Bill Sponsor
Illinois House Bill 2829
Session 103rd
Human Rights Commission
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Jul 28, 2023
Sponsors
Democrat
Eva Dina Delgado
Democrat
Ram Villivalam
First Action
Feb 16, 2023
Latest Action
Jul 28, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2829
State
Illinois
Session
103rd
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on March 22, 2023
Motion Text
Third Reading
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Commission Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Removes language providing that: the Governor shall appoint a special temporary panel of commissioners comprised of 3 members; the members shall hold office until the Human Rights Commission determines that the caseload of requests for review has been reduced sufficiently to allow cases to proceed in a timely manner, or for a term of 18 months from the date of appointment by the Governor, whichever is earlier; each of the 3 members shall have only such rights and powers of a commissioner necessary to dispose of the cases assigned to the special panel; each of the 3 members appointed to the special panel shall receive the same salary as other commissioners for the duration of the panel; and the panel shall have the authority to hire and supervise a staff attorney who shall report to the panel of commissioners. Requires the Commission to appoint at the expense of the Commission a qualified interpreter (rather than a qualified sign language interpreter) whenever a hearing impaired individual or an individual who lacks proficiency in the English language is a party or witness in proceedings before the Commission (rather than at a public hearing).
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Feb 17, 2023 8:23:39 AM
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Apr 12, 2024 4:17:13 AM