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HB 4822 Illinois House · 94th Regular Session

HUMAN RIGHTS-VETERAN STATUS

Summary
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that discrimination against a person because of the person's veteran status (status as a person who served on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, or the Illinois Army National Guard or Illinois Air National Guard and who was discharged with other than a dishonorable discharge) constitutes unlawful discrimination under the Act. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2006
Committee Review
Mar 2006
House Passage
Mar 2006
Senate Passage
Mar 2006
Signed into Law
May 2006
Introduced Feb 22, 2006 Signed May 26, 2006
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2006 · House Feb 22, 2006

How they voted

45–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 54
Mar 27, 2006
D Democratic28
22 Yea 6
78% Yea
R Republican26
23 Yea 3
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
4
May 26, 2006
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Mar 27, 2006
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Mar 27, 2006
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-9)
senate
Mar 16, 2006
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
upper
Mar 1, 2006
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Feb 27, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 22, 2006
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 22, 2006
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (110-0-5)
house
Feb 21, 2006
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 21, 2006
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Feb 16, 2006
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2006
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ron Stephens
lower
Feb 15, 2006
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Feb 15, 2006
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 15, 2006
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2006
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Jan 18, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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