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IntroducedFeb 06, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 07, 2025
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Passed SenateJun 01, 2025
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Became LawAug 15, 2025
Illinois House Bill
NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE LEAVE
Last Action See all actions
House • Aug 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0259
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2978
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Mary Beth CantyHouse cosponsor
- Barbara HernandezHouse cosponsor
- Maura HirschauerHouse cosponsor
- Dagmara AvelarHouse cosponsor
- Maurice A. West, IIHouse cosponsor
- Elizabeth "Lisa" HernandezHouse cosponsor
- Will GuzzardiHouse cosponsor
- Edgar González, Jr.House cosponsor
- Kelly M. CassidyHouse cosponsor
- Nicolle GrasseHouse cosponsor
- Nabeela SyedHouse cosponsor
- Abdelnasser RashidHouse cosponsor
- Justin SlaughterHouse cosponsor
- Kevin John OlickalHouse cosponsor
- Sonya M. HarperHouse cosponsor
- Martha DeuterHouse cosponsor
- Diane Blair-SherlockHouse cosponsor
- Jennifer SanalitroHouse cosponsor
- Anna MoellerHouse cosponsor
- Sue SchererHouse cosponsor
- Camille Y. LillyHouse cosponsor
- Hoan HuynhHouse cosponsor
- Bill CunninghamSenate cosponsor
- Julie A. MorrisonSenate cosponsor
- Meg Loughran CappelSenate cosponsor
Votes
YES: 21
- Avelar, Dagmara
- Andrade Jr., Jaime M
- Bunting, Jason R
- Benton, Harry
- Cassidy, Kelly M
- Davis, William "Will"
- Davis, Jed
- Ford, La Shawn K
- Evans Jr., Marcus C
- Fritts, Bradley
- Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa"
- Jiménez, Lilian
- Hoffman, Jay
- Johnson, Gregg
- McLaughlin, Martin
- Mason, Joyce
- OrtÃz, Aarón M
- Olickal, Kevin John
- Stava-Murray, Anne
- Sanalitro, Jennifer
- Ugaste, Dan
NO: 2
- Halbrook, Brad
- Wilhour, Blaine
NOT VOTING: 6
YES: 91
- Mussman
- Guerrero-Cuellar
- Ness
- Guzzardi
- Andrade
- Haas
- Avelar
- Olickal
- OrtÃz, Aarón
- Hammond
- Blair-Sherlock
- Rashid
- Briel
- Reick
- Harper
- Buckner
- Rita
- Hauter
- Bunting
- Rosenthal
- Hernandez, Barbara
- Cabello
- Ryan
- Hernandez, Lisa
- Canty
- Sanalitro
- Hernandez, Norma
- Cassidy
- Hirschauer
- Chung
- Schmidt
- Coffey
- Schweizer
- Huynh
- Costa Howard
- Crawford
- Sheehan
- Crespo
- Slaughter
- Johnson
- Croke
- Smith
- Jones
- Tracy Katz Muhl
- Spain
- Davis, Lisa
- Stava-Murray
- William "Will" Davis
- Stephens
- Deering
- Stuart
- La Ha
- Delgado
- Swanson
- LaPointe
- DeLuca
- Syed
- Deuter
- Tarver
- Mah
- Didech
- Manley
- Du Buclet
- Ugaste
- Mason
- Elik
- Vella
- Evans
- McCombie
- Faver Dias
- Ford
- Meier
- West
- Meyers-Martin
- Fritts
- Gabel
- Williams, Ann
- Moeller
- Gill
- Williams, Jawaharial
- Gong-Gershowitz
- Windhorst
- Morgan
- González, Edgar
- Janet Yang Rohr
- Morris
- Gordon-Booth
- Welch
- Moylan
- Grant
- Grasse
YES: 55
- Joyce
- Faraci
- Anderson
- Sims
- Koehler
- Feigenholtz
- Aquino
- Stadelman
- Lewis
- Arellano, L.
- Syverson
- Fowler
- Balkema
- Tracy
- Loughran Cappel
- Glowiak Hilton
- Belt
- Turner, D.
- Martwick
- Guzmán
- Bryant
- Turner, S.
- McClure
- Halpin
- Castro
- Ventura
- Morrison
- Harris, N.
- Cervantes
- Villa
- Murphy
- Harriss, E.
- Villanueva
- Peters
- Hastings
- Collins
- Villivalam
- Plummer
- Hills
- Cunningham
- Walker
- Porfirio
- Holmes
- Curran
- Wilcox
- Preston
- Hunter
- DeWitte
- Harmon
- Rezin
- Johnson
- Edly-Allen
- Rose
- Jones, E.
- Ellman
NO: 0
Actions
- Aug 15, 2025 | House
- Governor Approved
- Effective Date June 1, 2026
- Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0259
- Jun 24, 2025 | House
- Sent to the Governor
- Jun 04, 2025 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- Jun 01, 2025 | House
- Passed Both Houses
- Jun 01, 2025 | Senate
- 3/5 Vote Required
- Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
- May 23, 2025 | Senate
- Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
- May 21, 2025 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- May 15, 2025 | Senate
- Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000
- Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- Second Reading
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025
- May 09, 2025 | Senate
- Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
- Apr 23, 2025 | Senate
- Assigned to Executive
- Apr 22, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- Apr 08, 2025 | Senate
- Arrive in Senate
- Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
- Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- First Reading
- Referred to Assignments
- Apr 07, 2025 | House
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-007-000
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- Mar 25, 2025 | House
- Second Reading - Short Debate
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 021-002-000
- Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
- Feb 06, 2025 | House
- Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- First Reading
- Referred to Rules Committee
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