---
type: "Bill"
title: "UNCLAIMED PROP-WAGES-LIMIT"
description: "Amends the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. Provides that unclaimed wages, payroll, and salary in any form, held or owing by a banking or financial organization, is presumed abandoned after one year (instead of 5 years). Provides that unclaimed wages, payroll, and salary in any form shall be reported after remaining unclaimed for one year. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1560"
citation: "Illinois HB 1560 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-15"
last_action: "2011-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69e915e6-b11a-4eb4-8dd9-1480032c6040"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1560&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58706&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "ae3f59f22a18fb00fe199c13050e2cc0e9b0adff17ae121b3e70446b51d47d3a"
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 1560 (97th) — UNCLAIMED PROP-WAGES-LIMIT

Amends the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. Provides that unclaimed wages, payroll, and salary in any form, held or owing by a banking or financial organization, is presumed abandoned after one year (instead of 5 years). Provides that unclaimed wages, payroll, and salary in any form shall be reported after remaining unclaimed for one year. 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=09700HB1560&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58706&DocNum=1560&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1560eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58706&DocNum=1560&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1560enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58706&DocNum=1560&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jim Sacia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Sacia `filing`
- **2011-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2011-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2011-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-03-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2011-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2011-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2011-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2011-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2011-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2011-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2011-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
- **2011-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2011-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2011-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Financial Institutions `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Financial Institutions; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-08** Effective Date August 8, 2011
- **2011-08-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0270 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69e915e6-b11a-4eb4-8dd9-1480032c6040`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).