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IL HB 2978

enacted

NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE LEAVE

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IL HB 2978 pass?

Yes. IL HB 2978 has been enacted into law. 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
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Sponsors

  • Bill Cunninghamprimary
  • Laura Faver Diasprimary
  • Kimberly Du Bucletcosponsor
  • Mary Beth Cantycosponsor
  • Barbara Hernandezcosponsor
  • Maura Hirschauercosponsor
  • Dagmara Avelarcosponsor
  • Maurice A. West, IIcosponsor
  • Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandezcosponsor
  • Will Guzzardicosponsor
  • Edgar González, Jr.cosponsor
  • Kelly M. Cassidycosponsor
  • Nicolle Grassecosponsor
  • Nabeela Syedcosponsor
  • Abdelnasser Rashidcosponsor
  • Justin Slaughtercosponsor
  • Kevin John Olickalcosponsor
  • Sonya M. Harpercosponsor
  • Martha Deutercosponsor
  • Diane Blair-Sherlockcosponsor
  • Jennifer Sanalitrocosponsor
  • Anna Moellercosponsor
  • Sue Scherercosponsor
  • Camille Y. Lillycosponsor
  • Hoan Huynhcosponsor
  • Julie A. Morrisoncosponsor
  • Meg Loughran Cappelcosponsor
  • Nicole La Hacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-15

    Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0259

    became-law

  2. 2025-08-15

    Effective Date June 1, 2026

  3. 2025-08-15

    Governor Approved

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-06-24

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-06-04

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

  6. 2025-06-01

    Passed Both Houses

  7. 2025-06-01

    Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2025-06-01

    3/5 Vote Required

  9. 2025-05-23

    Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  10. 2025-05-21

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  11. 2025-05-15

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025

  12. 2025-05-15

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  13. 2025-05-15

    Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  14. 2025-05-15

    Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000

  15. 2025-05-09

    Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

  16. 2025-04-23

    Assigned to Executive

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-04-22

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

  18. 2025-04-10

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  19. 2025-04-10

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer

  20. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Assignments

  21. 2025-04-08

    First Reading

    reading-1

  22. 2025-04-08

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham

  23. 2025-04-08

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

    reading-1

  24. 2025-04-08

    Arrive in Senate

    introduction

  25. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller

  26. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro

  27. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

  28. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter

  29. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  30. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  31. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter

  32. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

  33. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed

  34. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  35. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  36. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.

  37. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

  38. 2025-04-07

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  39. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez

  40. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II

  41. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

  42. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer

  43. 2025-04-07

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-007-000

    passage,reading-3

  44. 2025-04-07

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet

  45. 2025-04-07

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha

  46. 2025-03-26

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

  47. 2025-03-25

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  48. 2025-03-25

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  49. 2025-03-13

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  50. 2025-03-12

    Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 021-002-000

  51. 2025-03-04

    Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee

    referral-committee

  52. 2025-02-06

    Referred to Rules Committee

  53. 2025-02-06

    First Reading

    reading-1

  54. 2025-02-06

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias

    filing

Versions

Documents

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

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