WORKERS RIGHTS AND SAFETY
Summary
Creates the Illinois Workers' Rights and Worker Safety Act. Provides that, except as authorized by State law enacted after January 19, 2025, a State agency may not amend or revise its rules relating to the protection of workers' rights or worker safety in a manner less stringent than specified federal laws. Provides that a State agency may establish workers' rights and worker safety standards that are more stringent than those provided in federal law as the federal law existed on January 19, 2025. Provides that, to the extent a federal law existing on January 19, 2025 is more stringent than a State agency's corresponding standards or rules in its protection of workers' rights or worker safety, or to the extent that there are no State agency standards or rules in place corresponding with a federal law, a State agency shall, as a minimum standard, continue to observe and enforce those workers' rights and worker safety standards provided in federal law as the federal law existed on January 19, 2025. Provides for reporting requirements. Repeals the Act on January 20, 2029.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced May 21, 2025
Signed Aug 14, 2025
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Enrolled
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Aug 14, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was updated from the 'Engrossed' version to the 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive content of the legislation remains unchanged; the only modifications are the removal of draft headers and the addition of final pagination markers to prepare the document for official enactment.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft headers identifying the text as 'Engrossed' and replaced them with 'Enrolled' headers to indicate the bill has passed all legislative stages and is ready for signature.
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2025 · House May 30, 2025
How they voted
37–19
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
May 21, 2025
D
Democratic39
94% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Aug 14, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-032-000
lower
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-009-000
lower
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Labor & Commerce Committee; Rep. Bob Morgan
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025
lower
May 22, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
May 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 038-019-001
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Peters
upper
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 010-003-000
upper
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
upper
May 12, 2025
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Labor; 013-005-000
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Labor
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marcus Evans
DDemocratic
P
Robert Peters
DDemocratic
Co
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
Co
Diane Blair-Sherlock
DDemocratic
Co
GG
Graciela Guzmán
DDemocratic
Co
Gregg Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Harry Benton
DDemocratic
Co
Jaime Andrade
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Walker
DDemocratic
Co
Matt Hanson
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Porfirio
DDemocratic
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