republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/sb-3604.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "GOVERNMENT SEVERANCE PAY ACT"
description: "Creates the Government Severance Pay Act. Provides that a unit of government that enters into a contract or employment agreement, or renewal or renegotiation of an existing contract or employment agreement, that contains a provision for severance pay with an officer, agent, employee, or contractor must include specified provisions in the contract. Provides that nothing in the Act creates an entitlement to severance pay in the absence of its contractual authorization or as otherwise authorized by law. Defines terms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 3604"
citation: "Illinois SB 3604 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-04-10"
last_action: "2018-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/611039a6-9040-46ec-9baf-427d54a31ec2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3604&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=112348&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "d191bf98f4508641b31297ec0fdd8aa131f3417da11549c252729853875c5897"
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 3604 (100th) — GOVERNMENT SEVERANCE PAY ACT

Creates the Government Severance Pay Act. Provides that a unit of government that enters into a contract or employment agreement, or renewal or renegotiation of an existing contract or employment agreement, that contains a provision for severance pay with an officer, agent, employee, or contractor must include specified provisions in the contract. Provides that nothing in the Act creates an entitlement to severance pay in the absence of its contractual authorization or as otherwise authorized by law. Defines terms.

## 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=10000SB3604&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=112348&DocNum=3604&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3604eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=112348&DocNum=3604&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3604enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=112348&DocNum=3604&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
- John Connor — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Litesa E. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- Margo McDermed — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Rita — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- Silvana Tabares — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton `filing`
- **2018-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2018-04-23** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 27, 2018
- **2018-04-23** Assigned to Government Reform `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2018-04-24** Waive Posting Notice
- **2018-04-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2018-04-25** Do Pass Government Reform; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2018
- **2018-04-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
- **2018-04-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 26, 2018
- **2018-04-27** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2018 `reading-3`
- **2018-05-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2018-05-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2018-05-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2018-05-02** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-05-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2018-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- **2018-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2018-05-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel
- **2018-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
- **2018-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018
- **2018-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2018-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0895 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/611039a6-9040-46ec-9baf-427d54a31ec2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).