2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

SB0170: VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKER

Legislative Summary

Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that, in the case of an employee who is deployed to a disaster area as a volunteer emergency worker, the employer shall, upon the return of the employee, restore the employee to a position of similar seniority, status, and pay in which the employee would have been employed if the continuous employment of the employee had not been interrupted.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin
Senate
1/17/2025
First Reading
Senate
1/17/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
3/20/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/17/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Assignments(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Susan Rezin
Susan Rezin
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/17/202512.1 KB