FREEDOM TO WORK-HEALTH CARE
Summary
Amends the Illinois Freedom to Work Act. Provides that any covenant not to compete or covenant not to solicit entered into after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall not be enforceable with respect to the provision of reproductive health care or maternity care by a health care professional in the State if the enforcement of the covenant not to compete or covenant not to solicit is likely to reduce the availability of reproductive health care or maternity care. Provides that in an action to enforce a covenant not to compete or covenant not to solicit entered into after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a party seeking to enforce the covenant not to compete or covenant not to solicit has the burden of proving that it will not reduce the availability of reproductive health care or maternity care in the State. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Last action Apr 11, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
3
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Apr 11, 2025
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-008-000
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 019-008-000
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 26 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Laura Faver Dias
DDemocratic
Co
Abdelnasser Rashid
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
Co
Gregg Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Jehan Gordon-Booth
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Cassidy
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Olickal
DDemocratic
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