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Amends the Family Military Leave Act. Changes the name of the Act to the "Military Leave Act". Provides that an employee may use up to 8 hours per calendar month to participate in a funeral honors detail, up to a total of 40 hours per calendar year, or more if authorized by the employer or if provided for in a collective bargaining agreement. Provides for requirements to take leave for funeral honors details. Provides that an employee that takes leave may do so in lieu of, and without having exhausted, his or her vacation leave, personal leave, compensatory leave, or any other leave that may be granted to the employee, including sick leave and disability leave. Defines terms. Provides that the employer of an employee that takes leave must pay the employee his or her regular rate of pay for the leave taken to participate in a funeral honors detail. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Introduced
Apr 4, 2025
Last Action
Aug 1, 2025
Session
IL 104th
Sponsors
2 primary · 10 co
Governor Approved
Effective Date August 1, 2025
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0078
Sent to the Governor
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
Passed Both Houses
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 025-000-000
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
First Reading
Arrived in House
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
Second Reading
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
Do Pass Labor; 016-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
Postponed - Labor
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
Assigned to Labor
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0078
Stephanie A. Kifowit