IL HB 2978

enacted

NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE LEAVE

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

Quick answers

Did IL HB 2978 pass?

Yes. IL HB 2978 has been enacted into law as of 2025-08-15. Latest recorded action (2025-08-15): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0259

What is IL HB 2978 about?

IL HB 2978 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE LEAVE”.

Who sponsors IL HB 2978?

Bill Cunningham, Laura Faver Dias are the primary sponsors of IL HB 2978, joined by 26 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-04-08
Latest action: 2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0259
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-02-06
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
filing
2025-02-06
First Reading
reading-1
2025-02-06
Referred to Rules Committee
2025-03-04
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
referral-committee
2025-03-12
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 021-002-000
2025-03-13
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-25
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-25
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2025-03-26
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2025-04-07
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
2025-04-07
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
2025-04-07
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-007-000
passage,reading-3
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
2025-04-07
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2025-04-08
Arrive in Senate
introduction
2025-04-08
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-08
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
2025-04-08
First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-08
Referred to Assignments
2025-04-10
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
2025-04-10
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2025-04-22
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
2025-04-23
Assigned to Executive
referral-committee
2025-05-09
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
2025-05-15
Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000
2025-05-15
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
reading-2
2025-05-15
Second Reading
reading-2
2025-05-15
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025
2025-05-21
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2025-05-23
Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
2025-06-01
3/5 Vote Required
2025-06-01
Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
passage,reading-3
2025-06-01
Passed Both Houses
2025-06-04
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
2025-06-24
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-08-15
Governor Approved
executive-signature
2025-08-15
Effective Date June 1, 2026
2025-08-15
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0259
became-law

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Votes

Labor & Commerce
2025-03-12 · pass · 21-2
Member-level votes (29)
- Avelar, Dagmara: yes
- Andrade Jr., Jaime M: yes
- Bunting, Jason R: yes
- Benton, Harry: yes
- Cassidy, Kelly M: yes
- Davis, William "Will": yes
- Davis, Jed: yes
- Ford, La Shawn K: yes
- Evans Jr., Marcus C: yes
- Fritts, Bradley: yes
- Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa": yes
- Jiménez, Lilian: yes
- Hoffman, Jay: yes
- Johnson, Gregg: yes
- McLaughlin, Martin: yes
- Mason, Joyce: yes
- Ortíz, Aarón M: yes
- Olickal, Kevin John: yes
- Stava-Murray, Anne: yes
- Sanalitro, Jennifer: yes
- Ugaste, Dan: yes
- Halbrook, Brad: no
- Wilhour, Blaine: no
- Canty, Mary Beth: not voting
- González Jr., Edgar: not voting
- Jones, Thaddeus: not voting
- Stephens, Brad: not voting
- Weber, Tom: not voting
- Williams, Jawaharial: not voting
Third Reading
2025-04-07 · pass · 91-7
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Haas: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Ortíz, Aarón: yes
- Hammond: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Briel: yes
- Reick: yes
- Harper: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Hauter: yes
- Bunting: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Cabello: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Hernandez, Lisa: yes
- Canty: yes
- Sanalitro: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Hirschauer: yes
- Chung: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Coffey: yes
- Schweizer: yes
- Huynh: yes
- Costa Howard: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Sheehan: yes
- Crespo: yes
- Slaughter: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Croke: yes
- Smith: yes
- Jones: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Spain: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Stava-Murray: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Deering: yes
- Stuart: yes
- La Ha: yes
- Delgado: yes
- Swanson: yes
- LaPointe: yes
- DeLuca: yes
- Syed: yes
- Deuter: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Mah: yes
- Didech: yes
- Manley: yes
- Du Buclet: yes
- Ugaste: yes
- Mason: yes
- Elik: yes
- Vella: yes
- Evans: yes
- McCombie: yes
- Faver Dias: yes
- Ford: yes
- Meier: yes
- West: yes
- Meyers-Martin: yes
- Fritts: yes
- Gabel: yes
- Williams, Ann: yes
- Moeller: yes
- Gill: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Windhorst: yes
- Morgan: yes
- González, Edgar: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Moylan: yes
- Grant: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Severin: no
- Jacobs: no
- Davis, Jed: no
- Weber: no
- Friess: no
- Wilhour: no
- Moore: no
- Ammons: excused
- Benton: excused
- Hanson: excused
- Scherer: excused
- Hoffman: excused
- Jiménez: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Kifowit: excused
- Lilly: excused
- Mayfield: excused
- Weaver: excused
- Niemerg: not voting
- Halbrook: not voting
- Davidsmeyer: not voting
- Sosnowski: not voting
- Keicher: not voting
- Tipsword: not voting
- Walsh: not voting
- McLaughlin: not voting
- Miller: not voting
Executive
2025-05-14 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Aquino, Omar: yes
- Anderson, Neil: yes
- Castro, Cristina: yes
- Bryant, Terri: yes
- Curran, John F: yes
- Cunningham, Bill: yes
- Harris III, Napoleon: yes
- Harmon, Don: yes
- Lightford, Kimberly A: yes
- Holmes, Linda: yes
- Sims Jr., Elgie R: yes
- Murphy, Laura M: yes
- Tracy, Jil: yes
Third Reading
2025-05-31 · pass · 55-0
Member-level votes (58)
- Joyce: yes
- Faraci: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Sims: yes
- Koehler: yes
- Feigenholtz: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Stadelman: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Arellano, L.: yes
- Syverson: yes
- Fowler: yes
- Balkema: yes
- Tracy: yes
- Loughran Cappel: yes
- Glowiak Hilton: yes
- Belt: yes
- Turner, D.: yes
- Martwick: yes
- Guzmán: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Turner, S.: yes
- McClure: yes
- Halpin: yes
- Castro: yes
- Ventura: yes
- Morrison: yes
- Harris, N.: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Villa: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Harriss, E.: yes
- Villanueva: yes
- Peters: yes
- Hastings: yes
- Collins: yes
- Villivalam: yes
- Plummer: yes
- Hills: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Walker: yes
- Porfirio: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Curran: yes
- Wilcox: yes
- Preston: yes
- Hunter: yes
- DeWitte: yes
- Rezin: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Edly-Allen: yes
- Rose: yes
- Jones, E.: yes
- Ellman: yes
- Simmons: not voting
- Fine: not voting
- Lightford: not voting
- Chesney: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2978&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=161225&SessionID=114

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