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IntroducedFeb 09, 2024
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Passed HouseMay 14, 2024
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Passed SenateMay 23, 2024
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Signed into LawAug 09, 2024
WHISTLEBLOWER ACT
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House • Aug 09, 2024: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0867
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Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 5561
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Stephanie A. Kifowitcosponsor
- Camille Y. Lillycosponsor
- Abdelnasser Rashidcosponsor
- Theresa Mahcosponsor
- Hoan Huynhcosponsor
- Terra Costa Howardcosponsor
- Daniel Didechcosponsor
- Yolonda Morriscosponsor
- Laura Faver Diascosponsor
- Barbara Hernandezcosponsor
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitzcosponsor
- Mary Beth Cantycosponsor
- Will Guzzardicosponsor
- Nabeela Syedcosponsor
- Maura Hirschauercosponsor
- Linda Holmescosponsor
- Mike Simmonscosponsor
- Mike Porfiriocosponsor
- Laura M. Murphycosponsor
- Javier L. Cervantescosponsor
- Omar Aquinocosponsor
- Julie A. Morrisoncosponsor
- Adriane Johnsoncosponsor
- Mary Edly-Allencosponsor
- Emil Jones, IIIcosponsor
- Meg Loughran Cappelcosponsor
Lobbyists
Marc Poulos | Client: Local 150 Operating Engineers (Local 150 Operating Engineers) | Proponent | Start date: Executive(S)5/22/20242:00PM | End date: |
Steve Walsh | Client: Office of the Illinois Attorney General (Office of the Illinois Attorney General) | Proponent | Start date: Executive(S)5/22/20242:00PM | End date: |
Ashley Hokenson | Client: Office of the Illinois Attorney General (Office of the Illinois Attorney General) | Proponent | Start date: Judiciary-Civil(H)3/13/20248:00AM | End date: |
Steve Walsh | Client: Office of the Illinois Attorney General (Office of the Illinois Attorney General) | Proponent | Start date: Judiciary-Civil(H)3/13/20248:00AM | End date: |
Aubry Stapleton | Client: Teach Plus | Proponent | Start date: Judiciary-Civil(H)3/13/20248:00AM | End date: |
Margo Gislain | Client: Illinois Nurses Association (Illinois Nurses Association) | Proponent | Start date: Judiciary-Civil(H)3/13/20248:00AM | End date: |
Noah Finley | Client: NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business) | Opponent | Start date: Executive(S)5/22/20242:00PM | End date: |
Aaron Harris | Client: Michael Best Strategies (Illinois Chamber of Commerce) | Opponent | Start date: Judiciary-Civil(H)3/13/20248:00AM | End date: |
Noah Finley | Client: NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business) | Opponent | Start date: Judiciary-Civil(H)3/13/20248:00AM | End date: |
Kristen LaManna | Client: self | Opponent | Start date: Judiciary-Civil(H)3/13/20248:00AM | End date: |
Aaron Harris | Client: Michael Best Strategies (Illinois Chamber of Commerce) | No Position | Start date: Executive(S)5/22/20242:00PM | End date: |
Alec Laird | Client: Illinois Retail Merchants Association (Illinois Retail Merchants Association) | No Position | Start date: Executive(S)5/22/20242:00PM | End date: |
Brad Tietz | Client: Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce (Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce) | No Position | Start date: Executive(S)5/22/20242:00PM | End date: |
Donovan Griffith | Client: Illinois Manufacturers' Association (Illinois Manufacturers' Association) | No Position | Start date: Executive(S)5/22/20242:00PM | End date: |
Alec Laird | Client: Illinois Retail Merchants Association (Illinois Retail Merchants Association) | No Position | Start date: Judiciary-Civil(H)3/13/20248:00AM | End date: |
Donovan Griffith | Client: Illinois Manufacturers' Association (Illinois Manufacturers' Association) | No Position | Start date: Judiciary-Civil(H)3/13/20248:00AM | End date: |
Brad Tietz | Client: Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce (Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce) | No Position | Start date: Judiciary-Civil(H)3/13/20248:00AM | End date: |
Votes
YES: 10
- Buckner, Kam
- Avelar, Dagmara
- Delgado, Eva-Dina
- Costa Howard, Terra
- Didech, Daniel
- Hoffman, Jay
- Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer
- Katz Muhl, Tracy
- Tarver II, Curtis J
- Williams, Ann M
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 9
- Costa Howard, Terra
- Didech, Daniel
- Evans Jr., Marcus C
- Hernandez, Norma
- Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer
- Katz Muhl, Tracy
- Jones, Thaddeus
- Ladisch Douglass, Jenn
- West II, Maurice A
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 71
- Ness
- Guzzardi
- Nichols
- Andrade
- Avelar
- Olickal
- Benton
- Ortiz
- Hanson
- Blair-Sherlock
- Rashid
- Harper
- Buckner
- Rita
- Hernandez, Barbara
- Burke
- Hernandez, Lisa
- Hernandez, Norma
- Canty
- Hirschauer
- Cassidy
- Schmidt
- Hoffman
- Chung
- Costa Howard
- Slaughter
- Johnson
- Crespo
- Smith
- Jones
- Croke
- Tracy Katz Muhl
- Stava-Murray
- Kelly
- William "Will" Davis
- Kifowit
- Delgado
- Stuart
- DeLuca
- Didech
- Syed
- LaPointe
- Du Buclet
- Tarver
- Lilly
- Mah
- Evans
- Manley
- Faver Dias
- Vella
- Mason
- Walsh
- Mayfield
- Ford
- West
- Meyers-Martin
- Gabel
- Williams, Ann
- Gill
- Williams, Jawaharial
- Moeller
- Gong-Gershowitz
- Morgan
- Gonzalez
- Janet Yang Rohr
- Morris
- Gordon-Booth
- Yednock
- Moylan
- Welch
- Mussman
NO: 38
YES: 44
- Stadelman
- Lightford
- Feigenholtz
- Loughran Cappel
- Fine
- Aquino
- Martwick
- Belt
- Toro
- Glowiak Hilton
- Tracy
- Halpin
- Turner, D.
- Morrison
- Harris, N.
- Castro
- Murphy
- Harriss, E.
- Cervantes
- Ventura
- Peters
- Hastings
- Villa
- Holmes
- Collins
- Villanueva
- Porfirio
- Hunter
- Cunningham
- Villivalam
- Preston
- Johnson
- Walker
- Rezin
- Jones, E.
- DeWitte
- Joyce
- Edly-Allen
- Harmon
- Simmons
- Koehler
- Ellman
- Sims
- Faraci
NO: 15
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Aug 09, 2024 | House
- Governor Approved
- Effective Date January 1, 2025
- Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0867
- Jun 21, 2024 | House
- Sent to the Governor
- May 26, 2024 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- May 25, 2024 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- May 24, 2024 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- May 23, 2024 | House
- Passed Both Houses
- May 23, 2024 | Senate
- Third Reading - Passed; 044-015-000
- May 22, 2024 | Senate
- Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 22, 2024
- Second Reading
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2024
- Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- May 22, 2024 | committee
- Do Pass Executive; 011-002-000
- May 22, 2024 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- Waive Posting Notice
- May 21, 2024 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- May 20, 2024 | Senate
- Assigned to Executive
- Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 24, 2024
- May 17, 2024 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- May 16, 2024 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
- May 15, 2024 | Senate
- Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- First Reading
- Referred to Assignments
- May 14, 2024 | Senate
- Arrive in Senate
- Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
- May 14, 2024 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-038-000
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- May 14, 2024 | committee
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- Apr 30, 2024 | House
- Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 24, 2024
- Apr 19, 2024 | House
- Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- Apr 17, 2024 | House
- Second Reading - Short Debate
- Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
- Apr 17, 2024 | committee
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- Apr 17, 2024 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- Apr 16, 2024 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- Apr 16, 2024 | committee
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-005-000
- Apr 15, 2024 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- Apr 10, 2024 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- Apr 05, 2024 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- Mar 20, 2024 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- Mar 14, 2024 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- Mar 13, 2024 | House
- Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- Mar 13, 2024 | committee
- Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-004-000
- Mar 13, 2024 | House
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
- Mar 12, 2024 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- Mar 05, 2024 | House
- Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- Feb 09, 2024 | House
- Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- First Reading
- Referred to Rules Committee
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