Human Rights Legislation - Illinois

HUMAN RTS, FAIRNESS IN LENDING Creates the Mortgage Steering Act. Prohibits mortgage loan steering or other specified fee and loan practices, based upon (i) the borrower's credit history, (ii) the borrower's capacity to repay the loan, and (iii) the property on which the loan is secured, because of that borrower’s race, gender, age, disability, or national origin. Provides that the Attorney General shall enforce the Act and grants the Attorney General the additional listed enforcement powers. Provides for injunctive relief, restitution, and civil penalties for violations of the Act. Provides that a person who suffers actual damages as a result of a violation of the Act by a lender may bring an action against that lender and may be awarded actual economic damages or any other relief that the court deems proper. Provides that any waiver or modification of the rights, provisions, or remedies of the Act shall be void and unenforceable. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1

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ADMIN HEARINGS OFFICE Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to create the Office of Administrative Hearings. Provides that the Office shall conduct administrative hearings for agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor, except for the Illinois Public Labor Relations Board, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, the Civil Service Commission, the Pollution Control Board, the Illinois State Police Merit Board, the Property Tax Appeal Board, the Human Rights Commission, and the State Board of Elections. Provides for the appointment of a Chief Administrative Law Judge by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets the powers and duties of the Chief Administrative Law Judge. Sets qualifications for administrative law judges employed by the Office. Sets out procedures for the conduct of administrative hearings by the Office. Provides for the transfer of personnel [...]

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HUM RTS-PERSON WITH DISABILITY Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that references throughout the Act to people with a disability will be by use of the term "person with a disability" or the term "disabled" (at present, "handicapped"). In the definition of "place of public accommodation", deletes the existing examples and inserts language listing facilities that are considered public accommodations for purposes of the Article. Provides that it is a civil rights violation to deny or refuse full and equal enjoyment of goods of any place of public accommodation. Provides that it is not a civil rights violation for a health care professional to respond to a person protected under the Act by referring the person to another professional or to refuse to treat or provide services to that person, if in the normal exercise of his or her profession the health care professional would for the same reason respond in the same way to an individual who is not protected under the Act [...]

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STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the State Fair Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning rules and regulations. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 210/12Adds reference to: New Act65 ILCS 5/11-15.1-2.1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Authorizes the Adjutant General to [...]

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HUMAN RIGHTS-TECH Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Human Rights Commission. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 775 ILCS 5/8-101Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes Act. Contains findings. Establishes the Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes, consisting of a chairperson and 20 additional members appointed [...]

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MILITARY-TECH Amends the Military Property Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the conveyance and use of military property. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 1810/1Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 325/1.01 new5 ILCS 330/5.1 new

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