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IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
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Passed HouseOct 30, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
AFFIRMS-EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
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House • Oct 30, 2025: Resolution Adopted
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HR 161
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Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Norma HernandezHouse cosponsor
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr.House cosponsor
- Sharon ChungHouse cosponsor
- Dagmara AvelarHouse cosponsor
- Theresa MahHouse cosponsor
- Lisa DavisHouse cosponsor
- Matt HansonHouse cosponsor
- Yolonda MorrisHouse cosponsor
- Lilian JiménezHouse cosponsor
- Michael J. KellyHouse cosponsor
- Margaret CrokeHouse cosponsor
- Anna MoellerHouse cosponsor
- Suzanne M. NessHouse cosponsor
- Debbie Meyers-MartinHouse cosponsor
- Janet Yang RohrHouse cosponsor
Lobbyists
| alicia obermeyer | Client: sheet metal | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Angela Drexel | Client: LiveWire Construction | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Anne VanderWeele | Client: New Moms | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Annika Cole | Client: Chicago Jobs Council | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Arielle Acevedo | Client: Chicago woman in Trades | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Arlena C HAmpton | Client: Chicago Women in Trades | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Beth Berendsen | Client: Chicago Women in Trades | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Christina Warden | Client: Self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Dave Comerford | Client: Illinois Federation of Teachers | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| David Schwartz | Client: Self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| HELEN DUFFOUR | Client: Self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Hugo Avila | Client: Central States SER | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Jamie harms | Client: Self, tradesman | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Kina McAfee | Client: Self (Chicago Women in Trades) | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Lauren Sugerman | Client: Chicago Women in Trades | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Manuel Rodriguez | Client: Revolution Workshop | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Rabail Sofi | Client: Chicago Women In trades (myself) | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Rodolfo De Jesus | Client: Greater Chicago Food Depository | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Sarah Labadie | Client: Women Employed | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Susan Bramlet Lavin | Client: Illinois National Organization for Women (Illinois NOW) | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Wendy Pollack | Client: Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-04-07 15:00 | End date: |
| Angela Drexel | Client: LiveWire Construction | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-26 14:00 | End date: |
| Annika Cole | Client: Chicago Jobs Council | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-26 14:00 | End date: |
| Aubry Stapleton | Client: Self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-26 14:00 | End date: |
| Elsa Lacayo | Client: Self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-26 14:00 | End date: |
| Lauren Sugerman | Client: Chicago Women in Trades | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-26 14:00 | End date: |
| Manuel Rodriguez | Client: Revolution Workshop | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-26 14:00 | End date: |
| Matthew Slade | Client: Myself | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-26 14:00 | End date: |
| samuel w mcintyre | Client: Heat and Frost Local 17 | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-26 14:00 | End date: |
| Wendy Pollack | Client: Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-26 14:00 | End date: |
| Angela Drexel | Client: LiveWire Construction | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Angela Varnum | Client: self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Annika Cole | Client: Chicago Jobs Council | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Arielle Acevedo | Client: SELF | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Auburn Cazanigo-Stanfa | Client: Self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Beth Berendsen | Client: Chicago Women in Trades | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Bob Jorgensen | Client: Myself | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Chayce O Hanzlovic | Client: Union 134 (CWIT (Chicago Women In Trades)) | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Daniel Allen | Client: Construction Industry Service Organization (Construction Industry Service Organization (CISCO)) | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Danielle Flores | Client: Self (Chicago Women in Trades) | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Dave Comerford | Client: Illinois Federation of Teachers | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| David McGrath | Client: self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| David Robinson | Client: Manufacturing Renaissance | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Debby Pascal | Client: Self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Deborah Caruso | Client: Welding Witch | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Elsa Lacayo | Client: Self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Esther Kim | Client: self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Hope Powell | Client: Self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Jamie Harms | Client: Heat and Frost Local 17 | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Kina McAfee | Client: Self (Chicago Women in Trades) | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Lynn Bosh | Client: Self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Manuel Rodriguez | Client: Revolution Workshop | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Marisa Richards | Client: Self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Michelle Wayne | Client: Self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Mike Hartge | Client: Citizen | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Rabail Sofi | Client: Chicago Women In trades | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| SALOMON MORENO | Client: SELF JARC AFTER SCHOOL MATTERS | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Sarah J Liles | Client: Chicago Women in Trades (Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT), Self) | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Sarah Labadie | Client: Women Employed | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Skylar M Stuckey | Client: Self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Susan Balaban | Client: Self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Susan Bramlet Lavin | Client: Illinois National Organization for Women (Illinois NOW) | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Wendy Pollack | Client: Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Zoe Karns | Client: Self | Proponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Angela Drexel | Client: LiveWire Construction, Inc. (Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT)) | Opponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Helen duffour | Client: Self | Opponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
| Patricia Reed | Client: IL taxpayer | Opponent | Start date: Labor & Commerce, 2025-03-19 14:00 | End date: |
Votes
YES: 16
- Andrade Jr., Jaime M
- Cassidy, Kelly M
- Evans Jr., Marcus C
- Du Buclet, Kimberly
- Ford, La Shawn K
- González Jr., Edgar
- Gill, Mary
- Hernandez, Barbara
- Johnson, Gregg
- Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa"
- Mason, Joyce
- Moylan, Martin J
- Morris, Yolonda
- OrtĂz, AarĂłn M
- Olickal, Kevin John
- Williams, Jawaharial
NO: 8
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- Oct 30, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- Resolution Adopted
- Oct 29, 2025 | House
- Referred to Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee
- Re-assigned to Rules Committee
- Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions
- Oct 23, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- Jul 14, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- Jul 01, 2025 | House
- Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- May 15, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
- Apr 08, 2025 | House
- Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions
- Apr 07, 2025 | House
- Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-008-000
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
- Mar 05, 2025 | House
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Referred to Rules Committee
- Feb 27, 2025 | House
- Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
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