---
type: "Bill"
title: "MILITARY-EMPLOYMT-RIGHT-REMEDY"
description: "Amends the Service Men's Employment Tenure Act. Provides that an employer's violation of the Act is a business offense punishable by a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000. Authorizes the taxing of fees and costs against an employer in a civil action. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4660"
citation: "Illinois HB 4660 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-04"
last_action: "2004-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d78750a-2095-4f3e-b178-2544f7654895"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4660&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=9239&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "e2718782caea2ec75fa7aecaaec111ff9d478af3f1055cdd6781a3ec3c84fad0"
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 4660 (93rd) — MILITARY-EMPLOYMT-RIGHT-REMEDY

Amends the Service Men's Employment Tenure Act. Provides that an employer's violation of the Act is a business offense punishable by a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000. Authorizes the taxing of fees and costs against an employer in a civil action. 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=09300HB4660&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9239&DocNum=4660&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4660eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9239&DocNum=4660&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4660enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9239&DocNum=4660&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lisa M. Dugan — primary (person)
- Ray Soden — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan `filing`
- **2004-02-04** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2004-02-04** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2004-02-04** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2004-02-04** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2004-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-10** Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Veterans Affairs Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-02-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans Affairs Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-12** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2004-03-12** Judicial Note Filed
- **2004-03-15** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2004-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2004-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. George P. Shadid
- **2004-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-30** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Labor & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Do Pass Labor & Commerce; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ray Soden
- **2004-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-28** Effective Date July 28, 2004
- **2004-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0828 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d78750a-2095-4f3e-b178-2544f7654895`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).