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| Bill | PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY | Amends the Private Employment Agency Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning applications for original licensure, renewal of licenses, recordkeeping, definitions, investigative authority of the Department of Labor, grounds for discipline, and disciplinary proceedings. Provides that the Department shall provide on its website, accessible to the public, a list of all licensed employment agencies and all employment agencies whose license has been suspended or registration revoked. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for an employment agency to violate certain provisions of the Illinois Minimum Wage Law and the Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for a private employment agency to interfere with the rights granted to an employee by any wage law in the State. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for an employer to accept a referral of an individual for employment from an employment agency not licensed under the Act. Eliminates criminal penalties; provides civil penalties for both employment agencies and employers for violating the Act. Provides that all fees and civil penalties collected under the Act shall be deposited into the Wage Theft Enforcement Fund. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | SB 1859 | Illinois SB 1859 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 47 | 3 | 2015-02-20 | 2015-08-20 | openstates | ocd-bill/e4862315-0521-4d10-b5a9-396ec801fc3c | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1859&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88712&SessionID=88&GA=99 | 1df1b83b50bb4927824985abda39b13bbd3ef1b8b7842392910ba934ae3226dc | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1859 (99th) — PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
Amends the Private Employment Agency Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning applications for original licensure, renewal of licenses, recordkeeping, definitions, investigative authority of the Department of Labor, grounds for discipline, and disciplinary proceedings. Provides that the Department shall provide on its website, accessible to the public, a list of all licensed employment agencies and all employment agencies whose license has been suspended or registration revoked. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for an employment agency to violate certain provisions of the Illinois Minimum Wage Law and the Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for a private employment agency to interfere with the rights granted to an employee by any wage law in the State. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for an employer to accept a referral of an individual for employment from an employment agency not licensed under the Act. Eliminates criminal penalties; provides civil penalties for both employment agencies and employers for violating the Act. Provides that all fees and civil penalties collected under the Act shall be deposited into the Wage Theft Enforcement Fund.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Linda Holmes — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2015-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
filing - 2015-02-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-02-20 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-03-11 Assigned to Labor
referral-committee - 2015-03-18 Postponed - Labor
- 2015-03-25 Do Pass Labor; 010-001-000
committee-passage - 2015-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 26, 2015
- 2015-04-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
amendment-introduction - 2015-04-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-04-21 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015
- 2015-04-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
- 2015-04-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 012-000-000
- 2015-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- 2015-04-22 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-04-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Holmes
amendment-passage - 2015-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2015-04-22 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-04-23 Arrived in House
introduction - 2015-04-23 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2015-04-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-04-23 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-04 Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Cynthia Soto
amendment-introduction - 2015-05-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-08 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- 2015-05-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- 2015-05-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2015-05-14 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 021-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-05-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-05-18 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-05-22 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- 2015-05-29 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-001
reading-3, passage - 2015-05-29 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- 2015-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 30, 2015
- 2015-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Linda Holmes
filing - 2015-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Labor
referral-committee - 2015-05-31 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Labor; 012-000-000
- 2015-05-31 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- 2015-05-31 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- 2015-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2015-06-29 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2015-08-20 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2015-08-20 Effective Date January 1, 2016
- 2015-08-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0422
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e4862315-0521-4d10-b5a9-396ec801fc3c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).