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SB 2613 Illinois Senate · 99th Regular Session

CHILD BEREAVEMENT LEAVE ACT

Summary
Creates the Child Bereavement Leave Act and amends the State Finance Act. Provides that an employee may use specified amounts of bereavement leave to grieve the death of the employee's child, attend services in relation to the death of the employee's child, or make arrangements necessitated by the death of the employee's child. Provides for enforcement by the Department of Labor. Provides for civil penalties. Authorizes the Attorney General to collect penalties. Creates the Child Bereavement Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2016
Committee Review
May 2016
Senate Passage
May 2016
House Passage
May 2016
Signed into Law
Jul 2016
Introduced May 3, 2016 Signed Jul 29, 2016
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2016 · House May 26, 2016

How they voted

38–2
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 46
May 3, 2016
D Democratic28
24 Yea 4
85% Yea
R Republican18
14 Yea 2 Nay 2
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
101
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jul 29, 2016
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 26, 2016
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 25, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 021-001-000
lower
May 16, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
May 4, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 3, 2016
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 3, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-2-6)
senate
Apr 22, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bertino-Tarrant
upper
Apr 21, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 011-001-000
upper
0 primary · 64 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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