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Bill	W/HOLDING INCOME FOR SUPPORT	Amends the Income Withholding for Support Act. Provides that an income withholding notice must state a payor's duties and possible penalties in bold face type. Provides that a payor is subject to a $100 per day penalty if he or she willfully (instead of knowingly) fails to withhold the amount designated in an income withholding notice or to pay any amount withheld to the State Disbursement Unit within 7 business days. Provides that an action to collect a penalty from a payor may not be brought more than one year after the date of the payor's alleged failure to withhold or pay income. Provides that if an obligee who is receiving income withholding payments does not receive a payment required under the income withholding notice, the obligee must give written notice of the non-receipt to the payor. Provides that the notice must include the date on which the obligee believes the payment was to have been made and the amount of the payment and must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. Provides that after receiving a written notice of non-receipt of payment, a payor must, within 14 days thereafter, either (i) notify the obligee of the reason for the non-receipt of payment or (ii) make the required payment, together with interest at the rate of 9% calculated from the date on which the payment of income should have been made. Provides that a payor who fails to comply with this provision is subject to the $100 per day penalty provided under the Act. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 5221	Illinois HB 5221 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	39	1	2012-02-08	2012-08-17	openstates	ocd-bill/d5bc8706-d453-42e1-abaa-f4712dc1c920	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5221&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65362&SessionID=84&GA=97	decae7ea8aa5dc263db23c6b992a5775fbab9d63873bb7c1ff2ba519f9d102ec	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5221 (97th) — W/HOLDING INCOME FOR SUPPORT

Amends the Income Withholding for Support Act. Provides that an income withholding notice must state a payor's duties and possible penalties in bold face type. Provides that a payor is subject to a $100 per day penalty if he or she willfully (instead of knowingly) fails to withhold the amount designated in an income withholding notice or to pay any amount withheld to the State Disbursement Unit within 7 business days. Provides that an action to collect a penalty from a payor may not be brought more than one year after the date of the payor's alleged failure to withhold or pay income. Provides that if an obligee who is receiving income withholding payments does not receive a payment required under the income withholding notice, the obligee must give written notice of the non-receipt to the payor. Provides that the notice must include the date on which the obligee believes the payment was to have been made and the amount of the payment and must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. Provides that after receiving a written notice of non-receipt of payment, a payor must, within 14 days thereafter, either (i) notify the obligee of the reason for the non-receipt of payment or (ii) make the required payment, together with interest at the rate of 9% calculated from the date on which the payment of income should have been made. Provides that a payor who fails to comply with this provision is subject to the $100 per day penalty provided under the Act. Effective immediately.

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 — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2012-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard filing
• 2012-02-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
• 2012-02-22 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-29 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-03-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-06 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-08 Third Reading - Consideration Postponed reading-3
• 2012-03-08 Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
• 2012-03-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard amendment-introduction
• 2012-03-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
• 2012-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2012-03-23 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-23 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2012-03-23 Third Reading - Consideration Postponed reading-3
• 2012-03-23 Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
• 2012-03-27 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-005-001 reading-3, passage
• 2012-03-27 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2012-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2012 reading-1
• 2012-03-28 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
• 2012-03-29 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-29 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-11 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2012-04-18 Held in Judiciary
• 2012-04-25 Postponed - Judiciary
• 2012-05-01 Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2012
• 2012-05-02 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
• 2012-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-22 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2012-08-17 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2012-08-17 Effective Date August 17, 2012
• 2012-08-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0994 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d5bc8706-d453-42e1-abaa-f4712dc1c920. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).