FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE ACT House SponsorsRep. Cynthia Soto-Kenneth Dunkin 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die New Act Creates the Illinois Family and Medical Leave Act. Contains provisions similar to those in the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, except that it applies to employers with 25 or more (instead of 50 or more) employees and some of the provisions of the Federal law pertaining to federal employees and federal matters have been deleted or changed. Effective 6 months after becoming law. 2/10/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Cynthia Soto 2/10/2003HouseFirst Reading 2/10/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/11/2003HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 2/21/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin 3/13/2003HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die