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SB 529 Illinois Senate · 101st Regular Session

GOVERNMENT SEVERANCE-ATHLETICS

Summary
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 120/1.01 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 415/10 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Government Severance Pay Act. Provides that the Act shall not apply to contracts or employment agreements for individuals employed by the department of intercollegiate athletics of a college or university when the employee's compensation is funded by non-State-appropriated funds, such as revenues generated by athletic events or activities, gifts or donations, or any combination thereof. Provides that nothing in the provisions entitles an individual employed by the department of intercollegiate athletics of a college or university to receive severance pay when that individual has been dismissed for misconduct. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Aug 2019
Introduced Apr 12, 2019 Signed Aug 2, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2019 · House May 21, 2019

How they voted

47–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Apr 11, 2019
D Democratic33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican18
15 Yea 2 Nay 1
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Aug 2, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 21, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (66-31-7)
house
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 008-002-000
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2019
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; J. Cullerton
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-2-2)
senate
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 015-001-000
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.