HB 5208104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 5208
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE ACT
In committee Last action April 21, 2026: Referred to Assignments
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 2
- Prime sponsors
- Karina Villa, Maurice A. West, II
Status
In committee as of April 21, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Labor and Commerce (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 3
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed80-26
yes (80) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Crawford, Sheehan, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Faver Dias, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (26) Niemerg, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Coffey, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Deering, Swanson, Ugaste, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore
excused (9) Haas, Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Spain, Stephens, Tipsword, Ford, Grant
April 15, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 3Passed18-7
yes (18) Avelar, Dagmara, Crawford, Michael, Cassidy, Kelly M, Davis, Lisa, Didech, Daniel, Davis, William "Will", Evans Jr., Marcus C, González Jr., Edgar, Johnson, Gregg, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Moeller, Anna, Mason, Joyce, Mussman, Michelle, Ortíz, Aarón M, Olickal, Kevin John, Vella, Dave, West II, Maurice A, Williams, Jawaharial
no (7) Bunting, Jason R, Fritts, Bradley, Halbrook, Brad, Moore, Kyle, Stephens, Brad, Ugaste, Dan, Weber, Tom
not voting (3) Davis, Jed, Sanalitro, Jennifer, Wilhour, Blaine
March 19, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed18-9
yes (18) Avelar, Dagmara, Andrade Jr., Jaime M, Cassidy, Kelly M, Davis, William "Will", Evans Jr., Marcus C, González Jr., Edgar, Hoffman, Jay, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Johnson, Gregg, Jiménez, Lilian, Mason, Joyce, Jones, Thaddeus, Olickal, Kevin John, Rashid, Abdelnasser, Ortíz, Aarón M, Vella, Dave, West II, Maurice A, Williams, Jawaharial
no (9) Bunting, Jason R, Davis, Jed, Fritts, Bradley, Halbrook, Brad, Stephens, Brad, Sanalitro, Jennifer, Ugaste, Dan, Weber, Tom, Wilhour, Blaine
not voting (1) Moore, Kyle
Timeline 28
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-026-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-007-000 |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 20, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 19, 2026 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-009-000 |
| March 19, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote |
| March 18, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| March 6, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 6, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| March 4, 2026 | House | Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| February 10, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 10, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| February 5, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.