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Bill NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE LEAVE Creates the Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act. Provides that an employee of an employer with 16 or more employees and no more than 50 employees shall be entitled to use a maximum of 10 days of unpaid neonatal intensive care leave while any child of the employee is a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit. Provides that an employee of an employer with 51 or more employees shall be entitled to use 20 days of unpaid neonatal intensive care leave while a child of the employee is a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit. Provides that, upon the conclusion of leave taken under the Act, an employee shall be reinstated to his or her former position or a substantially equivalent one with no loss of benefits held or accrued prior to taking leave. Sets forth provisions concerning unlawful employer practices; Department of Labor responsibilities; and enforcement. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Fund. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 104th HB 2978 Illinois HB 2978 (104th)
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Illinois HB 2978 (104th) — NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE LEAVE

Creates the Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act. Provides that an employee of an employer with 16 or more employees and no more than 50 employees shall be entitled to use a maximum of 10 days of unpaid neonatal intensive care leave while any child of the employee is a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit. Provides that an employee of an employer with 51 or more employees shall be entitled to use 20 days of unpaid neonatal intensive care leave while a child of the employee is a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit. Provides that, upon the conclusion of leave taken under the Act, an employee shall be reinstated to his or her former position or a substantially equivalent one with no loss of benefits held or accrued prior to taking leave. Sets forth provisions concerning unlawful employer practices; Department of Labor responsibilities; and enforcement. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Fund.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 550 (pass) · upper
  • Labor & Commerce — 212 (pass) · lower
  • Executive — 130 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 917 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
  • Laura Faver Dias — primary (person)
  • Abdelnasser Rashid — cosponsor (person)
  • Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
  • Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
  • Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
  • Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
  • Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
  • Edgar González, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
  • Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
  • Jennifer Sanalitro — cosponsor (person)
  • Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
  • Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
  • Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
  • Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
  • Kimberly Du Buclet — cosponsor (person)
  • Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
  • Mary Beth Canty — cosponsor (person)
  • Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
  • Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
  • Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
  • Nabeela Syed — cosponsor (person)
  • Nicole La Ha — cosponsor (person)
  • Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
  • Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
  • Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
  • Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-02-06 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias filing
  • 2025-02-06 First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-03-04 Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee referral-committee
  • 2025-03-12 Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 021-002-000
  • 2025-03-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-03-25 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2025-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
  • 2025-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
  • 2025-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
  • 2025-04-07 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-007-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
  • 2025-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
  • 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  • 2025-04-08 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2025-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-04-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
  • 2025-04-08 First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-04-08 Referred to Assignments
  • 2025-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
  • 2025-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2025-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
  • 2025-04-23 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
  • 2025-05-09 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
  • 2025-05-15 Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000
  • 2025-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading reading-2
  • 2025-05-15 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2025-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025
  • 2025-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  • 2025-05-23 Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
  • 2025-06-01 3/5 Vote Required
  • 2025-06-01 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2025-06-01 Passed Both Houses
  • 2025-06-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  • 2025-06-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2025-08-15 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2025-08-15 Effective Date June 1, 2026
  • 2025-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0259 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7c23c7aa-97be-426b-b65d-f66715afe69e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).