# Illinois HB2561: FREEDOM TO WORK-HEALTH CARE Illinois HB2561, FREEDOM TO WORK-HEALTH CARE, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Laura Faver Dias (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-04-11 (House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2561-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB2561 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: FREEDOM TO WORK-HEALTH CARE - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-04-11, House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee - Sponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 26 - Subjects: labor & commerce - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (37 yes, 16 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Illinois Freedom to Work Act. Provides that any covenant not to compete or covenant not to solicit entered into after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall not be enforceable with respect to the provision of reproductive health care or maternity care by a health care professional in the State if the enforcement of the covenant not to compete or covenant not to solicit is likely to reduce the availability of reproductive health care or maternity care. Provides that in an action to enforce a covenant not to compete or covenant not to solicit entered into after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a party seeking to enforce the covenant not to compete or covenant not to solicit has the burden of proving that it will not reduce the availability of reproductive health care or maternity care in the State. Defines terms. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Briel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Ammons (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jehan Gordon-Booth (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: La Shawn K. Ford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Martin J. Moylan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maura Hirschauer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michelle Mussman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Norma Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sonya M. Harper (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; | pass | 18 | 8 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; | pass | 19 | 8 | | ## Actions (40) - 2025-04-11: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-11: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-008-000 (House) - 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-04-04: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons (House) - 2025-04-02: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-02: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House) - 2025-03-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House) - 2025-03-24: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2025-03-24: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 019-008-000 (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Chief Co-Sponsor 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) - 2025-02-04: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) ## Bill text - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2561ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2561.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 - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2561ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2561.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) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2561-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).