IL HB 5208

in committee

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE ACT

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

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Did IL HB 5208 pass?

Not yet. IL HB 5208 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-21): Referred to Assignments

What is IL HB 5208 about?

IL HB 5208 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “BEREAVEMENT LEAVE ACT”.

Who sponsors IL HB 5208?

Maurice A. West, II, Karina Villa are the primary sponsors of IL HB 5208.

Introduced: 2026-03-06
Latest action: 2026-04-21 — Referred to Assignments
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-21
Referred to Assignments
2026-04-21
First Reading
reading-1
2026-04-21
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2026-04-21
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1
2026-04-21
Arrive in Senate
introduction
2026-04-16
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled
amendment-failure
2026-04-16
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-026-000
passage,reading-3
2026-04-16
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2026-04-16
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
amendment-passage
2026-04-15
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-007-000
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-15
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
2026-04-14
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
2026-04-14
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
2026-04-14
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
amendment-introduction
2026-04-14
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2026-04-14
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
amendment-introduction
2026-04-10
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-04-10
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-03-20
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-03-19
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-009-000
2026-03-19
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage
2026-03-18
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
2026-03-06
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-06
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
amendment-introduction
2026-03-04
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-10
Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-10
First Reading
reading-1
2026-02-05
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
filing

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Votes

Labor & Commerce
2026-03-19 · pass · 18-9
Member-level votes (28)
- Avelar, Dagmara: yes
- Andrade Jr., Jaime M: yes
- Cassidy, Kelly M: yes
- Davis, William "Will": yes
- Evans Jr., Marcus C: yes
- González Jr., Edgar: yes
- Hoffman, Jay: yes
- Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa": yes
- Johnson, Gregg: yes
- Jiménez, Lilian: yes
- Mason, Joyce: yes
- Jones, Thaddeus: yes
- Olickal, Kevin John: yes
- Rashid, Abdelnasser: yes
- Ortíz, Aarón M: yes
- Vella, Dave: yes
- West II, Maurice A: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Bunting, Jason R: no
- Davis, Jed: no
- Fritts, Bradley: no
- Halbrook, Brad: no
- Stephens, Brad: no
- Sanalitro, Jennifer: no
- Ugaste, Dan: no
- Weber, Tom: no
- Wilhour, Blaine: no
- Moore, Kyle: not voting
Labor & Commerce, Amendment 3
2026-04-15 · pass · 18-7
Member-level votes (28)
- Avelar, Dagmara: yes
- Crawford, Michael: yes
- Cassidy, Kelly M: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Didech, Daniel: yes
- Davis, William "Will": yes
- Evans Jr., Marcus C: yes
- González Jr., Edgar: yes
- Johnson, Gregg: yes
- Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa": yes
- Moeller, Anna: yes
- Mason, Joyce: yes
- Mussman, Michelle: yes
- Ortíz, Aarón M: yes
- Olickal, Kevin John: yes
- Vella, Dave: yes
- West II, Maurice A: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Bunting, Jason R: no
- Fritts, Bradley: no
- Halbrook, Brad: no
- Moore, Kyle: no
- Stephens, Brad: no
- Ugaste, Dan: no
- Weber, Tom: no
- Davis, Jed: not voting
- Sanalitro, Jennifer: not voting
- Wilhour, Blaine: not voting
Third Reading
2026-04-16 · pass · 80-26
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Ammons: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Benton: yes
- Ortíz: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Briel: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Harper: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Canty: yes
- Sanalitro: yes
- Hernandez, Lisa: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Scherer: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Chung: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Hirschauer: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Schweizer: yes
- Hoffman: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Sheehan: yes
- Crespo: yes
- Slaughter: yes
- Jiménez: yes
- Croke: yes
- Smith: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Stava: yes
- Keicher: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Stuart: yes
- Kifowit: yes
- DeLaRosa: yes
- La Ha: yes
- Delgado: yes
- Syed: yes
- LaPointe: yes
- DeLuca: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Lilly: yes
- Deuter: yes
- Mah: yes
- Didech: yes
- Manley: yes
- Du Buclet: yes
- Vella: yes
- Mason: yes
- Elik: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Evans: yes
- Faver Dias: yes
- West: yes
- Meyers-Martin: yes
- Williams, Ann: yes
- Gabel: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Moeller: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morgan: yes
- González: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Niemerg: no
- Halbrook: no
- Hammond: no
- Reick: no
- Bunting: no
- Hauter: no
- Cabello: no
- Coffey: no
- Jacobs: no
- Davidsmeyer: no
- Sosnowski: no
- Davis, Jed: no
- Deering: no
- Swanson: no
- Ugaste: no
- Weaver: no
- McCombie: no
- Weber: no
- McLaughlin: no
- Meier: no
- Friess: no
- Wilhour: no
- Fritts: no
- Miller: no
- Windhorst: no
- Moore: no
- Haas: excused
- Rosenthal: excused
- Ryan: excused
- Huynh: excused
- Spain: excused
- Stephens: excused
- Tipsword: excused
- Ford: excused
- Grant: excused
- Severin: not voting
- Kelly: not voting
- Gill: not voting

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https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5208&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=166865&SessionID=114

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