---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMPLOYMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning enforcement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 1594"
citation: "Illinois HB 1594 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2018-12-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16927089-94c7-4c99-aead-298eea47c576"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1594&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=102092&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "fe7b2e5533197794b3b7036552882db3711b88968e316a29d7608254a352095d"
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 HB 1594 (100th) — EMPLOYMENT-TECH

Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning enforcement.

## 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=10000HB1594&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=102092&DocNum=1594&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB1594eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=102092&DocNum=1594&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB1594enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=102092&DocNum=1594&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **96–4** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- La Shawn K. Ford — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2017-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2017-04-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2017-04-28** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-11-07** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2018-11-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-11-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-11-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-11-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2018-11-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2018-11-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-11-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-11-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-11-15** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2018-11-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-11-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-11-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-11-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2018-11-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-11-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-11-20** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2018-11-27** Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-11-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2018-11-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-11-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 28, 2018
- **2018-11-28** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2018-11-28** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-11-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-12-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-12-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-12-10** Effective Date December 10, 2018
- **2018-12-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1147 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16927089-94c7-4c99-aead-298eea47c576`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).