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HB 2698 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

FAILURE TO PAY WAGE-FELONY

Summary
Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that an employer that is able to pay wages and who refuses to pay is guilty of a Class 4 felony (rather than a misdemeanor). Provides that a subsequent failure to pay within 5 (rather than 2) years of a prior conviction is a Class 3 (rather than Class 4) felony.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
House Passage
Apr 2015
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 15, 2015 Last action Jan 10, 2017
Floor votes · House Apr 15, 2015

How they voted

57–39
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 98
Apr 15, 2015
D Democratic59
57 Yea 2
96% Yea
R Republican39
39 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
3
Committee
7
May 15, 2015
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
May 13, 2015
Upper · Passed
To Subcommittee on Special Issues (LA)
upper
Apr 22, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Labor
upper
Apr 16, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 15, 2015
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 15, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (57-39-2)
house
Mar 25, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 014-006-000
lower
Mar 2, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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