---
type: "Bill"
title: "JURY DUTY EXEMPTION-LACTATION"
description: "Amends the Jury Commission Act. Provides that any nursing mother shall be excused from jury service upon request."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 5745"
citation: "Illinois HB 5745 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84802e15-babc-466a-88ea-35389ffb4fc2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5745&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111836&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "b073248a9add07410dd31c5002927c1d28055e8c255cec7e120870a0bc34c050"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 5745 (100th) — JURY DUTY EXEMPTION-LACTATION

Amends the Jury Commission Act. Provides that any nursing mother shall be excused from jury service upon request.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5745&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111836&DocNum=5745&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5745eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111836&DocNum=5745&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5745enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111836&DocNum=5745&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — primary (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-26** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2018-03-07** To Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee
- **2018-04-10** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2018-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2018-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- **2018-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
- **2018-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 24, 2018 `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2018-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2018-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2018-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2018-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2018-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2018
- **2018-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2018-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-03** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0696 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84802e15-babc-466a-88ea-35389ffb4fc2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).