All Roll Calls
Yes: 18 • No: 10
IllinoisHB5265104th General Assembly (2025–2026)House
MUNI PREAPPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
Sponsored By: Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democratic)
In Committee
Summary
Amends the Illinois Works Job Program Act. Establishes the Illinois Municipal Works Preapprenticeship and Service Trainee Program to be administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides that the goal of the Program is to create a network of community-based organizations within the region served by Morton College that will recruit, prescreen, and provide preapprenticeship and service trainee skills training to create a qualified, diverse pipeline of workers who are prepared for careers in the construction and building trades and in the union service trades that have collective bargaining agreements with municipalities, the health care sector, and other service sectors. Creates the Illinois Municipal Works Preapprenticeship and Service Trainee Fund. Provides that the Fund shall be administered by the Department. Provides that the Fund shall be used to provide funding directly to Morton College and, through Morton College, to trade unions, municipal employers, health care employers, and other service sector employers who are associated with the Program. Provides that every July 1, $250,000 shall be transferred from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund to the Illinois Municipal Works Preapprenticeship and Service Trainee Fund. Sets forth an annual report for Morton College. Provides for bid credits for employing apprentices who have completed the Program. Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that the Illinois Community College Board shall monitor the Program. Provides that, by no later than July 1, 2031, the State Board shall recommend legislation to the General Assembly that will, based upon the experience of Morton College, establish and fund an Illinois Pipeline for the Advancement of the Union Service Workforce Program. Effective immediately.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/25/2026
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee;
Yes: 18 • No: 10
Actions Timeline
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/17/2026HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/17/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
4/14/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/13/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
4/13/2026HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2026HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-010-000
3/25/2026HouseAssigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
3/18/2026HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2/10/2026HouseFirst Reading
2/10/2026HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
2/5/2026House
Bill Text
House Amendment 1
Introduced
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