PAID LEAVE-FIRST RESPONDERS
- Introduced Feb 6, 2025
- In committee Feb 6, 2025
- Passed the Senate Next
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Amends the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Provides that a public safety agency may, in lieu of paid leave, pay a first responder that is employed by the public safety agency the equivalent of the first responder's hourly rate of pay multiplied by the number of hours of paid leave that the first responder is entitled to under the Act. Provides that a first responder is eligible for the payment if the first responder…
Read the full title (121 words)
Amends the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Provides that a public safety agency may, in lieu of paid leave, pay a first responder that is employed by the public safety agency the equivalent of the first responder's hourly rate of pay multiplied by the number of hours of paid leave that the first responder is entitled to under the Act. Provides that a first responder is eligible for the payment if the first responder has been continuously employed by the public safety agency for at least 60 days. Provides that the payment shall be paid to a first responder in its entirety once per calendar year. Provides for notice requirements. Makes conforming changes. Defines "first responder" and "public safety agency".
Every action
3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio
- SenateFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Mike PorfirioD Primary sponsor · District 11
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.