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| Bill | VICTIMS SAFETY-ELECTRONICS | Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act. Provides that every employer covered under the Act shall permit an employee or an employee's family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence to utilize for personal use an employer-provided electronic device to document or communicate an act of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence committed against the employee or the employee's family or household member. Requires employers to grant an employee who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence or an employee who has a family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim or domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence access to any photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or any other digital documents or communications stored on an employer-provided electronic device issued to the employee whenever such photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or other digital documents or communications are needed by the employee or the employee's family or household member during a criminal action or proceeding to establish or support an allegation of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence. Provides that, if an employee is seriously injured or incapacitated, the employer shall grant access to the described materials to a family or household member of the employee who requests access from the employer and whose interests are not adverse to the employee as it relates to the domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or other crime of violence. Provides that every employer covered by the Act shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places where employees are employed, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the Director of Labor, explaining these provisions. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 104th | HB 1278 | Illinois HB 1278 (104th) |
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Illinois HB 1278 (104th) — VICTIMS SAFETY-ELECTRONICS
Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act. Provides that every employer covered under the Act shall permit an employee or an employee's family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence to utilize for personal use an employer-provided electronic device to document or communicate an act of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence committed against the employee or the employee's family or household member. Requires employers to grant an employee who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence or an employee who has a family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim or domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence access to any photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or any other digital documents or communications stored on an employer-provided electronic device issued to the employee whenever such photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or other digital documents or communications are needed by the employee or the employee's family or household member during a criminal action or proceeding to establish or support an allegation of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence. Provides that, if an employee is seriously injured or incapacitated, the employer shall grant access to the described materials to a family or household member of the employee who requests access from the employer and whose interests are not adverse to the employee as it relates to the domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or other crime of violence. Provides that every employer covered by the Act shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places where employees are employed, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the Director of Labor, explaining these provisions. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Third Reading — 56–1 (pass) · upper
- Labor — 17–0 (pass) · upper
- Labor & Commerce — 17–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 110–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Daniel Didech — primary (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Stephens — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Balkema — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Graciela Guzmán — cosponsor (person)
- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
- Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-13 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
filing - 2025-01-28 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-01-28 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-02-11 Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
referral-committee - 2025-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
amendment-introduction - 2025-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-03-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- 2025-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- 2025-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens
- 2025-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- 2025-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- 2025-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2025-03-19 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-000-000
- 2025-03-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-03-26 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-03-26 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2025-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2025-04-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
- 2025-04-09 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2025-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-04-09 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- 2025-04-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-04-09 Referred to Assignments
- 2025-04-23 Assigned to Labor
referral-committee - 2025-04-30 Do Pass Labor; 017-000-000
- 2025-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025
reading-2 - 2025-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
- 2025-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- 2025-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- 2025-05-01 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
- 2025-05-01 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2025-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025
- 2025-05-07 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- 2025-05-14 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
- 2025-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- 2025-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
- 2025-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- 2025-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- 2025-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- 2025-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-05-22 Passed Both Houses
- 2025-05-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- 2025-05-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- 2025-05-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- 2025-06-20 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-08-15 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2025-08-15 Effective Date January 1, 2026
- 2025-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0171
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c7b1f5dd-eaa4-4b25-ba3f-d2c2ddb4e386. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).