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SB3188 • 2026
EMPLOYEE BLOOD DONATION-LEAVE
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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EMPLOYEE BLOOD DONATION-LEAVE
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Paid Leave
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
To Paid Leave
Assigned to Executive
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
EMPLOYEE BLOOD DONATION-LEAVE
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Full Text of SB3188 Home Legislation Full Text SB3188 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Senate Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Senate Amendment 001 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB3188 Introduced 2/2/2026, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 820 ILCS 149/10 Amends the Employee Blood Donation Leave Act. Provides that an employee who does not have available paid leave is entitled to take one hour of unpaid leave every 56 days to donate blood. Provides that the leave to serve as an organ donor is unpaid unless the employer has a policy allowing the leave to be paid or unless the employee has available paid leave. Provides that, if the employer does not have a policy providing paid leave and the employee does not have enough available paid leave to cover the absence, the employee is entitled to up to 10 days of unpaid leave in any 12-month period in order to serve as an organ donor. Makes other changes. LRB104 18322 SPS 31762 b A BILL FOR SB3188 LRB104 18322 SPS 31762 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 Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act 5 is amended by changing Section 10 as follows: 6 (820 ILCS 149/10) 7 Sec. 10. Leave Paid leave for blood and organ donation; 8 administration. 9 (a) On request, a participating employee subject to this 10 Act may be entitled to leave with pay to donate blood or an 11 organ. 12 (b) A participating employee may use up to one hour of 13 available paid leave , or more if authorized by the employer 14 through a policy or a collective bargaining agreement, to 15 donate blood every 56 days in accordance with appropriate 16 medical standards established by the American Red Cross, 17 America's Blood Centers, the American Association of Blood 18 Banks, or other nationally recognized standards. An employee 19 who does not have available paid leave is entitled to take one 20 hour of unpaid leave off every 56 days to donate blood. 21 (b-5) A participating employee or part-time employee of an 22 employer may use up to 10 days of leave in any 12-month period 23 to serve as an organ donor. The leave to serve as an organ SB3188 - 2 - LRB104 18322 SPS 31762 b 1 donor is unpaid unless the employer has a policy allowing the 2 leave to be paid or unless the employee has available paid 3 leave, in which case, employees can choose to substitute 4 available paid leave for the unpaid leave. If the employer 5 does not have a policy providing paid leave and the employee 6 does not have enough available paid leave to cover the 7 absence, the employee is entitled to up to 10 days of unpaid 8 leave in any 12-month period in order to serve as an organ 9 donor. For a part-time employee using leave under this 10 subsection, the employer shall calculate the daily average pay 11 the part-time employee received during his or her previous 2 12 months of employment and compensate the part-time employee in 13 the amount of the daily average pay for the leave days used. 14 (c) A participating employee or part-time employee may use 15 the leave authorized in subsection (b) or (b-5) of this 16 Section only after obtaining approval from the employer. 17 (d) The Department must adopt rules governing leave taken 18 to donate blood or an organ, including rules that (i) 19 establish conditions and procedures for requesting and 20 approving leave and (ii) require medical documentation of the 21 proposed blood or organ donation before leave is approved by 22 the employer. 23 (Source: P.A. 103-450, eff. 1-1-24; 104-193, eff. 1-1-26 .) 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