Illinois House Bill 5334 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Employee Background Fairness Act. Provides that an employer may not refuse to hire an individual and may not discharge an individual because of the individual's criminal history unless the individual has one or more convictions and there is a direct relationship between one of more of an individual's convictions and the specific employment sought. Prohibits retaliation for exercising rights under the Act. Provides that an individual denied or discharged from employment because of his or her criminal history in violation of the Act may recover from the employer in a civil action: (1) damages in the amount of $2,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater; (2) costs and such reasonable attorney fees as may be allowed by the Court; and (3) any other relief as may be appropriate, including punitive damages. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

BACKGROUND FAIRNESS ACT

Rep. Sonya Harper [D]	Rep. Juliana Stratton [D]	Rep. Camille Lilly [D]	Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]
Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Rep. Theresa Mah [D]	Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]
Rep. Nicholas Smith [D]	Rep. Carol Ammons [D]	Rep. Marcus Evans [D]	Rep. Litesa Wallace [D]
Sen. Laura Fine [D]	Rep. William Davis [D]	Rep. Thaddeus Jones [D]	Rep. Robert Rita [D]
Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]	Rep. Barbara Currie [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-04-13	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
2018-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2018-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
2018-04-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
2018-04-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
2018-04-02	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2018-04-02	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
2018-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
2018-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
2018-03-07	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2018-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2018-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K Smith
2018-03-07	House	Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
2018-03-02	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2018-03-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
2018-02-28	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2018-02-28	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Juliana Stratton
2018-02-28	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2018-02-28	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
2018-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2018-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-16	House	First Reading
2018-02-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5334&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5334.htm