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Bill	WAGE PAY & COLLECTION-LIMITS	Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that an employee may file a complaint with the Department of Labor alleging violations of the Act by submitting a signed, completed wage claim application on the form provided by the Department and by submitting copies of all supporting documentation. Provides that complaints shall be filed within 5 years after the wages, final compensation, or wage supplements were due. Provides that the Department shall review applications to determine whether there is cause for investigation and shall limit its investigation to reviewing the 3 years prior to the date the wages, final compensation, or wage supplements were due. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure to provide that actions brought under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act shall be commenced within 10 years after the cause of action accrued.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	95th	HB 1359	Illinois HB 1359 (95th)	bill		enacted		3	36	2	2007-02-20	2007-08-16	openstates	ocd-bill/d72137c5-7d89-4119-bef6-00cbab122d33	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1359&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30129&SessionID=51&GA=95	b8b56db93f86a6f8977d59cd77f09e23476a8eae0ab873843bb8de1e72fb83a2	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1359 (95th) — WAGE PAY & COLLECTION-LIMITS

Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that an employee may file a complaint with the Department of Labor alleging violations of the Act by submitting a signed, completed wage claim application on the form provided by the Department and by submitting copies of all supporting documentation. Provides that complaints shall be filed within 5 years after the wages, final compensation, or wage supplements were due. Provides that the Department shall review applications to determine whether there is cause for investigation and shall limit its investigation to reviewing the 3 years prior to the date the wages, final compensation, or wage supplements were due. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure to provide that actions brought under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act shall be commenced within 10 years after the cause of action accrued.

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 — 106–1 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Monique D. Davis — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2007-02-20 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis filing
• 2007-02-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2007-02-20 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2007-02-22 Assigned to Labor Committee referral-committee
• 2007-03-01 Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 022-000-000 committee-passage
• 2007-03-02 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2007-03-13 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2007-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2007-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
• 2007-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
• 2007-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
• 2007-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
• 2007-03-14 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2007-03-14 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2007-03-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis amendment-introduction
• 2007-03-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2007-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2007-04-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2007-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2007-04-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-001-000 reading-3, passage
• 2007-04-24 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2007-04-24 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 25, 2007 reading-1
• 2007-04-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
• 2007-05-01 First Reading reading-1
• 2007-05-01 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2007-05-02 Assigned to Labor referral-committee
• 2007-05-15 Do Pass Labor; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2007-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
• 2007-05-15 Second Reading reading-2
• 2007-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
• 2007-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2007-05-22 Passed Both Houses
• 2007-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2007-08-16 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2007-08-16 Effective Date August 16, 2007
• 2007-08-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0209 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d72137c5-7d89-4119-bef6-00cbab122d33. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).