Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

775 ILCS 5/7-113 new

775 ILCS 5/8A-104

from Ch. 68, par. 8A-104

775 ILCS 5/8B-104

from Ch. 68, par. 8B-104

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the Department of Human Rights must charge the complainant a fee of $100 for filing a charge, that the fee must be paid in advance, and that it may not be waived. Provides that if a complainant who has filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission notifies the Department of his or her decision to proceed with the Department, the Department shall charge the complainant the filing fee and the Department shall close the case if the complainant does not pay the filing fee. Provides that no filing fee may be imposed when a charge is issued by the Department itself under the signature of the Director of Human Rights. Provides that the Department may not charge a respondent a filing fee for filing a response, appearance, or other pleading. Provides that the Human Rights Commission, upon finding a civil rights violation, may direct the respondent to pay the amount of the filing fee to the complainant.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/27/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
2/27/2009	House	First Reading
2/27/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/4/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
3/4/2009	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
3/13/2009	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

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