Illinois Senate Bill 220

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-28 - Assigned to Labor
Pending: Senate Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS LEAVE

Sen. Mike Porfirio [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-28	Senate	Assigned to Labor
2025-01-22	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2025-01-22	Senate	First Reading
2025-01-22	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
820	151	1	Amended Code	Citation Text
820	151	12	New Code	See Bill Text
820	151	15	Amended Code	Citation Text
820	151	20	Amended Code	Citation Text
820	151	5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=220&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/SB/10400SB0220.htm