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IL HB 5208

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BEREAVEMENT LEAVE ACT

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

Quick answers

Did IL HB 5208 pass?

Not yet. IL HB 5208 is in committee as of 2026-04-21 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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Sponsors

  • Maurice A. West, IIprimary
  • Karina Villaprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-05

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

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  2. 2026-02-10

    First Reading

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  3. 2026-02-10

    Referred to Rules Committee

  4. 2026-03-04

    Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee

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  5. 2026-03-06

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

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  6. 2026-03-06

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  7. 2026-03-18

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee

  8. 2026-03-19

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote

    amendment-passage

  9. 2026-03-19

    Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-009-000

  10. 2026-03-20

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

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  11. 2026-04-10

    Second Reading - Short Debate

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  12. 2026-04-10

    Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

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  13. 2026-04-14

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

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  14. 2026-04-14

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  15. 2026-04-14

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

    amendment-introduction

  16. 2026-04-14

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

  17. 2026-04-14

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee

  18. 2026-04-15

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee

  19. 2026-04-15

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-007-000

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  20. 2026-04-16

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted

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  21. 2026-04-16

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  22. 2026-04-16

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-026-000

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  23. 2026-04-16

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled

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  24. 2026-04-21

    Arrive in Senate

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  25. 2026-04-21

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

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  26. 2026-04-21

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa

  27. 2026-04-21

    First Reading

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  28. 2026-04-21

    Referred to Assignments

Versions

Documents

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

Related bills

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Official source

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

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