Employment laws and bills in Illinois

Every bill in the Illinois Legislature that falls inside the Employment and Labor Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope
135bills in scope
Past committee
27past committee
Most recent action
30 September 2026most recent action

Employment laws enacted in Illinois in 2026

6 Employment bills were enacted in Illinois this year, the latest with a last action on 7 August 2026. They lead the list below.

Employment bills in Illinois

17Enacted

10Past committee

108Introduced or inactive

135 bills in scope

Enacted

17

HB 4758JOB APPLICATION-DRIVER LICENSEEnactedHB 4909PEN CD-IMRF-EMPLOYEEEnactedHB 4725WORKER PROTECTION UNITEnactedHB 4491PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISABILITYEnactedHB 3460COSMETOLOGY/BARBER-APPRENTICESEnactedSB 454EMPLOYMENT-TECHEnactedSB 2339PRIVACY IN THE WORKPLACEEnactedHB 3046UNI CIVIL SERVICE-EMPLOYEE RTSEnactedHB 3200UNEMPLOYMENT INS-RECOVERYEnactedHB 3309EDU LABOR RELATIONS-NOTICEEnactedSB 453EMPLOYMENT-TECHEnactedHB 1189PREVAILING WAGE-FED PROJECTEnactedSB 1976WORKERS RIGHTS AND SAFETYEnactedSB 1701PUBLIC LABOR-POLICE SUPERVISOREnactedSB 2164WAGE PAYMENT-COLLECTIONEnactedSB 220MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS LEAVEEnactedHB 2488OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY-PENALTYEnacted

Past committee

8 of 10 shown

HB 2961BEST INTEREST OF THE STATE ACTPassed chamberHB 2490FIREFIGHTER PAID FAMILY LEAVEPassed chamberHB 2565UNEMPLOYMENT INS-LABOR DISPUTEPassed committeeHB 3213EMPLOYMENT-PROHIBIT COVENANTSPassed committeeHB 3762EXTREME WORKPLACE TEMPSPassed committeeHB 5067EMPLOYMENT INS-BOARD OF REVIEWPassed committeeHB 3005IDOT-MECHANIC WORKFORCE GOALSPassed chamberHB 1056PREVAILING WAGE-PUBLIC WORKSPassed chamber

Showing the 25 furthest along of 135. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Illinois Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as Employment and Labor Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill governing the employment relationship: minimum, prevailing and overtime wages, wage theft, worker classification and gig work, paid sick, family and medical leave, unemployment and workers' compensation, discrimination, harassment, pay equity and pay range disclosure, unions and public sector bargaining, workplace safety and heat standards, electronic monitoring and automated hiring tools, and noncompete and nondisclosure agreements.

Tracker scopes are model-drafted, not attorney-reviewed.

Other practice areas in Illinois

Employment legislation in other jurisdictions

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