Chapter 775 — HUMAN RIGHTS

(775 ILCS 40/65) Sec. 65. Appointment period. The initial members of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission shall be appointed not later than 3 months after the effective date of this Act. No claims of torture may be filed with the Commission until a quorum of members…

(775 ILCS 40/70) Sec. 70. Filing of claims. This Act applies to claims of torture filed not later than 10 years after the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 99-688, eff. 7-29-16.)

(775 ILCS 40/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-223, eff. 8-10-09.)

(775 ILCS 45/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Bill of Rights for the Homeless Act. (Source: P.A. 98-516, eff. 8-22-13.)

(775 ILCS 45/10) Sec. 10. Bill of Rights. (a) No person's rights, privileges, or access to public services may be denied or abridged solely because he or she is homeless. Such a person shall be granted the same rights and privileges as any other citizen of this State. A person ex…

(775 ILCS 45/15) Sec. 15. Damages and attorney's fees. In any civil action alleging a violation of this Act, the court may award appropriate injunctive and declaratory relief, actual damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff. (Source: P.A. 98-516…

(775 ILCS 45/5) Sec. 5. Legislative intent. It is the long-standing policy of this State that no person should suffer unnecessarily from cold or hunger, be deprived of shelter or the basic rights incident to shelter, or be subject to unfair discrimination based on his or her home…

(775 ILCS 45/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 98-516, eff. 8-22-13.)

(775 ILCS 50/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking Resource Center Notice Act. (Source: P.A. 99-99, eff. 1-1-16.)

(775 ILCS 50/10) Sec. 10. Form of posted notice. (a) The notice required under this Act shall be at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, written in a 16-point font, except that when the notice is provided by electronic means the size of the notice and font shall not be requir…

(775 ILCS 50/15) Sec. 15. Model notice. No later than 6 months after the effective date of this Act, the Department of Human Services shall: (i) develop a model notice that complies with the requirements of Section 10 of this Act; or (ii) adopt a model notice developed by the Ill…

(775 ILCS 50/20) Sec. 20. Penalties. (a) A business or establishment identified in subsection (a) of Section 5 that fails to comply with the requirements of this Act within 30 days of receipt of a notice described in subsection (b) is guilty of a petty offense, and subject to a f…

(775 ILCS 50/5) Sec. 5. Posted notice required. (a) Each of the following businesses and other establishments shall, upon the availability of the model notice described in Section 15 of this Act, post a notice that complies with the requirements of this Act in a conspicuous place…

(775 ILCS 55/1-1) Sec. 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Reproductive Health Act. (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19.)

(775 ILCS 55/1-10) Sec. 1-10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Abortion" means the use of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device to terminate the pregnancy of an individual known to be pregnant with an intention other than to increase the probability o…

(775 ILCS 55/1-15) Sec. 1-15. Fundamental reproductive health rights. (a) Every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about the individual's own reproductive health, including the fundamental right to use or refuse reproductive health care. (b) Every ind…

(775 ILCS 55/1-20) Sec. 1-20. Prohibited State actions; causes of action. (a) The State shall not: (1) deny, restrict, interfere with, or discriminate against an individual's exercise of the fundamental rights set forth in this Act, including individuals under State custody, cont…

(775 ILCS 55/1-25) Sec. 1-25. Reporting of abortions performed by health care professionals. (a) A health care professional may provide abortion care in accordance with the health care professional's professional judgment and training and based on accepted standards of clinical p…

(775 ILCS 55/1-30) Sec. 1-30. Application. (a) This Act applies to all State laws, ordinances, policies, procedures, practices, and governmental actions and their implementation, whether statutory or otherwise and whether adopted before or after the effective date of this Act. (b…

(775 ILCS 55/1-35) Sec. 1-35. Home rule powers limitation. A unit of local government may enact ordinances, standards, rules, or regulations that protect an individual's ability to freely exercise the fundamental rights set forth in this Act in a manner or to an extent equal to o…

(775 ILCS 55/1-5) Sec. 1-5. Scope. This Act sets forth the fundamental rights of individuals to make autonomous decisions about one's own reproductive health, including the fundamental right to use or refuse reproductive health care. This includes the fundamental right of an indi…

(775 ILCS 55/1-97) Sec. 1-97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19.)

(775 ILCS 55/905-10) Sec. 905-10. The Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act is amended by repealing Section 9. (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19.)

(775 ILCS 55/905-15) Sec. 905-15. The Illinois Abortion Law of 1975 is repealed. (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19.)

(775 ILCS 55/905-20) Sec. 905-20. The Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19.)

(775 ILCS 55/905-25) Sec. 905-25. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by repealing Section 11-107.1. (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19.)

(775 ILCS 55/905-30) Sec. 905-30. The Abortion Performance Refusal Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19.)

(775 ILCS 55/905-5) Sec. 905-5. The Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act is amended by repealing Section 6.1. (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-10) Sec. 910-10. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-15) Sec. 910-15. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-20) Sec. 910-20. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-25) Sec. 910-25. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-30) Sec. 910-30. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-35) Sec. 910-35. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-40) Sec. 910-40. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-45) Sec. 910-45. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-5) Sec. 910-5. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-50) Sec. 910-50. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-53) Sec. 910-53. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-55) Sec. 910-55. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-60) Sec. 910-60. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-65) Sec. 910-65. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-70) Sec. 910-70. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-73) Sec. 910-73. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-75) Sec. 910-75. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; text omitted.)

(775 ILCS 55/910-995) Sec. 910-995. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelera…

(775 ILCS 55/999-999) Sec. 999-999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19.)

(775 ILCS 60/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Civil Rights Remedies Restoration Act. (Source: P.A. 103-150, eff. 1-1-24.)

(775 ILCS 60/10) Sec. 10. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to restore in Illinois the full enjoyment of the civil rights unjustly limited by the U.S. Supreme Court in its decision in Cummings. (Source: P.A. 103-150, eff. 1-1-24.)

(775 ILCS 60/15) Sec. 15. Violation. A violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18116), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12132 et seq.), …