Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1994 — UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE-TECH

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1088

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  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2003. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the definitions of "Director" and "Department".

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

69 added · 7 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 1994 clarifies the definition of "labor dispute" regarding eligibility for unemployment benefits. Specifically, it now states that individuals cannot be denied benefits due to a labor dispute if it is related to their employer’s failure to pay wages on time or during a lockout. This change ensures that workers are protected and can receive benefits even during disputes over wage payments or lockouts, which is important for financial stability during periods of conflict.

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SB1994 Engrossed LRB093 09058 RCE 09290 b AN ACT in relation to unemployment insurance.
SB1994 Enrolled LRB093 09058 RCE 09290 b AN ACT in relation to unemployment insurance.
The Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by changing Section 201 as follows:
The Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by changing Section 604 as follows:
(820 ILCS 405/201) (from Ch.
(820 ILCS 405/604) (from Ch.
311) Sec.
434) Sec.
201.
604.
___________D___________ "Director" means the Director of the Department of Employment Security, and "Department" means the Department of Employment Security.
Labor dispute.
An individual shall be ineligible for benefits for any week with respect to which it is found that his total or partial unemployment is due to a stoppage of work which exists because of a labor dispute at the factory, establishment, or other premises at which he is or was last employed.
The term "labor dispute" does not include an individual’s refusal to work because of his employer’s failure to pay accrued earned wages within 10 working days from the date due, or to pay any other uncontested accrued obligation arising out of his employment within 10 working days from the date due.
For the purpose of disqualification under this Section the term "labor dispute" does not include a lockout by an employer, and no individual shall be denied benefits by reason of a lockout, provided that no individual shall be eligible for benefits during a lockout who is ineligible for benefits under another Section of this Act, and provided further that no individual locked out by an employer shall be eligible for benefits for any week during which (1) the employer refuses to meet under reasonable conditions with the recognized or certified collective bargaining representative of the locked out employees refuses to meet under reasonable conditions with the employer to discuss the issues giving rise to the lockout or (2) there is a final adjudication under the National Labor Relations Act that during the period of the lockout the employer has refused to bargain in good faith with the SB1994 Enrolled - 2 - LRB093 09058 RCE 09290 b recognized or certified collective bargaining representative of the locked-out employees has refused to bargain in good faith with the employer over issues giving rise to the lockout, or (3) the lockout has resulted as a direct consequence of a violation by the recognized or certified collective bargaining representative of the locked out employees of violates the provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement.
An individual’s total or partial unemployment resulting from any reduction in operations or reduction of force or layoff of employees by an employer made in the course of or in anticipation of collective bargaining negotiations between a labor organization and such employer, is not due to a stoppage of work which exists because of a labor dispute until the date of actual commencement of a strike or lockout.
This Section shall not apply if it is shown that (A) the individual is not participating in or financing or directly interested in the labor dispute which caused the stoppage of work and (B) he does not belong to a grade or class of workers of which immediately before the commencement of the stoppage there were members employed at the premises at which the stoppage occurs, any of whom are participating in or financing or directly interested in the dispute;
provided, that a lockout by the employer or an individual’s failure to cross a picket line at such factory, establishment, or other premises shall not, in itself, be deemed to be participation by him in the labor dispute.
If in any case, separate branches of work which are commonly conducted as separate businesses in separate premises are conducted in separate departments of the same premises, each such department shall, for the purpose of this Section, be deemed to be a separate factory, establishment, or other premises.
Whenever any claim involves the provisions of this Section, the claims adjudicator referred to in Section 702 shall make a separate determination as to the eligibility or ineligibility of the claimant with respect to the provisions of this Section.
This separate determination may be appealed to the Director in SB1994 Enrolled - 3 - LRB093 09058 RCE 09290 b the manner prescribed by Section 800.
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The bill clarifies and adjusts the provisions regarding unemployment benefits related to labor disputes in the Unemployment Insurance Act.

  • 820 ILCS 405/604

    has refused to meet under reasonable conditions with the recognized or certified collective bargaining representative of the locked out employees → has refused to meet under reasonable conditions with the employer to discuss the issues giving rise to the lockout

    The bill modifies the language regarding the conditions under which locked-out individuals qualify for benefits related to employer negotiations.

  • 820 ILCS 405/604

    violates the provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement. → of which immediately before the commencement of the stoppage there were members employed at the premises at which the stoppage occurs, any of whom are participating in or financing or directly interested in the dispute;

    The bill changes the conditions under which individuals may be deemed participating in a labor dispute and thus ineligible for benefits.

Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1088

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2006

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 031-023-002

  7. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby

  8. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  9. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Rules

  10. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-January 11, 2005

  11. Approved for Consideration Rules

  12. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Re-referred to Rules-Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b).

  13. Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules

  14. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Labor & Commerce; 006-001-000

  15. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Labor & Commerce

  16. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  17. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Carol Ronen

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-November 17, 2004

  19. Approved for Consideration Rules

  20. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Carol Ronen

  21. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.

  22. Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules

  23. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 30, 2003

  24. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01

  25. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers

  26. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-054-002

  27. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  28. Second Reading - Short Debate

  29. Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1

  30. State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1

  31. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  32. Second Reading - Short Debate

  33. Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003

  34. State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Terry R. Parke; as amended

  35. Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Terry R. Parke; as amended

  36. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  37. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000

  38. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote

  39. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee

  40. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Charles E. Jefferson

  41. Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003

  42. Assigned to Executive Committee

  43. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  44. Assigned to Executive Committee

  45. Referred to Rules Committee

  46. First Reading

  47. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan

  48. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  49. Arrived in House

  50. Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-002

  51. Verified

  52. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 19, 2003

  53. Second Reading

  54. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003

  55. Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000

  56. Assigned to Executive

  57. Referred to Rules

  58. First Reading

  59. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Vince Demuzio

Sponsors

  • Carol Ronen · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Carol Ronen

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 31 Yea · 23 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 242304
Democrat 7000
Republican 0001
Total 312305
% of votes cast 53%39%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Not Voting
Silverstein — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Nay
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Nay
Burzynski — Nay
Cronin — Nay
Geo-Karis — Nay
Halvorson — Yea
Pankau — Nay
Lauzen — Nay
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Nay
Meeks — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Radogno — Not Voting
Jacobs — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Sieben — Nay
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Not Voting
Brady — Nay
Sullivan, D. — Nay
Petka — Nay
Winkel — Nay
Jones, J. — Nay
Jones, W. — Nay
Watson — Nay
Clayborne — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Nay
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Wojcik — Nay
Peterson — Nay
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Righter — Nay
Risinger — Nay
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Nay
Rutherford — Nay
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Not Voting

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Third Reading

Passed 61 Yea · 54 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 515203
Democrat 9000
Republican 1200
Total 615403
% of votes cast 52%46%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Nay
Slone — Yea
Sommer — Nay
Soto — Yea
Krause — Nay
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Nay
Bassi — Nay
Mathias — Nay
Beaubien — Nay
Bellock — Nay
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Nay
Black — Nay
Boland — Yea
May — Nay
Bost — Nay
Brauer — Nay
Brady — Nay
Brosnahan — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
Moffitt — Not Voting
Meyer — Nay
Coulson — Nay
Cultra — Nay
Dunkin — Not Voting
Hamos — Nay
Myers — Nay
Hultgren — Nay
Jefferson — Yea
Osmond — Nay
Osterman — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Nay
Lindner — Nay
Madigan — Yea
McAuliffe — Nay
McCarthy — Yea
McGuire — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Novak — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Parke — Nay
Pihos — Nay
Scully — Yea
Howard — Yea
Turner — Yea
Jones — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Washington — Yea
Younge — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Nay
Colvin — Yea
Currie — Yea
Dunn — Nay
Eddy — Nay
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Forby — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Nay
Giles — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Grunloh — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kurtz — Nay
Mitchell, Bill — Nay
Mitchell, Jerry — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Millner — Nay
Mulligan — Nay
Munson — Nay
Nekritz — Nay
Watson — Nay
Pankau — Nay
Tenhouse — Nay
Wait — Nay
Churchill — Nay
Cross — Nay
Daniels — Nay
Hassert — Nay
Kosel — Nay
Winters — Nay
Wirsing — Nay
Yarbrough — Not Voting
Poe — Nay
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Nay
Chapa LaVia — Nay
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Nay
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 32 Yea · 16 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2515011
Democrat 7000
Republican 0100
Total 3216011
% of votes cast 54%27%0%19%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Luechtefeld — Nay
Althoff — Nay
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Not Voting
Burzynski — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Lauzen — Nay
Sullivan, J. — Nay
Jones, J. — Nay
Jones, W. — Nay
Watson — Nay
Petka — Not Voting
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Not Voting
Brady — Not Voting
Meeks — Yea
Philip — Nay
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Not Voting
Winkel — Not Voting
Wojcik — Not Voting
Woolard — Yea
Cronin — Nay
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Nay
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Not Voting
Obama — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Radogno — Nay
Rauschenberger — Nay
Righter — Nay
Risinger — Not Voting
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Nay
Rutherford — Nay
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Nay

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What does SB 1994 do?
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the definitions of "Director" and "Department".
Who sponsors SB 1994?
SB 1994 is sponsored by Carol Ronen.
What is the current status of SB 1994?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2003. Enacted.
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