94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2776


 
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. John O. Jones
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













775 ILCS 5/5-102
  from Ch. 68, par. 5-102







    Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act.  Provides that it is a civil rights
violation
for any person to restrict an individual's access or admission to, or usage of,
a place of
public accommodation solely because the individual operates a motorcycle.
Does not
prohibit a
person from restricting an individual's access or admission to, or usage of, a
place of
public accommodation because the individual's conduct poses a risk to the
health,
safety, or property of another.
















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    AN ACT concerning human rights. 

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 


 
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    Section  5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by 
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changing
Section 5-102 as follows:


 
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    (775 ILCS 5/5-102)  (from Ch. 68, par. 5-102)

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    Sec. 5-102. Civil Rights Violations: Public 
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Accommodations.


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    It is a civil
rights violation for any person on the basis 
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of unlawful discrimination to:


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        (A) Enjoyment of Facilities. Deny or refuse to another 
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    the full and equal
enjoyment of the facilities and services 
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    of any public place of accommodation;


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        (B) Written Communications. Directly or indirectly, as 
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    the operator of
a place of public accommodation, publish, 
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    circulate, display or mail any
written communication, 
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    except a private communication sent in response to
a 
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    specific inquiry, which the operator knows is to the effect 
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    that any of
the facilities of the place of public 
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    accommodation will be denied to any
person or that any 
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    person is
unwelcome, objectionable or unacceptable because 
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    of unlawful discrimination;


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        (C) Public Officials. Deny or refuse to another, as a 
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    public official,
the full and equal enjoyment of the 
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    accommodations, advantage, facilities
or privileges of the 
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    official's office or services or of any property under
the 
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    official's care because of unlawful discrimination.


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    It is a civil rights violation for any person to restrict 
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an individual's
access or
admission to, or usage of, a place of 
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public accommodation solely because the
individual
operates a 
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motorcycle.
This paragraph does not prohibit a person from 
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restricting an
individual's
access or admission to, or usage 
 


 






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of, a place of public accommodation because
the
individual's 
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conduct poses a risk to the health, safety, or property of

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another.


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(Source: P.A. 81-1216.)