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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4850         </title>
<shortdesc>GENDER VIOLENCE-EMPLOYER DUTY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Will Guzzardi-Eva-Dina Delgado-Sonya M. Harper, Dagmara Avelar and Joyce Mason</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Karina Villa, Jacqueline Y. Collins and Laura Fine)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>740 ILCS 82/5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>740 ILCS 82/11 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>740 ILCS 82/20</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>740 ILCS 82/25 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends "An Act in relation to violence against women", approved August 5, 2003, Public Act 93-416, by adding clauses to the preamble. Amends the Gender Violence Act. Includes domestic violence in the definition of "gender-related violence". Provides that an employer shall be liable for gender-related violence committed by an employee or nonemployee if the employer, through the employer's acts or omissions, engages in: (1) encouraging or assisting in the commission of the gender-related violence by failing to supervise, train, or monitor an employee or nonemployee; (2) having prior knowledge of an employee's or nonemployee's propensity for engaging in similar conduct but failing to take remedial measures; (3) failing to investigate complaints or reports of similar conduct by an employee or nonemployee; or (4) otherwise failing to investigate or take remedial measures in response to complaints or reports of similar conduct by an employee or nonemployee. Requires an action based on gender-related violence relating to domestic violence to be commenced within 7 years after the cause of action accrued or, in a case where the person was a minor at the time the cause of action accrued, within 7 years of the person reaching the age of 18. Provides that no person has the power to waive any provisions of the Act as part of a dissolution of marriage agreement, civil union, domestic partnership, or custody agreement.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Floor Amendment No. 2</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Gender Violence Act. Defines "employee", "employer", "work environment", and "workplace". Changes the definition of "gender-related violence" to include domestic violence. Provides that an employer shall only be liable for gender-related violence committed in the work environment by an employee or agent of the employer. Provides specific instances in which an employer is liable for gender-related violence. Provides that no person shall have the power to waive any provisions of the Act as part of a dissolution of marriage agreement, civil union, domestic partnership, or custody agreement. Makes corresponding changes.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/25/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi</action>
<statusdate>1/27/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/27/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Labor &amp; Commerce Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Labor &amp; Commerce Committee;  018-011-000</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor &amp; Commerce Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor &amp; Commerce Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor &amp; Commerce Committee;  018-011-000</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-039-000</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2022</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2022</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2022</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2022</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2022</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/18/2022</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins</action>
<statusdate>9/7/2022</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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