republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/sb-2547.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "UNEMP INS-BENEFIT CHG-GUARD"
description: "Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that an employer is not chargeable for any benefit charges resulting from the payment of benefits to an individual for any week of unemployment if the employer's business is closed solely because of the entrance of the employer, one or more of the partners or officers of the employer, or the majority stockholder of the employer into active duty in the Illinois National Guard or the Armed Forces. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 2547"
citation: "Illinois SB 2547 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-03"
last_action: "2004-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6538d43-e180-4347-a123-c0ea09cfe834"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2547&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=8871&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "526656ca44884e3489a366fec6a88ea2b64adc2800c8a699a1c8b3c12cfe5f72"
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 2547 (93rd) — UNEMP INS-BENEFIT CHG-GUARD

Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that an employer is not chargeable for any benefit charges resulting from the payment of benefits to an individual for any week of unemployment if the employer's business is closed solely because of the entrance of the employer, one or more of the partners or officers of the employer, or the majority stockholder of the employer into active duty in the Illinois National Guard or the Armed Forces. 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=09300SB2547&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8871&DocNum=2547&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2547eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8871&DocNum=2547&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2547enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8871&DocNum=2547&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–2** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- George P. Shadid — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. George P. Shadid `filing`
- **2004-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-18** Assigned to Labor & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
- **2004-02-26** Do Pass Labor & Commerce; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004
- **2004-02-26** Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2004-03-11** Fiscal Note Filed from the Illinois Department of Employment Security
- **2004-03-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2004-03-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2004-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2004-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2004-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
- **2004-03-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 053-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
- **2004-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2004-04-02** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2004-04-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Labor Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-04-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-04-29** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2004-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-12** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed to Table Rep. Ricca Slone
- **2004-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-14** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 31, 2004
- **2004-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2004-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2004-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2004
- **2004-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1012 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6538d43-e180-4347-a123-c0ea09cfe834`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).