Bill Amendment: IL HB4148 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: LEGISLATIVE LABOR RELATIONS

Status: 2023-10-26 - Referred to Assignments [HB4148 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4148-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch

Filed: 10/24/2023

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4148
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4148 as follows:
by replacing line 26 on page 2 through line 1 on page 3 with
the following:
"legislation, making decisions regarding legislative matters,
negotiating rulemaking, formulating policies concerning
rulemaking, or making decisions regarding rulemaking."; and
on page 3, by replacing lines 11 through 24 with the following:
"(g) (Reserved)."; and
on page 4, lines 8 and 9, by deleting "listed in the
Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984"; and
on page 5, line 17, by replacing "agency;" with "agency; a
district office chief of staff, a district office deputy chief
of staff, or an individual in a district office employment

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position that is functionally equivalent to a district office
chief of staff or a district office deputy chief of staff, as
designated by the representative or senator;"; and
on page 7, line 18, by replacing "that he or she will be" with
"of being"; and
on page 8, by replacing lines 5 and 6, with the following:
"employment time to exercising that authority. Determinations
of supervisor"; and
on page 10, by replacing lines 9 and 10 with the following:
"employee positions as confidential employees, managerial
employees, supervisors, or excluded employees."; and
on page 10, by replacing lines 15 and 16 with the following:
"additional employees as confidential employees, managerial
employees, supervisors, or excluded employees."; and
on page 10, immediately below line 16, by inserting the
following:
"For purposes of collective bargaining under this Act, a
legislative employee employed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Minority
Leader of the Senate, or a legislative employee that is a

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district office employee under Section 10 is employed by the
individual occupying such elected position. Upon any change in
a person occupying such an elected position, the newly elected
person has the sole and exclusive authority to act with
respect to employment decisions, such as hiring, promotion,
renewal of employment, or discharge. No collective bargaining
agreement may include a provision that prohibits a newly
elected person from exercising that person's rights under this
subsection with respect to the elected person's sole and
exclusive authority to make employment decisions for the
office."; and
on page 11, by replacing lines 14 through 25 with the
following:
"(b) The Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services
shall appoint the Director of the Office of State Legislative
Labor Relations within 60 days after the effective date of
this Section and within 60 days after any subsequent vacancy
in that office."; and
on page 12, lines 2 and 3, by replacing "his or her" with "a";
and
on page 13, by replacing lines 10 through 15 with the
following:
"activities."; and

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on page 15, line 17, by replacing "of" with "about"; and
on page 15, line 18, by replacing "employee:" with "employee,
except as provided in subsection (c):"; and
on page 17, lines 15 and 16, by replacing "in the legislative
complex or district office" with "on the premises of the
General Assembly, including, but not limited to, the
legislative complex or a district office,"; and
on page 17, lines 23 and 24, by replacing "in the legislative
complex or district office" with "on the premises of the
General Assembly, including, but not limited to, the
legislative complex or a district office,"; and
on page 18, line 8, by replacing "in the legislative complex"
with "on the premises of the General Assembly, including, but
not limited to, the legislative complex or a district
office,"; and
on page 18, line 17, by replacing "of the General Assembly"
with "on the premises of the General Assembly, including, but
not limited to, the legislative complex or district office,";
and

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by deleting line 12 on page 19 through line 2 on page 20; and
on page 20, line 3, by replacing "(h)" with "(g)"; and
on page 21, line 8, by replacing "(i)" with "(h)"; and
on page 21, line 12, by deleting "or fair-share"; and
on page 21, line 13, by deleting "or a fair-share"; and
on page 21, by replacing lines 16 through 22 with the
following:
"applies if the successor exclusive representative presents
the General Assembly with employee written authorization for
the deduction of dues, assessments, and fees under this
subsection."; and
on page 21, lines 23 and 24, by deleting "or fair-share"; and
on page 22, line 1, by replacing "(j)" with "(i)"; and
on page 22, line 8, by replacing "(k)" with "(j)"; and
on page 23, line 7, by replacing "(l)" with "(k)"; and
on page 24, line 2, by replacing "(m)" with "(l)"; and

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on page 24, line 13, by replacing "(n)" with "(m)"; and
on page 24, line 23, by replacing "(o)" with "(n)"; and
on page 25, line 21, by replacing "(p)" with "(o)"; and
on page 26, by deleting lines 12 through 24; and
by deleting line 17 on page 29 through line 9 on page 30; and
on page 40, line 9, by replacing "the organization" with
"their exclusive bargaining representative"; and
on page 40, by replacing lines 14 through 19 with the
following:
"for any labor organization;"; and
on page 41, line 25, after "this Act," by inserting "the
Illinois Public Labor Relations Act,"; and
on page 42, line 20, by deleting "or"; and
on page 43, by replacing line 3 with the following:
"organization; or
(10) to promise, threaten, or take any action: (i) to

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permanently replace an employee who participates in a
lawful strike as provided under Section 80; (ii) to
discriminate against an employee who is working or has
unconditionally offered to return to work for the employer
because the employee supported or participated in such a
lawful strike; or (iii) to lock out, suspend, or otherwise
withhold employment from an employee in order to influence
the position of such employee or the representative of
such employee in collective bargaining prior to a lawful
strike."; and
on page 43, lines 10 and 11, by deleting "or the determination
of fair-share payments"; and
on page 43, line 18, by replacing "his" with "its"; and
on page 44, line 4, by replacing "boards" with "Board"; and
on page 45, line 19, by replacing "his" with "the
individual's"; and
on page 47, line 18, by replacing "six-month" with "6-month";
and
on page 47, line 19, by deleting "his"; and

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on page 47, line 21, by replacing "his" with "the member's or
hearing officer's"; and
on page 48, by replacing line 7 with the following:
"(b) The Board shall have the power to issue subpoenas and
administer oaths. If any party willfully fails or neglects to
appear or testify or to produce books, papers, and records
pursuant to the issuance of a subpoena by the Board, then the
Board may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to
request that such party be ordered to appear before the Board
to testify or produce the requested evidence."; and
on page 48, line 20, by replacing "him" with "the person"; and
on page 50, line 22, by replacing "person, his" with "person
and the person's"; and
on page 56, line 15, by replacing "30" with "5"; and
on page 57, line 7, by replacing "his" with "the legislative
employee's"; and
on page 57, lines 8 and 9, by replacing "his or her labor" with
"employment"; and
on page 63, immediately below line 3, by inserting the

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following:
"Section 995. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes."; and