# Illinois SB0220: MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS LEAVE Illinois SB0220, MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS LEAVE, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Porfirio (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-01 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0078); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB0220-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB0220 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS LEAVE - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2025-08-01, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0078 - Sponsor: Mike Porfirio (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 11 - Subjects: assignments, labor, labor & commerce - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (201 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Amends the Family Military Leave Act. Changes the name of the Act to the "Military Leave Act". Provides that an employee may use up to 8 hours per calendar month to participate in a funeral honors detail, up to a total of 40 hours per calendar year, or more if authorized by the employer or if provided for in a collective bargaining agreement. Provides for requirements to take leave for funeral honors details. Provides that an employee that takes leave may do so in lieu of, and without having exhausted, his or her vacation leave, personal leave, compensatory leave, or any other leave that may be granted to the employee, including sick leave and disability leave. Defines terms. Provides that the employer of an employee that takes leave must pay the employee his or her regular rate of pay for the leave taken to participate in a funeral honors detail. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Paid leave for military funeral honors workers: benefit, medium. Illinois law gives qualifying workers paid leave to perform veterans’ funeral honors, effective upon becoming law. It covers private and public employers with 51 or more employees. Workers get their regular pay for up to 8 hours per calendar month and 40 hours per calendar year. Employers or union… - Job and benefit protections during military leave: benefit, medium. Workers taking covered family military or funeral honors leave keep their right to return to work and preserve earned benefits. For both leave types, workers generally need 12 months with the employer and 1,250 hours worked in the preceding 12 months. The law’s worker definition includes independen… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mike Porfirio (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Amy Briel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Craig Wilcox (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin Schmidt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Meg Loughran Cappel (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Paul Faraci (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sue Scherer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Willie Preston (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-21 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 105 | 0 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 55 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Do Pass Labor; | pass | 16 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2025-08-01: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0078 (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Effective Date August 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-18: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (House) - 2025-05-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-05-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt (House) - 2025-05-21: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel (House) - 2025-05-21: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-13: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-13: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-24: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (House) - 2025-04-23: Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 025-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-17: Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-04-10: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-10: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-10: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (House) - 2025-04-04: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass Labor; 016-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Postponed - Labor (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Assigned to Labor (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-01-22: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0220eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0220enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0220.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/SB/PDF/10400SB0220eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0220enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0220.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-SB0220-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).