Illinois HB 5208: BEREAVEMENT LEAVE ACT

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HB5208 EngrossedLRB104 19697 SPS 33146 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 1. This Act may be referred to as the Zachary's 

5Parent Protection Act.

6 Section 5. The Family Bereavement Leave Act is amended by 

7changing Sections 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 and by adding 

8Sections 3, 12, and 14 as follows:

9 (820 ILCS 154/1)

10 Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Family 

11Bereavement Leave Act.

12(Source: P.A. 102-1050, eff. 1-1-23.)

13 (820 ILCS 154/3 new)

14 Sec. 3. Findings; legislative intent; construction. The 

15General Assembly finds and declares that: 

16 (1) the General Assembly first enacted this Act as the 

17 Child Bereavement Leave Act through Public Act 99-703, 

18 effective July 29, 2016;

19 (2) the General Assembly broadened the protections 

20 provided in this Act through Public Act 102-1050, 

21 effective June 9, 2022, and renamed it the Family 

HB5208 Engrossed- 2 -LRB104 19697 SPS 33146 b

1 Bereavement Leave Act;

2 (3) the General Assembly subsequently enacted the 

3 Child Extended Bereavement Leave Act as a separate Act 

4 through Public Act 103-466, effective August 4, 2023;

5 (4) these statutory protections for workers grieving 

6 the loss of a loved one were made possible by the efforts 

7 of parent advocates who championed their passage; and

8 (5) this Act, which may be cited as the Bereavement 

9 Leave Act, is established to provide for comprehensive and 

10 effective administration and enforcement