Illinois House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 37 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-19 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Proposes to amend the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that collective bargaining is fundamentally necessary to protect the economic welfare and safety of all workers in the public and private sectors. Provides that no law shall be passed that restricts or interferes with the ability of workers to join together and collectively bargain over wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment, including any law that prohibits or restricts the right of private sector employers and employees, through a representative of their own choosing, to enter into and administer union security agreements, should they choose. Effective upon being declared adopted.

CON AMEND-BARGAINING FREEDOM

Rep. Lance Yednock [D]	Rep. Lawrence Walsh [D]	Sen. Karina Villa [D]	Sen. Michael Halpin [D]
Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Rep. Jonathan Pizer [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-19	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
2020-02-19	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa
2020-02-18	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
2020-02-18	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
2020-02-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer
2020-02-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2020-01-27	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-01-27	House	Read in Full a First Time
2020-01-23	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lance Yednock

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=37&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HJRCA&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HJRCA/10100HC0037.htm