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Bill WORK TRANSPARENCY-CONFIDENTIAL Amends the Workplace Transparency Act. Provides that no contract, agreement, clause, covenant, waiver, or other document shall prohibit, prevent, or otherwise restrict an employee, prospective employee, or former employee from engaging in concerted activities to address work-related issues. Provides that any agreement, clause, covenant, or waiver that is a mutual condition of employment or continued employment may include provisions that would otherwise be against public policy if it acknowledges the right of the employee or prospective employee to engage in concerted activities to address work-related issues. Provides that an employee, prospective employee, or former employee and an employer may enter into a valid and enforceable settlement or termination agreement that includes promises of confidentiality related to alleged unlawful employment practices if the confidentiality provision expires no later than 5 years after the alleged unlawful employment practices occurred. Provides for the recovery of consequential damages incurred in challenging a contract for violation of the Act. Makes other changes. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 104th HB 3638 Illinois HB 3638 (104th)
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Illinois HB 3638 (104th) — WORK TRANSPARENCY-CONFIDENTIAL

Amends the Workplace Transparency Act. Provides that no contract, agreement, clause, covenant, waiver, or other document shall prohibit, prevent, or otherwise restrict an employee, prospective employee, or former employee from engaging in concerted activities to address work-related issues. Provides that any agreement, clause, covenant, or waiver that is a mutual condition of employment or continued employment may include provisions that would otherwise be against public policy if it acknowledges the right of the employee or prospective employee to engage in concerted activities to address work-related issues. Provides that an employee, prospective employee, or former employee and an employer may enter into a valid and enforceable settlement or termination agreement that includes promises of confidentiality related to alleged unlawful employment practices if the confidentiality provision expires no later than 5 years after the alleged unlawful employment practices occurred. Provides for the recovery of consequential damages incurred in challenging a contract for violation of the Act. Makes other changes.

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. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Senate Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
  6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Labor & Commerce — 1910 (pass) · lower
  • Labor — 160 (pass) · upper
  • Labor — 105 (pass) · upper
  • Labor & Commerce — 198 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 9322 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence — 9322 (pass) · lower
  • Labor & Commerce, Amendment 2 — 1910 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 7737 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 522 (pass) · upper
  • Labor, Amendment 2 — 180 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Ann M. Williams — primary (person)
  • Laura Fine — primary (person)
  • Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
  • Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
  • Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
  • Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
  • Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
  • Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
  • Yolonda Morris — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-02-07 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams filing
  • 2025-02-18 First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-02-18 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-03-11 Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee referral-committee
  • 2025-03-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams amendment-introduction
  • 2025-03-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-03-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
  • 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; 019-008-000
  • 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 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2025-04-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-037-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2025-04-09 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2025-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025 reading-1
  • 2025-04-10 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  • 2025-04-10 First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-04-10 Referred to Assignments
  • 2025-04-29 Assigned to Labor referral-committee
  • 2025-05-09 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
  • 2025-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
  • 2025-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  • 2025-05-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
  • 2025-05-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2025-05-14 Do Pass as Amended Labor; 010-005-000
  • 2025-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2025 reading-2
  • 2025-05-14 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  • 2025-05-15 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2025-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025
  • 2025-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
  • 2025-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
  • 2025-05-23 Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
  • 2025-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Labor
  • 2025-05-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
  • 2025-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 018-000-000
  • 2025-05-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  • 2025-05-30 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2025-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Fine amendment-passage
  • 2025-05-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2025-05-30 Third Reading - Passed; 052-002-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2025-05-30 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2025-05-30 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
  • 2025-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ann M. Williams
  • 2025-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ann M. Williams
  • 2025-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee
  • 2025-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee
  • 2025-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 019-010-000
  • 2025-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 019-010-000
  • 2025-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
  • 2025-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
  • 2025-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 093-022-000
  • 2025-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 093-022-000
  • 2025-05-31 House Concurs
  • 2025-05-31 Passed Both Houses
  • 2025-05-31 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  • 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 January 1, 2026
  • 2025-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0320 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/315d565e-fc80-4805-99d3-a8e69d4f1681. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).