Bill Status of HB 1353   104th General Assembly

Short Description:  VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKERS

House Sponsors
Rep. Brandun Schweizer, Jason R. Bunting, Nicole La Ha, Kevin Schmidt, Wayne A. Rosenthal, William E Hauter, Gregg Johnson, Maurice A. West, II, Nicolle Grasse, Amy L. Grant and Travis Weaver

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/28/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
50 ILCS 748/5
50 ILCS 748/10
50 ILCS 748/20

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that employment protections for volunteer emergency workers apply to volunteer emergency workers participating in required training, including a prohibition on termination and penalizing (rather than only termination). Provides that the employer may not require the employee to take vacation time or other compensatory time in order to respond to an emergency or participate in training. Provides that the Act does not apply to any employer that is a municipality with a population of 15,000 or more (currently 7,500 or more). Makes conforming changes.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/14/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Brandun Schweizer
  1/28/2025HouseFirst Reading
  1/28/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
  3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
  3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
  3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
  3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter
  3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
  3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
  3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
  3/18/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver

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