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+type: "Bill"
+title: "EQUAL PAY ACT-LIABILITY"
+description: "Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that in addition to an individual who is deemed to be an employer, any officers of a corporation or agents of an employer who knowingly permit such employer to violate the provisions of the Act shall be deemed to be the employers of the employees."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "97th"
+identifier: "SB 2847"
+citation: "Illinois SB 2847 (97th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 56
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2012-01-24"
+last_action: "2012-08-06"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4519604-c98c-422a-b546-cacee944371a"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2847&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=63297&SessionID=84&GA=97"
+source_hash: "d5326885316ec3c5133329e488d98034fdd7102f06b86b4499dd7337af02fd4a"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 2847 (97th) — EQUAL PAY ACT-LIABILITY
+
+Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that in addition to an individual who is deemed to be an employer, any officers of a corporation or agents of an employer who knowingly permit such employer to violate the provisions of the Act shall be deemed to be the employers of the employees.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2847&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63297&DocNum=2847&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2847eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63297&DocNum=2847&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2847enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63297&DocNum=2847&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
+- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
+- Heather A. Steans — primary (person)
+- Jehan A. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
+- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
+- Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)
+- Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2012-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `filing`
+- **2012-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2012-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2012-01-31** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
+- **2012-02-24** Held in Labor
+- **2012-03-01** Held in Labor
+- **2012-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
+- **2012-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2012-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
+- **2012-03-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
+- **2012-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2012-03-08** Do Pass as Amended Labor; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2012
+- **2012-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2012
+- **2012-03-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
+- **2012-03-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
+- **2012-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
+- **2012-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2012-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
+- **2012-03-28** Sponsor Removed Sen. Mattie Hunter
+- **2012-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
+- **2012-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2012-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Steans `amendment-passage`
+- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
+- **2012-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
+- **2012-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
+- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2012-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
+- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2012-03-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
+- **2012-03-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
+- **2012-03-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly du Buclet
+- **2012-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2012-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2012-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Biss
+- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2012-04-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
+- **2012-04-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
+- **2012-04-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
+- **2012-04-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
+- **2012-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2012-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2012-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
+- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
+- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
+- **2012-05-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2012-05-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
+- **2012-05-10** Passed Both Houses
+- **2012-06-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2012-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2012-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2013
+- **2012-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0903 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4519604-c98c-422a-b546-cacee944371a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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