Bill Sponsors: IL HB3056 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
Bill Title: Creates the Employee Background Fairness Act. Provides that an employer may not refuse to hire an individual and may not discharge an individual because of the individual's criminal history unless the individual has one or more convictions and there is a direct relationship between one of more of an individual's convictions and the specific employment sought. Prohibits retaliation for exercising rights under the Act. Provides that an individual denied or discharged from employment because of his or her criminal history in violation of the Act may recover from the employer in a civil action: (1) damages in the amount of $2,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater; (2) costs and reasonable attorney's fees as allowed by the court; and (3) any other appropriate relief, including punitive damages. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-14 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz [HB3056 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-14 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz [HB3056 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Sonya Harper [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-006 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Latoya Greenwood [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-114 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-092 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Curtis Tarver [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-025 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Theresa Mah [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-024 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Carol Ammons [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-103 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Justin Slaughter [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-027 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Celina Villanueva [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-012 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Anne Stava-Murray [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-081 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Elizabeth Hernandez [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-002 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Kelly Cassidy [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-014 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Camille Lilly [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-078 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Emanuel Welch [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-007 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Maurice West [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-067 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Will Guzzardi [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-039 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Lamont Robinson [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-005 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Melissa Conyears-Ervin [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-010 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Mark Walker [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-053 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Luis Arroyo [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-003 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Nicholas Smith [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-034 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative LaShawn Ford [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-008 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Marcus Evans [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-033 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Arthur Turner [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-009 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Mary Flowers [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-031 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Aaron Ortiz [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-001 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |