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1		-	Public Act 103-0859
2	1		HB5371 EnrolledLRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b HB5371 Enrolled LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
3	2		HB5371 Enrolled LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
4		-	AN ACT concerning civil law.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 3. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
8		-	changing Section 7.5 as follows:
9		-	(5 ILCS 140/7.5)
10		-	(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-472)
11		-	Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
12		-	by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
13		-	exempt from inspection and copying:
14		-	(a) All information determined to be confidential
15		-	under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
16		-	Development Act.
17		-	(b) Library circulation and order records identifying
18		-	library users with specific materials under the Library
19		-	Records Confidentiality Act.
20		-	(c) Applications, related documents, and medical
21		-	records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
22		-	Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
23		-	records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
24		-	Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
25		-	has received.
26		-	(d) Information and records held by the Department of
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning civil law.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 3. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
	7	+	5 changing Section 7.5 as follows:
	8	+	6 (5 ILCS 140/7.5)
	9	+	7 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-472)
	10	+	8 Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
	11	+	9 by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
	12	+	10 exempt from inspection and copying:
	13	+	11 (a) All information determined to be confidential
	14	+	12 under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
	15	+	13 Development Act.
	16	+	14 (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
	17	+	15 library users with specific materials under the Library
	18	+	16 Records Confidentiality Act.
	19	+	17 (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
	20	+	18 records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
	21	+	19 Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
	22	+	20 records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
	23	+	21 Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
	24	+	22 has received.
	25	+	23 (d) Information and records held by the Department of
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33		-	Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
34		-	to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
35		-	disease or any information the disclosure of which is
36		-	restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
37		-	Disease Control Act.
38		-	(e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
39		-	under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
40		-	(f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
41		-	the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
42		-	Qualifications Based Selection Act.
43		-	(g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
44		-	and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
45		-	Tuition Act.
46		-	(h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
47		-	under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
48		-	records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
49		-	general's office that would be exempt if created or
50		-	obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
51		-	that Act.
52		-	(i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
53		-	plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
54		-	local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
55		-	under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
56		-	(j) Information and data concerning the distribution
57		-	of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
58		-	under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
59		-
60		-
61		-	(k) Law enforcement officer identification information
62		-	or driver identification information compiled by a law
63		-	enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
64		-	under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
65		-	(l) Records and information provided to a residential
66		-	health care facility resident sexual assault and death
67		-	review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
68		-	Prevention Review Team Act.
69		-	(m) Information provided to the predatory lending
70		-	database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
71		-	Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
72		-	authorized under that Article.
73		-	(n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
74		-	compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
75		-	counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
76		-	Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection
77		-	(n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the
78		-	case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the
79		-	death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
80		-	(o) Information that is prohibited from being
81		-	disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
82		-	Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
83		-	(p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
84		-	investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
85		-	information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
86		-	Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
87		-
88		-
89		-	2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
90		-	Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
91		-	Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
92		-	Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
93		-	County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
94		-	Act (repealed).
95		-	(q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
96		-	Personnel Record Review Act.
97		-	(r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
98		-	Illinois School Student Records Act.
99		-	(s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
100		-	under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
101		-	(t) (Blank).
102		-	(u) Records and information provided to an independent
103		-	team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
104		-	Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
105		-	(v) Names and information of people who have applied
106		-	for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
107		-	the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
108		-	or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
109		-	Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
110		-	Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
111		-	Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
112		-	Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
113		-	Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
114		-	Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
115		-
116		-
117		-	(v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
118		-	Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
119		-	Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
120		-	(w) Personally identifiable information which is
121		-	exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
122		-	19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
123		-	(x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
124		-	under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
125		-	8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
126		-	(y) Confidential information under the Adult
127		-	Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
128		-	statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
129		-	information about the identity and administrative finding
130		-	against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
131		-	decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
132		-	an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
133		-	under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
134		-	(z) Records and information provided to a fatality
135		-	review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
136		-	Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
137		-	Act.
138		-	(aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
139		-	under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
140		-	(bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
141		-	disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
142		-	(cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
143		-
144		-
145		-	Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
146		-	authorized under that Act.
147		-	(dd) Information that is prohibited from being
148		-	disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
149		-	Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
150		-	(ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
151		-	under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
152		-	(ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
153		-	under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
154		-	(gg) Information that is prohibited from being
155		-	disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
156		-	Code.
157		-	(hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
158		-	Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
159		-	(ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
160		-	under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
161		-	the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
162		-	(jj) Information and reports that are required to be
163		-	submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
164		-	and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
165		-	disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
166		-	and Temporary Labor Services Act.
167		-	(kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
168		-	Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
169		-	(ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
170		-	and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
171		-
172		-
173		-	Aid Code.
174		-	(mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
175		-	Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
176		-	(nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
177		-	Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
178		-	(oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
179		-	arising out of a peer support counseling session
180		-	prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
181		-	Suicide Prevention Act.
182		-	(pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
183		-	an employee of an emergency services provider or law
184		-	enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
185		-	Prevention Act.
186		-	(qq) Information and records held by the Department of
187		-	Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
188		-	under the Reproductive Health Act.
189		-	(rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
190		-	the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
191		-	(ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
192		-	Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
193		-	Human Rights Act.
194		-	(tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
195		-	Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
196		-	Act.
197		-	(uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
198		-	Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
199		-
200		-
201		-	(vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
202		-	subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
203		-	Public Aid Code.
204		-	(ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
205		-	Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
206		-	(xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
207		-	information that shall not be made public under the
208		-	Illinois Insurance Code.
209		-	(yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
210		-	the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
211		-	(zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
212		-	the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
213		-	(aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
214		-	under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
215		-	(bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
216		-	by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
217		-	Police Act.
218		-	(ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
219		-	2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
220		-	Administrative Code of Illinois.
221		-	(ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
222		-	under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
223		-	Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
224		-	Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
225		-	(eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
226		-	under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
227		-
228		-
229		-	Violence Fatality Review Act.
230		-	(fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
231		-	Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
232		-	July 1, 2025.
233		-	(ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
234		-	paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
235		-	Agency Licensing Act.
236		-	(hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State
237		-	Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
238		-	weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,
239		-	.50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
240		-	endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
241		-	Act.
242		-	(iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of
243		-	the School Safety Drill Act.
244		-	(jjj) (hhh) Information exempt from disclosure under
245		-	Section 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law.
246		-	(kkk) (iii) Confidential business information
247		-	prohibited from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint
248		-	Stewardship Act.
249		-	(lll) (Reserved).
250		-	(mmm) (iii) Information prohibited from being
251		-	disclosed under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the
252		-	Illinois Power Agency Act.
253		-	(nnn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
254		-	Section 7-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
255		-
256		-
257		-	(Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
258		-	102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff.
259		-	8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22;
260		-	102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff.
261		-	6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372,
262		-	eff. 1-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23; 103-580, eff. 12-8-23;
263		-	revised 1-2-24.)
264		-	(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-472)
265		-	Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
266		-	by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
267		-	exempt from inspection and copying:
268		-	(a) All information determined to be confidential
269		-	under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
270		-	Development Act.
271		-	(b) Library circulation and order records identifying
272		-	library users with specific materials under the Library
273		-	Records Confidentiality Act.
274		-	(c) Applications, related documents, and medical
275		-	records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
276		-	Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
277		-	records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
278		-	Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
279		-	has received.
280		-	(d) Information and records held by the Department of
281		-	Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
282		-
283		-
284		-	to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
285		-	disease or any information the disclosure of which is
286		-	restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
287		-	Disease Control Act.
288		-	(e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
289		-	under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
290		-	(f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
291		-	the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
292		-	Qualifications Based Selection Act.
293		-	(g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
294		-	and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
295		-	Tuition Act.
296		-	(h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
297		-	under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
298		-	records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
299		-	general's office that would be exempt if created or
300		-	obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
301		-	that Act.
302		-	(i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
303		-	plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
304		-	local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
305		-	under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
306		-	(j) Information and data concerning the distribution
307		-	of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
308		-	under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
309		-	(k) Law enforcement officer identification information
310		-
311		-
312		-	or driver identification information compiled by a law
313		-	enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
314		-	under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
315		-	(l) Records and information provided to a residential
316		-	health care facility resident sexual assault and death
317		-	review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
318		-	Prevention Review Team Act.
319		-	(m) Information provided to the predatory lending
320		-	database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
321		-	Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
322		-	authorized under that Article.
323		-	(n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
324		-	compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
325		-	counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
326		-	Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection
327		-	(n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the
328		-	case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the
329		-	death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
330		-	(o) Information that is prohibited from being
331		-	disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
332		-	Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
333		-	(p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
334		-	investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
335		-	information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
336		-	Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
337		-	2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
338		-
339		-
340		-	Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
341		-	Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
342		-	Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
343		-	County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
344		-	Act (repealed).
345		-	(q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
346		-	Personnel Record Review Act.
347		-	(r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
348		-	Illinois School Student Records Act.
349		-	(s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
350		-	under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
351		-	(t) (Blank).
352		-	(u) Records and information provided to an independent
353		-	team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
354		-	Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
355		-	(v) Names and information of people who have applied
356		-	for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
357		-	the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
358		-	or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
359		-	Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
360		-	Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
361		-	Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
362		-	Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
363		-	Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
364		-	Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
365		-	(v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
366		-
367		-
368		-	Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
369		-	Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
370		-	(w) Personally identifiable information which is
371		-	exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
372		-	19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
373		-	(x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
374		-	under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
375		-	8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
376		-	(y) Confidential information under the Adult
377		-	Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
378		-	statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
379		-	information about the identity and administrative finding
380		-	against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
381		-	decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
382		-	an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
383		-	under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
384		-	(z) Records and information provided to a fatality
385		-	review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
386		-	Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
387		-	Act.
388		-	(aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
389		-	under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
390		-	(bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
391		-	disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
392		-	(cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
393		-	Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
394		-
395		-
396		-	authorized under that Act.
397		-	(dd) Information that is prohibited from being
398		-	disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
399		-	Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
400		-	(ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
401		-	under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
402		-	(ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
403		-	under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
404		-	(gg) Information that is prohibited from being
405		-	disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
406		-	Code.
407		-	(hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
408		-	Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
409		-	(ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
410		-	under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
411		-	the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
412		-	(jj) Information and reports that are required to be
413		-	submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
414		-	and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
415		-	disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
416		-	and Temporary Labor Services Act.
417		-	(kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
418		-	Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
419		-	(ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
420		-	and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
421		-	Aid Code.
422		-
423		-
424		-	(mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
425		-	Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
426		-	(nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
427		-	Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
428		-	(oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
429		-	arising out of a peer support counseling session
430		-	prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
431		-	Suicide Prevention Act.
432		-	(pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
433		-	an employee of an emergency services provider or law
434		-	enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
435		-	Prevention Act.
436		-	(qq) Information and records held by the Department of
437		-	Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
438		-	under the Reproductive Health Act.
439		-	(rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
440		-	the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
441		-	(ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
442		-	Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
443		-	Human Rights Act.
444		-	(tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
445		-	Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
446		-	Act.
447		-	(uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
448		-	Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
449		-	(vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
450		-
451		-
452		-	subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
453		-	Public Aid Code.
454		-	(ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
455		-	Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
456		-	(xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
457		-	information that shall not be made public under the
458		-	Illinois Insurance Code.
459		-	(yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
460		-	the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
461		-	(zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
462		-	the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
463		-	(aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
464		-	under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
465		-	(bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
466		-	by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
467		-	Police Act.
468		-	(ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
469		-	2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
470		-	Administrative Code of Illinois.
471		-	(ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
472		-	under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
473		-	Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
474		-	Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
475		-	(eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
476		-	under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
477		-	Violence Fatality Review Act.
478		-
479		-
480		-	(fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
481		-	Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
482		-	July 1, 2025.
483		-	(ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
484		-	paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
485		-	Agency Licensing Act.
486		-	(hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State
487		-	Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
488		-	weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,
489		-	.50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
490		-	endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
491		-	Act.
492		-	(iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of
493		-	the School Safety Drill Act.
494		-	(jjj) (hhh) Information exempt from disclosure under
495		-	Section 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law.
496		-	(kkk) (iii) Confidential business information
497		-	prohibited from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint
498		-	Stewardship Act.
499		-	(lll) (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section
500		-	2-3.196 of the School Code.
501		-	(mmm) (iii) Information prohibited from being
502		-	disclosed under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the
503		-	Illinois Power Agency Act.
504		-	(nnn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
505		-	Section 7-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
506		-
507		-
508		-	(Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
509		-	102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff.
510		-	8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22;
511		-	102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff.
512		-	6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372,
513		-	eff. 1-1-24; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23;
514		-	103-580, eff. 12-8-23; revised 1-2-24.)
515		-	Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
516		-	changing Sections 3-101, 3-102, 8-101, 8-111, 8B-104, 10-103,
517		-	and 10-104 as follows:
518		-	(775 ILCS 5/3-101) (from Ch. 68, par. 3-101)
519		-	Sec. 3-101. Definitions. The following definitions are
520		-	applicable strictly in the context of this Article:
521		-	(A) Real Property. "Real property" includes buildings,
522		-	structures, real estate, lands, tenements, leaseholds,
523		-	interests in real estate cooperatives, condominiums, and
524		-	hereditaments, corporeal and incorporeal, or any interest
525		-	therein.
526		-	(B) Real Estate Transaction. "Real estate transaction"
527		-	includes the sale, exchange, rental or lease of real property,
528		-	or any act that otherwise makes available such a transaction
529		-	or alters a person's rights to real property. "Real estate
530		-	transaction" also includes the brokering or appraising of
531		-	residential real property and the making or purchasing of
532		-
533		-
534		-	loans or providing other financial assistance:
535		-	(1) for purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing
536		-	or maintaining a dwelling; or
537		-	(2) secured by residential real estate.
538		-	(C) Housing Accommodations. "Housing accommodation"
539		-	includes any improved or unimproved real property, or part
540		-	thereof, which is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged
541		-	or designed to be used or occupied, as the home or residence of
542		-	one or more individuals.
543		-	(D) Real Estate Broker or Salesman. "Real estate broker or
544		-	salesman" means a person, whether licensed or not, who, for or
545		-	with the expectation of receiving a consideration, lists,
546		-	sells, purchases, exchanges, rents, or leases real property,
547		-	or who negotiates or attempts to negotiate any of these
548		-	activities, or who holds oneself out as engaged in these.
549		-	(E) Familial Status. "Familial status" means one or more
550		-	individuals (who have not attained the age of 18 years) being
551		-	domiciled with:
552		-	(1) a parent or person having legal custody of such
553		-	individual or individuals; or
554		-	(2) the designee of such parent or other person having
555		-	such custody, with the written permission of such parent
556		-	or other person.
557		-	The protections afforded by this Article against
558		-	discrimination on the basis of familial status apply to any
559		-	person who is pregnant or is in the process of securing legal
560		-
561		-
562		-	custody of any individual who has not attained the age of 18
563		-	years.
564		-	(F) Conciliation. "Conciliation" means the attempted
565		-	resolution of issues raised by a charge, or by the
566		-	investigation of such charge, through informal negotiations
567		-	involving the aggrieved party, the respondent and the
568		-	Department.
569		-	(G) Conciliation Agreement. "Conciliation agreement" means
570		-	a written agreement setting forth the resolution of the issues
571		-	in conciliation.
572		-	(H) Covered Multifamily Dwellings. As used in Section
573		-	3-102.1, "covered multifamily dwellings" means:
574		-	(1) buildings consisting of 4 or more units if such
575		-	buildings have one or more elevators; and
576		-	(2) ground floor units in other buildings consisting
577		-	of 4 or more units.
578		-	(I) Immigration Status. "Immigration status" means a
579		-	person's actual or perceived citizenship or immigration
580		-	status.
581		-	(Source: P.A. 103-232, eff. 1-1-24.)
582		-	(775 ILCS 5/3-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 3-102)
583		-	Sec. 3-102. Civil rights violations; real estate
584		-	transactions and other prohibited acts. It is a civil rights
585		-	violation for an owner or any other person, or for a real
586		-	estate broker or salesman, because of unlawful discrimination,
587		-
588		-
589		-	familial status, immigration status, source of income, or an
590		-	arrest record, as defined under subsection (B-5) of Section
591		-	1-103, to:
592		-	(A) Transactions. Refuse to engage in a real estate
593		-	transaction with a person or deny real property, or to
594		-	discriminate in making available such a transaction;
595		-	(B) Terms. Alter the terms, conditions or privileges
596		-	of a real estate transaction or in the furnishing of
597		-	facilities or services in connection therewith;
598		-	(C) Offers. Refuse to receive or to fail to transmit a
599		-	bona fide offer in a real estate transaction from a
600		-	person;
601		-	(D) Negotiation. Refuse to negotiate a real estate
602		-	transaction with a person;
603		-	(E) Representations. Represent to a person that real
604		-	property is not available for inspection, sale, rental, or
605		-	lease when in fact it is so available, or to fail to bring
606		-	a property listing to the person's attention, or to refuse
607		-	to permit the person to inspect real property;
608		-	(F) Publication of Intent. Make, print, circulate,
609		-	post, mail, publish or cause to be made, printed,
610		-	circulated, posted, mailed, or published any notice,
611		-	statement, advertisement or sign, or use a form of
612		-	application for a real estate transaction, or make a
613		-	record or inquiry in connection with a prospective real
614		-	estate transaction, that indicates any preference,
615		-
616		-
617		-	limitation, or discrimination based on unlawful
618		-	discrimination or unlawful discrimination based on
619		-	familial status, immigration status, source of income, or
620		-	an arrest record, or an intention to make any such
621		-	preference, limitation, or discrimination;
622		-	(G) Listings. Offer, solicit, accept, use or retain a
623		-	listing of real property with knowledge that unlawful
624		-	discrimination or discrimination on the basis of familial
625		-	status, immigration status, source of income, or an arrest
626		-	record in a real estate transaction is intended.
627		-	(H) Criteria. Use criteria or methods that have the
628		-	effect of subjecting individuals to unlawful
629		-	discrimination or discrimination based on familial status,
630		-	immigration status, source of income, or an arrest record
631		-	in a real estate transaction. Such criteria or methods are
632		-	unlawful under this subsection if they are not necessary
633		-	to achieve a substantial, legitimate, non-discriminatory
634		-	interest; or if the substantial, legitimate,
635		-	non-discriminatory interest could be served by another
636		-	practice that has a less discriminatory effect.
637		-	(Source: P.A. 102-896, eff. 1-1-23; 103-232, eff. 1-1-24.)
638		-	(775 ILCS 5/8-101)
639		-	Sec. 8-101. Illinois Human Rights Commission.
640		-	(A) Creation; appointments. The Human Rights Commission is
641		-	created to consist of 7 members appointed by the Governor with
642		-
643		-
644		-	the advice and consent of the Senate. No more than 4 members
645		-	shall be of the same political party. The Governor shall
646		-	designate one member as chairperson. All appointments shall be
647		-	in writing and filed with the Secretary of State as a public
648		-	record.
649		-	(B) Terms. Of the members first appointed, 4 shall be
650		-	appointed for a term to expire on the third Monday of January,
651		-	2021, and 3 (including the Chairperson) shall be appointed for
652		-	a term to expire on the third Monday of January, 2023.
653		-	Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
654		-	contrary, the term of office of each member of the Illinois
655		-	Human Rights Commission is abolished on January 19, 2019.
656		-	Incumbent members holding a position on the Commission that
657		-	was created by Public Act 84-115 and whose terms, if not for
658		-	Public Act 100-1066 this amendatory Act of the 100th General
659		-	Assembly, would have expired January 18, 2021 shall continue
660		-	to exercise all of the powers and be subject to all of the
661		-	duties of members of the Commission until June 30, 2019 or
662		-	until their respective successors are appointed and qualified,
663		-	whichever is earlier.
664		-	Thereafter, each member shall serve for a term of 4 years
665		-	and until the member's successor is appointed and qualified;
666		-	except that any member chosen to fill a vacancy occurring
667		-	otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be appointed only
668		-	for the unexpired term of the member whom the member shall
669		-	succeed and until the member's successor is appointed and
670		-
671		-
672		-	qualified.
673		-	(C) Vacancies.
674		-	(1) In the case of vacancies on the Commission during
675		-	a recess of the Senate, the Governor shall make a
676		-	temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate
677		-	when the Governor shall appoint a person to fill the
678		-	vacancy. Any person so nominated and confirmed by the
679		-	Senate shall hold office for the remainder of the term and
680		-	until the person's successor is appointed and qualified.
681		-	(2) If the Senate is not in session at the time this
682		-	Act takes effect, the Governor shall make temporary
683		-	appointments to the Commission as in the case of
684		-	vacancies.
685		-	(3) Vacancies in the Commission shall not impair the
686		-	right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers
687		-	of the Commission. Except when authorized by this Act to
688		-	proceed through a 3 member panel, a majority of the
689		-	members of the Commission then in office shall constitute
690		-	a quorum.
691		-	(D) Compensation. On and after January 19, 2019, the
692		-	Chairperson of the Commission shall be compensated at the rate
693		-	of $125,000 per year, or as set by the Compensation Review
694		-	Board, whichever is greater, during the Chairperson's service
695		-	as Chairperson, and each other member shall be compensated at
696		-	the rate of $119,000 per year, or as set by the Compensation
697		-	Review Board, whichever is greater. In addition, all members
698		-
699		-
700		-	of the Commission shall be reimbursed for expenses actually
701		-	and necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their
702		-	duties.
703		-	(E) (Blank). Notwithstanding the general supervisory
704		-	authority of the Chairperson, each commissioner, unless
705		-	appointed to the special temporary panel created under
706		-	subsection (H), has the authority to hire and supervise a
707		-	staff attorney. The staff attorney shall report directly to
708		-	the individual commissioner.
709		-	(F) A formal training program for newly appointed
710		-	commissioners shall be implemented. The training program shall
711		-	include the following:
712		-	(1) substantive and procedural aspects of the office
713		-	of commissioner;
714		-	(2) current issues in employment and housing
715		-	discrimination and public accommodation law and practice;
716		-	(3) orientation to each operational unit of the Human
717		-	Rights Commission;
718		-	(4) observation of experienced hearing officers and
719		-	commissioners conducting hearings of cases, combined with
720		-	the opportunity to discuss evidence presented and rulings
721		-	made;
722		-	(5) the use of hypothetical cases requiring the newly
723		-	appointed commissioner to issue judgments as a means of
724		-	evaluating knowledge and writing ability;
725		-	(6) writing skills; and
726		-
727		-
728		-	(7) professional and ethical standards.
729		-	A formal and ongoing professional development program
730		-	including, but not limited to, the above-noted areas shall be
731		-	implemented to keep commissioners informed of recent
732		-	developments and issues and to assist them in maintaining and
733		-	enhancing their professional competence. Each commissioner
734		-	shall complete 20 hours of training in the above-noted areas
735		-	during every 2 years the commissioner remains in office.
736		-	(G) Commissioners must meet one of the following
737		-	qualifications:
738		-	(1) licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois;
739		-	(2) at least 3 years of experience as a hearing
740		-	officer at the Human Rights Commission; or
741		-	(3) at least 4 years of professional experience
742		-	working for or dealing with individuals or corporations
743		-	affected by this Act or similar laws in other
744		-	jurisdictions, including, but not limited to, experience
745		-	with a civil rights advocacy group, a fair housing group,
746		-	a community organization, a trade association, a union, a
747		-	law firm, a legal aid organization, an employer's human
748		-	resources department, an employment discrimination
749		-	consulting firm, a community affairs organization, or a
750		-	municipal human relations agency.
751		-	The Governor's appointment message, filed with the
752		-	Secretary of State and transmitted to the Senate, shall state
753		-	specifically how the experience of a nominee for commissioner
754		-
755		-
756		-	meets the requirement set forth in this subsection. The
757		-	Chairperson must have public or private sector management and
758		-	budget experience, as determined by the Governor.
759		-	Each commissioner shall devote full time to the
760		-	commissioner's duties and any commissioner who is an attorney
761		-	shall not engage in the practice of law, nor shall any
762		-	commissioner hold any other office or position of profit under
763		-	the United States or this State or any municipal corporation
764		-	or political subdivision of this State, nor engage in any
765		-	other business, employment, or vocation.
766		-	(H) (Blank).
767		-	(Source: P.A. 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23; 103-326, eff. 1-1-24;
768		-	revised 12-15-23.)
769		-	(775 ILCS 5/8-111) (from Ch. 68, par. 8-111)
770		-	Sec. 8-111. Court Proceedings.
771		-	(A) Civil Actions Commenced in Circuit Court.
772		-	(1) Venue. Civil actions commenced in a circuit court
773		-	pursuant to Section 7A-102 or 8B-102 shall be commenced in
774		-	the circuit court in the county in which the civil rights
775		-	violation was allegedly committed.
776		-	(2) If a civil action is commenced in a circuit court,
777		-	the form of the complaint shall be in accordance with the
778		-	Code of Civil Procedure.
779		-	(3) Jury Trial. If a civil action is commenced in a
780		-	circuit court under Section 7A-102 or 8B-102, the
781		-
782		-
783		-	plaintiff or defendant may demand trial by jury.
784		-	(4) Remedies. Upon the finding of a civil rights
785		-	violation, the circuit court or jury may award any of the
786		-	remedies set forth in Section 8A-104 or 8B-104.
787		-	(B) Judicial Review.
788		-	(1) Any complainant or respondent may apply for and
789		-	obtain judicial review of a final order of the Commission
790		-	entered under this Act by filing a petition for review in
791		-	the Appellate Court within 35 days from the date that a
792		-	copy of the decision sought to be reviewed was served upon
793		-	the party affected by the decision. If a 3-member panel or
794		-	the full Commission finds that an interlocutory order
795		-	involves a question of law as to which there is
796		-	substantial ground for difference of opinion and that an
797		-	immediate appeal from the order may materially advance the
798		-	ultimate termination of the litigation, any party may
799		-	petition the Appellate Court for permission to appeal the
800		-	order. The procedure for obtaining the required Commission
801		-	findings and the permission of the Appellate Court shall
802		-	be governed by Supreme Court Rule 308, except the
803		-	references to the "trial court" shall be understood as
804		-	referring to the Commission.
805		-	(2) In any proceeding brought for judicial review, the
806		-	Commission's findings of fact shall be sustained unless
807		-	the court determines that such findings are contrary to
808		-	the manifest weight of the evidence.
809		-
810		-
811		-	(3) Venue. Proceedings for judicial review shall be
812		-	commenced in the appellate court for the district wherein
813		-	the civil rights violation which is the subject of the
814		-	Commission's order was allegedly committed.
815		-	(C) Judicial Enforcement.
816		-	(1) When the Commission, at the instance of the
817		-	Department or an aggrieved party, concludes that any
818		-	person has violated a valid order of the Commission issued
819		-	pursuant to this Act, and the violation and its effects
820		-	are not promptly corrected, the Commission, through a
821		-	panel of 3 members, shall order the Department to commence
822		-	an action in the name of the People of the State of
823		-	Illinois by complaint, alleging the violation, attaching a
824		-	copy of the order of the Commission and praying for the
825		-	issuance of an order directing such person, his or her or
826		-	its officers, agents, servants, successors and assigns to
827		-	comply with the order of the Commission.
828		-	(2) An aggrieved party may file a complaint for
829		-	enforcement of a valid order of the Commission directly in
830		-	Circuit Court.
831		-	(3) Upon the commencement of an action filed under
832		-	paragraphs (1) or (2) of this subsection, the court shall
833		-	have jurisdiction over the proceedings and power to grant
834		-	or refuse, in whole or in part, the relief sought or impose
835		-	such other remedy as the court may deem proper.
836		-	(4) The court may stay an order of the Commission in
837		-
838		-
839		-	accordance with the applicable Supreme Court rules,
840		-	pending disposition of the proceedings.
841		-	(5) The court may punish for any violation of its
842		-	order as in the case of civil contempt.
843		-	(6) Venue. Proceedings for judicial enforcement of a
844		-	Commission order shall be commenced in the circuit court
845		-	in the county wherein the civil rights violation which is
846		-	the subject of the Commission's order was committed.
847		-	(7) Enforcement of judicial order. An aggrieved party
848		-	may take action to collect on a judicial order issued by
849		-	the Circuit Court in an enforcement action initiated by
850		-	the State, regardless of whether or not the aggrieved
851		-	party intervened in an enforcement action.
852		-	(D) Limitation. Except as otherwise provided by law, no
853		-	court of this state shall have jurisdiction over the subject
854		-	of an alleged civil rights violation other than as set forth in
855		-	this Act.
856		-	(E) This amendatory Act of 1996 applies to causes of
857		-	action filed on or after January 1, 1996.
858		-	(F) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
859		-	Act of the 95th General Assembly apply to charges or
860		-	complaints filed with the Department or the Commission on or
861		-	after the effective date of those changes.
862		-	(Source: P.A. 101-661, eff. 4-2-21; 102-706, eff. 4-22-22.)
863		-	(775 ILCS 5/8B-104) (from Ch. 68, par. 8B-104)
864		-
865		-
866		-	Sec. 8B-104. Relief; penalties. Upon finding a civil
867		-	rights violation, a hearing officer may recommend and the
868		-	Commission or any three-member panel thereof may provide for
869		-	any relief or penalty identified in this Section, separately
870		-	or in combination, by entering an order directing the
871		-	respondent to:
872		-	(A) Cease and Desist Order. Cease and desist from any
873		-	violation of this Act.
874		-	(B) Actual Damages. Pay actual damages, as reasonably
875		-	determined by the Commission, for injury or loss suffered
876		-	by the complainant.
877		-	(C) Civil Penalty. Pay a civil penalty per violation
878		-	to vindicate the public interest. In imposing a civil
879		-	penalty to vindicate the public interest, a separate
880		-	penalty may be imposed for each specific act constituting
881		-	a civil rights violation as defined in Section 1-103, and
882		-	for each aggrieved party injured by the civil rights
883		-	violation:
884		-	(i) in an amount not exceeding $16,000 if the
885		-	respondent has not been adjudged to have committed any
886		-	prior civil rights violation under Article 3;
887		-	(ii) in an amount not exceeding $42,500 if the
888		-	respondent has been adjudged to have committed one
889		-	other civil rights violation under Article 3 during
890		-	the 5-year period ending on the date of the filing of
891		-	this charge; and
892		-
893		-
894		-	(iii) in an amount not exceeding $70,000 if the
895		-	respondent has been adjudged to have committed 2 or
896		-	more civil rights violations under Article 3 during
897		-	the 7-year period ending on the date of the filing of
898		-	this charge; except that if the acts constituting the
899		-	civil rights violation that is the object of the
900		-	charge are committed by the same natural person who
901		-	has been previously adjudged to have committed acts
902		-	constituting a civil rights violation under Article 3,
903		-	then the civil penalties set forth in subparagraphs
904		-	(ii) and (iii) may be imposed without regard to the
905		-	period of time within which any subsequent civil
906		-	rights violation under Article 3 occurred.
907		-	(D) Attorney Fees; Costs. Pay to the complainant all
908		-	or a portion of the costs of maintaining the action,
909		-	including reasonable attorneys fees and expert witness
910		-	fees incurred in maintaining this action before the
911		-	Department, the Commission and in any judicial review and
912		-	judicial enforcement proceedings.
913		-	(E) Compliance Report. Report as to the manner of
914		-	compliance.
915		-	(F) Posting of Notices. Post notices in a conspicuous
916		-	place which the Commission may publish or cause to be
917		-	published setting forth requirements for compliance with
918		-	this Act or other relevant information which the
919		-	Commission determines necessary to explain this Act.
920		-
921		-
922		-	(G) Make Complainant Whole. Take such action as may be
923		-	necessary to make the individual complainant whole,
924		-	including, but not limited to, awards of interest on the
925		-	complainant's actual damages from the date of the civil
926		-	rights violation.
927		-	(Source: P.A. 99-548, eff. 1-1-17.)
928		-	(775 ILCS 5/10-103) (from Ch. 68, par. 10-103)
929		-	Sec. 10-103. Circuit court actions pursuant to election.
930		-	(A) If an election is made under Section 8B-102, the
931		-	Department shall authorize and, not later than 30 days after
932		-	the entry of the administrative closure order is entered by
933		-	the Commission and served on the Department, the Attorney
934		-	General shall commence and maintain a civil action on behalf
935		-	of the aggrieved party in a circuit court of Illinois seeking
936		-	relief under this Section. Venue for such civil action shall
937		-	be determined under Section 8-111(A)(1).
938		-	(B) Any aggrieved party with respect to the issues to be
939		-	determined in a civil action under this Section may intervene
940		-	as of right in that civil action.
941		-	(C) In a civil action under this Section, if the court
942		-	finds that a civil rights violation has occurred or is about to
943		-	occur the court may grant as relief any relief which a court
944		-	could grant with respect to such civil rights violation in a
945		-	civil action under Section 10-102. Any relief so granted that
946		-	would accrue to an aggrieved party in a civil action commenced
947		-
948		-
949		-	by that aggrieved party under Section 10-102 shall also accrue
950		-	to that aggrieved party in a civil action under this Section.
951		-	If monetary relief is sought for the benefit of an aggrieved
952		-	party who does not intervene in the civil action, the court
953		-	shall not award such relief if that aggrieved party has not
954		-	complied with discovery orders entered by the court.
955		-	(Source: P.A. 101-530, eff. 1-1-20; 101-661, eff. 4-2-21.)
956		-	(775 ILCS 5/10-104)
957		-	Sec. 10-104. Circuit Court Actions by the Illinois
958		-	Attorney General.
959		-	(A) Standing, venue, limitations on actions, preliminary
960		-	investigations, notice, and Assurance of Voluntary Compliance.
961		-	(1) Whenever the Illinois Attorney General has
962		-	reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of
963		-	persons is engaged in a pattern and practice of
964		-	discrimination prohibited by this Act, the Illinois
965		-	Attorney General may commence a civil action in the name
966		-	of the People of the State, as parens patriae on behalf of
967		-	persons within the State to enforce the provisions of this
968		-	Act in any appropriate circuit court. Venue for this civil
969		-	action shall be determined under paragraph (1) of
970		-	subsection (A) of Section 8-111. Such actions shall be
971		-	commenced no later than 2 years after the occurrence or
972		-	the termination of an alleged civil rights violation or
973		-	the breach of a conciliation agreement or Assurance of
974		-
975		-
976		-	Voluntary Compliance entered into under this Act,
977		-	whichever occurs last, to obtain relief with respect to
978		-	the alleged civil rights violation or breach.
979		-	(2) Prior to initiating a civil action, the Attorney
980		-	General shall conduct a preliminary investigation to
981		-	determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe
982		-	that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern
983		-	and practice of discrimination declared unlawful by this
984		-	Act and whether the dispute can be resolved without
985		-	litigation. In conducting this investigation, the Attorney
986		-	General may:
987		-	(a) require the individual or entity to file a
988		-	statement or report in writing under oath or
989		-	otherwise, as to all information the Attorney General
990		-	may consider necessary;
991		-	(b) examine under oath any person alleged to have
992		-	participated in or with knowledge of the alleged
993		-	pattern and practice violation; or
994		-	(c) issue subpoenas or conduct hearings in aid of
995		-	any investigation.
996		-	(3) Service by the Attorney General of any notice
997		-	requiring a person to file a statement or report, or of a
998		-	subpoena upon any person, shall be made:
999		-	(a) personally by delivery of a duly executed copy
1000		-	thereof to the person to be served or, if a person is
1001		-	not a natural person, in the manner provided in the
1002		-
1003		-
1004		-	Code of Civil Procedure when a complaint is filed; or
1005		-	(b) by mailing by certified mail a duly executed
1006		-	copy thereof to the person to be served at his or her
1007		-	last known abode or principal place of business within
1008		-	this State.
1009		-	(4) In lieu of a civil action, the individual or
1010		-	entity alleged to have engaged in a pattern or practice of
1011		-	discrimination deemed violative of this Act may enter into
1012		-	an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with respect to the
1013		-	alleged pattern or practice violation.
1014		-	(5) The Illinois Attorney General may commence a civil
1015		-	action under this subsection (A) whether or not a charge
1016		-	has been filed under Sections 7A-102 or 7B-102 and without
1017		-	regard to the status of any charge, however, if the
1018		-	Department or local agency has obtained a conciliation or
1019		-	settlement agreement or if the parties have entered into
1020		-	an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance no action may be
1021		-	filed under this subsection (A) with respect to the
1022		-	alleged civil rights violation practice that forms the
1023		-	basis for the complaint except for the purpose of
1024		-	enforcing the terms of the conciliation or settlement
1025		-	agreement or the terms of the Assurance of Voluntary
1026		-	Compliance.
1027		-	(6) Subpoenas.
1028		-	(a) Petition for enforcement. Whenever any person
1029		-	fails to comply with any subpoena issued under
1030		-
1031		-
1032		-	paragraph (2) of this subsection (A), or whenever
1033		-	satisfactory copying or reproduction of any material
1034		-	requested in an investigation cannot be done and the
1035		-	person refuses to surrender the material, the Attorney
1036		-	General may file in any appropriate circuit court, and
1037		-	serve upon the person, a petition for a court order for
1038		-	the enforcement of the subpoena or other request.
1039		-	Venue for this enforcement action shall be determined
1040		-	under paragraph (E)(1) of Section 8-104.
1041		-	(b) Petition to modify or set aside a subpoena.
1042		-	(i) Any person who has received a subpoena
1043		-	issued under paragraph (2) of this subsection (A)
1044		-	may file in the appropriate circuit court, and
1045		-	serve upon the Attorney General, a petition for a
1046		-	court order to modify or set aside the subpoena or
1047		-	other request. The petition must be filed either
1048		-	(I) within 20 days after the date of service of the
1049		-	subpoena or at any time before the return date
1050		-	specified in the subpoena, whichever date is
1051		-	earlier, or (II) within such longer period as may
1052		-	be prescribed in writing by the Attorney General.
1053		-	(ii) The petition shall specify each ground
1054		-	upon which the petitioner relies in seeking relief
1055		-	under subdivision (i) and may be based upon any
1056		-	failure of the subpoena to comply with the
1057		-	provisions of this Section or upon any
1058		-
1059		-
1060		-	constitutional or other legal right or privilege
1061		-	of the petitioner. During the pendency of the
1062		-	petition in the court, the court may stay, as it
1063		-	deems proper, the running of the time allowed for
1064		-	compliance with the subpoena or other request, in
1065		-	whole or in part, except that the petitioner shall
1066		-	comply with any portion of the subpoena or other
1067		-	request not sought to be modified or set aside.
1068		-	(c) Jurisdiction. Whenever any petition is filed
1069		-	in any circuit court under this paragraph (6), the
1070		-	court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine
1071		-	the matter so presented and to enter such orders as may
1072		-	be required to carry out the provisions of this
1073		-	Section. Any final order so entered shall be subject
1074		-	to appeal in the same manner as appeals of other final
1075		-	orders in civil matters. Any disobedience of any final
1076		-	order entered under this paragraph (6) by any court
1077		-	shall be punished as a contempt of the court.
1078		-	(B) Relief which may be granted.
1079		-	(1) In any civil action brought pursuant to subsection
1080		-	(A) of this Section, the Attorney General may obtain as a
1081		-	remedy, equitable relief (including any permanent or
1082		-	preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order, or
1083		-	other order, including an order enjoining the defendant
1084		-	from engaging in such civil rights violation or ordering
1085		-	any action as may be appropriate). In addition, the
1086		-
1087		-
1088		-	Attorney General may request and the Court may impose
1089		-	restitution to any aggrieved party injured by the pattern
1090		-	or practice of discrimination, to the extent not covered
1091		-	by other sources, and a civil penalty per civil rights
1092		-	violation to vindicate the public interest. In imposing a
1093		-	civil penalty to vindicate the public interest, each
1094		-	instance in which a provision of this Act is violated as
1095		-	part of a pattern or practice of discrimination may be
1096		-	considered to constitute a separate violation or
1097		-	violations, as may each aggrieved party harmed:
1098		-	(a) for violations of this Act Article 3 and
1099		-	Article 4 in an amount not exceeding $50,000 $25,000
1100		-	per violation, and in the case of violations of all
1101		-	other Articles in an amount not exceeding $10,000 if
1102		-	the defendant has not been adjudged to have committed
1103		-	any prior civil rights violations under any the
1104		-	provision of the Act that is the basis of the
1105		-	complaint;
1106		-	(b) for violations of this Act Article 3 and
1107		-	Article 4 in an amount not exceeding $75,000 $50,000
1108		-	per violation, and in the case of violations of all
1109		-	other Articles in an amount not exceeding $25,000 if
1110		-	the defendant has been adjudged to have committed one
1111		-	other civil rights violation under any the provision
1112		-	of the Act within 5 years of the occurrence of the
1113		-	civil rights violation that is the basis of the
1114		-
1115		-
1116		-	complaint; and
1117		-	(c) for violations of this Act Article 3 and
1118		-	Article 4 in an amount not exceeding $100,000 $75,000
1119		-	per violation, and in the case of violations of all
1120		-	other Articles in an amount not exceeding $50,000 if
1121		-	the defendant has been adjudged to have committed 2 or
1122		-	more civil rights violations under any the provision
1123		-	of the Act within 5 years of the occurrence of the
1124		-	civil rights violation that is the basis of the
1125		-	complaint.
1126		-	(2) A civil penalty imposed under subdivision (B)(1)
1127		-	of this Section shall be deposited into the Attorney
1128		-	General Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment
1129		-	Projects Fund, which is a special fund in the State
1130		-	Treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be used, subject to
1131		-	appropriation, for the performance of any function
1132		-	pertaining to the exercise of the duties of the Attorney
1133		-	General including but not limited to enforcement of any
1134		-	law of this State and conducting public education
1135		-	programs; however, any moneys in the Fund that are
1136		-	required by the court or by an agreement to be used for a
1137		-	particular purpose shall be used for that purpose.
1138		-	(3) Aggrieved parties seeking actual damages must
1139		-	follow the procedure set out in Sections 7A-102 or 7B-102
1140		-	for filing a charge. An action brought by the Illinois
1141		-	Attorney General pursuant to this Section is independent
1142		-
1143		-
1144		-	of any other action, remedy, or procedure that may be
1145		-	available to an aggrieved party under any other provision
1146		-	of law, including, but not limited to, an action, remedy,
1147		-	or procedure brought pursuant to the procedures set out in
1148		-	Section 7A-102 or 7B-102.
1149		-	(Source: P.A. 101-661, eff. 4-2-21.)
1150		-	Section 6. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
1151		-	changing Section 7-101 as follows:
1152		-	(775 ILCS 5/7-101) (from Ch. 68, par. 7-101)
1153		-	Sec. 7-101. Powers and duties. In addition to other powers
1154		-	and duties prescribed in this Act, the Department shall have
1155		-	the following powers:
1156		-	(A) Rules and Regulations. To adopt, promulgate, amend,
1157		-	and rescind rules and regulations not inconsistent with the
1158		-	provisions of this Act pursuant to the Illinois Administrative
1159		-	Procedure Act.
1160		-	(B) Charges. To issue, receive, investigate, conciliate,
1161		-	settle, and dismiss charges filed in conformity with this Act.
1162		-	(C) Compulsory Process. To request subpoenas as it deems
1163		-	necessary for its investigations.
1164		-	(D) Complaints. To file complaints with the Commission in
1165		-	conformity with this Act and to intervene in complaints
1166		-	pending before the Commission filed under Article 2, 4, 5, 5A,
1167		-	or 6.
1168		-
1169		-
1170		-	(E) Judicial Enforcement. To seek temporary relief and to
1171		-	enforce orders of the Commission in conformity with this Act.
1172		-	(F) Equal Employment Opportunities. To take such action as
1173		-	may be authorized to provide for equal employment
1174		-	opportunities and affirmative action.
1175		-	(G) Recruitment; Research; Public Communication; Advisory
1176		-	Councils. To engage in such recruitment, research and public
1177		-	communication and create such advisory councils as may be
1178		-	authorized to effectuate the purposes of this Act.
1179		-	(H) Coordination with other Agencies. To coordinate its
1180		-	activities with federal, state, and local agencies in
1181		-	conformity with this Act.
1182		-	(I) Grants; Private Gifts.
1183		-	(1) To accept public grants and private gifts as may
1184		-	be authorized.
1185		-	(2) To design grant programs and award grants to
1186		-	eligible recipients.
1187		-	(J) Education and Training. To implement a formal and
1188		-	unbiased program of education and training for all employees
1189		-	assigned to investigate and conciliate charges under Articles
1190		-	7A and 7B. The training program shall include the following:
1191		-	(1) substantive and procedural aspects of the
1192		-	investigation and conciliation positions;
1193		-	(2) current issues in human rights law and practice;
1194		-	(3) lectures by specialists in substantive areas
1195		-	related to human rights matters;
1196		-
1197		-
1198		-	(4) orientation to each operational unit of the
1199		-	Department and Commission;
1200		-	(5) observation of experienced Department
1201		-	investigators and attorneys conducting conciliation
1202		-	conferences, combined with the opportunity to discuss
1203		-	evidence presented and rulings made;
1204		-	(6) the use of hypothetical cases requiring the
1205		-	Department investigator and conciliation conference
1206		-	attorney to issue judgments as a means to evaluating
1207		-	knowledge and writing ability;
1208		-	(7) writing skills;
1209		-	(8) computer skills, including but not limited to word
1210		-	processing and document management.
1211		-	A formal, unbiased and ongoing professional development
1212		-	program including, but not limited to, the above-noted areas
1213		-	shall be implemented to keep Department investigators and
1214		-	attorneys informed of recent developments and issues and to
1215		-	assist them in maintaining and enhancing their professional
1216		-	competence.
1217		-	(K) Hotlines. To establish and maintain hotlines and
1218		-	helplines to aid in effectuating the purposes of this Act
1219		-	including the confidential reporting of discrimination,
1220		-	harassment, and bias incidents. All communications received or
1221		-	sent via the hotlines and helplines are exempt from disclosure
1222		-	under the Freedom of Information Act.
1223		-	(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23; 103-335, eff. 1-1-24.)
1224		-
1225		-
1226		-	(775 ILCS 5/8-113 rep.)
1227		-	Section 10. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
1228		-	repealing Section 8-113.
1229		-	Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
1230		-	changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
1231		-	that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
1232		-	represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
1233		-	not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
1234		-	made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
1235		-	Public Act.
1236		-	Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
1237		-	becoming law except that Sections 5 and 10 take effect January
1238		-	1, 2025.
1239		-	INDEX Statutes amended in order of appearance INDEX Statutes amended in order of appearance
1240		-	INDEX
1241		-	Statutes amended in order of appearance
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	34	+	1 Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
	35	+	2 to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
	36	+	3 disease or any information the disclosure of which is
	37	+	4 restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
	38	+	5 Disease Control Act.
	39	+	6 (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
	40	+	7 under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
	41	+	8 (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
	42	+	9 the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
	43	+	10 Qualifications Based Selection Act.
	44	+	11 (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
	45	+	12 and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
	46	+	13 Tuition Act.
	47	+	14 (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
	48	+	15 under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
	49	+	16 records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
	50	+	17 general's office that would be exempt if created or
	51	+	18 obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
	52	+	19 that Act.
	53	+	20 (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
	54	+	21 plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
	55	+	22 local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
	56	+	23 under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
	57	+	24 (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
	58	+	25 of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
	59	+	26 under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
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	70	+	1 (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
	71	+	2 or driver identification information compiled by a law
	72	+	3 enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
	73	+	4 under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
	74	+	5 (l) Records and information provided to a residential
	75	+	6 health care facility resident sexual assault and death
	76	+	7 review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
	77	+	8 Prevention Review Team Act.
	78	+	9 (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
	79	+	10 database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
	80	+	11 Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
	81	+	12 authorized under that Article.
	82	+	13 (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
	83	+	14 compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
	84	+	15 counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
	85	+	16 Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection
	86	+	17 (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the
	87	+	18 case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the
	88	+	19 death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
	89	+	20 (o) Information that is prohibited from being
	90	+	21 disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
	91	+	22 Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
	92	+	23 (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
	93	+	24 investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
	94	+	25 information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
	95	+	26 Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
	96	+
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	98	+
	99	+
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	106	+	1 2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
	107	+	2 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
	108	+	3 Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
	109	+	4 Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
	110	+	5 County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
	111	+	6 Act (repealed).
	112	+	7 (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
	113	+	8 Personnel Record Review Act.
	114	+	9 (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
	115	+	10 Illinois School Student Records Act.
	116	+	11 (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
	117	+	12 under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
	118	+	13 (t) (Blank).
	119	+	14 (u) Records and information provided to an independent
	120	+	15 team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
	121	+	16 Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
	122	+	17 (v) Names and information of people who have applied
	123	+	18 for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
	124	+	19 the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
	125	+	20 or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
	126	+	21 Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
	127	+	22 Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
	128	+	23 Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
	129	+	24 Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
	130	+	25 Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
	131	+	26 Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
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	142	+	1 (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
	143	+	2 Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
	144	+	3 Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
	145	+	4 (w) Personally identifiable information which is
	146	+	5 exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
	147	+	6 19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
	148	+	7 (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
	149	+	8 under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
	150	+	9 8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
	151	+	10 (y) Confidential information under the Adult
	152	+	11 Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
	153	+	12 statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
	154	+	13 information about the identity and administrative finding
	155	+	14 against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
	156	+	15 decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
	157	+	16 an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
	158	+	17 under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
	159	+	18 (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
	160	+	19 review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
	161	+	20 Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
	162	+	21 Act.
	163	+	22 (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
	164	+	23 under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
	165	+	24 (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
	166	+	25 disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
	167	+	26 (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
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	178	+	1 Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
	179	+	2 authorized under that Act.
	180	+	3 (dd) Information that is prohibited from being
	181	+	4 disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
	182	+	5 Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
	183	+	6 (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
	184	+	7 under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
	185	+	8 (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
	186	+	9 under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
	187	+	10 (gg) Information that is prohibited from being
	188	+	11 disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
	189	+	12 Code.
	190	+	13 (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
	191	+	14 Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
	192	+	15 (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
	193	+	16 under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
	194	+	17 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
	195	+	18 (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
	196	+	19 submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
	197	+	20 and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
	198	+	21 disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
	199	+	22 and Temporary Labor Services Act.
	200	+	23 (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
	201	+	24 Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
	202	+	25 (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
	203	+	26 and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
	204	+
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	214	+	1 Aid Code.
	215	+	2 (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
	216	+	3 Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
	217	+	4 (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
	218	+	5 Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
	219	+	6 (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
	220	+	7 arising out of a peer support counseling session
	221	+	8 prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
	222	+	9 Suicide Prevention Act.
	223	+	10 (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
	224	+	11 an employee of an emergency services provider or law
	225	+	12 enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
	226	+	13 Prevention Act.
	227	+	14 (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
	228	+	15 Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
	229	+	16 under the Reproductive Health Act.
	230	+	17 (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
	231	+	18 the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
	232	+	19 (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
	233	+	20 Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
	234	+	21 Human Rights Act.
	235	+	22 (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
	236	+	23 Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
	237	+	24 Act.
	238	+	25 (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
	239	+	26 Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
	240	+
	241	+
	242	+
	243	+
	244	+
	245	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 7 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	246	+
	247	+
	248	+	HB5371 Enrolled- 8 -LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b HB5371 Enrolled - 8 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	249	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 8 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	250	+	1 (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
	251	+	2 subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
	252	+	3 Public Aid Code.
	253	+	4 (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
	254	+	5 Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
	255	+	6 (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
	256	+	7 information that shall not be made public under the
	257	+	8 Illinois Insurance Code.
	258	+	9 (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
	259	+	10 the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
	260	+	11 (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
	261	+	12 the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
	262	+	13 (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
	263	+	14 under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
	264	+	15 (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
	265	+	16 by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
	266	+	17 Police Act.
	267	+	18 (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
	268	+	19 2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
	269	+	20 Administrative Code of Illinois.
	270	+	21 (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
	271	+	22 under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
	272	+	23 Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
	273	+	24 Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
	274	+	25 (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
	275	+	26 under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
	276	+
	277	+
	278	+
	279	+
	280	+
	281	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 8 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	282	+
	283	+
	284	+	HB5371 Enrolled- 9 -LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b HB5371 Enrolled - 9 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	285	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 9 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	286	+	1 Violence Fatality Review Act.
	287	+	2 (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
	288	+	3 Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
	289	+	4 July 1, 2025.
	290	+	5 (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
	291	+	6 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
	292	+	7 Agency Licensing Act.
	293	+	8 (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State
	294	+	9 Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
	295	+	10 weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,
	296	+	11 .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
	297	+	12 endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
	298	+	13 Act.
	299	+	14 (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of
	300	+	15 the School Safety Drill Act.
	301	+	16 (jjj) (hhh) Information exempt from disclosure under
	302	+	17 Section 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law.
	303	+	18 (kkk) (iii) Confidential business information
	304	+	19 prohibited from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint
	305	+	20 Stewardship Act.
	306	+	21 (lll) (Reserved).
	307	+	22 (mmm) (iii) Information prohibited from being
	308	+	23 disclosed under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the
	309	+	24 Illinois Power Agency Act.
	310	+	25 (nnn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
	311	+	26 Section 7-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
	312	+
	313	+
	314	+
	315	+
	316	+
	317	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 9 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	318	+
	319	+
	320	+	HB5371 Enrolled- 10 -LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b HB5371 Enrolled - 10 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	321	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 10 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	322	+	1 (Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
	323	+	2 102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff.
	324	+	3 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22;
	325	+	4 102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff.
	326	+	5 6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372,
	327	+	6 eff. 1-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23; 103-580, eff. 12-8-23;
	328	+	7 revised 1-2-24.)
	329	+	8 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-472)
	330	+	9 Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
	331	+	10 by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
	332	+	11 exempt from inspection and copying:
	333	+	12 (a) All information determined to be confidential
	334	+	13 under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
	335	+	14 Development Act.
	336	+	15 (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
	337	+	16 library users with specific materials under the Library
	338	+	17 Records Confidentiality Act.
	339	+	18 (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
	340	+	19 records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
	341	+	20 Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
	342	+	21 records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
	343	+	22 Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
	344	+	23 has received.
	345	+	24 (d) Information and records held by the Department of
	346	+	25 Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
	347	+
	348	+
	349	+
	350	+
	351	+
	352	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 10 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	353	+
	354	+
	355	+	HB5371 Enrolled- 11 -LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b HB5371 Enrolled - 11 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	356	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 11 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	357	+	1 to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
	358	+	2 disease or any information the disclosure of which is
	359	+	3 restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
	360	+	4 Disease Control Act.
	361	+	5 (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
	362	+	6 under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
	363	+	7 (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
	364	+	8 the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
	365	+	9 Qualifications Based Selection Act.
	366	+	10 (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
	367	+	11 and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
	368	+	12 Tuition Act.
	369	+	13 (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
	370	+	14 under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
	371	+	15 records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
	372	+	16 general's office that would be exempt if created or
	373	+	17 obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
	374	+	18 that Act.
	375	+	19 (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
	376	+	20 plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
	377	+	21 local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
	378	+	22 under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
	379	+	23 (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
	380	+	24 of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
	381	+	25 under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
	382	+	26 (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
	383	+
	384	+
	385	+
	386	+
	387	+
	388	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 11 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	389	+
	390	+
	391	+	HB5371 Enrolled- 12 -LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b HB5371 Enrolled - 12 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	392	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 12 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	393	+	1 or driver identification information compiled by a law
	394	+	2 enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
	395	+	3 under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
	396	+	4 (l) Records and information provided to a residential
	397	+	5 health care facility resident sexual assault and death
	398	+	6 review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
	399	+	7 Prevention Review Team Act.
	400	+	8 (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
	401	+	9 database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
	402	+	10 Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
	403	+	11 authorized under that Article.
	404	+	12 (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
	405	+	13 compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
	406	+	14 counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
	407	+	15 Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection
	408	+	16 (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the
	409	+	17 case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the
	410	+	18 death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
	411	+	19 (o) Information that is prohibited from being
	412	+	20 disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
	413	+	21 Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
	414	+	22 (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
	415	+	23 investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
	416	+	24 information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
	417	+	25 Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
	418	+	26 2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
	419	+
	420	+
	421	+
	422	+
	423	+
	424	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 12 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	425	+
	426	+
	427	+	HB5371 Enrolled- 13 -LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b HB5371 Enrolled - 13 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	428	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 13 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	429	+	1 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
	430	+	2 Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
	431	+	3 Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
	432	+	4 County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
	433	+	5 Act (repealed).
	434	+	6 (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
	435	+	7 Personnel Record Review Act.
	436	+	8 (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
	437	+	9 Illinois School Student Records Act.
	438	+	10 (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
	439	+	11 under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
	440	+	12 (t) (Blank).
	441	+	13 (u) Records and information provided to an independent
	442	+	14 team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
	443	+	15 Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
	444	+	16 (v) Names and information of people who have applied
	445	+	17 for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
	446	+	18 the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
	447	+	19 or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
	448	+	20 Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
	449	+	21 Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
	450	+	22 Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
	451	+	23 Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
	452	+	24 Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
	453	+	25 Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
	454	+	26 (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
	455	+
	456	+
	457	+
	458	+
	459	+
	460	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 13 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	461	+
	462	+
	463	+	HB5371 Enrolled- 14 -LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b HB5371 Enrolled - 14 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	464	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 14 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	465	+	1 Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
	466	+	2 Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
	467	+	3 (w) Personally identifiable information which is
	468	+	4 exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
	469	+	5 19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
	470	+	6 (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
	471	+	7 under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
	472	+	8 8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
	473	+	9 (y) Confidential information under the Adult
	474	+	10 Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
	475	+	11 statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
	476	+	12 information about the identity and administrative finding
	477	+	13 against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
	478	+	14 decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
	479	+	15 an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
	480	+	16 under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
	481	+	17 (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
	482	+	18 review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
	483	+	19 Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
	484	+	20 Act.
	485	+	21 (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
	486	+	22 under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
	487	+	23 (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
	488	+	24 disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
	489	+	25 (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
	490	+	26 Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
	491	+
	492	+
	493	+
	494	+
	495	+
	496	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 14 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	497	+
	498	+
	499	+	HB5371 Enrolled- 15 -LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b HB5371 Enrolled - 15 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	500	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 15 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	501	+	1 authorized under that Act.
	502	+	2 (dd) Information that is prohibited from being
	503	+	3 disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
	504	+	4 Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
	505	+	5 (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
	506	+	6 under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
	507	+	7 (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
	508	+	8 under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
	509	+	9 (gg) Information that is prohibited from being
	510	+	10 disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
	511	+	11 Code.
	512	+	12 (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
	513	+	13 Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
	514	+	14 (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
	515	+	15 under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
	516	+	16 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
	517	+	17 (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
	518	+	18 submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
	519	+	19 and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
	520	+	20 disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
	521	+	21 and Temporary Labor Services Act.
	522	+	22 (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
	523	+	23 Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
	524	+	24 (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
	525	+	25 and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
	526	+	26 Aid Code.
	527	+
	528	+
	529	+
	530	+
	531	+
	532	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 15 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	533	+
	534	+
	535	+	HB5371 Enrolled- 16 -LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b HB5371 Enrolled - 16 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	536	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 16 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	537	+	1 (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
	538	+	2 Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
	539	+	3 (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
	540	+	4 Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
	541	+	5 (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
	542	+	6 arising out of a peer support counseling session
	543	+	7 prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
	544	+	8 Suicide Prevention Act.
	545	+	9 (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
	546	+	10 an employee of an emergency services provider or law
	547	+	11 enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
	548	+	12 Prevention Act.
	549	+	13 (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
	550	+	14 Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
	551	+	15 under the Reproductive Health Act.
	552	+	16 (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
	553	+	17 the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
	554	+	18 (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
	555	+	19 Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
	556	+	20 Human Rights Act.
	557	+	21 (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
	558	+	22 Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
	559	+	23 Act.
	560	+	24 (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
	561	+	25 Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
	562	+	26 (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
	563	+
	564	+
	565	+
	566	+
	567	+
	568	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 16 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	569	+
	570	+
	571	+	HB5371 Enrolled- 17 -LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b HB5371 Enrolled - 17 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	572	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 17 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	573	+	1 subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
	574	+	2 Public Aid Code.
	575	+	3 (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
	576	+	4 Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
	577	+	5 (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
	578	+	6 information that shall not be made public under the
	579	+	7 Illinois Insurance Code.
	580	+	8 (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
	581	+	9 the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
	582	+	10 (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
	583	+	11 the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
	584	+	12 (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
	585	+	13 under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
	586	+	14 (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
	587	+	15 by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
	588	+	16 Police Act.
	589	+	17 (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
	590	+	18 2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
	591	+	19 Administrative Code of Illinois.
	592	+	20 (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
	593	+	21 under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
	594	+	22 Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
	595	+	23 Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
	596	+	24 (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
	597	+	25 under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
	598	+	26 Violence Fatality Review Act.
	599	+
	600	+
	601	+
	602	+
	603	+
	604	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 17 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	605	+
	606	+
	607	+	HB5371 Enrolled- 18 -LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b HB5371 Enrolled - 18 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	608	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 18 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	609	+	1 (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
	610	+	2 Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
	611	+	3 July 1, 2025.
	612	+	4 (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
	613	+	5 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
	614	+	6 Agency Licensing Act.
	615	+	7 (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State
	616	+	8 Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
	617	+	9 weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,
	618	+	10 .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
	619	+	11 endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
	620	+	12 Act.
	621	+	13 (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of
	622	+	14 the School Safety Drill Act.
	623	+	15 (jjj) (hhh) Information exempt from disclosure under
	624	+	16 Section 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law.
	625	+	17 (kkk) (iii) Confidential business information
	626	+	18 prohibited from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint
	627	+	19 Stewardship Act.
	628	+	20 (lll) (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section
	629	+	21 2-3.196 of the School Code.
	630	+	22 (mmm) (iii) Information prohibited from being
	631	+	23 disclosed under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the
	632	+	24 Illinois Power Agency Act.
	633	+	25 (nnn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
	634	+	26 Section 7-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
	635	+
	636	+
	637	+
	638	+
	639	+
	640	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 18 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	641	+
	642	+
	643	+	HB5371 Enrolled- 19 -LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b HB5371 Enrolled - 19 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	644	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 19 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	645	+	1 (Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
	646	+	2 102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff.
	647	+	3 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22;
	648	+	4 102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff.
	649	+	5 6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372,
	650	+	6 eff. 1-1-24; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23;
	651	+	7 103-580, eff. 12-8-23; revised 1-2-24.)
	652	+	8 Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
	653	+	9 changing Sections 3-101, 3-102, 8-101, 8-111, 8B-104, 10-103,
	654	+	10 and 10-104 as follows:
	655	+	11 (775 ILCS 5/3-101) (from Ch. 68, par. 3-101)
	656	+	12 Sec. 3-101. Definitions. The following definitions are
	657	+	13 applicable strictly in the context of this Article:
	658	+	14 (A) Real Property. "Real property" includes buildings,
	659	+	15 structures, real estate, lands, tenements, leaseholds,
	660	+	16 interests in real estate cooperatives, condominiums, and
	661	+	17 hereditaments, corporeal and incorporeal, or any interest
	662	+	18 therein.
	663	+	19 (B) Real Estate Transaction. "Real estate transaction"
	664	+	20 includes the sale, exchange, rental or lease of real property,
	665	+	21 or any act that otherwise makes available such a transaction
	666	+	22 or alters a person's rights to real property. "Real estate
	667	+	23 transaction" also includes the brokering or appraising of
	668	+	24 residential real property and the making or purchasing of
	669	+
	670	+
	671	+
	672	+
	673	+
	674	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 19 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	675	+
	676	+
	677	+	HB5371 Enrolled- 20 -LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b HB5371 Enrolled - 20 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	678	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 20 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	679	+	1 loans or providing other financial assistance:
	680	+	2 (1) for purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing
	681	+	3 or maintaining a dwelling; or
	682	+	4 (2) secured by residential real estate.
	683	+	5 (C) Housing Accommodations. "Housing accommodation"
	684	+	6 includes any improved or unimproved real property, or part
	685	+	7 thereof, which is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged
	686	+	8 or designed to be used or occupied, as the home or residence of
	687	+	9 one or more individuals.
	688	+	10 (D) Real Estate Broker or Salesman. "Real estate broker or
	689	+	11 salesman" means a person, whether licensed or not, who, for or
	690	+	12 with the expectation of receiving a consideration, lists,
	691	+	13 sells, purchases, exchanges, rents, or leases real property,
	692	+	14 or who negotiates or attempts to negotiate any of these
	693	+	15 activities, or who holds oneself out as engaged in these.
	694	+	16 (E) Familial Status. "Familial status" means one or more
	695	+	17 individuals (who have not attained the age of 18 years) being
	696	+	18 domiciled with:
	697	+	19 (1) a parent or person having legal custody of such
	698	+	20 individual or individuals; or
	699	+	21 (2) the designee of such parent or other person having
	700	+	22 such custody, with the written permission of such parent
	701	+	23 or other person.
	702	+	24 The protections afforded by this Article against
	703	+	25 discrimination on the basis of familial status apply to any
	704	+	26 person who is pregnant or is in the process of securing legal
	705	+
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	707	+
	708	+
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	715	+	1 custody of any individual who has not attained the age of 18
	716	+	2 years.
	717	+	3 (F) Conciliation. "Conciliation" means the attempted
	718	+	4 resolution of issues raised by a charge, or by the
	719	+	5 investigation of such charge, through informal negotiations
	720	+	6 involving the aggrieved party, the respondent and the
	721	+	7 Department.
	722	+	8 (G) Conciliation Agreement. "Conciliation agreement" means
	723	+	9 a written agreement setting forth the resolution of the issues
	724	+	10 in conciliation.
	725	+	11 (H) Covered Multifamily Dwellings. As used in Section
	726	+	12 3-102.1, "covered multifamily dwellings" means:
	727	+	13 (1) buildings consisting of 4 or more units if such
	728	+	14 buildings have one or more elevators; and
	729	+	15 (2) ground floor units in other buildings consisting
	730	+	16 of 4 or more units.
	731	+	17 (I) Immigration Status. "Immigration status" means a
	732	+	18 person's actual or perceived citizenship or immigration
	733	+	19 status.
	734	+	20 (Source: P.A. 103-232, eff. 1-1-24.)
	735	+	21 (775 ILCS 5/3-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 3-102)
	736	+	22 Sec. 3-102. Civil rights violations; real estate
	737	+	23 transactions and other prohibited acts. It is a civil rights
	738	+	24 violation for an owner or any other person, or for a real
	739	+	25 estate broker or salesman, because of unlawful discrimination,
	740	+
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	750	+	1 familial status, immigration status, source of income, or an
	751	+	2 arrest record, as defined under subsection (B-5) of Section
	752	+	3 1-103, to:
	753	+	4 (A) Transactions. Refuse to engage in a real estate
	754	+	5 transaction with a person or deny real property, or to
	755	+	6 discriminate in making available such a transaction;
	756	+	7 (B) Terms. Alter the terms, conditions or privileges
	757	+	8 of a real estate transaction or in the furnishing of
	758	+	9 facilities or services in connection therewith;
	759	+	10 (C) Offers. Refuse to receive or to fail to transmit a
	760	+	11 bona fide offer in a real estate transaction from a
	761	+	12 person;
	762	+	13 (D) Negotiation. Refuse to negotiate a real estate
	763	+	14 transaction with a person;
	764	+	15 (E) Representations. Represent to a person that real
	765	+	16 property is not available for inspection, sale, rental, or
	766	+	17 lease when in fact it is so available, or to fail to bring
	767	+	18 a property listing to the person's attention, or to refuse
	768	+	19 to permit the person to inspect real property;
	769	+	20 (F) Publication of Intent. Make, print, circulate,
	770	+	21 post, mail, publish or cause to be made, printed,
	771	+	22 circulated, posted, mailed, or published any notice,
	772	+	23 statement, advertisement or sign, or use a form of
	773	+	24 application for a real estate transaction, or make a
	774	+	25 record or inquiry in connection with a prospective real
	775	+	26 estate transaction, that indicates any preference,
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	786	+	1 limitation, or discrimination based on unlawful
	787	+	2 discrimination or unlawful discrimination based on
	788	+	3 familial status, immigration status, source of income, or
	789	+	4 an arrest record, or an intention to make any such
	790	+	5 preference, limitation, or discrimination;
	791	+	6 (G) Listings. Offer, solicit, accept, use or retain a
	792	+	7 listing of real property with knowledge that unlawful
	793	+	8 discrimination or discrimination on the basis of familial
	794	+	9 status, immigration status, source of income, or an arrest
	795	+	10 record in a real estate transaction is intended.
	796	+	11 (H) Criteria. Use criteria or methods that have the
	797	+	12 effect of subjecting individuals to unlawful
	798	+	13 discrimination or discrimination based on familial status,
	799	+	14 immigration status, source of income, or an arrest record
	800	+	15 in a real estate transaction. Such criteria or methods are
	801	+	16 unlawful under this subsection if they are not necessary
	802	+	17 to achieve a substantial, legitimate, non-discriminatory
	803	+	18 interest; or if the substantial, legitimate,
	804	+	19 non-discriminatory interest could be served by another
	805	+	20 practice that has a less discriminatory effect.
	806	+	21 (Source: P.A. 102-896, eff. 1-1-23; 103-232, eff. 1-1-24.)
	807	+	22 (775 ILCS 5/8-101)
	808	+	23 Sec. 8-101. Illinois Human Rights Commission.
	809	+	24 (A) Creation; appointments. The Human Rights Commission is
	810	+	25 created to consist of 7 members appointed by the Governor with
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	821	+	1 the advice and consent of the Senate. No more than 4 members
	822	+	2 shall be of the same political party. The Governor shall
	823	+	3 designate one member as chairperson. All appointments shall be
	824	+	4 in writing and filed with the Secretary of State as a public
	825	+	5 record.
	826	+	6 (B) Terms. Of the members first appointed, 4 shall be
	827	+	7 appointed for a term to expire on the third Monday of January,
	828	+	8 2021, and 3 (including the Chairperson) shall be appointed for
	829	+	9 a term to expire on the third Monday of January, 2023.
	830	+	10 Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
	831	+	11 contrary, the term of office of each member of the Illinois
	832	+	12 Human Rights Commission is abolished on January 19, 2019.
	833	+	13 Incumbent members holding a position on the Commission that
	834	+	14 was created by Public Act 84-115 and whose terms, if not for
	835	+	15 Public Act 100-1066 this amendatory Act of the 100th General
	836	+	16 Assembly, would have expired January 18, 2021 shall continue
	837	+	17 to exercise all of the powers and be subject to all of the
	838	+	18 duties of members of the Commission until June 30, 2019 or
	839	+	19 until their respective successors are appointed and qualified,
	840	+	20 whichever is earlier.
	841	+	21 Thereafter, each member shall serve for a term of 4 years
	842	+	22 and until the member's successor is appointed and qualified;
	843	+	23 except that any member chosen to fill a vacancy occurring
	844	+	24 otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be appointed only
	845	+	25 for the unexpired term of the member whom the member shall
	846	+	26 succeed and until the member's successor is appointed and
	847	+
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	850	+
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	857	+	1 qualified.
	858	+	2 (C) Vacancies.
	859	+	3 (1) In the case of vacancies on the Commission during
	860	+	4 a recess of the Senate, the Governor shall make a
	861	+	5 temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate
	862	+	6 when the Governor shall appoint a person to fill the
	863	+	7 vacancy. Any person so nominated and confirmed by the
	864	+	8 Senate shall hold office for the remainder of the term and
	865	+	9 until the person's successor is appointed and qualified.
	866	+	10 (2) If the Senate is not in session at the time this
	867	+	11 Act takes effect, the Governor shall make temporary
	868	+	12 appointments to the Commission as in the case of
	869	+	13 vacancies.
	870	+	14 (3) Vacancies in the Commission shall not impair the
	871	+	15 right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers
	872	+	16 of the Commission. Except when authorized by this Act to
	873	+	17 proceed through a 3 member panel, a majority of the
	874	+	18 members of the Commission then in office shall constitute
	875	+	19 a quorum.
	876	+	20 (D) Compensation. On and after January 19, 2019, the
	877	+	21 Chairperson of the Commission shall be compensated at the rate
	878	+	22 of $125,000 per year, or as set by the Compensation Review
	879	+	23 Board, whichever is greater, during the Chairperson's service
	880	+	24 as Chairperson, and each other member shall be compensated at
	881	+	25 the rate of $119,000 per year, or as set by the Compensation
	882	+	26 Review Board, whichever is greater. In addition, all members
	883	+
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	885	+
	886	+
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	893	+	1 of the Commission shall be reimbursed for expenses actually
	894	+	2 and necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their
	895	+	3 duties.
	896	+	4 (E) (Blank). Notwithstanding the general supervisory
	897	+	5 authority of the Chairperson, each commissioner, unless
	898	+	6 appointed to the special temporary panel created under
	899	+	7 subsection (H), has the authority to hire and supervise a
	900	+	8 staff attorney. The staff attorney shall report directly to
	901	+	9 the individual commissioner.
	902	+	10 (F) A formal training program for newly appointed
	903	+	11 commissioners shall be implemented. The training program shall
	904	+	12 include the following:
	905	+	13 (1) substantive and procedural aspects of the office
	906	+	14 of commissioner;
	907	+	15 (2) current issues in employment and housing
	908	+	16 discrimination and public accommodation law and practice;
	909	+	17 (3) orientation to each operational unit of the Human
	910	+	18 Rights Commission;
	911	+	19 (4) observation of experienced hearing officers and
	912	+	20 commissioners conducting hearings of cases, combined with
	913	+	21 the opportunity to discuss evidence presented and rulings
	914	+	22 made;
	915	+	23 (5) the use of hypothetical cases requiring the newly
	916	+	24 appointed commissioner to issue judgments as a means of
	917	+	25 evaluating knowledge and writing ability;
	918	+	26 (6) writing skills; and
	919	+
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	929	+	1 (7) professional and ethical standards.
	930	+	2 A formal and ongoing professional development program
	931	+	3 including, but not limited to, the above-noted areas shall be
	932	+	4 implemented to keep commissioners informed of recent
	933	+	5 developments and issues and to assist them in maintaining and
	934	+	6 enhancing their professional competence. Each commissioner
	935	+	7 shall complete 20 hours of training in the above-noted areas
	936	+	8 during every 2 years the commissioner remains in office.
	937	+	9 (G) Commissioners must meet one of the following
	938	+	10 qualifications:
	939	+	11 (1) licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois;
	940	+	12 (2) at least 3 years of experience as a hearing
	941	+	13 officer at the Human Rights Commission; or
	942	+	14 (3) at least 4 years of professional experience
	943	+	15 working for or dealing with individuals or corporations
	944	+	16 affected by this Act or similar laws in other
	945	+	17 jurisdictions, including, but not limited to, experience
	946	+	18 with a civil rights advocacy group, a fair housing group,
	947	+	19 a community organization, a trade association, a union, a
	948	+	20 law firm, a legal aid organization, an employer's human
	949	+	21 resources department, an employment discrimination
	950	+	22 consulting firm, a community affairs organization, or a
	951	+	23 municipal human relations agency.
	952	+	24 The Governor's appointment message, filed with the
	953	+	25 Secretary of State and transmitted to the Senate, shall state
	954	+	26 specifically how the experience of a nominee for commissioner
	955	+
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	965	+	1 meets the requirement set forth in this subsection. The
	966	+	2 Chairperson must have public or private sector management and
	967	+	3 budget experience, as determined by the Governor.
	968	+	4 Each commissioner shall devote full time to the
	969	+	5 commissioner's duties and any commissioner who is an attorney
	970	+	6 shall not engage in the practice of law, nor shall any
	971	+	7 commissioner hold any other office or position of profit under
	972	+	8 the United States or this State or any municipal corporation
	973	+	9 or political subdivision of this State, nor engage in any
	974	+	10 other business, employment, or vocation.
	975	+	11 (H) (Blank).
	976	+	12 (Source: P.A. 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23; 103-326, eff. 1-1-24;
	977	+	13 revised 12-15-23.)
	978	+	14 (775 ILCS 5/8-111) (from Ch. 68, par. 8-111)
	979	+	15 Sec. 8-111. Court Proceedings.
	980	+	16 (A) Civil Actions Commenced in Circuit Court.
	981	+	17 (1) Venue. Civil actions commenced in a circuit court
	982	+	18 pursuant to Section 7A-102 or 8B-102 shall be commenced in
	983	+	19 the circuit court in the county in which the civil rights
	984	+	20 violation was allegedly committed.
	985	+	21 (2) If a civil action is commenced in a circuit court,
	986	+	22 the form of the complaint shall be in accordance with the
	987	+	23 Code of Civil Procedure.
	988	+	24 (3) Jury Trial. If a civil action is commenced in a
	989	+	25 circuit court under Section 7A-102 or 8B-102, the
	990	+
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	1000	+	1 plaintiff or defendant may demand trial by jury.
	1001	+	2 (4) Remedies. Upon the finding of a civil rights
	1002	+	3 violation, the circuit court or jury may award any of the
	1003	+	4 remedies set forth in Section 8A-104 or 8B-104.
	1004	+	5 (B) Judicial Review.
	1005	+	6 (1) Any complainant or respondent may apply for and
	1006	+	7 obtain judicial review of a final order of the Commission
	1007	+	8 entered under this Act by filing a petition for review in
	1008	+	9 the Appellate Court within 35 days from the date that a
	1009	+	10 copy of the decision sought to be reviewed was served upon
	1010	+	11 the party affected by the decision. If a 3-member panel or
	1011	+	12 the full Commission finds that an interlocutory order
	1012	+	13 involves a question of law as to which there is
	1013	+	14 substantial ground for difference of opinion and that an
	1014	+	15 immediate appeal from the order may materially advance the
	1015	+	16 ultimate termination of the litigation, any party may
	1016	+	17 petition the Appellate Court for permission to appeal the
	1017	+	18 order. The procedure for obtaining the required Commission
	1018	+	19 findings and the permission of the Appellate Court shall
	1019	+	20 be governed by Supreme Court Rule 308, except the
	1020	+	21 references to the "trial court" shall be understood as
	1021	+	22 referring to the Commission.
	1022	+	23 (2) In any proceeding brought for judicial review, the
	1023	+	24 Commission's findings of fact shall be sustained unless
	1024	+	25 the court determines that such findings are contrary to
	1025	+	26 the manifest weight of the evidence.
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	1036	+	1 (3) Venue. Proceedings for judicial review shall be
	1037	+	2 commenced in the appellate court for the district wherein
	1038	+	3 the civil rights violation which is the subject of the
	1039	+	4 Commission's order was allegedly committed.
	1040	+	5 (C) Judicial Enforcement.
	1041	+	6 (1) When the Commission, at the instance of the
	1042	+	7 Department or an aggrieved party, concludes that any
	1043	+	8 person has violated a valid order of the Commission issued
	1044	+	9 pursuant to this Act, and the violation and its effects
	1045	+	10 are not promptly corrected, the Commission, through a
	1046	+	11 panel of 3 members, shall order the Department to commence
	1047	+	12 an action in the name of the People of the State of
	1048	+	13 Illinois by complaint, alleging the violation, attaching a
	1049	+	14 copy of the order of the Commission and praying for the
	1050	+	15 issuance of an order directing such person, his or her or
	1051	+	16 its officers, agents, servants, successors and assigns to
	1052	+	17 comply with the order of the Commission.
	1053	+	18 (2) An aggrieved party may file a complaint for
	1054	+	19 enforcement of a valid order of the Commission directly in
	1055	+	20 Circuit Court.
	1056	+	21 (3) Upon the commencement of an action filed under
	1057	+	22 paragraphs (1) or (2) of this subsection, the court shall
	1058	+	23 have jurisdiction over the proceedings and power to grant
	1059	+	24 or refuse, in whole or in part, the relief sought or impose
	1060	+	25 such other remedy as the court may deem proper.
	1061	+	26 (4) The court may stay an order of the Commission in
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	1072	+	1 accordance with the applicable Supreme Court rules,
	1073	+	2 pending disposition of the proceedings.
	1074	+	3 (5) The court may punish for any violation of its
	1075	+	4 order as in the case of civil contempt.
	1076	+	5 (6) Venue. Proceedings for judicial enforcement of a
	1077	+	6 Commission order shall be commenced in the circuit court
	1078	+	7 in the county wherein the civil rights violation which is
	1079	+	8 the subject of the Commission's order was committed.
	1080	+	9 (7) Enforcement of judicial order. An aggrieved party
	1081	+	10 may take action to collect on a judicial order issued by
	1082	+	11 the Circuit Court in an enforcement action initiated by
	1083	+	12 the State, regardless of whether or not the aggrieved
	1084	+	13 party intervened in an enforcement action.
	1085	+	14 (D) Limitation. Except as otherwise provided by law, no
	1086	+	15 court of this state shall have jurisdiction over the subject
	1087	+	16 of an alleged civil rights violation other than as set forth in
	1088	+	17 this Act.
	1089	+	18 (E) This amendatory Act of 1996 applies to causes of
	1090	+	19 action filed on or after January 1, 1996.
	1091	+	20 (F) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
	1092	+	21 Act of the 95th General Assembly apply to charges or
	1093	+	22 complaints filed with the Department or the Commission on or
	1094	+	23 after the effective date of those changes.
	1095	+	24 (Source: P.A. 101-661, eff. 4-2-21; 102-706, eff. 4-22-22.)
	1096	+	25 (775 ILCS 5/8B-104) (from Ch. 68, par. 8B-104)
	1097	+
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	1107	+	1 Sec. 8B-104. Relief; penalties. Upon finding a civil
	1108	+	2 rights violation, a hearing officer may recommend and the
	1109	+	3 Commission or any three-member panel thereof may provide for
	1110	+	4 any relief or penalty identified in this Section, separately
	1111	+	5 or in combination, by entering an order directing the
	1112	+	6 respondent to:
	1113	+	7 (A) Cease and Desist Order. Cease and desist from any
	1114	+	8 violation of this Act.
	1115	+	9 (B) Actual Damages. Pay actual damages, as reasonably
	1116	+	10 determined by the Commission, for injury or loss suffered
	1117	+	11 by the complainant.
	1118	+	12 (C) Civil Penalty. Pay a civil penalty per violation
	1119	+	13 to vindicate the public interest. In imposing a civil
	1120	+	14 penalty to vindicate the public interest, a separate
	1121	+	15 penalty may be imposed for each specific act constituting
	1122	+	16 a civil rights violation as defined in Section 1-103, and
	1123	+	17 for each aggrieved party injured by the civil rights
	1124	+	18 violation:
	1125	+	19 (i) in an amount not exceeding $16,000 if the
	1126	+	20 respondent has not been adjudged to have committed any
	1127	+	21 prior civil rights violation under Article 3;
	1128	+	22 (ii) in an amount not exceeding $42,500 if the
	1129	+	23 respondent has been adjudged to have committed one
	1130	+	24 other civil rights violation under Article 3 during
	1131	+	25 the 5-year period ending on the date of the filing of
	1132	+	26 this charge; and
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	1143	+	1 (iii) in an amount not exceeding $70,000 if the
	1144	+	2 respondent has been adjudged to have committed 2 or
	1145	+	3 more civil rights violations under Article 3 during
	1146	+	4 the 7-year period ending on the date of the filing of
	1147	+	5 this charge; except that if the acts constituting the
	1148	+	6 civil rights violation that is the object of the
	1149	+	7 charge are committed by the same natural person who
	1150	+	8 has been previously adjudged to have committed acts
	1151	+	9 constituting a civil rights violation under Article 3,
	1152	+	10 then the civil penalties set forth in subparagraphs
	1153	+	11 (ii) and (iii) may be imposed without regard to the
	1154	+	12 period of time within which any subsequent civil
	1155	+	13 rights violation under Article 3 occurred.
	1156	+	14 (D) Attorney Fees; Costs. Pay to the complainant all
	1157	+	15 or a portion of the costs of maintaining the action,
	1158	+	16 including reasonable attorneys fees and expert witness
	1159	+	17 fees incurred in maintaining this action before the
	1160	+	18 Department, the Commission and in any judicial review and
	1161	+	19 judicial enforcement proceedings.
	1162	+	20 (E) Compliance Report. Report as to the manner of
	1163	+	21 compliance.
	1164	+	22 (F) Posting of Notices. Post notices in a conspicuous
	1165	+	23 place which the Commission may publish or cause to be
	1166	+	24 published setting forth requirements for compliance with
	1167	+	25 this Act or other relevant information which the
	1168	+	26 Commission determines necessary to explain this Act.
	1169	+
	1170	+
	1171	+
	1172	+
	1173	+
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	1175	+
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	1179	+	1 (G) Make Complainant Whole. Take such action as may be
	1180	+	2 necessary to make the individual complainant whole,
	1181	+	3 including, but not limited to, awards of interest on the
	1182	+	4 complainant's actual damages from the date of the civil
	1183	+	5 rights violation.
	1184	+	6 (Source: P.A. 99-548, eff. 1-1-17.)
	1185	+	7 (775 ILCS 5/10-103) (from Ch. 68, par. 10-103)
	1186	+	8 Sec. 10-103. Circuit court actions pursuant to election.
	1187	+	9 (A) If an election is made under Section 8B-102, the
	1188	+	10 Department shall authorize and, not later than 30 days after
	1189	+	11 the entry of the administrative closure order is entered by
	1190	+	12 the Commission and served on the Department, the Attorney
	1191	+	13 General shall commence and maintain a civil action on behalf
	1192	+	14 of the aggrieved party in a circuit court of Illinois seeking
	1193	+	15 relief under this Section. Venue for such civil action shall
	1194	+	16 be determined under Section 8-111(A)(1).
	1195	+	17 (B) Any aggrieved party with respect to the issues to be
	1196	+	18 determined in a civil action under this Section may intervene
	1197	+	19 as of right in that civil action.
	1198	+	20 (C) In a civil action under this Section, if the court
	1199	+	21 finds that a civil rights violation has occurred or is about to
	1200	+	22 occur the court may grant as relief any relief which a court
	1201	+	23 could grant with respect to such civil rights violation in a
	1202	+	24 civil action under Section 10-102. Any relief so granted that
	1203	+	25 would accrue to an aggrieved party in a civil action commenced
	1204	+
	1205	+
	1206	+
	1207	+
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	1214	+	1 by that aggrieved party under Section 10-102 shall also accrue
	1215	+	2 to that aggrieved party in a civil action under this Section.
	1216	+	3 If monetary relief is sought for the benefit of an aggrieved
	1217	+	4 party who does not intervene in the civil action, the court
	1218	+	5 shall not award such relief if that aggrieved party has not
	1219	+	6 complied with discovery orders entered by the court.
	1220	+	7 (Source: P.A. 101-530, eff. 1-1-20; 101-661, eff. 4-2-21.)
	1221	+	8 (775 ILCS 5/10-104)
	1222	+	9 Sec. 10-104. Circuit Court Actions by the Illinois
	1223	+	10 Attorney General.
	1224	+	11 (A) Standing, venue, limitations on actions, preliminary
	1225	+	12 investigations, notice, and Assurance of Voluntary Compliance.
	1226	+	13 (1) Whenever the Illinois Attorney General has
	1227	+	14 reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of
	1228	+	15 persons is engaged in a pattern and practice of
	1229	+	16 discrimination prohibited by this Act, the Illinois
	1230	+	17 Attorney General may commence a civil action in the name
	1231	+	18 of the People of the State, as parens patriae on behalf of
	1232	+	19 persons within the State to enforce the provisions of this
	1233	+	20 Act in any appropriate circuit court. Venue for this civil
	1234	+	21 action shall be determined under paragraph (1) of
	1235	+	22 subsection (A) of Section 8-111. Such actions shall be
	1236	+	23 commenced no later than 2 years after the occurrence or
	1237	+	24 the termination of an alleged civil rights violation or
	1238	+	25 the breach of a conciliation agreement or Assurance of
	1239	+
	1240	+
	1241	+
	1242	+
	1243	+
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	1249	+	1 Voluntary Compliance entered into under this Act,
	1250	+	2 whichever occurs last, to obtain relief with respect to
	1251	+	3 the alleged civil rights violation or breach.
	1252	+	4 (2) Prior to initiating a civil action, the Attorney
	1253	+	5 General shall conduct a preliminary investigation to
	1254	+	6 determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe
	1255	+	7 that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern
	1256	+	8 and practice of discrimination declared unlawful by this
	1257	+	9 Act and whether the dispute can be resolved without
	1258	+	10 litigation. In conducting this investigation, the Attorney
	1259	+	11 General may:
	1260	+	12 (a) require the individual or entity to file a
	1261	+	13 statement or report in writing under oath or
	1262	+	14 otherwise, as to all information the Attorney General
	1263	+	15 may consider necessary;
	1264	+	16 (b) examine under oath any person alleged to have
	1265	+	17 participated in or with knowledge of the alleged
	1266	+	18 pattern and practice violation; or
	1267	+	19 (c) issue subpoenas or conduct hearings in aid of
	1268	+	20 any investigation.
	1269	+	21 (3) Service by the Attorney General of any notice
	1270	+	22 requiring a person to file a statement or report, or of a
	1271	+	23 subpoena upon any person, shall be made:
	1272	+	24 (a) personally by delivery of a duly executed copy
	1273	+	25 thereof to the person to be served or, if a person is
	1274	+	26 not a natural person, in the manner provided in the
	1275	+
	1276	+
	1277	+
	1278	+
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	1281	+
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	1284	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 37 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	1285	+	1 Code of Civil Procedure when a complaint is filed; or
	1286	+	2 (b) by mailing by certified mail a duly executed
	1287	+	3 copy thereof to the person to be served at his or her
	1288	+	4 last known abode or principal place of business within
	1289	+	5 this State.
	1290	+	6 (4) In lieu of a civil action, the individual or
	1291	+	7 entity alleged to have engaged in a pattern or practice of
	1292	+	8 discrimination deemed violative of this Act may enter into
	1293	+	9 an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with respect to the
	1294	+	10 alleged pattern or practice violation.
	1295	+	11 (5) The Illinois Attorney General may commence a civil
	1296	+	12 action under this subsection (A) whether or not a charge
	1297	+	13 has been filed under Sections 7A-102 or 7B-102 and without
	1298	+	14 regard to the status of any charge, however, if the
	1299	+	15 Department or local agency has obtained a conciliation or
	1300	+	16 settlement agreement or if the parties have entered into
	1301	+	17 an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance no action may be
	1302	+	18 filed under this subsection (A) with respect to the
	1303	+	19 alleged civil rights violation practice that forms the
	1304	+	20 basis for the complaint except for the purpose of
	1305	+	21 enforcing the terms of the conciliation or settlement
	1306	+	22 agreement or the terms of the Assurance of Voluntary
	1307	+	23 Compliance.
	1308	+	24 (6) Subpoenas.
	1309	+	25 (a) Petition for enforcement. Whenever any person
	1310	+	26 fails to comply with any subpoena issued under
	1311	+
	1312	+
	1313	+
	1314	+
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	1320	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 38 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	1321	+	1 paragraph (2) of this subsection (A), or whenever
	1322	+	2 satisfactory copying or reproduction of any material
	1323	+	3 requested in an investigation cannot be done and the
	1324	+	4 person refuses to surrender the material, the Attorney
	1325	+	5 General may file in any appropriate circuit court, and
	1326	+	6 serve upon the person, a petition for a court order for
	1327	+	7 the enforcement of the subpoena or other request.
	1328	+	8 Venue for this enforcement action shall be determined
	1329	+	9 under paragraph (E)(1) of Section 8-104.
	1330	+	10 (b) Petition to modify or set aside a subpoena.
	1331	+	11 (i) Any person who has received a subpoena
	1332	+	12 issued under paragraph (2) of this subsection (A)
	1333	+	13 may file in the appropriate circuit court, and
	1334	+	14 serve upon the Attorney General, a petition for a
	1335	+	15 court order to modify or set aside the subpoena or
	1336	+	16 other request. The petition must be filed either
	1337	+	17 (I) within 20 days after the date of service of the
	1338	+	18 subpoena or at any time before the return date
	1339	+	19 specified in the subpoena, whichever date is
	1340	+	20 earlier, or (II) within such longer period as may
	1341	+	21 be prescribed in writing by the Attorney General.
	1342	+	22 (ii) The petition shall specify each ground
	1343	+	23 upon which the petitioner relies in seeking relief
	1344	+	24 under subdivision (i) and may be based upon any
	1345	+	25 failure of the subpoena to comply with the
	1346	+	26 provisions of this Section or upon any
	1347	+
	1348	+
	1349	+
	1350	+
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	1357	+	1 constitutional or other legal right or privilege
	1358	+	2 of the petitioner. During the pendency of the
	1359	+	3 petition in the court, the court may stay, as it
	1360	+	4 deems proper, the running of the time allowed for
	1361	+	5 compliance with the subpoena or other request, in
	1362	+	6 whole or in part, except that the petitioner shall
	1363	+	7 comply with any portion of the subpoena or other
	1364	+	8 request not sought to be modified or set aside.
	1365	+	9 (c) Jurisdiction. Whenever any petition is filed
	1366	+	10 in any circuit court under this paragraph (6), the
	1367	+	11 court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine
	1368	+	12 the matter so presented and to enter such orders as may
	1369	+	13 be required to carry out the provisions of this
	1370	+	14 Section. Any final order so entered shall be subject
	1371	+	15 to appeal in the same manner as appeals of other final
	1372	+	16 orders in civil matters. Any disobedience of any final
	1373	+	17 order entered under this paragraph (6) by any court
	1374	+	18 shall be punished as a contempt of the court.
	1375	+	19 (B) Relief which may be granted.
	1376	+	20 (1) In any civil action brought pursuant to subsection
	1377	+	21 (A) of this Section, the Attorney General may obtain as a
	1378	+	22 remedy, equitable relief (including any permanent or
	1379	+	23 preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order, or
	1380	+	24 other order, including an order enjoining the defendant
	1381	+	25 from engaging in such civil rights violation or ordering
	1382	+	26 any action as may be appropriate). In addition, the
	1383	+
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	1385	+
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	1393	+	1 Attorney General may request and the Court may impose
	1394	+	2 restitution to any aggrieved party injured by the pattern
	1395	+	3 or practice of discrimination, to the extent not covered
	1396	+	4 by other sources, and a civil penalty per civil rights
	1397	+	5 violation to vindicate the public interest. In imposing a
	1398	+	6 civil penalty to vindicate the public interest, each
	1399	+	7 instance in which a provision of this Act is violated as
	1400	+	8 part of a pattern or practice of discrimination may be
	1401	+	9 considered to constitute a separate violation or
	1402	+	10 violations, as may each aggrieved party harmed:
	1403	+	11 (a) for violations of this Act Article 3 and
	1404	+	12 Article 4 in an amount not exceeding $50,000 $25,000
	1405	+	13 per violation, and in the case of violations of all
	1406	+	14 other Articles in an amount not exceeding $10,000 if
	1407	+	15 the defendant has not been adjudged to have committed
	1408	+	16 any prior civil rights violations under any the
	1409	+	17 provision of the Act that is the basis of the
	1410	+	18 complaint;
	1411	+	19 (b) for violations of this Act Article 3 and
	1412	+	20 Article 4 in an amount not exceeding $75,000 $50,000
	1413	+	21 per violation, and in the case of violations of all
	1414	+	22 other Articles in an amount not exceeding $25,000 if
	1415	+	23 the defendant has been adjudged to have committed one
	1416	+	24 other civil rights violation under any the provision
	1417	+	25 of the Act within 5 years of the occurrence of the
	1418	+	26 civil rights violation that is the basis of the
	1419	+
	1420	+
	1421	+
	1422	+
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	1429	+	1 complaint; and
	1430	+	2 (c) for violations of this Act Article 3 and
	1431	+	3 Article 4 in an amount not exceeding $100,000 $75,000
	1432	+	4 per violation, and in the case of violations of all
	1433	+	5 other Articles in an amount not exceeding $50,000 if
	1434	+	6 the defendant has been adjudged to have committed 2 or
	1435	+	7 more civil rights violations under any the provision
	1436	+	8 of the Act within 5 years of the occurrence of the
	1437	+	9 civil rights violation that is the basis of the
	1438	+	10 complaint.
	1439	+	11 (2) A civil penalty imposed under subdivision (B)(1)
	1440	+	12 of this Section shall be deposited into the Attorney
	1441	+	13 General Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment
	1442	+	14 Projects Fund, which is a special fund in the State
	1443	+	15 Treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be used, subject to
	1444	+	16 appropriation, for the performance of any function
	1445	+	17 pertaining to the exercise of the duties of the Attorney
	1446	+	18 General including but not limited to enforcement of any
	1447	+	19 law of this State and conducting public education
	1448	+	20 programs; however, any moneys in the Fund that are
	1449	+	21 required by the court or by an agreement to be used for a
	1450	+	22 particular purpose shall be used for that purpose.
	1451	+	23 (3) Aggrieved parties seeking actual damages must
	1452	+	24 follow the procedure set out in Sections 7A-102 or 7B-102
	1453	+	25 for filing a charge. An action brought by the Illinois
	1454	+	26 Attorney General pursuant to this Section is independent
	1455	+
	1456	+
	1457	+
	1458	+
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	1465	+	1 of any other action, remedy, or procedure that may be
	1466	+	2 available to an aggrieved party under any other provision
	1467	+	3 of law, including, but not limited to, an action, remedy,
	1468	+	4 or procedure brought pursuant to the procedures set out in
	1469	+	5 Section 7A-102 or 7B-102.
	1470	+	6 (Source: P.A. 101-661, eff. 4-2-21.)
	1471	+	7 Section 6. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
	1472	+	8 changing Section 7-101 as follows:
	1473	+	9 (775 ILCS 5/7-101) (from Ch. 68, par. 7-101)
	1474	+	10 Sec. 7-101. Powers and duties. In addition to other powers
	1475	+	11 and duties prescribed in this Act, the Department shall have
	1476	+	12 the following powers:
	1477	+	13 (A) Rules and Regulations. To adopt, promulgate, amend,
	1478	+	14 and rescind rules and regulations not inconsistent with the
	1479	+	15 provisions of this Act pursuant to the Illinois Administrative
	1480	+	16 Procedure Act.
	1481	+	17 (B) Charges. To issue, receive, investigate, conciliate,
	1482	+	18 settle, and dismiss charges filed in conformity with this Act.
	1483	+	19 (C) Compulsory Process. To request subpoenas as it deems
	1484	+	20 necessary for its investigations.
	1485	+	21 (D) Complaints. To file complaints with the Commission in
	1486	+	22 conformity with this Act and to intervene in complaints
	1487	+	23 pending before the Commission filed under Article 2, 4, 5, 5A,
	1488	+	24 or 6.
	1489	+
	1490	+
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	1499	+	1 (E) Judicial Enforcement. To seek temporary relief and to
	1500	+	2 enforce orders of the Commission in conformity with this Act.
	1501	+	3 (F) Equal Employment Opportunities. To take such action as
	1502	+	4 may be authorized to provide for equal employment
	1503	+	5 opportunities and affirmative action.
	1504	+	6 (G) Recruitment; Research; Public Communication; Advisory
	1505	+	7 Councils. To engage in such recruitment, research and public
	1506	+	8 communication and create such advisory councils as may be
	1507	+	9 authorized to effectuate the purposes of this Act.
	1508	+	10 (H) Coordination with other Agencies. To coordinate its
	1509	+	11 activities with federal, state, and local agencies in
	1510	+	12 conformity with this Act.
	1511	+	13 (I) Grants; Private Gifts.
	1512	+	14 (1) To accept public grants and private gifts as may
	1513	+	15 be authorized.
	1514	+	16 (2) To design grant programs and award grants to
	1515	+	17 eligible recipients.
	1516	+	18 (J) Education and Training. To implement a formal and
	1517	+	19 unbiased program of education and training for all employees
	1518	+	20 assigned to investigate and conciliate charges under Articles
	1519	+	21 7A and 7B. The training program shall include the following:
	1520	+	22 (1) substantive and procedural aspects of the
	1521	+	23 investigation and conciliation positions;
	1522	+	24 (2) current issues in human rights law and practice;
	1523	+	25 (3) lectures by specialists in substantive areas
	1524	+	26 related to human rights matters;
	1525	+
	1526	+
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	1535	+	1 (4) orientation to each operational unit of the
	1536	+	2 Department and Commission;
	1537	+	3 (5) observation of experienced Department
	1538	+	4 investigators and attorneys conducting conciliation
	1539	+	5 conferences, combined with the opportunity to discuss
	1540	+	6 evidence presented and rulings made;
	1541	+	7 (6) the use of hypothetical cases requiring the
	1542	+	8 Department investigator and conciliation conference
	1543	+	9 attorney to issue judgments as a means to evaluating
	1544	+	10 knowledge and writing ability;
	1545	+	11 (7) writing skills;
	1546	+	12 (8) computer skills, including but not limited to word
	1547	+	13 processing and document management.
	1548	+	14 A formal, unbiased and ongoing professional development
	1549	+	15 program including, but not limited to, the above-noted areas
	1550	+	16 shall be implemented to keep Department investigators and
	1551	+	17 attorneys informed of recent developments and issues and to
	1552	+	18 assist them in maintaining and enhancing their professional
	1553	+	19 competence.
	1554	+	20 (K) Hotlines. To establish and maintain hotlines and
	1555	+	21 helplines to aid in effectuating the purposes of this Act
	1556	+	22 including the confidential reporting of discrimination,
	1557	+	23 harassment, and bias incidents. All communications received or
	1558	+	24 sent via the hotlines and helplines are exempt from disclosure
	1559	+	25 under the Freedom of Information Act.
	1560	+	26 (Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23; 103-335, eff. 1-1-24.)
	1561	+
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	1571	+	1 (775 ILCS 5/8-113 rep.)
	1572	+	2 Section 10. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
	1573	+	3 repealing Section 8-113.
	1574	+	4 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
	1575	+	5 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
	1576	+	6 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
	1577	+	7 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
	1578	+	8 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
	1579	+	9 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
	1580	+	10 Public Act.
	1581	+	11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
	1582	+	12 becoming law except that Sections 5 and 10 take effect January
	1583	+	13 1, 2025.
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	1586	+	HB5371 Enrolled - 46 - LRB103 39459 JRC 69653 b
	1587	+	1 INDEX
	1588	+	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
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	1595	+
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	1600	+	1 INDEX
	1601	+	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
	1602	+
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