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| Bill | PUB AID-EARNFARE-MINIMUM WAGE | Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the State or federal minimum wage, whichever is higher (instead of simply the State minimum wage), shall be used to calculate: (1) the amount of credit received against General Assistance benefits for work performed; and (2) the required number of hours of participation required in any Earnfare or pay-after-performance activity. Provides that a taxing district or other entity using the services of a General Assistance recipient must pay the recipient at least the State or federal minimum wage, whichever is higher (instead of simply the State minimum wage), after the recipient has received credit equal to the amount of General Assistance he or she received. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | SB 519 | Illinois SB 519 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 48 | 2 | 2005-02-17 | 2005-08-10 | openstates | ocd-bill/dabf82c7-9336-4cde-af58-71529a941244 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=519&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17328&SessionID=50&GA=94 | aed2f327b101cf66da62fa0fa52e27bc6c011ea88bcba74a919735a3ac7530ba | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 519 (94th) — PUB AID-EARNFARE-MINIMUM WAGE
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the State or federal minimum wage, whichever is higher (instead of simply the State minimum wage), shall be used to calculate: (1) the amount of credit received against General Assistance benefits for work performed; and (2) the required number of hours of participation required in any Earnfare or pay-after-performance activity. Provides that a taxing district or other entity using the services of a General Assistance recipient must pay the recipient at least the State or federal minimum wage, whichever is higher (instead of simply the State minimum wage), after the recipient has received credit equal to the amount of General Assistance he or she received. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 31–24 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
- Michelle Chavez — cosponsor (person)
- Richard T. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-17 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
filing - 2005-02-17 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-17 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-02-23 Assigned to Health & Human Services
referral-committee - 2005-03-02 Do Pass Health & Human Services; 006-002-000
committee-passage - 2005-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2005
- 2005-04-11 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2005-04-11 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005
- 2005-04-14 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2005-04-14 Third Reading - Passed; 031-024-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-04-14 Arrived in House
introduction - 2005-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-14 Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- 2005-04-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-04-20 Assigned to Human Services Committee
referral-committee - 2005-04-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2005-05-04 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-001-000
committee-passage - 2005-05-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-05-10 Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
- 2005-05-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Delgado
amendment-introduction - 2005-05-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-16 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-05-18 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-05-18 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-05-18 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-05-18 Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black; As Amended by HA 1
- 2005-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2005-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- 2005-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- 2005-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- 2005-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- 2005-05-18 Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- 2005-05-18 Fiscal Note Filed
- 2005-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed to Table Rep. William Delgado
- 2005-05-20 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- 2005-05-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-05-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- 2005-05-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
amendment-failure - 2005-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-05-24 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- 2005-05-25 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-25 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-23 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-08-10 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-08-10 Effective Date August 10, 2005
- 2005-08-10 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0533
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dabf82c7-9336-4cde-af58-71529a941244. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).