---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMPLOY-CLASSIFICATION-PENALTY"
description: "Amends the Employee Classification Act. Includes an individual within the scope of the term \"contractor\". Provides for notice to an employer of violations and penalties and for a time within which an employer may request a hearing; provides for a formal administrative hearing. Makes changes concerning responsibilities of the Attorney General and the recovery of penalties. Includes discipline within acts prohibited as retaliation against a person for exercising rights under the Act, and adds provisions concerning review, an investigation, and a formal hearing. Provides for individual officers and agents of employers to be liable under the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2649"
citation: "Illinois HB 2649 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-02-21"
last_action: "2013-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11d2957a-1e89-4d64-805b-c1bb9a4e1d78"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2649&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74455&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "5852f618dda50bbfb9ef0d506ee918bd6043377fe8e962896cf8a34ac197b81c"
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 2649 (98th) — EMPLOY-CLASSIFICATION-PENALTY

Amends the Employee Classification Act. Includes an individual within the scope of the term "contractor". Provides for notice to an employer of violations and penalties and for a time within which an employer may request a hearing; provides for a formal administrative hearing. Makes changes concerning responsibilities of the Attorney General and the recovery of penalties. Includes discipline within acts prohibited as retaliation against a person for exercising rights under the Act, and adds provisions concerning review, an investigation, and a formal hearing. Provides for individual officers and agents of employers to be liable under 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=09800HB2649&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74455&DocNum=2649&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2649eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74455&DocNum=2649&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2649enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74455&DocNum=2649&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **66–45** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **67–49** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **34–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Luis Arroyo — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Luis Arroyo `filing`
- **2013-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Luis Arroyo `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2013-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 012-006-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-045-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-16** Verified
- **2013-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2013-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
- **2013-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2013-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2013-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2013-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2013-05-01** Postponed - Labor and Commerce
- **2013-05-08** Postponed - Labor and Commerce
- **2013-05-10** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2013
- **2013-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor and Commerce
- **2013-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-16** Do Pass as Amended Labor and Commerce; 010-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2013
- **2013-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2013-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
- **2013-05-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2013-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2013-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 034-020-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2013-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2013-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 012-007-000
- **2013-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 067-049-001
- **2013-05-29** House Concurs
- **2013-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-23** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0106 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11d2957a-1e89-4d64-805b-c1bb9a4e1d78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).