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Introduced
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
In Committee
10/29/2025
10/29/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
10/30/2025
10/30/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
10/30/2025
10/30/2025
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Affirms the steadfast commitment to equal employment opportunity and economic equity for women and all Illinoisans. Affirms the commitment to continue to prioritize construction investments that transform the State's infrastructure and its workforce. Affirms that the State's ongoing and upcoming capital and infrastructure projects will rebuild roads, buildings, and lives by providing good jobs that create economic stability through family-sustaining wages and benefits. Affirms that Illinois contractors must uphold the State's values and workers' rights, reject workplace discrimination and harassment, and be held accountable to laws, including the Illinois Responsible Bidder Code, the Prevailing Wage Act, and the Illinois Human Rights Act. Affirms that employers looking to contract with the State must adopt strong policies to protect workers from harassment and discrimination and must take action to create equal access to job opportunities and respectful, safe, and accountable work sites. Urges the use of all available tools to ensure that contractors doing business with the State are committed to creating access to high-road opportunities and respectful work sites.
AI Summary
This resolution affirms Illinois' commitment to equal employment opportunity and economic equity, particularly in the construction trades, where women are significantly underrepresented (only 4.4% of apprentices nationally, with even lower percentages for women of color). The resolution emphasizes the importance of apprenticeship programs as a pathway to economic stability, noting the median annual wage for construction workers in Illinois is $66,670. It commits to prioritizing infrastructure investments that not only rebuild physical infrastructure but also transform the workforce by creating good jobs with family-sustaining wages. The resolution calls for contractors doing business with the state to uphold workers' rights, reject workplace discrimination, and comply with laws like the Illinois Responsible Bidder Code, Prevailing Wage Act, and Illinois Human Rights Act. It specifically urges the use of various tools such as data reporting, contract language, bid incentives, public oversight, and project labor agreements to ensure contractors create equal access to job opportunities and maintain respectful, safe work sites that reflect the state's diversity. The resolution also critically references previous federal executive orders that were seen as impediments to workforce diversity efforts.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (18)
Lisa Hernandez (D)*,
Dee Avelar (D),
Sharon Chung (D),
Margaret Croke (D),
Lisa Davis (D),
Marcus Evans (D),
Matt Hanson (D),
Norma Hernandez (D),
Lilian Jiménez (D),
Michael Kelly (D),
Stephanie Kifowit (D),
Theresa Mah (D),
Debbie Meyers-Martin (D),
Anna Moeller (D),
Yolonda Morris (D),
Suzanne Ness (D),
Chris Welch (D),
Janet Yang Rohr (D),
Last Action
Resolution Adopted (on 10/30/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=161&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HR&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HR/10400HR0161.htm |
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