IL FREEDOM TO WORK ACT
Summary
Creates the Illinois Freedom to Work Act. Provides that no employer shall enter into a covenant not to compete with any low-wage employee of the employer. Sets forth provisions providing that the Director of the Department of Labor shall adjust for inflation. Provides that in order for an employer to require an employee to enter into a covenant not to compete, the employer shall, prior to the employment of such employee and at the beginning of the process for hiring such employee, have disclosed to such employee the requirement for entering into such covenant. Sets forth provisions providing how the Director shall receive, investigate, attempt to resolve, and enforce complaints. 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
Aug 2016
Introduced May 6, 2016
Signed Aug 19, 2016
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2016 · House May 27, 2016
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 46
May 31, 2016
D
Democratic28
89% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
60
Key actions
10
Committee
16
Amendments
14
Aug 19, 2016
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2016
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2016
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 4 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
upper
May 31, 2016
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 4 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Labor; 012-000-000
upper
May 29, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Labor
upper
May 29, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 27, 2016
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 4 - May 29, 2016
upper
May 27, 2016
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 4
upper
May 27, 2016
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-6)
house
May 25, 2016
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
May 25, 2016
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
May 25, 2016
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
May 25, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 024-000-000
lower
May 25, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 4 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 25, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
May 24, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 24, 2016
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 23, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 23, 2016
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 23, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 23, 2016
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 19, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 19, 2016
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 16, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
May 10, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 6, 2016
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 5, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Van Pelt
upper
May 5, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 013-000-000
upper
May 4, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
upper
May 4, 2016
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 4, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
upper
Apr 6, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Labor; 010-000-000
upper
Mar 8, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Labor
upper
Feb 19, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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