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| Bill | WORKERS RIGHTS AND SAFETY | Creates the Illinois Workers' Rights and Worker Safety Act. Provides that, except as authorized by State law enacted after January 19, 2025, a State agency may not amend or revise its rules relating to the protection of workers' rights or worker safety in a manner less stringent than specified federal laws. Provides that a State agency may establish workers' rights and worker safety standards that are more stringent than those provided in federal law as the federal law existed on January 19, 2025. Provides that, to the extent a federal law existing on January 19, 2025 is more stringent than a State agency's corresponding standards or rules in its protection of workers' rights or worker safety, or to the extent that there are no State agency standards or rules in place corresponding with a federal law, a State agency shall, as a minimum standard, continue to observe and enforce those workers' rights and worker safety standards provided in federal law as the federal law existed on January 19, 2025. Provides for reporting requirements. Repeals the Act on January 20, 2029. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 104th | SB 1976 | Illinois SB 1976 (104th) |
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Illinois SB 1976 (104th) — WORKERS RIGHTS AND SAFETY
Creates the Illinois Workers' Rights and Worker Safety Act. Provides that, except as authorized by State law enacted after January 19, 2025, a State agency may not amend or revise its rules relating to the protection of workers' rights or worker safety in a manner less stringent than specified federal laws. Provides that a State agency may establish workers' rights and worker safety standards that are more stringent than those provided in federal law as the federal law existed on January 19, 2025. Provides that, to the extent a federal law existing on January 19, 2025 is more stringent than a State agency's corresponding standards or rules in its protection of workers' rights or worker safety, or to the extent that there are no State agency standards or rules in place corresponding with a federal law, a State agency shall, as a minimum standard, continue to observe and enforce those workers' rights and worker safety standards provided in federal law as the federal law existed on January 19, 2025. Provides for reporting requirements. Repeals the Act on January 20, 2029.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Labor, Amendment 1 — 10–3 (pass) · upper
- Labor & Commerce — 16–9 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 80–32 (pass) · lower
- Labor — 13–5 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 38–19 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — primary (person)
- Robert Peters — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Graciela Guzmán — cosponsor (person)
- Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-02-06 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters
filing - 2025-02-06 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-02-06 Referred to Assignments
- 2025-02-25 Assigned to Labor
referral-committee - 2025-02-26 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
- 2025-03-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
- 2025-03-21 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
- 2025-04-02 Do Pass Labor; 013-005-000
- 2025-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 3, 2025
reading-2 - 2025-04-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- 2025-04-11 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
- 2025-05-09 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
- 2025-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters
amendment-introduction - 2025-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- 2025-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
- 2025-05-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 010-003-000
- 2025-05-14 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2025-05-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Peters
amendment-passage - 2025-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2025
- 2025-05-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
- 2025-05-21 Third Reading - Passed; 038-019-001
passage, reading-3 - 2025-05-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- 2025-05-21 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- 2025-05-21 Arrived in House
introduction - 2025-05-21 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- 2025-05-21 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-05-21 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-05-22 Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
referral-committee - 2025-05-22 Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025
- 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
- 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
- 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
- 2025-05-27 Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Labor & Commerce Committee; Rep. Bob Morgan
- 2025-05-27 Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-039-000
- 2025-05-27 Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-009-000
- 2025-05-27 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
- 2025-05-27 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-05-27 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-05-27 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-05-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- 2025-05-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2025-05-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
- 2025-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- 2025-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- 2025-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- 2025-05-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-032-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2025-06-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-08-14 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2025-08-14 Effective Date August 14, 2025
- 2025-08-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0161
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/122ef4f1-bfa1-4f9f-a624-d4001ebfd816. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).