Illinois Senate Bill 1721 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 9 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Family Leave Insurance Act. Provides that an employee may take up to 12 weeks of family leave within any 24-month period for the purpose of providing care for the birth of a child, adoption of a child or placement of a foster child, or serious health condition of a family member. Establishes terms and conditions for taking leave. Authorizes compensation for the family leave to be paid from the State Benefits Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury. Prohibits simultaneous receipt of benefits under the Family Leave Insurance Act, the Unemployment Insurance Act, and the Workers' Compensation Act. Imposes a charge upon certain wages for the payment of benefits. Provides for administration by the Department of Employment Security. Amends the State Finance Act to add the State Benefits Fund to the list of special funds in the State treasury. Creates civil penalties for certain violations. Provides that a violation with intent to defraud the Department is a Class C misdemeanor. Effective immediately.

FAMILY LEAVE INSURANCE ACT

Sen. John Cullerton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-09	Senate	Session Sine Die
2019-01-06	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
2017-05-05	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2017-05-03	Senate	Postponed - Labor
2017-04-07	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 5, 2017
2017-04-06	Senate	Postponed - Labor
2017-03-29	Senate	Postponed - Labor
2017-03-17	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
2017-03-15	Senate	Postponed - Labor
2017-03-09	Senate	Postponed - Labor
2017-02-28	Senate	Assigned to Labor
2017-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2017-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2017-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	105	5.878	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1721&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB1721.htm