IL SB3509 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-22 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-22 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Whistleblower Act. Changes the definitions of "employer" and "employee". Defines "adverse employment action", "public body", "retaliatory action", and "supervisor". Provides that an employer may not take retaliatory action against an employee who discloses or threatens to disclose information about an activity, policy, or practice of the employer that the employee has a good faith belief that such activity, policy, or practice violates a State or federal law, rule, or regulation or poses a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. Includes additional relief, damages, and penalties for violation of the Act. Allows the Attorney General to initiate or intervene in a civil action to obtain appropriate relief if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person or entity is engaged in a practice prohibited by the Act. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to claims arising or complaints filed on or after January 1, 2025. Effective January 1, 2025.
Title
WHISTLEBLOWER ACT
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-22 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino |
| 2024-03-22 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 2024-03-15 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2024-03-14 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| 2024-02-20 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 740 | 174 | 15 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 740 | 174 | 20 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 740 | 174 | 20.1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 740 | 174 | 20.2 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 740 | 174 | 25 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 740 | 174 | 30 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 740 | 174 | 31 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 740 | 174 | 5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
Illinois State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3509&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103 |
| Text | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB3509.htm |
