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SB 2778 Illinois Senate · 94th Regular Session

HIGHER ED-EMER WRKR ATTNDCE

Summary
Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act and various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that no public university or community college attendance policy or attendance policy of a faculty member thereof may in any way penalize a student who is a volunteer emergency worker for absence from class caused by the performance of his or her duties as a volunteer emergency worker. Amends the Volunteer Fire Protection Association Act. Provides that no public university or community college attendance policy or attendance policy of a faculty member thereof may in any way penalize a student who is a volunteer fire protection association member for absence from class caused by the performance of his or her duties as a volunteer fire protection association member. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2006
Committee Review
Mar 2006
Senate Passage
Mar 2006
House Passage
Mar 2006
Signed into Law
Jun 2006
Introduced Feb 28, 2006 Signed Jun 27, 2006
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2006 · House Mar 30, 2006

How they voted

52–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 54
Feb 28, 2006
D Democratic28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Jun 27, 2006
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Mar 30, 2006
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Mar 30, 2006
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (108-2-5)
house
Mar 23, 2006
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Mar 8, 2006
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2006
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Feb 28, 2006
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (52-0-2)
senate
Feb 24, 2006
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sieben
upper
Feb 24, 2006
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 008-000-000
upper
Feb 23, 2006
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education
upper
Feb 22, 2006
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 22, 2006
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Todd Sieben
upper
Feb 8, 2006
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000
upper
Feb 1, 2006
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
Jan 20, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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