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State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3042 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103 Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Expands the definition of "source of income" to include any lawful, verifiable income paid directly to a veteran, or to a representative of a veteran, or paid to a housing owner or landlord on behalf of a veteran, including federal, State, or local public assistance, and federal, State, or local housing subsidies, including, but not limited to, federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers. LRB104 02909 KTG 12922 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3042 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103 775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103 Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Expands the definition of "source of income" to include any lawful, verifiable income paid directly to a veteran, or to a representative of a veteran, or paid to a housing owner or landlord on behalf of a veteran, including federal, State, or local public assistance, and federal, State, or local housing subsidies, including, but not limited to, federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers. LRB104 02909 KTG 12922 b LRB104 02909 KTG 12922 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3042 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103 775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103
775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Expands the definition of "source of income" to include any lawful, verifiable income paid directly to a veteran, or to a representative of a veteran, or paid to a housing owner or landlord on behalf of a veteran, including federal, State, or local public assistance, and federal, State, or local housing subsidies, including, but not limited to, federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers.
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1 AN ACT concerning human rights.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
5 changing Section 1-103 as follows:
6 (775 ILCS 5/1-103) (from Ch. 68, par. 1-103)
7 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-785)
8 Sec. 1-103. General definitions. When used in this Act,
9 unless the context requires otherwise, the term:
10 (A) Age. "Age" means the chronological age of a person who
11 is at least 40 years old, except with regard to any practice
12 described in Section 2-102, insofar as that practice concerns
13 training or apprenticeship programs. In the case of training
14 or apprenticeship programs, for the purposes of Section 2-102,
15 "age" means the chronological age of a person who is 18 but not
16 yet 40 years old.
17 (B) Aggrieved party. "Aggrieved party" means a person who
18 is alleged or proved to have been injured by a civil rights
19 violation or believes he or she will be injured by a civil
20 rights violation under Article 3 that is about to occur.
21 (B-5) Arrest record. "Arrest record" means:
22 (1) an arrest not leading to a conviction;
23 (2) a juvenile record; or
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3042 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103 775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103
775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Expands the definition of "source of income" to include any lawful, verifiable income paid directly to a veteran, or to a representative of a veteran, or paid to a housing owner or landlord on behalf of a veteran, including federal, State, or local public assistance, and federal, State, or local housing subsidies, including, but not limited to, federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers.
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1 (3) criminal history record information ordered
2 expunged, sealed, or impounded under Section 5.2 of the
3 Criminal Identification Act.
4 (C) Charge. "Charge" means an allegation filed with the
5 Department by an aggrieved party or initiated by the
6 Department under its authority.
7 (D) Civil rights violation. "Civil rights violation"
8 includes and shall be limited to only those specific acts set
9 forth in Sections 2-102, 2-103, 2-105, 3-102, 3-102.1, 3-103,
10 3-102.10, 3-104.1, 3-105, 3-105.1, 4-102, 4-103, 5-102,
11 5A-102, 6-101, 6-101.5, and 6-102 of this Act.
12 (E) Commission. "Commission" means the Human Rights
13 Commission created by this Act.
14 (F) Complaint. "Complaint" means the formal pleading filed
15 by the Department with the Commission following an
16 investigation and finding of substantial evidence of a civil
17 rights violation.
18 (G) Complainant. "Complainant" means a person including
19 the Department who files a charge of civil rights violation
20 with the Department or the Commission.
21 (G-5) Conviction record. "Conviction record" means
22 information indicating that a person has been convicted of a
23 felony, misdemeanor or other criminal offense, placed on
24 probation, fined, imprisoned, or paroled pursuant to any law
25 enforcement or military authority.
26 (H) Department. "Department" means the Department of Human
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1 Rights created by this Act.
2 (I) Disability.
3 (1) "Disability" means a determinable physical or mental
4 characteristic of a person, including, but not limited to, a
5 determinable physical characteristic which necessitates the
6 person's use of a guide, hearing or support dog, the history of
7 such characteristic, or the perception of such characteristic
8 by the person complained against, which may result from
9 disease, injury, congenital condition of birth or functional
10 disorder and which characteristic:
11 (a) For purposes of Article 2, is unrelated to the
12 person's ability to perform the duties of a particular job
13 or position and, pursuant to Section 2-104 of this Act, a
14 person's illegal use of drugs or alcohol is not a
15 disability;
16 (b) For purposes of Article 3, is unrelated to the
17 person's ability to acquire, rent, or maintain a housing
18 accommodation;
19 (c) For purposes of Article 4, is unrelated to a
20 person's ability to repay;
21 (d) For purposes of Article 5, is unrelated to a
22 person's ability to utilize and benefit from a place of
23 public accommodation;
24 (e) For purposes of Article 5, also includes any
25 mental, psychological, or developmental disability,
26 including autism spectrum disorders.
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1 (2) Discrimination based on disability includes unlawful
2 discrimination against an individual because of the
3 individual's association with a person with a disability.
4 (J) Marital status. "Marital status" means the legal
5 status of being married, single, separated, divorced, or
6 widowed.
7 (J-1) Military status. "Military status" means a person's
8 status on active duty in or status as a veteran of the armed
9 forces of the United States, status as a current member or
10 veteran of any reserve component of the armed forces of the
11 United States, including the United States Army Reserve,
12 United States Marine Corps Reserve, United States Navy
13 Reserve, United States Air Force Reserve, and United States
14 Coast Guard Reserve, or status as a current member or veteran
15 of the Illinois Army National Guard or Illinois Air National
16 Guard.
17 (K) National origin. "National origin" means the place in
18 which a person or one of his or her ancestors was born.
19 (K-5) "Order of protection status" means a person's status
20 as being a person protected under an order of protection
21 issued pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986,
22 Article 112A of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the
23 Stalking No Contact Order Act, or the Civil No Contact Order
24 Act, or an order of protection issued by a court of another
25 state.
26 (L) Person. "Person" includes one or more individuals,
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1 partnerships, associations or organizations, labor
2 organizations, labor unions, joint apprenticeship committees,
3 or union labor associations, corporations, the State of
4 Illinois and its instrumentalities, political subdivisions,
5 units of local government, legal representatives, trustees in
6 bankruptcy or receivers.
7 (L-5) Pregnancy. "Pregnancy" means pregnancy, childbirth,
8 or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or
9 childbirth.
10 (M) Public contract. "Public contract" includes every
11 contract to which the State, any of its political
12 subdivisions, or any municipal corporation is a party.
13 (M-5) Race. "Race" includes traits associated with race,
14 including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective
15 hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists.
16 (N) Religion. "Religion" includes all aspects of religious
17 observance and practice, as well as belief, except that with
18 respect to employers, for the purposes of Article 2,
19 "religion" has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph (F) of
20 Section 2-101.
21 (O) Sex. "Sex" means the status of being male or female.
22 (O-1) Sexual orientation. "Sexual orientation" means
23 actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality,
24 bisexuality, or gender-related identity, whether or not
25 traditionally associated with the person's designated sex at
26 birth. "Sexual orientation" does not include a physical or
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1 sexual attraction to a minor by an adult.
2 (O-2) Reproductive Health Decisions. "Reproductive Health
3 Decisions" means a person's decisions regarding the person's
4 use of: contraception; fertility or sterilization care;
5 assisted reproductive technologies; miscarriage management
6 care; healthcare related to the continuation or termination of
7 pregnancy; or prenatal, intranatal, or postnatal care.
8 (O-5) Source of income. "Source of income" means the
9 lawful manner by which an individual supports himself or
10 herself and his or her dependents. "Source of income" includes
11 any lawful, verifiable income paid directly to a veteran, or
12 to a representative of a veteran, or paid to a housing owner or
13 landlord on behalf of a veteran, including federal, State, or
14 local public assistance, and federal, State, or local housing
15 subsidies, including, but not limited to, federal Department
16 of Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive
17 Housing vouchers.
18 (P) Unfavorable military discharge. "Unfavorable military
19 discharge" includes discharges from the Armed Forces of the
20 United States, their Reserve components, or any National Guard
21 or Naval Militia which are classified as RE-3 or the
22 equivalent thereof, but does not include those characterized
23 as RE-4 or "Dishonorable".
24 (Q) Unlawful discrimination. "Unlawful discrimination"
25 means discrimination against a person because of his or her
26 actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin,
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