Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB4660

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Service Men's Employment Tenure Act. Provides that an employer's violation of the Act is a business offense punishable by a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000. Authorizes the taxing of fees and costs against an employer in a civil action. Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1

	Adds reference to:
	70 ILCS 3605/29	from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 329

70 ILCS 3610/3.5

from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 353.5

330 ILCS 60/1

from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 29

Deletes everything. Amends the Service Men's Employment Tenure Act. Provides that an employer's knowing violation (instead of a mere violation) of the Act is a business offense. Provides for an award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs to a plaintiff (instead of a reasonable attorney's fee and the plaintiff's other fees and costs incurred in maintaining the action). Changes the short title to the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act, and amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Local Mass Transit District Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

	Fiscal Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
	No fiscal impact.

	Judicial Note (Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts)
	Would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the state.

	Fiscal Note (Office of the Attorney General)
	House Bill 4660 has no fiscal impact.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/4/2004	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
2/4/2004	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
2/4/2004	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2/4/2004	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
2/4/2004	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
2/4/2004	House	First Reading
2/4/2004	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/10/2004	House	Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee
2/26/2004	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Veterans Affairs Committee
2/26/2004	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote
2/26/2004	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans Affairs Committee; 015-000-000
2/26/2004	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/2/2004	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/2/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/12/2004	House	Fiscal Note Filed
3/12/2004	House	Judicial Note Filed
3/15/2004	House	Fiscal Note Filed
3/23/2004	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
3/24/2004	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/24/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2004
3/24/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
3/29/2004	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. George P. Shadid
3/30/2004	Senate	First Reading
3/30/2004	Senate	Referred to Rules
4/15/2004	Senate	Assigned to Labor & Commerce
4/22/2004	Senate	Do Pass Labor & Commerce; 008-000-000
4/22/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
4/28/2004	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ray Soden
4/28/2004	Senate	Second Reading
4/28/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
5/5/2004	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
5/5/2004	House	Passed Both Houses
6/3/2004	House	Sent to the Governor
7/28/2004	House	Governor Approved
7/28/2004	House	Effective Date July 28, 2004
7/28/2004	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0828

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