republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/sb-2999.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "WAGE PAYMENT-EXPENSES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that an employer shall reimburse an employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee directly related to services performed for the employer. Requires the Department of Labor to adopt rules implementing the requirement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2999"
citation: "Illinois SB 2999 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf250299-6a55-445f-8ed2-8da7613994b6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2999&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=110441&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "1aa271c27ce9f5b5cffba0f3ed4a03c0231c618c38983c674e48518d080f37d4"
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 2999 (100th) — WAGE PAYMENT-EXPENSES

Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that an employer shall reimburse an employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee directly related to services performed for the employer. Requires the Department of Labor to adopt rules implementing the requirement.

## 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=10000SB2999&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110441&DocNum=2999&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2999eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110441&DocNum=2999&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2999enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110441&DocNum=2999&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–2** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Patricia Van Pelt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt `filing`
- **2018-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2018-02-21** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Do Pass Labor; 014-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2018
- **2018-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
- **2018-04-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2018
- **2018-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 014-000-000
- **2018-04-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Van Pelt `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2018-04-25** Third Reading - Passed; 050-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2018-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- **2018-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-07** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-16** Do Pass / Standard Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-012-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2018-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-23** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018
- **2018-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2018-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 023-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2018-05-30** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 114-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2018-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2018-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2018-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2018-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 30, 2018
- **2018-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Patricia Van Pelt `filing`
- **2018-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000
- **2018-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
- **2018-05-31** Senate Concurs
- **2018-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1094 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf250299-6a55-445f-8ed2-8da7613994b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).