republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/sb-696.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD LABOR-REMOTE APPLICATION"
description: "Amends the Child Labor Law to provide that a person authorized to issue employment certificates to minors may determine that a minor may utilize a remote application process. Provides that a minor shall be accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or custodian, whether applying in person or remotely. Removes certain provisions allowing the City or County Superintendent of Schools to waive the in-person application requirement if a minor resides in another state. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 696"
citation: "Illinois SB 696 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jay Hoffman", "Laura Fine"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7101b01c-6895-4a4e-8ec4-608ba238ca8a"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=696&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=133315&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "f6de38a72b0f7d0dfe06c6aed74dfc41c89ae3ef17c0c232b0b719f96d7ed878"
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 696 (102nd) — CHILD LABOR-REMOTE APPLICATION

Amends the Child Labor Law to provide that a person authorized to issue employment certificates to minors may determine that a minor may utilize a remote application process. Provides that a minor shall be accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or custodian, whether applying in person or remotely. Removes certain provisions allowing the City or County Superintendent of Schools to waive the in-person application requirement if a minor resides in another state. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0696.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0696eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0696ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0696ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0696enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
- Laura Fine — primary (person)
- Bradley Stephens — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine `filing`
- **2021-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2021-04-14** Do Pass Labor; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 21, 2021
- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2021-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2021-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Stephens
- **2021-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Labor & Commerce Committee; 028-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2021-05-24** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-26** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Laura Fine `filing`
- **2021-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000
- **2021-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2021-05-30** Senate Concurs
- **2021-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-25** Effective Date June 25, 2021
- **2021-06-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0032 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7101b01c-6895-4a4e-8ec4-608ba238ca8a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).