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type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD-SUPPORT-SELF-EMPLOYED"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Non-Support Punishment Act, and the Illinois Parentage Act. Provides that if a person who is found guilty of contempt for failure to pay support conducts a business or is self-employed, the court may in addition to other penalties provided by law order the person to do one or more of the following: (i) provide monthly financial statements from the business or the self-employment; (ii) seek employment and report to the court information about his or her employment search; or (iii) report to the Department of Employment Security for job search services to find employment that will be subject to child support withholding. Effective January 1, 2013."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3549"
citation: "Illinois SB 3549 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-08"
last_action: "2012-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1bbdebd-a82b-4d45-aa42-334143eb8eaf"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3549&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65315&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "8713e4bc9e93b4efd73cb5355ac729981b44f925fccbb3c5c09d85dec215fab1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois SB 3549 (97th) — CHILD-SUPPORT-SELF-EMPLOYED
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Non-Support Punishment Act, and the Illinois Parentage Act. Provides that if a person who is found guilty of contempt for failure to pay support conducts a business or is self-employed, the court may in addition to other penalties provided by law order the person to do one or more of the following: (i) provide monthly financial statements from the business or the self-employment; (ii) seek employment and report to the court information about his or her employment search; or (iii) report to the Department of Employment Security for job search services to find employment that will be subject to child support withholding. Effective January 1, 2013.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3549&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65315&DocNum=3549&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3549eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65315&DocNum=3549&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3549enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65315&DocNum=3549&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **520** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Dwight Kay — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — primary (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `filing`
- **2012-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2012-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-28** Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 29, 2012
- **2012-03-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2012
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2012-05-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2012-05-25** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2012-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2012-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- **2012-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-05-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1029 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1bbdebd-a82b-4d45-aa42-334143eb8eaf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).