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type: "Bill"
title: "EMPLOYEE SICK LEAVE ACT"
description: "Creates the Employee Sick Leave Act. Provides that employees may use personal sick leave benefits provided by the employer for absences due to an illness, injury, or medical appointment of the employee's child, spouse, sibling, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, or stepparent, for reasonable periods of time as the employee's attendance may be necessary, on the same terms upon which the employee is able to use sick leave benefits for the employee's own illness or injury. Provides that the Department of Labor shall issue rules to implement the Act. Effective January 1, 2017."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 6162"
citation: "Illinois HB 6162 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 103
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86040a1c-ac44-44db-94ef-ee30d160a255"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6162&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95699&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "1d408253135371eed812d000bf18655bcdfb28eb3d5abee3d2f8300ff1a8e0ee"
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 6162 (99th) — EMPLOYEE SICK LEAVE ACT
Creates the Employee Sick Leave Act. Provides that employees may use personal sick leave benefits provided by the employer for absences due to an illness, injury, or medical appointment of the employee's child, spouse, sibling, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, or stepparent, for reasonable periods of time as the employee's attendance may be necessary, on the same terms upon which the employee is able to use sick leave benefits for the employee's own illness or injury. Provides that the Department of Labor shall issue rules to implement the Act. Effective January 1, 2017.
## 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=09900HB6162&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95699&DocNum=6162&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6162eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95699&DocNum=6162&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6162enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95699&DocNum=6162&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **3819** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **7835** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Andrew F Skoog — primary (person)
- Daniel Biss — cosponsor (person)
- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
- Pat McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Andrew F Skoog `filing`
- **2016-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2016-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2016-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2016-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2016-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2016-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2016-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2016-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2016-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2016-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2016-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
- **2016-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2016-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2016-04-05** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2016-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Andrew F Skoog `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2016-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2016-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2016-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2016-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2016-04-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 22, 2016
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2016-04-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-13** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2016-04-13** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2016-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2016-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2016-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2016-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2016-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Andrew F Skoog `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2016-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Andrew F Skoog `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 015-004-001 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2016-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2016-04-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2016-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2016-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2016-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2016-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2016-04-22** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2016-04-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2016-05-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2016-05-18** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2016-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016
- **2016-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-035-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2016-05-24** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2016-05-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-05-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2016-05-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2016-05-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-05-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2016-05-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2016-05-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2016-05-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2016-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2016-05-26** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
- **2016-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2016-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2016-05-27** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-30** Waive Posting Notice
- **2016-05-30** Do Pass Human Services; 006-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2016-05-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2016-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2016-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2016-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 038-019-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-19** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0841 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86040a1c-ac44-44db-94ef-ee30d160a255`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).