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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 358          </title>
<shortdesc>ATTY GEN-WORKER PROTECT UNIT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jay Hoffman-Stephanie A. Kifowit and Kelly M. Burke</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>15 ILCS 205/6.3 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>15 ILCS 205/6.4 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Attorney General Act. Creates the Worker Protection Unit within the Office of the Illinois Attorney General to intervene in, initiate, enforce, and defend all criminal or civil legal proceedings on matters and violations relating to specified statutes. Provides further powers and requirements of the Attorney General in the Worker Protection Unit. Creates the Worker Protection Task Force. Provides for the purposes and composition of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding its progress no later than December 1, 2020. Repeals the Task Force December 1, 2021.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/16/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman</action>
<statusdate>1/18/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/18/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Labor &amp; Commerce Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor &amp; Commerce Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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