UNEMP INS-BENEFIT CHG-GUARD
Summary
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that an employer is not chargeable for any benefit charges resulting from the payment of benefits to an individual for any week of unemployment if the employer's business is closed solely because of the entrance of the employer, one or more of the partners or officers of the employer, or the majority stockholder of the employer into active duty in the Illinois National Guard or the Armed Forces. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2004
Committee Review
May 2004
Senate Passage
May 2004
House Passage
May 2004
Signed into Law
Aug 2004
Introduced Mar 26, 2004
Signed Aug 24, 2004
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2004 · House May 27, 2004
How they voted
51–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 56
Mar 25, 2004
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican26
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Aug 24, 2004
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 27, 2004
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 27, 2004
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed by Voice Vote
lower
May 27, 2004
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (112-0-3)
house
May 24, 2004
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 13, 2004
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 13, 2004
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed to Table Rep. Ricca Slone
lower
Apr 29, 2004
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Apr 29, 2004
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 29, 2004
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Labor Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2004
Committee
Assigned to Labor Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2004
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 25, 2004
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-2-3)
senate
Feb 26, 2004
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Labor & Commerce; 009-000-000
upper
Feb 18, 2004
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce
upper
Feb 3, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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