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HB 6162 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

EMPLOYEE SICK LEAVE ACT

Summary
Creates the Employee Sick Leave Act. Provides that employees may use personal sick leave benefits provided by the employer for absences due to an illness, injury, or medical appointment of the employee's child, spouse, sibling, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, or stepparent, for reasonable periods of time as the employee's attendance may be necessary, on the same terms upon which the employee is able to use sick leave benefits for the employee's own illness or injury. Provides that the Department of Labor shall issue rules to implement the Act. Effective January 1, 2017.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2016
Committee Review
May 2016
House Passage
May 2016
Senate Passage
May 2016
Signed into Law
Aug 2016
Introduced May 25, 2016 Signed Aug 19, 2016
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2016 · House May 24, 2016

How they voted

37–19
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
May 31, 2016
D Democratic38
35 Yea 1 Nay 2
92% Yea
R Republican20
2 Yea 18 Nay
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
102
Key actions
13
Committee
14
Amendments
5
Aug 19, 2016
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2016
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-19-2)
senate
May 30, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 006-002-000
upper
May 26, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
May 25, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
May 25, 2016
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
May 24, 2016
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (78-35-5)
house
May 18, 2016
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000
lower
Apr 22, 2016
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 20, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 015-004-001
lower
Apr 19, 2016
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 19, 2016
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Andrew F Skoog
lower
Apr 18, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2016
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2016
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Andrew F Skoog
lower
Apr 13, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-002-000
lower
Apr 13, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 8, 2016
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 22, 2016
lower
Apr 6, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2016
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Andrew F Skoog
lower
Mar 23, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
0 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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