# Illinois HB5208: BEREAVEMENT LEAVE ACT Illinois HB5208, BEREAVEMENT LEAVE ACT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status passed house, last action 2026-04-21 (Referred to Assignments); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5208-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB5208 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: BEREAVEMENT LEAVE ACT - Status: passed house - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-05 - Last action: 2026-04-21, Referred to Assignments - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: labor & commerce, assignments - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (116 yes, 42 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Zachary's Parent Protection Act. Amends the Family Bereavement Leave Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Bereavement Leave Act. Sets forth provisions concerning family bereavement leave, child extended bereavement leave, and general bereavement leave. Provides for the qualifying requirements, notice requirements, and length of leave provided under those circumstances. Provides that the bereavement leave provided under the Act is in addition to the unpaid leave time allowed under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Provides that the Department of Labor shall review complaints to determine whether there is cause for investigation. Makes changes to definitions. Repeals the Child Extended Bereavement Leave Act. Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act and the Child Labor Law of 2024 to make conforming changes. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Karina Villa (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-16 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 80 | 26 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; | pass | 18 | 7 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; | pass | 18 | 9 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-04-21: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-21: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-16: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled (House) - 2026-04-16: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-026-000 (House) - 2026-04-16: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-16: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-007-000 (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-04-14: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-04-14: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-14: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) - 2026-04-14: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-14: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) - 2026-04-10: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-10: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-20: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-19: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-009-000 (House) - 2026-03-19: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote (House) - 2026-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-03-06: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-06: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) - 2026-03-04: Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: First Reading (House) - 2026-02-05: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5208eng.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5208ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5208ham002.pdf) - House Amendment 3: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5208ham003.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5208.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/10400HB5208eng.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5208ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5208ham002.pdf) - [House Amendment 3 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5208ham003.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5208.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-HB5208-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).