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type: "Bill"
title: "PREVAILING WAGE-CONTRACTORS"
description: "Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that any laborer, worker, or mechanic who is employed by the contractor or by any lower tier sub-contractor and is paid for services in a sum less than the prevailing wage rates for work performed on a project shall have a right of action for whatever difference there may be between the amount so paid and the prevailing rates required to be paid for work performed on the project. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 3491"
citation: "Illinois HB 3491 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Hanson", "Willie Preston"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-17"
last_action: "2023-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba98849d-66b2-4a92-be8a-88090f4cb21f"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3491&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=148658&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "28ecb3a00e636d53eb6a8069ae6156150490ec6d58bac8865a065616e09cc56c"
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 3491 (103rd) — PREVAILING WAGE-CONTRACTORS
Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that any laborer, worker, or mechanic who is employed by the contractor or by any lower tier sub-contractor and is paid for services in a sum less than the prevailing wage rates for work performed on a project shall have a right of action for whatever difference there may be between the amount so paid and the prevailing rates required to be paid for work performed on the project. Makes other changes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB3491.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB3491eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB3491enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **4016** (pass) · lower
- Labor & Commerce — **1810** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **7536** (pass) · lower
- Labor — **124** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Matt Hanson — primary (person)
- Willie Preston — primary (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernández — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel "Chris" Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
- Jenn Ladisch Douglass — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Beth Canty — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Matt Hanson `filing`
- **2023-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-010-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
- **2023-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
- **2023-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- **2023-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2023-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2023-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2023-03-22** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2023-03-22** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2023-03-22** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2023-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-036-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2023 `reading-1`
- **2023-03-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
- **2023-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-28** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Do Pass Labor; 012-004-000
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2023
- **2023-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 040-016-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-09** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0048 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba98849d-66b2-4a92-be8a-88090f4cb21f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).