Enacted Budget Bill Includes Warehouse Worker Safety Provisions

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted a budget bill Monday that included provisions addressing the increasingly popular topic of reducing injuries among warehouse workers. Pritzker enacted SB 1720, a budget implementation act for fiscal year 2023 that also will also create the Warehouse Safety Standards Task Force. The task force is charged with providing the governor and lawmakers quarterly updates about its findings, discussions and decisions. The group must submit a final report to the governor and General Assembly by Jan. 1, 2025. The bill does not identify specific issues or topics relati...