Chris Welch
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 7
Primary
Creates the Legislative Employee Labor Relations Act. Authorizes legislative employees to bargain collectively through the representatives of their choosing on questions of wages, hours, and other conditions of employment. Specifies that the General Assembly is not required to bargain on specified matters of inherent managerial policy. Establishes the Office of State Legislative Labor Relations. Directs the Office of State Legislative Labor Relations to manage the interests of the General Assembly in collective bargaining with legislative employees. Grants the State Panel of the Illinois Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over collective bargaining matters between employee organizations and the General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Contains additional provisions concerning the following topics: the duty to bargain collectively; fair-share agreements; grievance procedures; election and recognition of labor organizations as exclusive representatives; unfair labor practices; mediation; fact-finding; exhaustion of nonjudicial remedies; strikes during session periods; and multiyear collective bargaining agreements. Specifies that the Open Meetings Act does not apply to collective bargaining negotiations and grievance arbitration proceedings under the Act. Sets forth definitions. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012, the State Lawsuit Immunity Act, and the Workplace Violence Prevention Act to make conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2026.
Arrive in Senate
Referred to Assignments
First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/5 Vote Required
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-035-004
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-000-004
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Engrossed | HTML PDF |
| House Amendment 001 | HTML PDF |
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