Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1666 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1666 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Robert F. Martwick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 775 ILCS 5/2-103.5 new775 ILCS 5/4-102 from Ch. 68, par. 4-102775 ILCS 5/4-103 from Ch. 68, par. 4-103775 ILCS 5/5-102 from Ch. 68, par. 5-102 Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides, in the Articles governing employment, financial, and public accommodation discrimination, that the use of criteria or methods that have the effect of causing certain discrimination-related civil rights violations is unlawful, unless (i) the use of such criteria or methods is necessary to achieve a substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest or (ii) the substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest cannot be served by another practice that has a less discriminatory effect. LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1666 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Robert F. Martwick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 775 ILCS 5/2-103.5 new775 ILCS 5/4-102 from Ch. 68, par. 4-102775 ILCS 5/4-103 from Ch. 68, par. 4-103775 ILCS 5/5-102 from Ch. 68, par. 5-102 775 ILCS 5/2-103.5 new 775 ILCS 5/4-102 from Ch. 68, par. 4-102 775 ILCS 5/4-103 from Ch. 68, par. 4-103 775 ILCS 5/5-102 from Ch. 68, par. 5-102 Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides, in the Articles governing employment, financial, and public accommodation discrimination, that the use of criteria or methods that have the effect of causing certain discrimination-related civil rights violations is unlawful, unless (i) the use of such criteria or methods is necessary to achieve a substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest or (ii) the substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest cannot be served by another practice that has a less discriminatory effect. LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1666 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Robert F. Martwick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	775 ILCS 5/2-103.5 new775 ILCS 5/4-102 from Ch. 68, par. 4-102775 ILCS 5/4-103 from Ch. 68, par. 4-103775 ILCS 5/5-102 from Ch. 68, par. 5-102 775 ILCS 5/2-103.5 new 775 ILCS 5/4-102 from Ch. 68, par. 4-102 775 ILCS 5/4-103 from Ch. 68, par. 4-103 775 ILCS 5/5-102 from Ch. 68, par. 5-102
4	4	775 ILCS 5/2-103.5 new
5	5	775 ILCS 5/4-102 from Ch. 68, par. 4-102
6	6	775 ILCS 5/4-103 from Ch. 68, par. 4-103
7	7	775 ILCS 5/5-102 from Ch. 68, par. 5-102
8	8	Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides, in the Articles governing employment, financial, and public accommodation discrimination, that the use of criteria or methods that have the effect of causing certain discrimination-related civil rights violations is unlawful, unless (i) the use of such criteria or methods is necessary to achieve a substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest or (ii) the substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest cannot be served by another practice that has a less discriminatory effect.
9	9	LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
10	10	LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
11	11	A BILL FOR
12	12	SB1666LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b SB1666 LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
13	13	SB1666 LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
14	14	1 AN ACT concerning human rights.
15	15	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
16	16	3 represented in the General Assembly:
17	17	4 Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
18	18	5 changing Sections 4-102, 4-103, and 5-102 and by adding
19	19	6 Section 2-103.5 as follows:
20	20	7 (775 ILCS 5/2-103.5 new)
21	21	8 Sec. 2-103.5. Criteria or methods. It is a civil rights
22	22	9 violation for any employer, employment agency, or labor
23	23	10 organization to use criteria or methods in any act, as set
24	24	11 forth in Section 2-102, that has the effect of subjecting
25	25	12 individuals to discrimination on the basis of unlawful
26	26	13 discrimination, citizenship status, work authorization status,
27	27	14 arrest record, or conviction record, unless (i) the use of
28	28	15 such criteria or methods is necessary to achieve a
29	29	16 substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest or (ii)
30	30	17 the substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest cannot
31	31	18 be served by another practice that has a less discriminatory
32	32	19 effect.
33	33	20 (775 ILCS 5/4-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 4-102)
34	34	21 Sec. 4-102. Civil Rights Violations: Loans. It shall be a
35	35	22 civil rights violation for any financial institution, on the
36	36
37	37
38	38
39	39	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1666 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Robert F. Martwick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40	40	775 ILCS 5/2-103.5 new775 ILCS 5/4-102 from Ch. 68, par. 4-102775 ILCS 5/4-103 from Ch. 68, par. 4-103775 ILCS 5/5-102 from Ch. 68, par. 5-102 775 ILCS 5/2-103.5 new 775 ILCS 5/4-102 from Ch. 68, par. 4-102 775 ILCS 5/4-103 from Ch. 68, par. 4-103 775 ILCS 5/5-102 from Ch. 68, par. 5-102
41	41	775 ILCS 5/2-103.5 new
42	42	775 ILCS 5/4-102 from Ch. 68, par. 4-102
43	43	775 ILCS 5/4-103 from Ch. 68, par. 4-103
44	44	775 ILCS 5/5-102 from Ch. 68, par. 5-102
45	45	Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides, in the Articles governing employment, financial, and public accommodation discrimination, that the use of criteria or methods that have the effect of causing certain discrimination-related civil rights violations is unlawful, unless (i) the use of such criteria or methods is necessary to achieve a substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest or (ii) the substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest cannot be served by another practice that has a less discriminatory effect.
46	46	LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
47	47	LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
48	48	A BILL FOR
49	49
50	50
51	51
52	52
53	53
54	54	775 ILCS 5/2-103.5 new
55	55	775 ILCS 5/4-102 from Ch. 68, par. 4-102
56	56	775 ILCS 5/4-103 from Ch. 68, par. 4-103
57	57	775 ILCS 5/5-102 from Ch. 68, par. 5-102
58	58
59	59
60	60
61	61	LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
62	62
63	63
64	64
65	65
66	66
67	67
68	68
69	69
70	70
71	71	SB1666 LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
72	72
73	73
74	74	SB1666- 2 -LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b SB1666 - 2 - LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
75	75	SB1666 - 2 - LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
76	76	1 basis grounds of unlawful discrimination, to:
77	77	2 (A) Denial of Services. Deny any person any of the
78	78	3 services normally offered by such an institution.
79	79	4 (B) Modification of Services. Provide any person with any
80	80	5 service which is different from, or provided in a different
81	81	6 manner than, that which is provided to other persons similarly
82	82	7 situated.
83	83	8 (C) Loan Terms. Deny or vary the terms of a loan.
84	84	9 (D) Property Location. Deny or vary the terms of a loan on
85	85	10 the basis that a specific parcel of real estate offered as
86	86	11 security is located in a specific geographical area.
87	87	12 (E) Consideration of Income. Deny or vary the terms of a
88	88	13 loan without having considered all of the regular and
89	89	14 dependable income of each person who would be liable for
90	90	15 repayment of the loan.
91	91	16 (F) Lending Standards. Utilize lending standards that have
92	92	17 no economic basis and which constitute unlawful
93	93	18 discrimination.
94	94	19 (G) Criteria. Use criteria or methods that have the effect
95	95	20 of causing a civil rights violation under this Section, unless
96	96	21 (i) the use of such criteria or methods is necessary to achieve
97	97	22 a substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest or (ii)
98	98	23 the substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest cannot
99	99	24 be served by another practice that has a less discriminatory
100	100	25 effect.
101	101	26 (Source: P.A. 81-1216.)
102	102
103	103
104	104
105	105
106	106
107	107	SB1666 - 2 - LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
108	108
109	109
110	110	SB1666- 3 -LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b SB1666 - 3 - LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
111	111	SB1666 - 3 - LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
112	112	1 (775 ILCS 5/4-103) (from Ch. 68, par. 4-103)
113	113	2 Sec. 4-103. Credit Cards. It is a civil rights violation
114	114	3 for a person who offers credit cards to the public in this
115	115	4 State:
116	116	5 (A) Denial. To refuse to issue a credit card, upon
117	117	6 proper application, on the basis of unlawful
118	118	7 discrimination.
119	119	8 (B) Reasons for Rejection. To fail to inform an
120	120	9 applicant for a credit card, upon request, of the reason
121	121	10 that his or her application for a credit card has been
122	122	11 rejected.
123	123	12 (C) Criteria or methods. Use criteria or methods that
124	124	13 have the effect of causing a civil rights violation under
125	125	14 this Section, unless (i) the use of such criteria or
126	126	15 methods is necessary to achieve a substantial, legitimate,
127	127	16 nondiscriminatory interest or (ii) the substantial,
128	128	17 legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest cannot be served by
129	129	18 another practice that has a less discriminatory effect.
130	130	19 (Source: P.A. 81-1216.)
131	131	20 (775 ILCS 5/5-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 5-102)
132	132	21 Sec. 5-102. Civil Rights Violations: Public
133	133	22 Accommodations. It is a civil rights violation for any person
134	134	23 on the basis of unlawful discrimination to:
135	135	24 (A) Enjoyment of Facilities, Goods, and Services. Deny or
136	136
137	137
138	138
139	139
140	140
141	141	SB1666 - 3 - LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
142	142
143	143
144	144	SB1666- 4 -LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b SB1666 - 4 - LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
145	145	SB1666 - 4 - LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b
146	146
147	147
148	148
149	149
150	150
151	151	SB1666 - 4 - LRB104 09559 JRC 19622 b