HB 1743 Illinois House · 95th Regular Session

HUMAN RIGHTS-DOCUMENTS

Summary
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for an employer, based on the receipt of information from the Social Security Administration or from any other government agency that an employee's name and Social Security number do not correspond, to require that employee to reverify work authorization documents, to inquire as to that employee's work authorization, or to otherwise take any adverse action against that employee, unless the Attorney General of the United States issues final regulations to the contrary. Provides that it is also a civil rights violation for any employer, any agent of any employer, any employment agency, or any other entity to use the Basic Pilot program for Employment Eligibility Confirmation to conduct certain employment verification or reverification or to take certain adverse actions against the employee.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Apr 20, 2007 Signed Aug 13, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2007 · House Apr 17, 2007

How they voted

36–5
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 54
May 16, 2007
D Democratic33
33 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican21
3 Yea 5 Nay 13
23% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Aug 13, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 16, 2007
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 16, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-5-13)
senate
May 10, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 007-000-004
upper
Apr 25, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Apr 20, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 20, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 17, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-5)
house
Mar 21, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Mar 21, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 21, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2007
Committee
Re-assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.