---
type: "Bill"
title: "FRINGE BENEFIT-TECH"
description: "Creates the Illinois Fringe Benefit Portability Act. Contains only a short title provision."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 1249"
citation: "Illinois SB 1249 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-09"
last_action: "2007-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/735f757c-8d99-4e2e-8274-6067d8a2a424"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1249&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29334&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "2a90d9ed78cb7950f16d8f1e7827e4cdb7ebb0210867ca3940c9568d2fcee840"
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 1249 (95th) — FRINGE BENEFIT-TECH

Creates the Illinois Fringe Benefit Portability Act. Contains only a short title provision.

## 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=09500SB1249&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29334&DocNum=1249&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1249eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29334&DocNum=1249&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1249enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29334&DocNum=1249&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor
- **2007-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass as Amended Labor; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2007
- **2007-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor
- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 007-000-000
- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2007-03-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Sullivan `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2007-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2007-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-27** Effective Date August 27, 2007
- **2007-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0455 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/735f757c-8d99-4e2e-8274-6067d8a2a424`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).