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Bill	EQUAL PAY ACT	Creates the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that no employer may discriminate between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages solely on the basis of the employee's gender. Prohibits retaliatory discharge or discrimination against an employee on the basis of the employee's use of the Act and provides for penalties for violations of the Act, including a Class B misdemeanor for retaliatory discharge or discrimination by the employer. Provides that the Director of Labor shall administer and enforce the Act. Provides that every employer subject to the Act shall preserve specified records for not less than 3 years. Provides that every employer covered by the Act shall post a notice summarizing the requirements of the Act. Provides that the Department of Labor shall conduct ongoing outreach and education efforts concerning the Act.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	SB 2	Illinois SB 2 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	95	2	2003-01-09	2003-05-11	openstates	ocd-bill/ba98a876-ecf6-4f83-aedd-a59116a24e5f	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=83&SessionID=3&GA=93	faf234814a84ecca2eae78886e74a7c959ad155586ff2a3182ebbc7b5121c188	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2 (93rd) — EQUAL PAY ACT

Creates the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that no employer may discriminate between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages solely on the basis of the employee's gender. Prohibits retaliatory discharge or discrimination against an employee on the basis of the employee's use of the Act and provides for penalties for violations of the Act, including a Class B misdemeanor for retaliatory discharge or discrimination by the employer. Provides that the Director of Labor shall administer and enforce the Act. Provides that every employer subject to the Act shall preserve specified records for not less than 3 years. Provides that every employer covered by the Act shall post a notice summarizing the requirements of the Act. Provides that the Department of Labor shall conduct ongoing outreach and education efforts concerning the Act.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 53–2 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 112–3 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
• Carol Ronen — primary (person)
• Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
• Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
• John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
• Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
• Karen May — cosponsor (person)
• Kathleen A. Ryg — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
• Marlow H. Colvin — cosponsor (person)
• Mary K. O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
• Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
• Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
• Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
• Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)
• Robert Rita — cosponsor (person)
• Rosemary Mulligan — cosponsor (person)
• Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-01-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen filing
• 2003-01-09 Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
• 2003-01-09 Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2003-01-09 Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
• 2003-01-09 Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2003-01-09 Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
• 2003-01-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-01-09 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-01-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
• 2003-01-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
• 2003-01-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
• 2003-01-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
• 2003-01-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
• 2003-01-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
• 2003-01-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
• 2003-01-29 Assigned to Labor & Commerce referral-committee
• 2003-01-29 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2003-02-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
• 2003-02-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2003-02-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
• 2003-02-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
• 2003-02-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen amendment-introduction
• 2003-02-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-02-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce
• 2003-02-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2003-02-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen amendment-introduction
• 2003-02-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-02-26 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce
• 2003-02-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Labor & Commerce amendment-failure
• 2003-02-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2003-02-28 Do Pass as Amended Labor & Commerce; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-02-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2003
• 2003-03-05 Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Bill Brady
• 2003-03-18 Fiscal Note Filed As Introduced
• 2003-03-19 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
• 2003-03-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen amendment-introduction
• 2003-03-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-03-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
• 2003-03-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce
• 2003-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Labor & Commerce; 007-001-000
• 2003-04-01 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed from the Illinois Community College Board
• 2003-04-01 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed from the Illinois State Board of Education
• 2003-04-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen amendment-introduction
• 2003-04-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-04-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen amendment-introduction
• 2003-04-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce
• 2003-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce
• 2003-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Be Adopted Labor & Commerce; 009-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2003-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Be Adopted Labor & Commerce; 009-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2003-04-02 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Ronen amendment-passage
• 2003-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Ronen amendment-passage
• 2003-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted; Ronen amendment-passage
• 2003-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
• 2003-04-02 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended with Senate Amendment No. 3 from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
• 2003-04-03 Third Reading - Passed; 053-002-001 reading-3, passage
• 2003-04-03 Arrived in House introduction
• 2003-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2003-04-03 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
• 2003-04-03 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2003-04-03 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-04-03 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-04-04 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
• 2003-04-04 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
• 2003-04-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
• 2003-04-08 Assigned to Labor Committee referral-committee
• 2003-04-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
• 2003-04-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
• 2003-04-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 2003-04-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
• 2003-04-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2003-04-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
• 2003-04-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2003-04-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2003-04-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary K. O'Brien
• 2003-04-16 Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 011-001-002 committee-passage
• 2003-04-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-04-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
• 2003-05-01 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-05-01 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
• 2003-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2003-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
• 2003-05-07 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-003-001 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-07 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
• 2003-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
• 2003-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
• 2003-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
• 2003-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2003-05-09 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-05-11 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-05-11 Effective Date January 1, 2004
• 2003-05-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0006 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ba98a876-ecf6-4f83-aedd-a59116a24e5f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).