Illinois · Senate Bill 3188 · 104th General Assembly

EMPLOYEE BLOOD DONATION-LEAVE

SB 3188 Sponsored by Sara Feigenholtz In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 2, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 2, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  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 Employee Blood Donation Leave Act. Provides that an employee who does not have available paid leave is entitled to take one hour of unpaid leave every 56 days to donate blood. Provides that the leave to serve as an organ donor is unpaid unless the employer has a policy allowing the leave to be paid or unless the employee has available paid leave. Provides that, if the employer does not have a policy…

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Amends the Employee Blood Donation Leave Act. Provides that an employee who does not have available paid leave is entitled to take one hour of unpaid leave every 56 days to donate blood. Provides that the leave to serve as an organ donor is unpaid unless the employer has a policy allowing the leave to be paid or unless the employee has available paid leave. Provides that, if the employer does not have a policy providing paid leave and the employee does not have enough available paid leave to cover the absence, the employee is entitled to up to 10 days of unpaid leave in any 12-month period in order to serve as an organ donor. Makes other changes.

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Executive · Senate Executive
  5. SenateTo Paid Leave
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
  7. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
  1. SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  2. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  3. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
  5. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Paid Leave · Senate Paid Leave
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
  7. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

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.