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SB 519 Illinois Senate · 94th Regular Session

PUB AID-EARNFARE-MINIMUM WAGE

Summary
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the State or federal minimum wage, whichever is higher (instead of simply the State minimum wage), shall be used to calculate: (1) the amount of credit received against General Assistance benefits for work performed; and (2) the required number of hours of participation required in any Earnfare or pay-after-performance activity. Provides that a taxing district or other entity using the services of a General Assistance recipient must pay the recipient at least the State or federal minimum wage, whichever is higher (instead of simply the State minimum wage), after the recipient has received credit equal to the amount of General Assistance he or she received. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2005
Committee Review
May 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Aug 2005
Introduced Apr 14, 2005 Signed Aug 10, 2005
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2005 · House May 25, 2005

How they voted

29–23
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 55
Apr 14, 2005
D Democratic29
28 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican26
1 Yea 23 Nay 2
88% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
50
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
5
Aug 10, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 25, 2005
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 25, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (112-0-3)
house
May 24, 2005
Amended
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
lower
May 24, 2005
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed by Voice Vote
lower
May 19, 2005
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed to Table Rep. William Delgado
lower
May 18, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 16, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
lower
May 13, 2005
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 13, 2005
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Delgado
lower
May 4, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-001-000
lower
Apr 20, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2005
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 14, 2005
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (29-23-3)
senate
Mar 2, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Health & Human Services; 006-002-000
upper
Feb 23, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
Feb 17, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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