republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-117.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SECURE CHOICE SAVINGS PROGRAM"
description: "Amends the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act. Provides that the Act applies to employers with at least one employee, rather than fewer than 25 employees. Provides for automatic increases in contributions. Makes changes regarding penalties for employers who fail, without reasonable cause, to enroll an employee in the Program. Provides that, for purposes of the penalties, the Department of Revenue shall determine total employee count for employers using the annual average from employer-reported quarterly data. Provides that the Department may provide notice regarding penalties in an electronic format to be determined by the Department. Removes a provision stating that penalty provisions shall become operative 9 months after the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Board notifies the Director of Revenue that the Program has been implemented. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 117"
citation: "Illinois HB 117 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert F. Martwick", "Will Guzzardi"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0edc0cb-e8c9-465e-95f3-43b49b6de92e"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=117&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=127929&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "272eb263ff066bb73f017ecd3bf7a506c783465dfe723560990a7e07468fc1f9"
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 117 (102nd) — SECURE CHOICE SAVINGS PROGRAM

Amends the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act. Provides that the Act applies to employers with at least one employee, rather than fewer than 25 employees. Provides for automatic increases in contributions. Makes changes regarding penalties for employers who fail, without reasonable cause, to enroll an employee in the Program. Provides that, for purposes of the penalties, the Department of Revenue shall determine total employee count for employers using the annual average from employer-reported quarterly data. Provides that the Department may provide notice regarding penalties in an electronic format to be determined by the Department. Removes a provision stating that penalty provisions shall become operative 9 months after the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Board notifies the Director of Revenue that the Program has been implemented. Makes other changes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0117.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0117eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0117ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0117enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **42–15** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **106–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robert F. Martwick — primary (person)
- Will Guzzardi — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi `filing`
- **2021-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-01-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2021-01-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2021-01-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2021-02-23** Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2021-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2021-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2021-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
- **2021-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2021-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel & Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 006-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2021-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-002-002 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2021-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- **2021-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2021-04-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2021-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06** Do Pass State Government; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2021
- **2021-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2021-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2021-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2021-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2021-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2021-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 042-015-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-30** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0179 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0edc0cb-e8c9-465e-95f3-43b49b6de92e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).