SOURCE_URL: https://www.ilga.gov/House/hearings/Results?CommitteeId=3063&HearingId=21686&CClerkVoteId=42739&LegislationDocumentId=196862&LegislationId=157071&View=Bill HARVESTED: 2026-07-12T17:31:53Z (LIVE ilga.gov) CHAMBER: House | GA: 104 | COMMITTEE: Labor & Commerce | HEARING_ID: 21686 | VIEW: Bill | LegislationDocumentId: 196862 COUNTS: proponents=103 opponents=0 no-position=1 ====================================================================== HEARING HEADER: ish Yoruba Zulu Powered by Translate Close Illinois General Assembly Top Navigation Bar Translate Learn Select General Assembly Search the 104th General Assembly Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules. 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Hearing - Results Home House Labor & Commerce Committee Details Hearing Details Labor & Commerce Committee Hearing - Results - 104th General Assembly Printer Friendly Witness Slip Information For HB1278 Date: 3/19/2025 2:00 PM Location: 114 and Virtual Room 1 Capitol Building Springfield, IL Posting Date: 3/13/2025 12:48 PM Subject Matter: More ▼ Hearing Details Date: 3/19/2025 2:00 PM Location: 114 and Virtual Room 1 Capitol Building Springfield, IL Posting Date: 3/13/2025 12:48 PM Subject Matter: --- PROPONENTS (103) --- Addie G Chattic | firm: HOPE of Ogle County | representing: None | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Alicia Lauhon | firm: Self | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Alyson K LoVerde | firm: Guardian Angel Community Services | representing: Guardian Angel Community Services | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Alyssa Ramirez | firm: se | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Amanda Elven | firm: None | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Amanda N Marino | firm: self | representing: None | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Amirrah Abou-Youssef | firm: Will County | representing: Victims of domestic violence | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Amy C Fox | firm: Life Span Inc. | representing: Life Span | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Andrea Chwee | firm: Andrea Chwee Advising LLC | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Anne Chapski Doyen | firm: community crisis center | representing: victims safety | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Anne McDermott | firm: self | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None April Rodriguez | firm: Sarah's Inn | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Ashley Hunter | firm: Family Resources | representing: Family Resources | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Ashley Mustafa | firm: Safe Passage | representing: Safe Passage | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Becky Winstead | firm: Remedies Renewing Lives | representing: Remedies Renewing Lives | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Betsy Carlson | firm: Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Bhumika Sachdev | firm: Community Crisis Center | representing: None | testimony: Written Statement Filed | re: None Bonnie J Buntain | firm: Self | representing: Self | testimony: Written Statement Filed, Record of Appearance Only | re: None Bonnie Lynn Breen | firm: Rocking B Bar Farm | representing: IDCAV | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Brayden Everly | firm: YWCA of the Sauk Valley | representing: YWCA of the Sauk Valley | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Brittany Poppen | firm: Self | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Carol Gsell | firm: Anew Building Beyond Violence and Abuse | representing: Survivors of Domestic Violence | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Carrie Felix | firm: self | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Chathia Johnson | firm: Community Crisis Center | representing: Community Crisis Center | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Cheryl Jones Das | firm: Self | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Christine | firm: self | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None David Bythewood | firm: Constituent | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None David Green | firm: Safe Passage | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Dawn Baldwin | firm: Metropolitan Family Services | representing: None | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Deanna Robbins | firm: Self | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Deborah Collins | firm: Western Illinois Regional Council - Community Action Agency Victim Services | representing: None | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Deborah Fenner | firm: Self | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Donna Markotay | firm: SWAN | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Donna S Schnell | firm: SWAN | representing: SWAN | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Faith Miller | firm: Faith Miller | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Itedal Shalabi | firm: Arab American Family Services | representing: Arab American Family Services | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Jenna Nacht | firm: Mutual Ground | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Jesse Pierce | firm: Crosspoint Human Services | representing: Crosspoint Human Services | testimony: Written Statement Filed | re: None Jessica Vera | firm: self | representing: None | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Joyce Kirkland | firm: Dove, Inc. | representing: domestic violence victims | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Judy Cornelius | firm: Self | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Julie Fanning | firm: Turning Point INC | representing: None | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Karen Goldman | firm: Self | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Katarina Reljic | firm: Self | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Kathryn Luedke | firm: She Votes IL | representing: None | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Katie Gaughan-Palombi | firm: Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence | representing: Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence | testimony: Oral | re: None Keith Brill | firm: Community Crisis Center | representing: Community Crisis Center Elgin, IL | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Kelly Mitchell | firm: NA | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Kelsey Gettle | firm: Legal Program Manager | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Kenneth A Johnson | firm: WINGS Program Inc A01039 | representing: WINGS Program Inc | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Kimberly Rueter | firm: na | representing: myself | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Kristin Kaufman | firm: Prevent Child Abuse Illinois | representing: Prevent Child Abuse Illinois | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Kristine Scott | firm: www.anewdv.org | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Leah Brennan | firm: Leah Brennan Therapy | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Libby Holt | firm: Quanada | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Linda Maranda | firm: Mutual Ground | representing: Mutual Ground | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Linda Sandman | firm: Blue Tower Solutions,non-profit organization | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Linda Warner | firm: Stopping Woman Abuse Now | representing: Stopping Woman Abuse Now | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Lindsay Morrison | firm: self | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Madeline Miley | firm: Self | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Mariana Barriga | firm: Community Crisis Center | representing: None | testimony: Written Statement Filed | re: None Marilyn Tamayo | firm: Sarah's Inn | representing: Sarah's Inn | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Marissa Volkening | firm: Community Crisis Center | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Maureen Keane | firm: She Votes Illinois | representing: She Votes Illinois | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Maureen Vana | firm: Self | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Meg Hefty | firm: Sarah's Inn | representing: Domestic Violence survivors | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Megan Rosado | firm: Connections for Abused Women and their Children | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Melanie Skach | firm: Crisis Center for South Suburbia | representing: None | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Melissa Rose McGraw | firm: Safe Passage | representing: victims of domestic and sexual violence | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Michelle DeVoss | firm: Michelle | representing: None | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Min A Kim | firm: Self | representing: None | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Min A Kim | firm: Self | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Mo Elder | firm: NA | representing: NA | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Nancy Mott | firm: NA | representing: None | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Nichole A Yeazel | firm: Freedom House IL | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Nicole Ruffin | firm: Safe Passage | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Nicole Suhm | firm: Self | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Patricia Piper Golden | firm: self | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Paula Clark | firm: Self | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Pauline J Pender | firm: Family Resources | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Rachel Becknell | firm: Constituent | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Rachel Chruszczyk | firm: Prevent Child Abuse Illinois | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Renee Dieschbourg | firm: Riverview Center | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Rose Murphy | firm: Not Applicable | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Rose Robinson-Berkman | firm: SIU Carbondale | representing: None | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Ryiah Barnes | firm: Anew Building Beyond Violence and Abuse | representing: Anew Building Beyond Violence and Abuse | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Sara Block | firm: Ascend Justice | representing: Ascend Justice | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Sarah Hamilton | firm: Self | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Shawn Michael | firm: self | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Stacy Goodman | firm: self | representing: self | testimony: Written Statement Filed | re: None Stephanie Adamson | firm: Mutual Ground, Inc | representing: Mutual Ground, Inc | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Sue Meeker | firm: Crosspoint Human Services | representing: Crosspoint Human Services | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Susan Bramlet Lavin | firm: Illinois National Organization for Women | representing: None | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Susan Jaffee | firm: Knit Nirvana llc | representing: Business owner | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Susan Shiflett | firm: Safe Journeys | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Susie Wiechman | firm: None | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Tawnya Morgan | firm: Crosspoint Human Services Domestic Violence and Transitional Homeless Program | representing: None | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Tim Stauffer | firm: Community Crisis Center | representing: self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Trisha Schafer | firm: Freedom House | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Ulises Brito | firm: na | representing: na | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Uzma Hussaini | firm: Community Crisis Center | representing: None | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Vickie Smith | firm: Self | representing: Self | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None Yolanda Caudle | firm: Family Rescue | representing: Family Rescue | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None --- OPPONENTS (0) --- --- NO POSITION (1) --- Gabriela Garza | firm: Illinois Manufacturers' Association | representing: Illinois Manufacturers' Association | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None