2-102</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 68, par. 2-102</aliasreference><reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>775 ILCS 5/1-102</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 68, par. 1-102</aliasreference><reference>775 ILCS 5/2-101</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>775 ILCS 5/6-101</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 68, par. 6-101</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill, and makes the following changes: Provides that the policy of freedom from unlawful discrimination includes freedom from discrimination against any individual because of his or her family responsibilities in employment (rather than stating a standalone policy for such discrimination). Changes the definition of "family responsibilities" and "family member". Removes the definitions of "care". Defines "personal care". Removes the changes made to a provision regarding civil rights violations in employment.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Committee Amendment No. 2</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Changes the definition of "family responsibilities" from "an employee's actual or perceived provision of personal care to a family member, whether in the past, present, or future" to "an employee's actual or perceived provision of personal care to a family member."</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Floor Amendment No. 3</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>775 ILCS 5/1-102</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>775 ILCS 5/2-104</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 68, par. 2-104</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause with provisions of the bill as amended. Includes "family responsibilities" in the definition of harassment. Defines family responsibilities to mean an employee's actual or perceived provision of personal care to a family member. Defines "personal care" and "family member". Includes "family responsibilities" in the provisions creating a civil rights violation if violated by an employer, employment agency, or labor organization. Provides that nothing contained in the Act may be construed to obligate an employer, employment agency, or labor organization to make accommodations for an employee based on family responsibilities, including accommodations as related to leave, scheduling, absenteeism, timeliness, work performance, referrals from a labor union hiring hall, and benefits.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that nothing contained in the Act may be construed to obligate an employer, employment agency, or labor organization to make accommodations or modifications to reasonable workplace rules or policies for an employee based on family responsibilities, including accommodations or modifications related to leave, scheduling, productivity, attendance, absenteeism, timeliness, work performance, referrals from a labor union hiring hall, and benefits, as long as its rules or policies are applied in accordance with this Act. Provides that nothing contained in the Act prevents an employer from taking adverse action or otherwise enforcing reasonable workplace rules or policies related to leave, scheduling, productivity, attendance, absenteeism, timeliness, work performance, referrals from a labor union hiring hall, and benefits against an employee with family responsibilities as long as its policies are applied in accordance with the Act.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
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<statusdate>2/6/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Immigration &amp; Human Rights Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Immigration &amp; Human Rights Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Immigration &amp; Human Rights Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe</action>
<statusdate>2/29/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/29/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/29/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee;  010-003-000</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/17/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/17/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/17/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/18/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee;  010-005-000</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-029-000</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Natalie Toro</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman</action>
<statusdate>5/6/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz</action>
<statusdate>5/7/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>5/7/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2024</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Natalie Toro</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Judiciary;  005-002-000</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Natalie Toro</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/16/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/17/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 24, 2024</action>
<statusdate>5/20/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine</action>
<statusdate>5/21/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Toro</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 037-019-000</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Arrived in House</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Will Guzzardi</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Immigration &amp; Human Rights Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Immigration &amp; Human Rights Committee;  006-004-000</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 074-029-000</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Concurs</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/21/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>8/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>8/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date January 1, 2025</action>
<statusdate>8/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0797</action>
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