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type: "Bill"
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title: "WHISTLEBLOWER-DISCLOSE INFO"
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description: "Amends the Whistleblower Act. Provides that \"employer\" includes the State or any political subdivision of the State, and a unit of local government, school district, or authority including a department, division, bureau, board, commission, or other agency of these entities; any person acting within the scope of his or her authority express or implied on behalf of those entities in dealing with its employers: a school district, combination of school districts, or governing body of a joint agreement of any type formed by two or more school districts; a community college district, State college or university, and any State agency whose major function is providing educational services (at present, the definition excludes any governmental entity). Provides that the State is preempting home rule units from the exercise of power in this area. Amends the Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act. Provides that \"State\" includes any unit of local government, school district, community college district, State college or university, or any entity created by an intergovernmental cooperation agreement (at present, the State, any State agency, and other governmental entities that adopted provisions of the Act). In both Acts, provides that it is unlawful for an employer to knowingly take an adverse action against an employee for disclosing information in a court or administrative hearing, legislative proceeding, or other type of proceeding if the employee has reasonable cause to believe the information discloses a violation of State or federal law or regulation."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "HB 742"
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citation: "Illinois HB 742 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 54
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2007-02-07"
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last_action: "2007-08-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c89ec6f-ad56-4212-889b-d2c8d71c0378"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=742&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=28036&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "c35ccad2d02a3284c90d8c7c70570e50e68ad5d3e0ab8aa7a19aafe8aae90ac8"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 742 (95th) — WHISTLEBLOWER-DISCLOSE INFO
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Amends the Whistleblower Act. Provides that "employer" includes the State or any political subdivision of the State, and a unit of local government, school district, or authority including a department, division, bureau, board, commission, or other agency of these entities; any person acting within the scope of his or her authority express or implied on behalf of those entities in dealing with its employers: a school district, combination of school districts, or governing body of a joint agreement of any type formed by two or more school districts; a community college district, State college or university, and any State agency whose major function is providing educational services (at present, the definition excludes any governmental entity). Provides that the State is preempting home rule units from the exercise of power in this area. Amends the Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act. Provides that "State" includes any unit of local government, school district, community college district, State college or university, or any entity created by an intergovernmental cooperation agreement (at present, the State, any State agency, and other governmental entities that adopted provisions of the Act). In both Acts, provides that it is unlawful for an employer to knowingly take an adverse action against an employee for disclosing information in a court or administrative hearing, legislative proceeding, or other type of proceeding if the employee has reasonable cause to believe the information discloses a violation of State or federal law or regulation.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0742&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28036&DocNum=742&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0742eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28036&DocNum=742&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0742enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28036&DocNum=742&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Julie Hamos — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey `filing`
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- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-15** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
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- **2007-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government Committee
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- **2007-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
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- **2007-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Local Government Committee; 006-003-001 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2007-03-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Julie Hamos
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- **2007-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
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- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
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- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
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- **2007-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Julie Hamos `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-04-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Julie Hamos `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-04-19** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2007-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. John A. Fritchey
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- **2007-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-04-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2007-04-25** Removed from Short Debate Status
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- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Extended Debate
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- **2007-04-25** Third Reading - Extended Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
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- **2007-04-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
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- **2007-04-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
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- **2007-04-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
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- **2007-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2007-04-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2007-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 1, 2007 `reading-1`
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- **2007-04-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
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- **2007-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-05-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-02** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Labor; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
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- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
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- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-16** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-05-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
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- **2007-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2008
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- **2007-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0128 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c89ec6f-ad56-4212-889b-d2c8d71c0378`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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