Statewide Relationship Recognition
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| no |
Licenses marriages for same-sex couples. |
| no |
Honors marriages of same-sex couples from other jurisdictions |
| no |
Relationship recognition for same-sex couples: none. |
- 1996 Anti-marriage bill adopted. Senate Bill 1773 introduced by Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R) on February 9, 1996. Prohibits marriages “between two individuals of the same sex” and declares such lawful marriages to be “against public policy.” Passed by Senate Judiciary Committee March 6, 1996. Passed Senate on March 29, 1996, passed the House on April 25, vetoed by Governor Edgar (R) on May 24, who simultaneously signed Senate Bill 1140, an identical measure containing an immediate effective date. See Illinois Compiled Statues, Chapter 750 §§ 5/201, 5/212 and 5/213.1.
Statewide Employment Protections
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| yes |
Private employment protections based on sexual orientation. |
| yes |
Private employment protections based on gender identity. |
| yes |
Public (state) employment protections based on sexual orientation. |
| - |
Public (state) employment protections based on gender identity. |
See 775 ILCS 5/1-103 and 775 ILCS 5/1-102.
- 2005 Sexual orientation and gender identity were added to the Illinois Human Rights Act. Senate Bill 3186, an amendment to existing law, signed by Governor Rod Blagojevich on 1/21/05
Statewide Parenting Laws
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| Who May Adopt |
Any person. 750 ILCS 50/2 |
| Second Parent Adoptions |
Approved in Petition of K.M. 653 N.E.2d 888 (Ill. App. 1995); reaffirmed in In re C.M.A., 715 N.E.2d 674 ( Ill. App. 1999) |
| Notes |
Permits individual, joint and second parent adoption. |
