Chicago City Wire

The following actions were taken on Aug. 20 in the House on House bill HB252 ("hum rights-employer-definition"): "Public Act . . . . . . . . .", "Effective Date July" and "Governor Approved".

The bill, as it was introduced in the House by Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39) on Jan. 9, "amends the Illinois Human Rights Act," according to the General Assembly website.

The following senators co-sponsored the bill: Melinda Bush (D-31), Cristina Castro (D-22), Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16), Ann Gillespie (D-27), Suzy Glowiak (D-24), Linda Holmes (D-42), Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40), Emil Jones, III (D-14), Steven M. Landek (D-12), Iris Y. Martinez (D-20), Julie A. Morrison (D-29), Antonio Muñoz (D-1), Robert Peters (D-13), Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-17) and Ram Villivalam (D-8).

The following house representatives also co-sponsored the bill: Carol Ammons (D-103), Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40), Luis Arroyo (D-3), Jonathan Carroll (D-57), Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14), John Connor (D-85), Deb Conroy (D-46), Terra Costa Howard (D-48), William Davis (D-30), Daniel Didech (D-59), Mary Edly-Allen (D-51), Sara Feigenholtz (D-12), Mary E. Flowers (D-31), Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17), LaToya Greenwood (D-114), Michael Halpin (D-72), Sonya M. Harper (D-6), Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24), Theresa Mah (D-2), Joyce Mason (D-61), Debbie Meyers-Martin (D-38), Anna Moeller (D-43), Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. (D-5), Nicholas K. Smith (D-34), Anne Stava-Murray (D-81), Katie Stuart (D-112), Curtis J. Tarver, II (D-25), Karina Villa (D-49), Celina Villanueva (D-21), Mark L. Walker (D-53), Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7), Maurice A. West, II (D-67), Kathleen Willis (D-77) and Michael J. Zalewski (D-23).

The table below shows a history of actions for this bill through Aug. 20.