PROTECT EMPLOYEES ACT House SponsorsRep. Tony M. McCombie 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die New Act Creates the COVID-19 Workplace Conscientious Objection Waiver Act. Provides that each employer in the State of Illinois shall be required to accept from an employee a sincerely held conscientious objection waiver to receiving a vaccine or its related booster that was approved under emergency use authorization by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Effective immediately. 2/8/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie 2/9/2024HouseFirst Reading 2/9/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die