Not affiliated with the Illinois General Assembly · an independent reference by Fifty Domes

PlansSign in

Bills › 104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) › House of Representatives bill

HB 2978104th
bill

104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill

HB 2978

NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE LEAVE

Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0259

Official bill page and text: ilga.gov

Sponsors 28

Prime sponsors
Bill Cunningham, Laura Faver Dias
Cosponsors (26)
Abdelnasser Rashid, Anna Moeller, Barbara Hernandez, Camille Y. Lilly, Dagmara Avelar, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Edgar González, Jr., Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez, Hoan Huynh, Jennifer Sanalitro, Julie A. Morrison, Justin Slaughter, Kelly M. Cassidy, Kevin John Olickal, Kimberly Du Buclet, Martha Deuter, Mary Beth Canty, Maura Hirschauer, Maurice A. West, II, Meg Loughran Cappel, Nabeela Syed, Nicole La Ha, Nicolle Grasse, Sonya M. Harper, Sue Scherer, Will Guzzardi

Status

Sent to Governor as of August 15, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Labor and Commerce, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 4

May 31, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed55-0

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

not voting (4) Simmons, Fine, Lightford, Chesney

Official roll call

May 14, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed13-0

yes (13) Aquino, Omar, Anderson, Neil, Castro, Cristina, Bryant, Terri, Curran, John F, Cunningham, Bill, Harris III, Napoleon, Harmon, Don, Lightford, Kimberly A, Holmes, Linda, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Murphy, Laura M, Tracy, Jil

Official roll call

April 7, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed91-7

yes (91) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Ortíz, 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, Katz Muhl, Spain, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Davis, Will, 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, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grant, Grasse

no (7) Severin, Jacobs, Davis, Jed, Weber, Friess, Wilhour, Moore

excused (11) Ammons, Benton, Hanson, Scherer, Hoffman, Jiménez, Kelly, Kifowit, Lilly, Mayfield, Weaver

not voting (9) Niemerg, Halbrook, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Keicher, Tipsword, Walsh, McLaughlin, Miller

Official roll call

March 12, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed21-2

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, Ortíz, Aarón M, Olickal, Kevin John, Stava-Murray, Anne, Sanalitro, Jennifer, Ugaste, Dan

no (2) Halbrook, Brad, Wilhour, Blaine

not voting (6) Canty, Mary Beth, González Jr., Edgar, Jones, Thaddeus, Stephens, Brad, Weber, Tom, Williams, Jawaharial

Official roll call

Timeline 54

DateChamberAction
August 15, 2025HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0259
August 15, 2025HouseEffective Date June 1, 2026
August 15, 2025HouseGovernor Approved
June 24, 2025HouseSent to the Governor
June 4, 2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
June 1, 2025HousePassed Both Houses
June 1, 2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
June 1, 2025Senate3/5 Vote Required
May 23, 2025SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
May 21, 2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
May 15, 2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025
May 15, 2025SenateSecond Reading
May 15, 2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
May 15, 2025SenateDo Pass Executive; 013-000-000
May 9, 2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
April 23, 2025SenateAssigned to Executive
April 22, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
April 10, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
April 10, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
April 8, 2025SenateReferred to Assignments
April 8, 2025SenateFirst Reading
April 8, 2025SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
April 8, 2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
April 8, 2025SenateArrive in Senate
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
April 7, 2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-007-000
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
April 7, 2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
March 26, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
March 25, 2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
March 25, 2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
March 13, 2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
March 12, 2025HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 021-002-000
March 4, 2025HouseAssigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
February 6, 2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
February 6, 2025HouseFirst Reading
February 6, 2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.

Sources for this page

Bill, action and roll-call data from Open States (public data, attribution appreciated). Neither Illinois Capitol Guide nor this information, as presented here, is endorsed by the Illinois General Assembly.