Date	Chamber	Action
1/28/2025	House	Referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

50 ILCS 748/5

50 ILCS 748/10

50 ILCS 748/20

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that employment protections for volunteer emergency workers apply to volunteer emergency workers participating in required training, including a prohibition on termination and penalizing (rather than only termination). Provides that the employer may not require the employee to take vacation time or other compensatory time in order to respond to an emergency or participate in training. Provides that the Act does not apply to any employer that is a municipality with a population of 15,000 or more (currently 7,500 or more). Makes conforming changes.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/14/2025	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandun Schweizer
1/28/2025	House	First Reading
1/28/2025	House	Referred to Rules Committee

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