Illinois House Bill 4139 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

HUMAN RIGHTS-FILING FEE

Rep. Tom Cross [R]

Rep. Timothy Schmitz [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-13		Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2009-03-04		Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
2009-03-04		Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
2009-02-27		Referred to Rules Committee
2009-02-27		First Reading
2009-02-27		Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4139&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/09600HB4139.htm