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type: "Bill"
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title: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY-VARIOUS"
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description: "Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Provides that citations and notice of violations may be sent to an employer by email to an email address previously designated by the employer for purposes of receiving notice. Provides that a public employer that intentionally violates specified provisions may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 per violation (rather than $10,000). Provides that a person may not discharge or in any way discriminate against an employee because the employee has discussed health or safety concerns with a co-worker or authorized employee representative. Provides that in discrimination actions the Department of Labor shall be represented by the Attorney General. Makes changes in provisions concerning occupational safety and health standards; employers' records; informal review; and hearings."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "HB 4604"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4604 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Marcus C. Evans, Jr.", "Suzy Glowiak Hilton"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2022-01-18"
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last_action: "2022-04-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00688792-72b1-4192-8972-20062fbd24c7"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4604&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=138407&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "f62ec9726569f80381a73447a52ee378b7af87094a20f1c8c2e07faa7f4c09c9"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 4604 (102nd) — OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY-VARIOUS
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Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Provides that citations and notice of violations may be sent to an employer by email to an email address previously designated by the employer for purposes of receiving notice. Provides that a public employer that intentionally violates specified provisions may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 per violation (rather than $10,000). Provides that a person may not discharge or in any way discriminate against an employee because the employee has discussed health or safety concerns with a co-worker or authorized employee representative. Provides that in discrimination actions the Department of Labor shall be represented by the Attorney General. Makes changes in provisions concerning occupational safety and health standards; employers' records; informal review; and hearings.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4604.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4604eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4604ham001.pdf)
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4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4604ham002.pdf)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4604enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — primary (person)
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- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. `filing`
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- **2022-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2022-01-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-01** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-02-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
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- **2022-02-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-02-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 027-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2022-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
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- **2022-02-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 026-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2022-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
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- **2022-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2022-03-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
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- **2022-03-16** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-23** Do Pass Labor; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
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- **2022-03-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2022
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- **2022-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-03-30** Passed Both Houses
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- **2022-04-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-04-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2022-04-22** Effective Date April 22, 2022; ; some provisions effective January 1, 2023
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- **2022-04-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0705 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00688792-72b1-4192-8972-20062fbd24c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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