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type: "Bill"
title: "EMPLOYMENT-SAFETY"
description: "Amends the Safety Inspection and Education Act and the Health and Safety Act. Provides that the Acts apply only to public employers and public employees. Provides for coordination between the 2 Acts. Changes procedures and time schedules for adjudicating complaints arising under the Acts. Provides that the Division of Safety Inspection and Education under the Director of Labor shall ensure that the health and safety of the public employees in Illinois are protected by a program at least as effective as the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) program. Amends the Toxic Substances Disclosure to Employees Act. Provides that specified provisions of the Act are inoperative and the Department of Labor shall instead enforce federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard Communication standards; however, if at any time the Director of Labor determines that the federal standards have been amended so that they are less stringent than the Act, the Director of Labor shall adopt a rule setting forth this determination and a determination that the State law should again be operative to protect the health and safety of Illinois workers. Provides that, on the date such a rule is adopted, the Act shall again become operative, and the Department of Labor shall enforce the federal standards only to the extent the Act or rules of the Department provide for the enforcement of those standards. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1911"
citation: "Illinois HB 1911 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-23"
last_action: "2007-09-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb60dc3a-441d-41c9-ad20-67ae1cf21685"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1911&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30748&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "3ba341ddf31cb8cd3771a64db42c74f9076b3591c117fedf7e2a036f54b3fea5"
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 HB 1911 (95th) — EMPLOYMENT-SAFETY
Amends the Safety Inspection and Education Act and the Health and Safety Act. Provides that the Acts apply only to public employers and public employees. Provides for coordination between the 2 Acts. Changes procedures and time schedules for adjudicating complaints arising under the Acts. Provides that the Division of Safety Inspection and Education under the Director of Labor shall ensure that the health and safety of the public employees in Illinois are protected by a program at least as effective as the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) program. Amends the Toxic Substances Disclosure to Employees Act. Provides that specified provisions of the Act are inoperative and the Department of Labor shall instead enforce federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard Communication standards; however, if at any time the Director of Labor determines that the federal standards have been amended so that they are less stringent than the Act, the Director of Labor shall adopt a rule setting forth this determination and a determination that the State law should again be operative to protect the health and safety of Illinois workers. Provides that, on the date such a rule is adopted, the Act shall again become operative, and the Department of Labor shall enforce the federal standards only to the extent the Act or rules of the Department provide for the enforcement of those standards. 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=09500HB1911&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30748&DocNum=1911&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1911eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30748&DocNum=1911&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1911enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30748&DocNum=1911&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1090** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **980** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jay C. Hoffman — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman `filing`
- **2007-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-27** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 25, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2007-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor
- **2007-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass as Amended Labor; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2007-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2007-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-08** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
- **2007-06-15** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 22, 2007
- **2007-06-21** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-06-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 098-000-000
- **2007-06-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-07-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-09-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-09-17** Effective Date September 17, 2007
- **2007-09-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0623 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb60dc3a-441d-41c9-ad20-67ae1cf21685`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).