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HB2565 • 2026
UNEMPLOYMENT INS-LABOR DISPUTE
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UNEMPLOYMENT INS-LABOR DISPUTE
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee ; 018-007-000
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee ; 018-009-000
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
To Wage Policy Study Subcommittee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
UNEMPLOYMENT INS-LABOR DISPUTE
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Full Text of HB2565 Home Legislation Full Text HB2565 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2565 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Rep. Dave Vella SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 820 ILCS 405/604 from Ch. 48, par. 434 Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that an individual shall be ineligible for benefits for a period totaling and not to exceed 2 weeks (rather than an individual shall be ineligible for benefits for any week) with respect to which it is found that his total or partial unemployment is due to a stoppage of work which exists because of a labor dispute at the factory, establishment, or other premises at which he is or was last employed. Provides that, after the 2-week period, the individual will be eligible for benefits. LRB104 10149 SPS 20221 b A BILL FOR HB2565 LRB104 10149 SPS 20221 b 1 AN ACT concerning employment. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by 5 changing Section 604 as follows: 6 (820 ILCS 405/604) (from Ch. 48, par. 434) 7 Sec. 604. Labor dispute. An individual shall be ineligible 8 for benefits for a period totaling and not to exceed 2 weeks 9 any week with respect to which it is found that his total or 10 partial unemployment is due to a stoppage of work which exists 11 because of a labor dispute at the factory, establishment, or 12 other premises at which he is or was last employed. After the 13 2-week period, the individual will be eligible for benefits. 14 The term "labor dispute" does not include an individual's 15 refusal to work because of his employer's failure to pay 16 accrued earned wages within 10 working days from the date due, 17 or to pay any other uncontested accrued obligation arising out 18 of his employment within 10 working days from the date due. 19 For the purpose of disqualification under this Section the 20 term "labor dispute" does not include a lockout by an 21 employer, and no individual shall be denied benefits by reason 22 of a lockout, provided that no individual shall be eligible 23 for benefits during a lockout who is ineligible for benefits HB2565 - 2 - LRB104 10149 SPS 20221 b 1 under another Section of this Act, and provided further that 2 no individual locked out by an employer shall be eligible for 3 benefits for any week during which (1) the recognized or 4 certified collective bargaining representative of the locked 5 out employees refuses to meet under reasonable conditions with 6 the employer to discuss the issues giving rise to the lockout 7 or (2) there is a final adjudication under the National Labor 8 Relations Act that during the period of the lockout the 9 recognized or certified collective bargaining representative 10 of the locked-out employees has refused to bargain in good 11 faith with the employer over issues giving rise to the 12 lockout, or (3) the lockout has resulted as a direct 13 consequence of a violation by the recognized or certified 14 collective bargaining representative of the locked out 15 employees of the provisions of an existing collective 16 bargaining agreement. An individual's total or partial 17 unemployment resulting from any reduction in operations or 18 reduction of force or layoff of employees by an employer made 19 in the course of or in anticipation of collective bargaining 20 negotiations between a labor organization and such employer, 21 is not due to a stoppage of work which exists because of a 22 labor dispute until the date of actual commencement of a 23 strike or lockout. 24 This Section shall not apply if it is shown that (A) the 25 individual is not participating in or financing or directly 26 interested in the labor dispute which caused the stoppage of HB2565 - 3 - LRB104 10149 SPS 20221 b 1 work and (B) he does not belong to a grade or class of workers 2 of which immediately before the commencement of the stoppage 3 there were members employed at the premises at which the 4 stoppage occurs, any of whom are participating in or financing 5 or directly interested in the dispute; provided, that a 6 lockout by the employer or an individual's failure to cross a 7 picket line at such factory, establishment, or other premises 8 shall not, in itself, be deemed to be participation by him in 9 the labor dispute. If in any case, separate branches of work 10 which are commonly conducted as separate businesses in 11 separate premises are conducted in separate departments of the 12 same premises, each such department shall, for the purpose of 13 this Section, be deemed to be a separate factory, 14 establishment, or other premises. 15 Whenever any claim involves the provisions of this 16 Section, the claims adjudicator referred to in Section 702 17 shall make a separate determination as to the eligibility or 18 ineligibility of the claimant with respect to the provisions 19 of this Section. This separate determination may be appealed 20 to the Director in the manner prescribed by Section 800. 21 (Source: P.A. 93-1088, eff. 1-1-06 .) Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. 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