Labor & Employment

in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 7, 2025

SB 2174: VETS-EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE

Amends the Veterans Preference in Private Employment Act. Expands the definition of "veteran" to include a member of the United States Armed Forces Reserves who has never been deployed but separated under conditions other than dishonorable as noted on the individuals' service (rather than NGB-22) discharge form. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands veteran employment preference, enhancing job opportunities for veterans under employment standards by broadening eligibility criteria.95% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransExpands veteran employment preference to include Reserve members with non-dishonorable separation, strengthening employment access for more veterans.90% confidence

Sub-Topics National Guard & Reserve Veteran Education Veteran Employment

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Mar 6, 2025

SB 2629: $AG-WRB PRGM

Appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the Attornery General for ordinary and contingent expenses and operational porgrams of the Workplace Rights Bureau. Effective July 1, 2025.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $2M from General Revenue Fund for Workplace Rights Bureau operations, funding a government program under budget management.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentFunds Workplace Rights Bureau with $2M, directly supporting worker rights enforcement and protections through dedicated operational funding.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Revenue State Budget

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in committee · Illinois · House Jan 28, 2025

HB 1627: CNTY CD-WIND&SOLAR FACILITIES

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may deny a permit for a commercial solar energy facility or commercial wind energy facility, including the modification or improvement to an existing facility, if the work requested to be performed under the permit is not being performed under a project labor agreement with building trades located in the area where construction, modification, or improvements are to be made.

Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyRequires project labor agreements for solar/wind permits, creating a barrier to renewable energy facility development by restricting permit approvals.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates project labor agreements for renewable energy facilities, requiring unionized construction and supporting collective bargaining under labor agreements.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Solar Wind

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in committee · Illinois · House Mar 27, 2026

HB 3280: INC TX-UNION DUES

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for the full amount of union dues paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year if the taxpayer was not allowed a federal deduction under the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that, if any amount of union dues representing federal miscellaneous itemized deductions was allowed as a federal deduction, then the amount allowed as an Illinois deduction shall be a percentage of the union dues disallowed under the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that the deduction is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provision. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates state tax deduction for union dues, providing tax relief to members. Aligns with tax relief indicator for middle-income workers.92% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentCreates tax deduction for union dues, strengthening collective bargaining and workers' rights by reducing financial burden of union membership.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Collective Bargaining

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in committee · Illinois · House Apr 17, 2026

HB 2632: PREVAILING WAGE-TAX CREDITS

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that certain transferable tax credits are considered public works within the meaning of the Prevailing Wage Act. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill ensures tax credits for public works comply with prevailing wage requirements, strengthening worker pay protections under Prevailing Wage Act.90% confidence

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in committee · Illinois · House Mar 5, 2026

HB 2925: WHISTLEBLOWER ACT

Amends the Whistleblower Act. Prohibits retaliation by an employer or third party related to a past, current, or future activity that the employee has a good-faith belief violates a municipal, county, State, or federal law, rule, or regulation or poses a substantial and specific danger to employees, public health, or safety. Changes the damages an employee may receive for violations of the Act to include compensatory damages.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProhibits retaliation for reporting safety/legal violations, expands compensatory damages - strengthens worker protections under Labor & Employment.95% confidence

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passed · Illinois · House Apr 23, 2025

HB 3470: CANNABIS-UNION REP

Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that a union representative of an employee of any business regulated under the Acts shall not be hindered by any provision in the Acts from accessing the premises to meet with any employee that wishes to meet with that union representative.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly protects union access to meet employees, directly supporting collective bargaining rights under labor laws.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Collective Bargaining

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in committee · Illinois · House Mar 21, 2025

HB 3192: NURSING IN THE WORKPLACE

Amends the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Nursing in the Workplace Act. Provides that an employee who has been denied any rights under the Act may bring an action to enjoin future denials of those rights. Provides that, if the employee prevails in that action, the employee shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProtects nursing mothers' workplace rights, ensuring access to healthcare support services like breastfeeding accommodations.92% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentAmends nursing mothers' workplace rights law to allow legal enforcement and award attorney fees, strengthening worker protections under Labor & Employment.95% confidence

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Mar 20, 2025

SB 170: VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKER

Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that, in the case of an employee who is deployed to a disaster area as a volunteer emergency worker, the employer shall, upon the return of the employee, restore the employee to a position of similar seniority, status, and pay in which the employee would have been employed if the continuous employment of the employee had not been interrupted.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill protects workers' job rights by mandating employer reinstatement to similar position upon return from volunteer emergency service, advancing employment security.95% confidence

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in committee · Illinois · House Jan 9, 2025

HB 1020: UTIL-RATES/CHARGES-JOB LOSSES

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission, in any determination of rates or charges that differs from any rates or charges proposed by the utility, shall make a separate finding of the expected job losses, if any, that would occur due to the Commission's finding.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates assessing job losses in utility rate decisions, aiming to prevent employment harm through Commission findings.85% confidence

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