SCHOENBERG-LANG-HOFFMAN-KENNER, CAPPARELLI AND SLONE. New Act Creates the Illinois Family and Medical Leave Act. Contains provisions similar to those in the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, except that it applies to employers with 25 or more (instead of 50 or more) employees and some of the provisions of the federal law pertaining to federal employees and federal matters have been deleted or changed. Effective 6 months after becoming law. 99-01-08 H PREFILED WITH CLERK 99-01-14 H FIRST READING 99-01-14 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-27 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LANG 99-01-27 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LABOR COMERCE 99-02-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOFFMAN 99-02-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CAPPARELLI 99-02-11 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO KENNER 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SLONE 99-03-05 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary