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type: "Bill"
title: "UNEMPLOY INS-BENEFIT CHARGES"
description: "Amends provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act providing that an employer is not chargeable for benefit charges resulting from the payment of benefits to an individual if the employer's business is closed solely because of the entrance of the employer or a partner, officer, or majority stockholder of the employer into active duty in the Illinois National Guard or the Armed Forces. Provides that those provisions apply notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, including those affecting finality of benefit charges or rates. Also provides that those provisions apply to benefit charges that result from the payment of benefits to an individual for any week of unemployment after January 1, 2003. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 426"
citation: "Illinois SB 426 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-16"
last_action: "2005-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4b07b15-39e6-4eae-bc48-b6bd9a37ffd2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=426&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17205&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "869616ba37f1dead1e43d8368a6a1ed8cbca418937bf9d961bcf39c6d52d0e55"
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 426 (94th) — UNEMPLOY INS-BENEFIT CHARGES
Amends provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act providing that an employer is not chargeable for benefit charges resulting from the payment of benefits to an individual if the employer's business is closed solely because of the entrance of the employer or a partner, officer, or majority stockholder of the employer into active duty in the Illinois National Guard or the Armed Forces. Provides that those provisions apply notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, including those affecting finality of benefit charges or rates. Also provides that those provisions apply to benefit charges that result from the payment of benefits to an individual for any week of unemployment after January 1, 2003. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0426&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17205&DocNum=426&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0426eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17205&DocNum=426&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0426enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17205&DocNum=426&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- George P. Shadid — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-02-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. George P. Shadid `filing`
- **2005-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-03** Held in Labor
- **2005-03-10** Do Pass Labor; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2005
- **2005-03-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 16, 2005
- **2005-04-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-04-07** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- **2005-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-08** Effective Date July 8, 2005
- **2005-07-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0152 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4b07b15-39e6-4eae-bc48-b6bd9a37ffd2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).