SB 220 Illinois Senate · 104th Regular Session

MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS LEAVE

Summary
Amends the Family Military Leave Act. Changes the name of the Act to the "Military Leave Act". Provides that an employee may use up to 8 hours per calendar month to participate in a funeral honors detail, up to a total of 40 hours per calendar year, or more if authorized by the employer or if provided for in a collective bargaining agreement. Provides for requirements to take leave for funeral honors details. Provides that an employee that takes leave may do so in lieu of, and without having exhausted, his or her vacation leave, personal leave, compensatory leave, or any other leave that may be granted to the employee, including sick leave and disability leave. Defines terms. Provides that the employer of an employee that takes leave must pay the employee his or her regular rate of pay for the leave taken to participate in a funeral honors detail. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Aug 1, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 1 edit · Aug 1, 2025
MINOR
The transition from the Engrossed to the Enrolled version of SB 220 involved only formatting and pagination updates, such as changing the document title and adjusting page headers. No substantive policy changes, new requirements, or eligibility criteria were added or removed.
TECHNICAL

Updated the document title from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' and adjusted page numbering headers to reflect the final version of the bill.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2025 · House May 21, 2025

How they voted

540
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 58
Apr 3, 2025
D Democratic39
35 Yea 4
89% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 1, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 025-000-000
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Labor; 016-000-000
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Labor
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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