IL HB4844 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Passed on July 31 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-31 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0683
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Passed on July 31 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-31 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0683
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Jury Act and the Jury Commission Act. Requires employers to compensate employees at the employee's regular rate of pay for time that the employee served on jury duty.
Title
JUROR PAY-EMPLOYER
Sponsors
| Rep. Jay Hoffman [D] | Rep. Amy Briel [D] | Sen. Robert Martwick [D] | Sen. Mark Walker [D] |
| Sen. Rachel Ventura [D] | Sen. Emil Jones [D] | Sen. Mike Porfirio [D] | Sen. Javier Cervantes [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-05-20 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 35 N: 20 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-06 - Senate - Senate Executive Committee (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-16 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 69 N: 34 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - House - House Judiciary - Civil Committee (Y: 11 N: 7 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - House - House Judiciary - Civil Committee (Y: 13 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-06 - Senate - Senate Executive Committee (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-16 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 69 N: 34 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - House - House Judiciary - Civil Committee (Y: 11 N: 7 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - House - House Judiciary - Civil Committee (Y: 13 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0683 |
| 2026-07-31 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| 2026-07-31 | House | Governor Approved |
| 2026-06-18 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 2026-05-26 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 2026-05-21 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| 2026-05-20 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 035-020-001 |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 009-004-000 |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-034-000 |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-16 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-007-000 |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2026-04-13 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-13 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-007-000 |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-06 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705 | 305 | 4.1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 705 | 310 | 10.1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
