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type: "Bill"
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title: "EQUAL PAY ACT - CIVIL PENALTY"
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description: "Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides for a civil penalty of up to $5,000 when any employer or person violates sections of the Act prohibiting an employer or person from interfering or discouraging another from exercising his or her rights under the Act."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "SB 115"
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citation: "Illinois SB 115 (97th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2011-01-27"
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last_action: "2011-08-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca8e4b5b-9074-44f1-be5f-277fa4d6db11"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=115&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=54879&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "171b6f0493f56337f13bf9a629f36bd610177d583b95a76084f784fe22176a72"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 115 (97th) — EQUAL PAY ACT - CIVIL PENALTY
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Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides for a civil penalty of up to $5,000 when any employer or person violates sections of the Act prohibiting an employer or person from interfering or discouraging another from exercising his or her rights under the Act.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0115&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54879&DocNum=115&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0115eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54879&DocNum=115&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0115enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54879&DocNum=115&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **71–45** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **36–18** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Martin A. Sandoval — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-01-27** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `filing`
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- **2011-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-01-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-01-27** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-16** Do Pass Labor; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 17, 2011
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- **2011-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011
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- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 036-018-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-05-05** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
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- **2011-05-05** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-05-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-09** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
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- **2011-05-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
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- **2011-05-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
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- **2011-05-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-05-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-045-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-27** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2012
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- **2011-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0512 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca8e4b5b-9074-44f1-be5f-277fa4d6db11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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