# Illinois HB2488: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY-PENALTY

Illinois HB2488, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY-PENALTY, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-06-30 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0017) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HB2488
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY-PENALTY
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-06-30, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0017
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 14
- Subjects: labor & commerce, assignments, labor
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (270 yes, 88 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Provides that a public employer that willfully (rather than intentionally) violates the Act, the Safety Inspection and Education Act, or the Health and Safety Act, or any standard, rule, regulation, or order under any of those Acts, or who demonstrates plain indifference to any provision of any of those Acts or any such standard, rule, regulation, or order, may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $70,000 per violation (rather than $10,000 per violation).

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Benefit calculations change for public-works workers: benefit, medium. For covered Illinois public-works jobs, prevailing pay includes hourly cash wages plus full journeyman fringe benefits, calculated yearly. These benefits include health and welfare coverage, insurance, vacations, and pensions. Training and apprenticeship benefits count for programs registered with…
- Large employers face broader equal-pay checks: mixed, low. Private employers with 100 or more Illinois employees must submit wage records and an equal-pay statement when applying for registration. This applies whether or not they file a federal EEO-1 workforce report; state and local government entities are excluded. Employers must certify that female and…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edgar González, Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Harry Benton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Javier L. Cervantes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jawaharial Williams (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Martin J. Moylan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Hanson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Peters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sonya M. Harper (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs | pass | 82 | 33 |   |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; | pass | 19 | 9 |   |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 56 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Labor; | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 79 | 37 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; | pass | 17 | 9 |   |

## Actions (59)

- 2025-06-30: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0017 (House)
- 2025-06-30: Effective Date June 30, 2025 (House)
- 2025-06-30: Governor Approved (House)
- 2025-06-24: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2025-05-30: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller (House)
- 2025-05-30: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (House)
- 2025-05-30: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House)
- 2025-05-30: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House)
- 2025-05-30: Passed Both Houses (House)
- 2025-05-30: House Concurs (House)
- 2025-05-30: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 082-033-000 (House)
- 2025-05-30: Chair Rules placed on Standard debate. (House)
- 2025-05-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams (House)
- 2025-05-29: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 019-009-000 (House)
- 2025-05-28: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee (House)
- 2025-05-23: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-05-23: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Gregg Johnson (House)
- 2025-05-23: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2 (House)
- 2025-05-23: Arrived in House (House)
- 2025-05-22: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: Second Reading (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Do Pass as Amended Labor; 017-000-000 (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Labor (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Assigned to Labor (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: First Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Arrive in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House)
- 2025-04-09: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House)
- 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson (House)
- 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 079-037-000 (House)
- 2025-03-31: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton (House)
- 2025-03-31: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2025-03-13: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2025-03-12: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-009-000 (House)
- 2025-03-12: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote (House)
- 2025-03-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan (House)
- 2025-03-11: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee (House)
- 2025-03-05: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-03-05: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregg Johnson (House)
- 2025-03-04: Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee (House)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-02-04: First Reading (House)
- 2025-02-03: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gregg Johnson (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2488eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2488enr.pdf)
- House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2488ham001.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2488.pdf)
- Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2488sam001.pdf)
- Senate Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2488sam002.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house)
- SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate)
- HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee)
- HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee)
- SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate)
- SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2488eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2488enr.pdf)
- [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2488ham001.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2488.pdf)
- [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2488sam001.pdf)
- [Senate Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2488sam002.pdf)

## Related
- [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026)
- [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026)
- [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026)
- [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026)
- [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026)
- [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2488-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).