---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUB LABOR-SMALL GOVT UNITS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Makes the Act inapplicable to units of local government with fewer than 2, rather than 35, employees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2577"
citation: "Illinois HB 2577 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2005-01-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ececbef5-5275-4a84-bf0d-36fd47c4bc58"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2577&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=4569&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "e6c8f749c505947b15eb9e9818db613a3c9ddc447de12b659b35be662697b8b4"
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 2577 (93rd) — PUB LABOR-SMALL GOVT UNITS

Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Makes the Act inapplicable to units of local government with fewer than 2, rather than 35, employees.

## 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=09300HB2577&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4569&DocNum=2577&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2577eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4569&DocNum=2577&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2577enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4569&DocNum=2577&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **72–45** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **37–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deanna Demuzio — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `filing`
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2003-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2003-03-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2003-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eddie Washington `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-26** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-045-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
- **2003-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Labor & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Labor & Commerce; 006-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
- **2003-05-16** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, to December 31, 2003. `reading-3`
- **2003-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, extended to January 11, 2005. `reading-3`
- **2004-10-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2004-11-09** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2004-11-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 10, 2004
- **2004-11-10** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2004-11-10** Third Reading - Passed; 037-022-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-11-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-12-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-01-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-01-21** Effective Date June 1, 2005
- **2005-01-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1080 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ececbef5-5275-4a84-bf0d-36fd47c4bc58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).