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SB 2339 Illinois Senate · 94th Regular Session

MINIMUM WAGE-PUNITIVE DAMAGES

Summary
Amends provisions of the Minimum Wage Law establishing an employer's liability for punitive damages in the case of underpayment of wages by stating that "the employee may recover such punitive damages in any proceeding or action allowed by any provision of this subsection, including, but not limited to, a civil action filed directly by the employee, and, subject to the limitations period set forth herein, the employee's remedy of recovering punitive damages in any proceeding or action allowed by any provision of this subsection shall be available in and applicable to all claims and causes of action under this subsection, whenever arising, including, without limitation, presently existing claims and actions for which a final and no-longer appealable order has not yet been entered". Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2006
Committee Review
May 2006
Senate Passage
May 2006
House Passage
May 2006
Signed into Law
Jul 2006
Introduced Mar 2, 2006 Signed Jul 14, 2006
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2006 · House May 2, 2006

How they voted

47–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
May 4, 2006
D Democratic26
26 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican25
21 Yea 3 Nay 1
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
88
Key actions
14
Committee
20
Amendments
18
Jul 14, 2006
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 4, 2006
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 4, 2006
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 055-003-000
upper
May 4, 2006
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-003-000
upper
May 3, 2006
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000
upper
May 3, 2006
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000
upper
May 3, 2006
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive
upper
May 3, 2006
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive
upper
May 3, 2006
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 3, 2006
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 3, 2006
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02-May 4, 2006
upper
May 3, 2006
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
upper
May 2, 2006
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 2, 2006
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0-8)
house
May 1, 2006
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 1, 2006
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 1, 2006
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Delgado
lower
Apr 26, 2006
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 19, 2006
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor Committee; 011-001-000
lower
Apr 12, 2006
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2006
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2006
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Delgado
lower
Mar 15, 2006
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 018-000-000
lower
Mar 8, 2006
Committee
Assigned to Labor Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2006
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 2, 2006
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; del Valle
upper
Mar 2, 2006
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 007-000-000
upper
Feb 28, 2006
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Labor
upper
Feb 27, 2006
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 27, 2006
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle
upper
Feb 8, 2006
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Labor; by Senator del Valle
upper
Feb 8, 2006
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Labor; 010-000-000
upper
Feb 8, 2006
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
upper
Feb 8, 2006
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor
upper
Feb 7, 2006
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 7, 2006
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle
upper
Feb 7, 2006
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor
upper
Feb 1, 2006
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 1, 2006
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle
upper
Feb 1, 2006
Committee
Assigned to Labor
upper
Jan 12, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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