Bill Text: IL SB0578 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning summary decisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB0578 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB0578-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning human rights.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 8-106.1 as follows:
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6 | (775 ILCS 5/8-106.1) (from Ch. 68, par. 8-106.1)
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7 | Sec. 8-106.1. Summary Decision.
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8 | (1) At any time after the the service of a
complaint and | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | prior to service of a decision pursuant to Section 8-106(I),
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10 | complainant or respondent may move with or without supporting | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | affidavits
for a summary order in the moving party's favor as | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | to all or any part of
the relief sought. A hearing officer may
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13 | not preclude the filing of said motion except within the 60-day | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | period prior to
hearing on the merits of the complaint.
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15 | (2) Procedure. The non-moving party may file | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | counteraffidavits prior to
the time of the ruling on the | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | motion. The hearing officer shall decide the
motion
without | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | delay and shall grant it if the pleadings and affidavits, if | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | any,
show that there is
no genuine issue as to any material | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | fact and that the moving party is
entitled to a recommended | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | order as a matter of law. The term "without delay"
shall be | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | defined by rule promulgated by the Commission. An interim | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | summary
recommended order, interlocutory in character, may be |
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1 | rendered on the issue
of liability alone although there is a | ||||||
2 | genuine issue as to the relief to be
awarded.
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3 | (3) Affidavits or Motions Made in Bad Faith. If it appears | ||||||
4 | to the
satisfaction of
the hearing officer at any time that any | ||||||
5 | affidavit or motion presented pursuant
to
this Section is | ||||||
6 | presented in bad faith or solely for the purpose of delay,
the | ||||||
7 | hearing officer may recommend that the party employing the use | ||||||
8 | of
affidavits for dilatory purposes shall pay to the
other | ||||||
9 | party the amount of reasonable expenses incurred as a result of | ||||||
10 | the
filing of the affidavit or motion, including reasonable | ||||||
11 | attorney's fees.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 89-370, eff. 8-18-95.)
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