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SB 2541

Alcoholic beverages; authorize the sale of wine in grocery stores.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Walter Michel

Allocates $26.391M to Illinois Dept. of Labor for FY2025 to fund operations and enforcement of OSHA, wage theft, child labor, equal pay, paid leave, and related programs.

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Bill Summary · SB 2541

Summary — SB 2541 (Introduced version)

Note on discrepancy
- The bill header provided lists the title as “Alcoholic beverages; authorize the sale of wine in grocery stores.” However, the full bill text you provided is an appropriations act for the Illinois Department of Labor for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. This summary addresses the actual bill text (Department of Labor appropriations). The metadata about the wine/grocery subject appears to be incorrect or mismatched.

Purpose

The bill makes targeted appropriations to fund the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. Funding supports department operations, administration and enforcement of multiple labor-related programs (e.g., OSHA state program, child labor, wage theft, equal pay, paid leave, nurse agency licensing, amusement ride safety).

Key provisions / Allocations

  • Total appropriations (as listed in synopsis):

    • General Funds: $14,291,000
    • Other State Funds: $5,700,000
    • Federal Funds: $6,400,000
    • Total: $26,391,000

  • General operations (payable from the General Revenue Fund) — total $11,901,500 — line items include:

    • Personal services: $9,300,000
    • State contributions to Social Security: $711,500
    • Electronic data processing: $1,200,000
    • Contractual services: $445,000
    • Telecommunication services: $100,000
    • Operation of auto equipment: $45,000
    • Travel: $40,000
    • Commodities: $25,000
    • Equipment: $25,000
    • Printing: $10,000

  • Program- and fund-specific appropriations (amounts “or so much thereof as may be necessary”):

    • Amusement Ride and Patron Safety Fund: $450,000 (administer Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act)
    • Child Labor & Day and Temporary Labor Services Enforcement Fund: $3,500,000 (administer Child Labor Law Act and Day & Temporary Labor Services Act)
    • Employee Classification Fund: $150,000 (administer Employee Classification Act)
    • Wage Theft Enforcement Fund: $500,000 (administer Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act)
    • Department of Labor Federal Trust Fund: $2,000,000 (promote/enforce OSHA state program for public sector worksites)
    • Federal Industrial Services Fund: $4,000,000 (administration and OSHA Program, including refunds and prior-year costs)
    • Department of Labor Federal Indirect Cost Fund: $400,000 (OSHA indirect costs)
    • Equal Pay Fund: $1,000,000 (administration of the Equal Pay Act of 2003)
    • General Revenue Fund (Equal Pay Act): $681,500
    • General Revenue Fund (Nurse Agency Licensing Act): $895,700
    • General Revenue Fund (Paid Leave for All Workers Act administration): $812,300
    • Paid Leave for All Workers Fund: $100,000 (enforcement costs)

Who is affected

  • Primary: Illinois Department of Labor — funding to support staff, IT, program administration and enforcement activities.
  • Secondary: employers and workers subject to the programs funded (OSHA public-sector oversight, amusement ride inspections, child labor enforcement, wage payment/collection, equal pay enforcement, paid leave administration, nurse agency regulation).
  • State finances: allocations draw from multiple state funds and federal funds as listed.

Procedural history and status

  • Introduced/Filed: February 25, 2025 (sponsor: Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.). The bill text shows an “Introduced 2/25/2025” header, and an effective date clause.
  • Effective date in text: July 1, 2025.
  • Legislative actions in the record are inconsistent: the metadata you supplied lists the bill status as “Died In Committee,” but the action log includes committee reports, readings, and votes (including actions through May 2025 such as passage, placement on calendars, and committee favorable reports). Because of these conflicting records, it is unclear from the materials provided whether the bill ultimately advanced or failed. The text and appropriation amounts above reflect the introduced bill content.

If you want, I can:
- Verify final status by checking the official Illinois General Assembly bill tracking for SB2541 (2025) and report the authoritative outcome, or
- Produce a short explainer focused on how these appropriations would change IDOL operations and enforcement capacity.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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