Witness Slip Information for HB5208 before the Illinois House Labor & Commerce Committee

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Two proponents and three opponents filed witness slips for HB5208 before the Illinois House Labor & Commerce Committee hearing of March 19, 2026 (hearing 22588): Carolyn Franke of the IL AFL-CIO and Lydia Colunga-Merchant of the Illinois Department of Labor in support; Jordan D. Ryan of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Michael Lane of the Illinois Municipal League and Noah Finley of the National Federation of Independent Business against. Colunga-Merchant and Finley filed for oral testimony; the rest are Record of Appearance Only.

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CHAMBER: House | GA: 104 | COMMITTEE: Labor & Commerce | HEARING_ID: 22588 | VIEW: Bill | LegislationDocumentId: 208211

Witness Slip Information For HB5208
Date: 3/19/2026 2:00 PM
Posting Date: 3/13/2026 3:25 PM
3/19/2026 2:00 PM
3/13/2026 3:25 PM

--- PROPONENTS (2) ---
  Carolyn Franke | firm: IL AFL-CIO | representing: IL AFL-CIO | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None
  Lydia Colunga-Merchant | firm: Illinois Department of Labor | representing: Illinois Department of Labor | testimony: Oral | re: None

--- OPPONENTS (3) ---
  Jordan D. Ryan | firm: Illinois Chamber of Commerce | representing: Illinois Chamber of Commerce | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None
  Michael Lane | firm: Illinois Municipal League | representing: IML | testimony: Record of Appearance Only | re: None
  Noah Finley | firm: National Federation of Independent Business | representing: NFIB | testimony: Oral | re: None

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