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type: "Bill"
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title: "FREEDOM TO WORK-LOW WAGE"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Freedom to Work Act. Provides that \"low-wage employee\" means an employee whose earnings do not exceed the greater of (1) the hourly rate equal to the minimum wage required by the applicable federal, State, or local minimum wage law or (2) $13.00 per hour (instead of an employee who earns the greater of the applicable minimum wage or $13.00 per hour). Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "SB 858"
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citation: "Illinois SB 858 (100th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-02-07"
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last_action: "2017-08-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/157e06b5-7cfc-46b2-aea8-b4c6ab229efe"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=858&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=102377&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "818cd4bc05e0248eff19f432d53061f4b7d2e87da8dacf35badfb371312f73d8"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 858 (100th) — FREEDOM TO WORK-LOW WAGE
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Amends the Illinois Freedom to Work Act. Provides that "low-wage employee" means an employee whose earnings do not exceed the greater of (1) the hourly rate equal to the minimum wage required by the applicable federal, State, or local minimum wage law or (2) $13.00 per hour (instead of an employee who earns the greater of the applicable minimum wage or $13.00 per hour). Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0858&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=102377&DocNum=858&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0858eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=102377&DocNum=858&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0858enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=102377&DocNum=858&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Patricia Van Pelt — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt `filing`
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- **2017-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-08** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-01** Do Pass Labor; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2017
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- **2017-03-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2017-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2017-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 4, 2017
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- **2017-04-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2017-04-25** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-04-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2017-05-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
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- **2017-05-03** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-05-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
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- **2017-05-09** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
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- **2017-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
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- **2017-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-05-24** Passed Both Houses
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- **2017-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2017-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2017
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- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0225 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/157e06b5-7cfc-46b2-aea8-b4c6ab229efe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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