104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4758
 
Introduced , by Rep. Gregg Johnson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
820 ILCS 75/10
820 ILCS 75/17 new
    Amends the Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act. Provides that, unless driving is an essential job function or is related to a legitimate business purpose for a position, an employer or employment agency shall not: (1) refuse to hire, segregate, or act with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure or terms, or privileges or conditions of employment on the basis of an applicant or employee not possessing a driver's license; or (2) include a statement in a posting for a job opening for the position that an applicant must have a valid driver's license. Defines "driver's license". Effective January 1, 2027.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning employment.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants 
5Act is amended by changing Section 10 and by adding Section 17 
6as follows:
 
7    (820 ILCS 75/10)
8    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: 
9    "Applicant" means any person pursuing employment with an 
10employer or with or through an employment agency. 
11    "Driver's license" means any license or privilege to 
12operate a motor vehicle issued under the laws of this State.
13    "Employer" means any person or private entity that has 15 
14or more employees in the current or preceding calendar year, 
15and any agent of such an entity or person. 
16    "Employment agency" means any person or entity regularly 
17undertaking with or without compensation to procure employees 
18for an employer or to procure for employees opportunities to 
19work for an employer and includes an agent of such a person. 
20    "Employment" means any occupation or vocation. 
21(Source: P.A. 98-774, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
22    (820 ILCS 75/17 new)
 
 
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1    Sec. 17. Driver's licenses. Unless driving is an essential 
2job function or is related to a legitimate business purpose 
3for a position, an employer or employment agency shall not:
4        (1) refuse to hire, segregate, or act with respect to 
5    recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, 
6    selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, 
7    discipline, tenure or terms, or privileges or conditions 
8    of employment on the basis of an applicant or employee not 
9    possessing a driver's license; or
10        (2) include a statement in a posting for a job opening 
11    for the position that an applicant must have a valid 
12    driver's license.
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
141, 2027.