SB 212104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 212
NURSING MOTHERS IN WORKPLACE
Sent to Governor Last action August 1, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0076
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 40
- Prime sponsors
- Katie Stuart, Laura Fine
- Cosponsors (38)
- Aarón M. Ortíz, Abdelnasser Rashid, Amy Briel, Anne Stava, Anthony DeLuca, Barbara Hernandez, Camille Y. Lilly, Dagmara Avelar, Daniel Didech, Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez, Graciela Guzmán, Harry Benton, Janet Yang Rohr, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer Sanalitro, Joyce Mason, Kelly M. Cassidy, Kimberly Du Buclet, Lilian Jiménez, Margaret Croke, Martha Deuter, Mary Beth Canty, Maurice A. West, II, Michael Crawford, Michelle Mussman, Mike Simmons, Norma Hernandez, Rachel Ventura, Robert "Bob" Rita, Robyn Gabel, Sharon Chung, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Terra Costa Howard, Theresa Mah, Tracy Katz Muhl, Will Guzzardi, Willie Preston, Yolonda Morris
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 1, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Labor and Commerce, Senate Labor (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 21, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed82-27
yes (82) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hernandez, Barbara, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Chung, Schmidt, Hoffman, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Crawford, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Katz Muhl, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Kifowit, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Ugaste, Mason, Elik, Vella, Mayfield, Evans, Walsh, Faver Dias, Weaver, McLaughlin, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Gong-Gershowitz, Windhorst, Morgan, González, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grasse
no (27) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Cabello, Coffey, Severin, Jacobs, Sheehan, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Keicher, Deering, Swanson, Tipsword, McCombie, Weber, Meier, Wilhour, Miller, Moore, Grant
excused (8) Ammons, Scherer, Hirschauer, Spain, Davis, Lisa, Stephens, Syed, Friess
not voting (1) Sanalitro
April 23, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed20-4
yes (20) Avelar, Dagmara, Andrade Jr., Jaime M, Benton, Harry, Cassidy, Kelly M, Canty, Mary Beth, Davis, William "Will", Fritts, Bradley, Evans Jr., Marcus C, González Jr., Edgar, Hoffman, Jay, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Johnson, Gregg, Jiménez, Lilian, Mason, Joyce, Kifowit, Stephanie A, Moylan, Martin J, Ortíz, Aarón M, Olickal, Kevin John, Sanalitro, Jennifer, Stephens, Brad
no (4) Bunting, Jason R, Halbrook, Brad, Ugaste, Dan, Wilhour, Blaine
not voting (5) Davis, Jed, McLaughlin, Martin, Stava-Murray, Anne, Weber, Tom, Williams, Jawaharial
April 9, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed50-3
yes (50) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Lightford, Fowler, 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, Preston, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Ellman
no (3) Arellano, L., Balkema, Wilcox
not voting (5) Aquino, Chesney, Hunter, DeWitte, Jones, E.
other (1) Syverson
April 2, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed17-0
yes (17) Balkema, Chris, Chesney, Andrew S, Cervantes, Javier L, Faraci, Paul, DeWitte, Donald P, Holmes, Linda, Fowler, Dale, Koehler, David, Joyce, Patrick J, Martwick, Robert F, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Porfirio, Mike, Peters, Robert, Stadelman, Steve, Simmons, Mike, Villivalam, Ram, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Belt, Christopher, Wilcox, Craig
April 2, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed12-5
yes (12) Cervantes, Javier L, Faraci, Paul, Holmes, Linda, Koehler, David, Joyce, Patrick J, Martwick, Robert F, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Porfirio, Mike, Peters, Robert, Stadelman, Steve, Simmons, Mike, Villivalam, Ram
no (5) Balkema, Chris, Chesney, Andrew S, DeWitte, Donald P, Fowler, Dale, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Belt, Christopher, Wilcox, Craig
Timeline 74
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0076 |
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 27, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| May 21, 2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-027-000 |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 13, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| May 7, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| May 1, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| May 1, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| May 1, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anne Stava |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| April 29, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter |
| April 25, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton |
| April 25, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| April 24, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 020-004-000 |
| April 17, 2025 | House | Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 9, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 050-003-001 |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 4, 2025 |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| April 2, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 3, 2025 |
| April 2, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Labor; 012-005-000 |
| April 2, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| March 21, 2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025 |
| March 19, 2025 | Senate | Postponed - Labor |
| March 19, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Labor |
| March 5, 2025 | Senate | Postponed - Labor |
| March 5, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Labor |
| February 25, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor |
| February 21, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| February 21, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine |
| January 28, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Labor |
| January 22, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| January 22, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| January 22, 2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.