Illinois · House Bill 5162 · 103rd General Assembly

PROTECT EMPLOYEES ACT

HB 5162 Sponsored by Tony M. McCombie Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 8, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 9, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Creates the COVID-19 Workplace Conscientious Objection Waiver Act. Provides that each employer in the State of Illinois shall be required to accept from an employee a sincerely held conscientious objection waiver to receiving a vaccine or its related booster that was approved under emergency use authorization by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Effective immediately.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.