Illinois · House Bill 5170 · 103rd General Assembly

WHISTLEBLOWER ACT-VARIOUS

HB 5170 Sponsored by Abdelnasser Rashid 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.

Amends the Whistleblower Act. Defines "adverse action" to have the same meaning as "adverse employment action" in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Defines "retaliation" to mean the protected activity proximately caused any adverse action by any employer. Prohibits an employer from making, adopting, or enforcing any rule, regulation, or policy that prevents the disclosure or for retaliating against an employee for…

Read the full title (146 words)

Amends the Whistleblower Act. Defines "adverse action" to have the same meaning as "adverse employment action" in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Defines "retaliation" to mean the protected activity proximately caused any adverse action by any employer. Prohibits an employer from making, adopting, or enforcing any rule, regulation, or policy that prevents the disclosure or for retaliating against an employee for disclosing information to a government or law enforcement agency if the employee has a good faith belief that the disclosed information is a violation of law (now, a "reasonable cause to believe"). Prohibits an employer from retaliating against an employee for refusing to participate in any past, current, or future activity that could result in a violation of a municipal, county, State, or federal law or rule. Allows an employee to request front pay in a civil action for a violation of this Act.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  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.