---
type: "Bill"
title: "LABOR-EMPLOYEE CLASS"
description: "Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Workers' Compensation Act, and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Replaces \"employee class\" and related terms with \"representative of a labor organization recognized under the National Labor Relations Act\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 2301"
citation: "Illinois HB 2301 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 68
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-08"
last_action: "2019-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f998597-85e9-4c02-8af1-340b7865fac2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2301&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=118173&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "c2b24176a53d0356378b1f5e8042afb57e63d41877ce7e146271ff02f43a5714"
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 2301 (101st) — LABOR-EMPLOYEE CLASS

Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Workers' Compensation Act, and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Replaces "employee class" and related terms with "representative of a labor organization recognized under the National Labor Relations Act".

## 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=10100HB2301&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118173&DocNum=2301&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2301eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118173&DocNum=2301&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2301enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118173&DocNum=2301&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **42–14** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **73–36** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **74–39** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **74–39** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andy Manar — primary (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin `filing`
- **2019-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-02-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2019-03-06** To Workforce Development Subcommittee
- **2019-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2019-03-20** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Labor & Commerce Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Reported Back To Labor & Commerce Committee;
- **2019-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-007-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2019-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2019-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-006-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-036-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2019 `reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2019-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-10** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019
- **2019-05-15** Do Pass Labor; 011-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2019
- **2019-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019
- **2019-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
- **2019-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 010-004-000
- **2019-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2019-05-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Manar `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Manar `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 042-014-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 019-009-000
- **2019-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 019-009-000
- **2019-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 074-039-000
- **2019-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 074-039-000
- **2019-05-29** House Concurs
- **2019-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0384 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f998597-85e9-4c02-8af1-340b7865fac2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).