Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB4844: JUROR PAY-EMPLOYER
Status: Signed into law, July 31, 2026
Amends the Jury Act and the Jury Commission Act. Requires employers to compensate employees at the employee's regular rate of pay for time that the employee served on jury duty.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4844Introduced , by Rep. Jay HoffmanSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 305/4.1from Ch. 78, par. 4.1705 ILCS 310/10.1from Ch. 78, par. 33.1 705 ILCS 305/4.1 from Ch. 78, par. 4.1 705 ILCS 310/10.1 from Ch. 78, par. 33.1 ILCS 305/4.1 from Ch. 78, par. 4.1 ILCS 310/10.1 from Ch. 78, par. 33.1 Amends the Jury Act and the Jury Commission Act. Requires employers tocompensate employees at the employee's regular rate of pay for time thatthe employee served on jury duty…
From the introduced text, February 3, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4844Introduced , by Rep. Jay HoffmanSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 305/4.1from Ch. 78, par. 4.1705 ILCS 310/10.1from Ch. 78, par. 33.1 705 ILCS 305/4.1 from Ch. 78, par. 4.1 705 ILCS 310/10.1 from Ch. 78, par. 33.1 ILCS 305/4.1 from Ch. 78, par. 4.1 ILCS 310/10.1 from Ch. 78, par. 33.1 Amends the Jury Act and the Jury Commission Act. Requires employers tocompensate employees at the employee's regular rate of pay for time thatthe employee served on jury duty. LRB104 17822 JRC 31256 b LRB104 17822 JRC 31256 b LRB104 17822 JRC 31256 b A BILL FOR HB4844LRB104 17822 JRC 31256 b HB4844 LRB104 17822 JRC 31256 b HB4844 LRB104 17822 JRC 31256 b AN ACT concerning courts. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Jury Act is amended by changing Section 4.1 as follows: (705 ILCS 305/4.1)(from Ch. 78, par. 4.1) Sec. 4.1.Jury duty; notice to employer; right to time off. (a) Any person who is not legally disqualified to serve on juries, and has been duly summoned for jury duty for either petit or grand jury service, shall be given time off from employment to serve upon the jury for which such employee is summoned, regardless of …