function textcomment()
{
commentf.value = document.getElementById('chkComm').value;}
<asp:Label ID="llbcom" runat="server" CssClass="NormalSmallText" AssociatedControlID="chkComm" Visible="False">Reason for Request<FONT class="Asterisk" >*</FONT></asp:Label>
<asp:TextBox ID="chkComm" runat="server" CssClass="NormalSmallText" onchange="textcomment();"
Width="100%" Rows="4" Visible="False" textmode="MultiLine"></asp:TextBox>
<input id="commentf" type="hidden" name="commentf" runat="server" />
I suggest you try to make a test with an example below. It is working fine in the IE 11 browser.
Code:
Output: