Bill Sponsors: IL HB0127 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly
Bill Title: Creates the Low-Wage Employer Cost Recoupment Act. Directs the Department of Labor to impose a surcharge upon employers that pay employees wages that are less than the amount that would disqualify a single person from being eligible for federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Imposes a surcharge in an amount equal to the annual value of the amount of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for which a single person would be eligible multiplied by the number of employees whose wages do not disqualify a person from eligibility for federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0127 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0127 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Senator Michael Halpin [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-036 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Lindsey LaPointe [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-019 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Suzanne Ness [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-066 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |