---
type: "Bill"
title: "FAMILY MILITARY LEAVE-CHILD,GP"
description: "Amends the Family Military Leave Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3818"
citation: "Illinois SB 3818 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 67
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46181ce3-f22b-453b-88fc-0ccfc6055b3b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3818&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=52054&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "78969a4214b159ec5a1f58c50e51270e9dd1b2047533f896967703ed1cd63e89"
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 SB 3818 (96th) — FAMILY MILITARY LEAVE-CHILD,GP

Amends the Family Military Leave Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09600SB3818&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=52054&DocNum=3818&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3818eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=52054&DocNum=3818&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3818enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=52054&DocNum=3818&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis M. Reboletti — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McAsey — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan A. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Watson — cosponsor (person)
- JoAnn D. Osmond — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Michael G. Connelly — cosponsor (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Michael P. McAuliffe — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Bost — cosponsor (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald A. Wait — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2010-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- **2010-03-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2010-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2010
- **2010-03-11** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2010-03-22** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2010-04-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Veterans' Affairs Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans' Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2010-04-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - April 28, 2010
- **2010-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `filing`
- **2010-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
- **2010-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2010-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-30** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1417 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46181ce3-f22b-453b-88fc-0ccfc6055b3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).