Illinois HB 1616: ORGAN DONOR LEAVE-PART-TIME

Status: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0193 (as of 2025-08-15)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: HB 1616

Sponsors: Christopher Belt, Nabeela Syed, Abdelnasser Rashid, Adriane Johnson, Anna Moeller, Barbara Hernandez, Bob Morgan, Camille Y. Lilly, Doris Turner, Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez, Emanuel "Chris" Welch, Emil Jones, III, Harry Benton, Hoan Huynh, Jaime M. Andrade, Jr., Janet Yang Rohr, Jay Hoffman, Joyce Mason, Karina Villa, Katie Stuart, Kevin John Olickal, Lakesia Collins, Mary Edly-Allen, Mattie Hunter, Maura Hirschauer

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HB1616 EnrolledLRB104 09078 SPS 19134 b

1 AN ACT concerning employment.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act 

5is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:

6 (820 ILCS 149/10)

7 Sec. 10. Paid leave for blood donation; administration. 

8 (a) On request, a participating employee subject to this 

9Act may be entitled to leave with pay to donate blood or an 

10organ.

11 (b) A participating An employee may use up to one hour, or 

12more if authorized by the employer or a collective bargaining 

13agreement, to donate blood every 56 days in accordance with 

14appropriate medical standards established by the American Red 

15Cross, America's Blood Centers, the American Association of 

16Blood Banks, or other nationally recognized standards.

17 (b-5) A participating An employee or part-time employee of 

18an employer may use up to 10 days of leave in any 12-month 

19period to serve as an organ donor. For a part-time employee 

20using leave under this subsection, the employer shall 

21calculate the daily average pay the part-time employee 

22received during his or her previous 2 months of employment and 

23compensate the part-time employee in the amount of the daily 

HB1616 Enrolled- 2 -LRB104 09078 SPS 19134 b

1average pay for the leave days used. 

2 (c) A participating employee or part-time employee may use 

3the leave authorized in subsection (b) or (b-5) of this 

4Section only after obtaining approval from the employer.

5 (d) The Department must adopt rules governing leave taken 

6to donate blood or an organ, includin

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