---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUC LABOR REL-FAIR SHARE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that, if a collective bargaining agreement that includes a fair share clause expires or continues in effect beyond its scheduled expiration date pending the negotiation of a successor agreement, then the employer shall continue to honor and abide by the fair share clause until a new agreement that includes a fair share clause is reached. Provides that failure to honor and abide by the fair share clause for the benefit of any exclusive representative shall be a violation of the duty to bargain and an unfair labor practice. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 908"
citation: "Illinois HB 908 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-02"
last_action: "2005-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee1a4c52-2812-4892-b455-5ca305a609a3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=908&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15517&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "7ac9a6b458d37336a8af0e8b6e9a63e60ba909407d72fcc31997653219e5dd1a"
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 908 (94th) — EDUC LABOR REL-FAIR SHARE

Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that, if a collective bargaining agreement that includes a fair share clause expires or continues in effect beyond its scheduled expiration date pending the negotiation of a successor agreement, then the employer shall continue to honor and abide by the fair share clause until a new agreement that includes a fair share clause is reached. Provides that failure to honor and abide by the fair share clause for the benefit of any exclusive representative shall be a violation of the duty to bargain and an unfair labor practice. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

## 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=09400HB0908&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15517&DocNum=908&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0908eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15517&DocNum=908&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0908enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15517&DocNum=908&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Adeline Jay Geo-Karis — cosponsor (person)
- Dale E. Risinger — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- John O. Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Larry K. Bomke — cosponsor (person)
- Marlow H. Colvin — primary (person)
- Richard J. Winkel, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin `filing`
- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 014-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2005-03-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-10** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan
- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2005-04-21** Held in Labor
- **2005-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2005-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2005-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Labor; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2005
- **2005-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0210 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee1a4c52-2812-4892-b455-5ca305a609a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).