Illinois Senate Bill 1859 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on August 20 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-08-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0422
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Private Employment Agency Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning applications for original licensure, renewal of licenses, recordkeeping, definitions, investigative authority of the Department of Labor, grounds for discipline, and disciplinary proceedings. Provides that the Department shall provide on its website, accessible to the public, a list of all licensed employment agencies and all employment agencies whose license has been suspended or registration revoked. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for an employment agency to violate certain provisions of the Illinois Minimum Wage Law and the Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for a private employment agency to interfere with the rights granted to an employee by any wage law in the State. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for an employer to accept a referral of an individual for employment from an employment agency not licensed under the Act. Eliminates criminal penalties; provides civil penalties for both employment agencies and employers for violating the Act. Provides that all fees and civil penalties collected under the Act shall be deposited into the Wage Theft Enforcement Fund.

PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

Sen. Linda Holmes [D]

Sen. Donne Trotter [D]

Rep. Cynthia Soto [D]

2015-05-31 - Senate - Concurrence in Senate (Y: 58 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-05-29 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 115 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-22 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-08-20	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0422
2015-08-20	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2016
2015-08-20	Senate	Governor Approved
2015-06-29	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2015-05-31	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2015-05-31	Senate	Senate Concurs 058-000-000
2015-05-31	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
2015-05-31	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Labor; 012-000-000
2015-05-30	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Labor
2015-05-29	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
2015-05-29	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Linda Holmes
2015-05-29	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 30, 2015
2015-05-29	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
2015-05-29	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-001
2015-05-22	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
2015-05-18	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2015-05-18	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2015-05-14	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2015-05-14	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 021-000-000
2015-05-14	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote
2015-05-11	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
2015-05-08	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
2015-05-05	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2015-05-05	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Cynthia Soto
2015-05-04	House	Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
2015-04-23	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-04-23	House	First Reading
2015-04-23	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
2015-04-23	House	Arrived in House
2015-04-22	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
2015-04-22	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2015-04-22	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Holmes
2015-04-22	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2015-04-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
2015-04-22	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 012-000-000
2015-04-21	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
2015-04-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015
2015-04-21	Senate	Second Reading
2015-04-17	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2015-04-17	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
2015-03-25	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 26, 2015
2015-03-25	Senate	Do Pass Labor; 010-001-000
2015-03-18	Senate	Postponed - Labor
2015-03-11	Senate	Assigned to Labor
2015-02-20	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2015-02-20	Senate	First Reading
2015-02-20	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
225	515	1	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	515	1.5	New Code	See Bill Text
225	515	11	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	515	12	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	515	12.2	New Code	See Bill Text
225	515	12.3	New Code	See Bill Text
225	515	12.4	New Code	See Bill Text
225	515	12.5	New Code	See Bill Text
225	515	12.6	New Code	See Bill Text
225	515	3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1859&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1859.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1859eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1859enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/99/099-0422.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1859sam001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1859ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/senate/09900SB1859_04222015_013000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/house/09900SB1859_05292015_020000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/senate/09900SB1859_05312015_079000C.pdf