HB2522
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What this bill does
Amends the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act. Provides that an employer shall provide 30 minutes of paid break time (rather than reasonable break time) to an employee who needs to express breast milk for her nursing infant child each time the employee has the need to express milk for one year after the child's birth. Provides that the employee may use other paid break time or meal time for any time needed in excess of 30 minutes. Provides that an employer shall provide paid break time (rather than reasonable break time) as needed by the employee unless to do so would create an undue hardship.
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Current stage: Floor Vote · Last action 409 days ago · STAGNANT
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Public Engagement
Witness slips
161 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksei Sokolov | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 | |
| Anastasia Knasiak | self | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Andrew Palmer | SELF | SELF | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Anne Elliott Hornsby | self | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Anne McDermott | self | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Brittany Poppen | Self | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Carrie Felix | self | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Catherine Caporusso | Resistance | Women and children | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Cheryl Jones Das | Self | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Christine Fanning | Self | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Danielle Morales | None | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 | |
| David Bythewood | Constituent | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Deborah Fenner | Self | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Dena Stout | none | none | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Diane Ostrowski | None | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Diane Herrmann | self | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Donna Nasser | Self | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Elissa Dresden | self | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Ellen Caffrey Garza | Self | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Jacqueline Bauer | NA | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Jenna Braunstein | Self | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Jennifer Roland | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Joan R Metz | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 | |
| Josh Kraus | Self | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Judith Potempa | self | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Julie Stephan | Self | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Kendra Geisbrecht | Self | Indivisible Chicago | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Kenji Granberry | SELF | SELF | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Leanna Gruhn | Self | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Lindsay Morrison | self | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Lisa Marie Sharkey | Self | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Madeline Miley | Self | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Maria English | Self | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Matthew Slade | Myself | Myself | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Maureen Keane | She Votes Illinois | She Votes Illinois | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Maureen Vana | Self | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Meena Dugatkin | Self | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Michael Bauer | NA | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Rachel Becknell | Constituent | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Rebecca Daly | self | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| REGAN JAMESON | SELF | SELF | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Sarah Mitchell | self | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Shawn Michael | self | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Susan Balaban | Self | Self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Susie Wiechman | None | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Zachary Stallard | self | self | Proponent | Wage Policy Study Sub | 2025-03-12 |
| Aleksei Sokolov | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 | |
| Anastsaia Knasiak | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Andrew Palmer | SELF | SELF | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Anne Elliott Hornsby | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Anne McDermott | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Brittany Poppen | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Camilla Stefl | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Carrie Felix | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Catherine Caporusso | Resistance | Women and children | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Cheryl Jones Das | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Christine Fanning | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Danielle Morales | None | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 | |
| Dave Comerford | Illinois Federation of Teachers | Illinois Federation of Teachers | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| David Bythewood | Constituent | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Deborah Fenner | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Delaney Earley | SELF | SELF | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Dena Stout | none | none | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Derek Stevens | IEA | Illinois Education Association | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Diane Ostrowski | None | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Diane Herrmann | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Diane L Jochum | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Donna Nasser | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Elissa Dresden | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Ellen Caffrey Garza | Self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Haley Grissett | SELF | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 | |
| Jacqueline Bauer | NA | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Jenna Braunstein | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Jennifer Roland | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Joan R Metz | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 | |
| Josh Kraus | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Judith Potempa | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Julie Stephan | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Justin Gibson | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Justin Mahwikizi | American Institute Of Action | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 | |
| Kelly Hubbard | EverThrive Illinois | EverThrive Illinois | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Kendra Geisbrecht | Self | Indivisible Chicago | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Kenji Granberry | SELF | SELF | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Leanna Gruhn | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Lindsay Morrison | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Lisa Marie Sharkey | Self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Madeline Miley | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Margo Gislain | Illinois Nurses Association | Illinois Nurses Association | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Maria English | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Matthew Slade | Myself | Myself | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Maureen Keane | She Votes Illinois | She Votes Illinois | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Maureen Vana | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Meena Dugatkin | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Melanie Stith | None | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Michael Bauer | NA | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Michelle Grisat | National Nurses United | National Nurses Organizing Committee - Illinois - National Nurses United | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Phil Milsk | Law Offices of Phil Milsk | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Rachel Becknell | Constituent | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Rebecca Daly | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Sarah Labadie | Women Employed | Women Employed | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Sarah Mitchell | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Shawn Michael | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Susan Balaban | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Susie Wiechman | None | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Zachary Stallard | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Aisha Davis | ACLU of IL | ACLU of IL | Opponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-12 |
| Abby Schmeling | Chamber of Mothers | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Alexia Angel | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 | |
| Anne Elliott Hornsby | Self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Brittany Poppen | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Carrie Felix | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Cheryl Jones Das | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Dave Comerford | Illinois Federation of Teachers | Illinois Federation of Teachers | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| David Bythewood | Constituent | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Diane Ostrowski | None | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Elizabeth Lux | none | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Jacob Strom | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| JoLynn Doerr | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Josephine Ferorelli | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Kelly Hubbard | EverThrive Illinois | EverThrive Illinois | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Khadine Bennett | ACLU of Illinois | ACLU of Illinois | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Lane Silvas | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Lindsey Kurdi Wood | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Lisa Oppenheim | self | all women and babies-- not only nursing moms but pre-and post-nursers | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Madeline Miley | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Margaret Reilly | Reilly | Myself | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Mary Wehking | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Maureen Keane | She Votes Illinois | She Votes Illinois | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Maureen Vana | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Megan Ramelli | Self | Indivisible Chicago | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Megan Zidek | Chamber of Mothers | Chamber of Mothers | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Melanie Stith | None | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Michelle Grisat | National Nurses United | National Nurses Organizing Committee - Illinois - National Nurses United | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Phil Milsk | Law Offices of Phil Milsk | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Rachel Becknell | Constituent | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Rachel Meenattoor | SELF | SELF | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Sarah Labadie | Women Employed | Women Employed | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Sarah Miller | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 | |
| Shannon Limjuco | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Shawn Michael | self | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Sheryl Pitts Wolff | None | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Stephanie Holt | none | self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Susan Jaffee | Knit Nirvana llc | Business owner | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Terrence Leonard | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Amy Lulich | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-26 | |
| Aubry Stapleton | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-26 |
| Emily Gennaro | Chamber of Mothers | Chamber of Mothers | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-26 |
| Kate Melvin | Chamber of Mothers | Chamber of Mothers | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-26 |
| Kathryn Remivasan | Self | Self | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-26 |
| Liz Dudek | Chambers of Mothers | Chamber of mothers | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-26 |
| Matthew Slade | Myself | Myself | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-26 |
| Jenni Purdue | J & J Legislative | American Association of University Women | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-21 |
| Aisha Davis | ACLU of IL | ACLU of IL | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-19 |
| Jenni Purdue | J & J Legislative | American Association of University Women | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-19 |
| Michelle Grisat | National Nurses United | National Nurses Organizing Committee - Illinois - National Nurses United | Proponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-03-19 |
| Alicia Lauhon | Self | Self | Opponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Paul Rurka | Self | Self | Opponent | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Alec Laird | Illinois Retail Merchants Association | Illinois Retail Merchants Association | No Position On Merits | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
| Donovan Griffith | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | No Position On Merits | Labor & Commerce | 2025-04-07 |
Roll-call votes
Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.
| Date | Chamber | Type | Description | Yea | Nay | Present | NV | Outcome | Margin | Deciding voters |
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| H | Committee | Labor & Commerce | 18 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Passed | 13 | — |
Action History
19 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-04-11 — House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
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| 2025-02-03 | House | Filed with the Clerk byRep. Katie Stuart House Rule 6(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-04 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Assigned toLabor & Commerce Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateLabor & Commerce Committee; 018-005-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Katie Stuart | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Anne Stava Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Joyce Mason Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-18 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toLabor & Commerce Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Harry Benton Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Dagmara Avelar Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be AdoptedLabor & Commerce Committee; 019-004-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Camille Y. Lilly Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |
| 2025-04-11 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |