IL HB3201

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to prohibit employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations from inquiring about or using felony convictions entered more than 7 years earlier as a basis for hiring, promotion, discipline, or employment decisions.

Applies the 7-year lookback prohibition to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure, and terms or conditions of employment.

Exempts State agencies, units of local government, school districts, and private organizations from the prohibition when requesting sealed felony conviction information from the Department of State Police under Section 3 of the Criminal Identification Act or other State or federal laws requiring criminal background checks.

Maintains existing protections against inquiries into arrests and sealed criminal history records, while allowing employers to obtain other information indicating actual engagement in the conduct for which a person was arrested.