Bill Status of HB 166   99th General Assembly

Short Description:  FAMILY LEAVE INSURANCE PROGRAM

House Sponsors
Rep. Mary E. Flowers-Carol Ammons-Barbara Flynn Currie-Pamela Reaves-Harris, Silvana Tabares, Jay Hoffman, La Shawn K. Ford, Elizabeth Hernandez, Al Riley, Litesa E. Wallace and Sonya M. Harper

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
30 ILCS 105/5.866 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Family Leave Insurance Program Act. Requires the Department of Labor to establish and administer a Family Leave Insurance Program that provides family leave insurance benefits to eligible employees who take unpaid family leave to care for a newborn child, a newly adopted or newly placed foster child, or a family member with a serious health condition. Sets forth eligibility requirements for benefits under the Act including that the employee must (i) establish that he or she has been employed for at least 680 hours in employment during the employee's qualifying year and (ii) document that he or she has provided the employer with written notice of the employee's intention to take family leave. Defines "employer" to mean (a) any person, partnership, corporation, association, or other business entity that employs 50 or more employees for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the year in which the leave is to be taken or in the year immediately preceding the year in which the leave is to be taken; and (b) the State of Illinois and any other unit of local government. Contains provisions concerning disqualification from benefits; premium payments; the amount and duration of benefits; the recovery of erroneous payments; hearings; defaulted premium payments; elective coverage; employment protection; coordination of family leave; defined terms; and other matters. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Family Leave Insurance Account Fund.

House Committee Amendment No. 3
Excludes the State from the scope of the term "employer". Provides for the Act to be administered by the Department of Employment Security (rather than the Department of Labor).

 State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 3 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
 This bill does not create a State mandate.

 Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 3 (Dept. of Employment Security)
 Initial Start-Up Costs: Estimated at $75 million to $100 million, based on startup experience of our IBIS (Illinois Benefit Information System) which serves as the Illinois Department of Employment Security's benefit management platform for unemployment insurance. IBIS took multiple years to set up at a total cost of $125 million. It would be reasonable to expect a similar time frame for the UI-like benefit aspect of the FLIP program. Unlike the prior IBIS work, however, development of FLIP would also entail a revenue collection component. Cost incurred would also include the efforts of an estimated 5 to 10 full-time equivalents for the creation and establishment of rules, policies, procedures, etc. for reporting, claims-taking, adjudication and appeals. Ongoing Costs: Expected to be at least $46 million annually. Roughly 400 full time equivalents would be needed to administer the program, based on the staffing levels for similar programs as reported by New Jersey and California. The vast majority of the ongoing costs would be for the salary, benefits and administrative overhead for these positions. A significant amount of these costs ($6 million) are the estimated annual system-related costs. Two other cost categories of significance that are NOT included above are the costs of any new equipment and the postage costs for the program. Specific cost estimates for those components are difficult to estimate without a more specific program structure.

 State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 4 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
 Does not create a State Mandate under the State Mandates Act.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/14/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  1/14/2015HouseFirst Reading
  1/14/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/3/2015HouseAssigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
  2/20/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  2/20/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  2/20/2015HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  2/25/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
  2/25/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris
  2/25/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  2/25/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/11/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
  3/12/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
  3/12/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  3/12/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
  3/16/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  3/16/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/17/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
  3/18/2015HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
  3/19/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  3/19/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/23/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
  3/25/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/25/2015HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-010-000
  3/25/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
  3/25/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
  3/26/2015HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  4/15/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  4/15/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
  4/21/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 3 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan
  4/21/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 3 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan
  4/22/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 3 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  4/22/2015HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/22/2015HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  4/24/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 3 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  4/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
  4/24/2015HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  7/8/2015HouseApproved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
  7/8/2015HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  7/8/2015HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) July 31, 2015
  7/8/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
  7/8/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan
  7/9/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  7/31/2015HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) August 31, 2015
  8/31/2015HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) September 30, 2015
  9/30/2015HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) October 31, 2015
  10/30/2015HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) December 4, 2015
  12/4/2015HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 29, 2016
  1/29/2016HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 28, 2016
  3/18/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
  4/13/2016HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/13/2016HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  4/14/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
  4/14/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  4/15/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  4/15/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee
  4/18/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 5 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
  4/19/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 6 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  4/19/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 6 Referred to Rules Committee
  4/20/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 6 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
  4/22/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 6 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-007-000
  4/28/2016HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  4/28/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 5 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

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