Illinois Senate Bill 1972 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Healthy Workplace Act and amends the State Finance Act. Requires employers to provide specified paid sick days to employees. Sets forth the purposes for and manner in which the sick days may be used. Contains provisions regarding employer responsibilities, unlawful employer practices, and other matters. Provides that an employee who works in the State who is absent from work for specified reasons is entitled to earn and use a minimum of 40 hours of paid sick time during a 12-month period or a pro rata number of hours of paid sick time under the provisions of the Act. Provides that it is unlawful for an employer to interfere with, restrain, deny, change work days or hours scheduled to avoid paying sick time, or discipline an employee for the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any right provided under or in connection with the Act, including considering the use of paid sick time as a negative factor in an employment action that involves hiring, terminating, evaluating, promoting, disciplining, or counting the paid sick time under a no-fault attendance policy. Provides that any employer that the Department of Labor or a court finds by a preponderance of the evidence to have knowingly, repeatedly, or with reckless disregard violated any provision of the Act or any rule adopted under the Act is subject to a civil money penalty to be paid to the employee not to exceed $2,500 for each separate offense. Provides that the Department of Labor shall administer the Act. Authorizes individuals to file civil actions with respect to violations. Creates the Healthy Workplace Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.

HEALTHY WORKPLACE ACT

Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]	Sen. Cristina Castro [D]	Sen. Ann Gillespie [D]	Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]
Sen. Patricia Van Pelt [D]	Sen. Emil Jones [D]	Sen. David Koehler [D]	Sen. Scott Bennett [D]
Sen. Ram Villivalam [D]	Sen. Robert Peters [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2020-02-27	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2020-01-20	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
2019-11-04	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
2019-03-28	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2019-03-28	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2019-03-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
2019-03-27	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
2019-03-22	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019
2019-03-20	Senate	Postponed - Labor
2019-03-20	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Labor
2019-03-20	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
2019-03-19	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
2019-03-19	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
2019-03-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
2019-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2019-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
2019-03-13	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
2019-03-07	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2019-03-07	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2019-03-06	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2019-03-06	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
2019-03-05	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2019-03-05	Senate	Assigned to Labor
2019-02-15	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2019-02-15	Senate	First Reading
2019-02-15	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	105	5.891	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1972&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1972.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1972sam001.htm