HB1594 - 104th General Assembly
EMPLOYMENT&ACCOMODATION-WEIGHT
Last Action
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
775 ILCS 5/5-102.3 new
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for an employer, employment agency, or labor organization to take certain employment-related actions on the basis of an individual's weight and size. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or employee of a place of public accommodation, because of the weight and size of any person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from, or deny to any individual any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges of the place of public accommodation.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/22/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 1/28/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 1/28/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
