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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2706         </title>
<shortdesc>HUMN RGHTS-NONVIOLENT OFFENDER</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch-La Shawn K. Ford-Thaddeus Jones-William Davis-Monique D. Davis, Mary E. Flowers and Elizabeth Hernandez</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>775 ILCS 5/2-102</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 68, par. 2-102</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that unless an employer is specifically authorized or required to do so by State or federal law, it is a civil rights violation for an employer to refuse to hire, to segregate, 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 a person's status as an ex-offender who was convicted of or placed on supervision for a non-violent crime.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/21/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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