Bill Status of SB 1440   104th General Assembly


Short Description:  OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY-PENALTY

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Robert Peters

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/31/2025SenateReferred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
820 ILCS 219/85

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Provides that a public employer that willfully (rather than intentionally) violates the Act, the Safety Inspection and Education Act, or the Health and Safety Act, or any standard, rule, regulation, or order under any of those Acts, or who demonstrates plain indifference to any provision of any of those Acts or any such standard, rule, regulation, or order, may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $70,000 per violation (rather than $10,000 per violation).

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/31/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters
  1/31/2025SenateFirst Reading
  1/31/2025SenateReferred to Assignments

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