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HB2973 - 104th General Assembly
IPLRA-PUB DEF
Last Action
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
5 ILCS 315/3from Ch. 48, par. 1603
5 ILCS 315/17from Ch. 48, par. 1617
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Defines "public sector attorney" as any of the following attorneys who are not managerial employees: Assistant State's Attorneys, Assistant Public Defenders, Assistant Appellate Defenders, Assistant Appellate Prosecutors, and attorneys in the office of the Cook County Public Guardian. Provides that public sector attorneys may not strike. Provides that, if there is an impasse between a unit of public sector attorneys and a public employer, the parties shall submit the dispute to interest arbitration. Effective December 1, 2026.
House Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
5 ILCS 315/17from Ch. 48, par. 1617
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Further amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act, "managerial employee" does not include Assistant State's Attorneys, Assistant Public Defenders, Assistant Appellate Defenders, Assistant Appellate Prosecutors, or attorneys in the office of the Cook County Public Guardian, so long as the duties and responsibilities performed by a given position do not otherwise establish those Assistant State's Attorneys, Assistant Public Defenders, Assistant Appellate Prosecutors, Assistant Appellate Defenders, or attorneys in the office of the Cook County Public Guardian as managerial employees as defined in the Act. Specifies that Assistant State's Attorneys, Assistant Public Defenders, Assistant Appellate Prosecutors, Assistant Appellate Defenders, and attorneys in the office of the Cook County Public Guardian shall not be determined to be managerial employees as a matter of law. Deletes a definition of the term "public sector attorney". Deletes provisions limiting the authority of public sector attorneys to strike.
House Floor Amendment No. 2
Makes the amendatory Act effective July 1, 2025 (rather than December 1, 2026).
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/06/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner |
| 2/06/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 2/06/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/04/2025 | House | Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| 3/07/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner |
| 3/07/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/11/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| 3/12/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/12/2025 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-009-000 |
| 3/13/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/07/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner |
| 4/07/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/07/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| 4/09/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-004-000 |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
| 4/10/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-033-000 |
| 4/14/2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/14/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/14/2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva |
| 4/14/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/14/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |