ATTY GEN-WORKER PROTECT UNIT
Summary
Amends the Attorney General Act. Creates the Worker Protection Unit within the Office of the Illinois Attorney General to intervene in, initiate, enforce, and defend all criminal or civil legal proceedings on matters and violations relating to specified statutes. Provides further powers and requirements of the Attorney General in the Worker Protection Unit. Creates the Worker Protection Task Force. Provides for the purposes and composition of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding its progress no later than December 1, 2020. Repeals the Task Force December 1, 2021.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2019
Last action Mar 29, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
1
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 29, 2019
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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