---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMPLOYMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 223"
citation: "Illinois SB 223 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-03"
last_action: "2009-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae89d09b-444e-4ef1-8387-755a9d1cfda8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=223&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=40750&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "9e35365d6d3aca5fc968b983c47194107ddb91eff0c3bda9772ad79013608962"
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 223 (96th) — EMPLOYMENT-TECH

Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Act.

## 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=09600SB0223&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40750&DocNum=223&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0223eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40750&DocNum=223&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0223enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40750&DocNum=223&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **75–40** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — primary (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J. Verschoore — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `filing`
- **2009-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
- **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 009-000-000
- **2009-03-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2009-04-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2009-04-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2009-04-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Forby `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 055-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 014-007-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-040-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2009-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-07-23** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0058 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae89d09b-444e-4ef1-8387-755a9d1cfda8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).