LABOR RELATIONS-UNIT STATUS
Summary
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Specifies further requirements for labor unit clarification. Provides that no collective bargaining agreement entered into between an executive branch constitutional officer or any agency or department of an executive branch constitutional officer and a labor organization may extend more than 12 months after the date on which the terms of office of executive branch constitutional officers begin (currently, may extend beyond June, 30). Provides an exemption concerning collective bargaining agreements and the increase of salary, wages, or benefits starting on or after the first day of the terms of office of executive branch constitutional officers. Modifies defined terms. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Modifies defined terms. Provides that determinations of confidential employee status, managerial employee status, and supervisor status shall be based on actual employee job duties and not solely on written job descriptions. Removes provisions placing further requirements on the forming of bargaining units by employees and managerial employees. Removes a provision concerning bargaining unit descriptions. Modifies and provides further requirements for the filing of unit clarification petitions. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Apr 30, 2021
Signed Jul 23, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2021 · House May 20, 2021
How they voted
37–11
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Apr 29, 2021
D
Democratic34
91% Yea
R
Republican17
64% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
5
Jul 23, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-039-000
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-011-000
lower
May 5, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 044-011-000
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Aquino
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-006-000
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1) this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Omar Aquino
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Omar Aquino
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 009-005-000
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Halpin
DDemocratic
P
Omar Aquino
DDemocratic
Co
Mattie Hunter
DDemocratic
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