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Creates the Legislative Employee Labor Relations Act. Authorizes legislative employees to bargain collectively through the representatives of their choosing on questions of wages, hours, and other conditions of employment. Specifies that the General Assembly is not required to bargain on specified matters of inherent managerial policy. Establishes the Office of State Legislative Labor Relations. Directs the Office…
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Creates the Legislative Employee Labor Relations Act. Authorizes legislative employees to bargain collectively through the representatives of their choosing on questions of wages, hours, and other conditions of employment. Specifies that the General Assembly is not required to bargain on specified matters of inherent managerial policy. Establishes the Office of State Legislative Labor Relations. Directs the Office of State Legislative Labor Relations to manage the interests of the General Assembly in collective bargaining with legislative employees. Grants the State Panel of the Illinois Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over collective bargaining matters between employee organizations and the General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Contains additional provisions concerning the following topics: the duty to bargain collectively; fair-share agreements; grievance procedures; election and recognition of labor organizations as exclusive representatives; unfair labor practices; mediation; fact-finding; exhaustion of nonjudicial remedies; strikes during session periods; and multiyear collective bargaining agreements. Specifies that the Open Meetings Act does not apply to collective bargaining negotiations and grievance arbitration proceedings under the Act. Sets forth definitions. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012, the State Lawsuit Immunity Act, and the Workplace Violence Prevention Act to make conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2026.
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HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
HouseFirst Reading
CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
CommitteeAssigned to Executive Committee · House Executive
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
CommitteeDo Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-000-004 · House Executive
HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 · House Rules
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House3/5 Vote Required
HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-035-004
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
SenateArrive in Senate
SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
SenateFirst Reading
CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
HouseSession Sine Die
Roll calls
2 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
