---
type: "Bill"
title: "PREVAILING WAGE-PAYROLL"
description: "Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that while participating on public works, each contractor and subcontractor shall submit weekly a certified payroll to the public body in charge of the project. Provides that any contractor or subcontractor subject to the Act who fails to submit a certified payroll or knowingly files a false certified payroll is in violation of the Act and is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that the public body shall keep these records for at least 3 years. Provides that these payroll records are public records subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 188"
citation: "Illinois HB 188 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-01-12"
last_action: "2005-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b60ea99-d0d0-44f0-a86a-b667deca0094"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=188&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14371&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "39e683f027f400400b8cc5d58169790bb3ae387039dce8aa6ec082a1f0c7f1cb"
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 188 (94th) — PREVAILING WAGE-PAYROLL

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that while participating on public works, each contractor and subcontractor shall submit weekly a certified payroll to the public body in charge of the project. Provides that any contractor or subcontractor subject to the Act who fails to submit a certified payroll or knowingly files a false certified payroll is in violation of the Act and is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that the public body shall keep these records for at least 3 years. Provides that these payroll records are public records subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Effective immediately.

## 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=09400HB0188&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14371&DocNum=188&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0188eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14371&DocNum=188&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0188enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14371&DocNum=188&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **66–47** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **74–41** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **42–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lou Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-12** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2005-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2005-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2005-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2005-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Labor Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-02-17** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor Committee; 017-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-041-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 9, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2005-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Labor; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Labor; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Halvorson `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2005
- **2005-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 042-014-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2005-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang
- **2005-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 066-047-001
- **2005-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2005
- **2005-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0515 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b60ea99-d0d0-44f0-a86a-b667deca0094`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).