---
type: "Bill"
title: "SUPPORT-NONEMPLOYEE WITHHLDING"
description: "Amends the Income Withholding for Support Act. Defines \"non-employee\" as an independent contractor, a vendor, or a person receiving payments who is not an employee and not receiving payments for personal services. Provides that \"obligor\" includes a non-employee. Provides that the payor shall calculate all applicable deductions to a non-employee obligor's income as if the non-employee were an employee, whether or not the deductions are actually taken from the non-employee obligor's income. Provides that the amount withheld on the remaining balance of payments, paid or payable, to the non-employee shall not be in excess of the maximum amounts permitted under the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3898"
citation: "Illinois HB 3898 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 72
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2015-02-27"
last_action: "2016-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b304f4a9-c495-4e0b-b7a3-72fc7128251d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3898&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=90111&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "0f42ef3d1346d53ee78a6c585a9b2ff19be950163c3a5b7cd38ba995809fc678"
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 3898 (99th) — SUPPORT-NONEMPLOYEE WITHHLDING

Amends the Income Withholding for Support Act. Defines "non-employee" as an independent contractor, a vendor, or a person receiving payments who is not an employee and not receiving payments for personal services. Provides that "obligor" includes a non-employee. Provides that the payor shall calculate all applicable deductions to a non-employee obligor's income as if the non-employee were an employee, whether or not the deductions are actually taken from the non-employee obligor's income. Provides that the amount withheld on the remaining balance of payments, paid or payable, to the non-employee shall not be in excess of the maximum amounts permitted under the federal Consumer Credit Protection 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=09900HB3898&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=90111&DocNum=3898&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3898eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=90111&DocNum=3898&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3898enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=90111&DocNum=3898&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **109–8** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **109–8** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kelly M. Burke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Martwick `filing`
- **2015-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2015-03-12** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-14** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2015-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2015-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2015-05-06** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2015-05-13** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2015-05-15** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-04** Re-assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2016-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
- **2016-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2016-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 011-000-000
- **2016-05-26** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Mulroe `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2016-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2016-05-27** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2016-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2016-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2016-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-001-000
- **2016-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-001-000
- **2016-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 109-008-000
- **2016-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 109-008-000
- **2016-05-31** House Concurs
- **2016-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-12** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0763 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b304f4a9-c495-4e0b-b7a3-72fc7128251d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).