Labor & Employment

signed · Illinois · Senate Jun 26, 2026

SB 2713: HEALTH CARE VIOLENCE PREVENT

Amends the Health Care Violence Prevention Act. Makes changes to defined terms. In provisions concerning workplace safety, provides that a health care worker may not be discouraged from contacting law enforcement or the Department of Public Health regarding workplace violence and a health care provider may not hold a policy that limits such contact. Adds additional requirements to the workplace violence prevention program, including reporting requirements and identifying the need for additional security and alarms, adequate exit routes, monitoring systems, barrier protections, lighting, entry procedures, and systems to identify and flag persons who have previously committed violent acts in the health care provider space. Sets forth provisions concerning violent incident investigations and recordkeeping and reporting requirements for health care providers regarding violent incidents. Establishes penalties for failure to comply with the Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from public disclosure workplace violence records maintained by health care providers as required under a specified provision of the Health Care Violence Prevention Act.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProtects health care workers' right to report workplace violence without employer retaliation, strengthening workplace safety protections under Labor & Employment.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

passed · Illinois · House May 26, 2026

HB 4791: SMART START GRANTS-HEAD START

Amends the Smart Start Illinois Act. Expands eligibility under the Smart Start Child Care Workforce Compensation Program to Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands eligibility for Head Start/Early Head Start workforce compensation, increasing funding access for early childhood education programs.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands workforce compensation program eligibility to Head Start childcare workers, directly supporting wage benefits for this employment sector.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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passed · Illinois · House Feb 4, 2026

HJR 44: DHS-DELAY CUTS-DSP SERVICE HRS

Urges the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Pritzker Administration to delay cuts to Direct Service Professional (DSP) service hours set to begin January 1,2026, until such time as the State is prepared to implement the "Zero Hour" Staffing Model, to protect the services depended on by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill urges delay of DSP service hour cuts to protect I/DD services, maintaining current funding levels and preventing defunding of essential programs.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill delays cuts to DSP service hours for I/DD individuals, protecting essential healthcare services and preventing reduced access to care under the current system.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentPrevents cuts to DSP service hours, protecting employment conditions for workers serving I/DD individuals by maintaining current staffing levels.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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signed · Illinois · House Aug 15, 2025

HB 1787: SCH SAFETY DRILLS-TRAIN SUBS

Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Requires a school district to provide training on school evacuation drills and law enforcement lockdown drills to all school personnel serving in a substitute capacity.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRequires safety training for substitute school personnel, directly improving workplace safety protocols for workers in educational settings.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

signed · Illinois · House Aug 15, 2025

HB 3435: HEALTH CARE VIOLENCE PREVENT

Amends the Health Care Violence Prevention Act. Makes changes to defined terms. In provisions concerning workplace safety, provides that a health care worker may not be discouraged from contacting law enforcement or the Department of Public Health regarding workplace violence, and a health care provider may not hold a policy that limits such contact. Adds additional requirements to the workplace violence prevention program, including reporting requirements and identifying the need for additional security and alarms, adequate exit routes, monitoring systems, barrier protections, lighting, entry procedures, and systems to identify and flag persons who have previously committed violent acts in the health care provider space. Sets forth provisions concerning violent incident investigations, and recordkeeping and reporting requirements for health care providers regarding violent incidents. Establishes penalties for failure to comply with the Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from public disclosure workplace violence records maintained by health care providers as required under a specified provision of the Health Care Violence Prevention Act.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProtects health care workers' right to report workplace violence without employer retaliation, enhancing workplace safety protections.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

signed · Illinois · House Aug 15, 2025

HB 2978: NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE LEAVE

Creates the Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act. Provides that an employee of an employer with 16 or more employees and no more than 50 employees shall be entitled to use a maximum of 10 days of unpaid neonatal intensive care leave while any child of the employee is a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit. Provides that an employee of an employer with 51 or more employees shall be entitled to use 20 days of unpaid neonatal intensive care leave while a child of the employee is a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit. Provides that, upon the conclusion of leave taken under the Act, an employee shall be reinstated to his or her former position or a substantially equivalent one with no loss of benefits held or accrued prior to taking leave. Sets forth provisions concerning unlawful employer practices; Department of Labor responsibilities; and enforcement. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Fund.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill creates new unpaid leave entitlements for employees with newborns in NICU, expanding worker benefits and protecting family care rights under employment standards.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

signed · Illinois · House Aug 15, 2025

HB 3094: TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT PROGRAM

Amends the Transportation Benefits Program Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to a covered employer in the construction industry with respect to employees with whom the covered employer has entered into a bona fide collective bargaining agreement. Makes changes to definitions.

Topics ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentExcludes construction employers with collective bargaining agreements from transportation benefits program, limiting coverage for unionized workers85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

signed · Illinois · House Aug 15, 2025

HB 1362: SERVICE MEMBER EMPLOYMENT-COMP

Amends the Service Member Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. In a provision concerning differential compensation, changes the definition of "work days" to mean the actual number of shifts (rather than days) the employee would have worked during the period of military leave but for the service member's military obligation. Further provides that work days are tabulated without regard for the number of hours in a shift (rather than work day), regardless if the shift extends into the next day. Removes a provision providing that work hours that extend into the next calendar day count as 2 work days.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentAmends service member reemployment rights to ensure compensation for actual shifts worked, strengthening worker protection under employment law.95% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransAmends service member employment rights to ensure fair compensation during military leave, protecting veterans' reemployment rights and income stability upon return.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

signed · Illinois · Senate Aug 1, 2025

SB 1422: HUMAN TRAFFICKING RECOGNITION

Amends the Lodging Services Human Trafficking Recognition Training Act. Provides that a unit of local government regulating an employer or a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over an employer may, in the course of its regulatory or enforcement duties, monitor and enforce compliance with the Act. Provides that, upon the discovery of a violation of the Act, the unit of local government or law enforcement agency shall provide the employer with a reasonable notice of noncompliance that informs the employer that if the employer does not cure the violation within 30 days after notice the employer is subject to a civil penalty. Provides that, if the unit of local government regulating an employer or a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over an employer verifies that the violation was not corrected within the cure period, the Attorney General or State's Attorney may bring a civil action against that employer. Provides that an employer that violates the Act is guilty of a business offense and may be fined not more than $1,500 for each offense. Makes conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAmends training requirements for lodging services to recognize human trafficking, enhancing law enforcement's ability to combat trafficking - aligns with criminal justice reform goals.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill mandates training to recognize human trafficking in lodging services, preventing worker exploitation and strengthening labor protection standards.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

signed · Illinois · Senate Aug 1, 2025

SB 220: MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS LEAVE

Amends the Family Military Leave Act. Changes the name of the Act to the "Military Leave Act". Provides that an employee may use up to 8 hours per calendar month to participate in a funeral honors detail, up to a total of 40 hours per calendar year, or more if authorized by the employer or if provided for in a collective bargaining agreement. Provides for requirements to take leave for funeral honors details. Provides that an employee that takes leave may do so in lieu of, and without having exhausted, his or her vacation leave, personal leave, compensatory leave, or any other leave that may be granted to the employee, including sick leave and disability leave. Defines terms. Provides that the employer of an employee that takes leave must pay the employee his or her regular rate of pay for the leave taken to participate in a funeral honors detail. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides 40+ hours annual leave for military funeral honors, expands worker benefits, and supports collective bargaining agreements per bill language.95% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransProvides paid leave for funeral honors details, directly supporting veteran recognition and service acknowledgment under military leave provisions.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment