---
type: "Bill"
title: "EQUAL PAY-REFER-HUMAN RIGHTS"
description: "Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that the Department of Labor may refer for investigation a complaint alleging a violation of the Act to the Department of Human Rights if the complaint also alleges a violation of the Illinois Human Rights Act over which the Department of Human Rights has jurisdiction. Effective January 1, 2015."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5563"
citation: "Illinois HB 5563 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-13"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6624302e-2416-4f4a-8e0f-e68663bf1031"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5563&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80606&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "f8b50015d1d73df2d52ee2fd5b033ea5bb85d68376ffa8b9e2501007d24af4da"
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 5563 (98th) — EQUAL PAY-REFER-HUMAN RIGHTS

Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that the Department of Labor may refer for investigation a complaint alleging a violation of the Act to the Department of Human Rights if the complaint also alleges a violation of the Illinois Human Rights Act over which the Department of Human Rights has jurisdiction. Effective January 1, 2015.

## 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=09800HB5563&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80606&DocNum=5563&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5563eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80606&DocNum=5563&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5563enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80606&DocNum=5563&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Burke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly Burke `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-24** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2014-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2014-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2014-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2014-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
- **2014-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2014-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2014-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Judiciary; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
- **2014-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2014-05-23** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014
- **2014-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1051 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6624302e-2416-4f4a-8e0f-e68663bf1031`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).