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type: "Bill"
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title: "EQUAL PAY AFRICAN AMERICANS"
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description: "Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that no employer may discriminate between employees by paying wages to an African-American employee at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays wages to another employee who is not African-American for the same or substantially similar work on a job that requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility and is performed under similar working conditions. Sets forth exceptions,"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "HB 4743"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4743 (100th)"
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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: 52
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2018-02-13"
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last_action: "2018-11-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1965bbfe-8e34-4500-b86c-dc0a6ada6152"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4743&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110003&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "2bc6bcac90f9615d3e2f14cf0f1e0d040ac8c61be263215faca40c47f70d8595"
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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 HB 4743 (100th) — EQUAL PAY AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that no employer may discriminate between employees by paying wages to an African-American employee at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays wages to another employee who is not African-American for the same or substantially similar work on a job that requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility and is performed under similar working conditions. Sets forth exceptions,
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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=10000HB4743&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110003&DocNum=4743&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4743eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110003&DocNum=4743&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4743enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110003&DocNum=4743&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Motion — **75–17** (fail) · lower
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- Motion — **49–1** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **66–11** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
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- La Shawn K. Ford — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `filing`
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- **2018-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-21** Assigned to Economic Justice & Equity Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
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- **2018-02-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Economic Justice & Equity Committee; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K Smith
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
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- **2018-03-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-011-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
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- **2018-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2018-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2018-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-03-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
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- **2018-03-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
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- **2018-04-25** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Labor; 015-001-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
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- **2018-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2018
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- **2018-05-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
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- **2018-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-05-23** Passed Both Houses
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- **2018-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-08-20** Governor Amendatory Veto `executive-veto`
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- **2018-11-13** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto
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- **2018-11-14** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Filed Accept Amendatory Veto Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
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- **2018-11-14** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-11-14** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
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- **2018-11-14** 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2018-11-14** Override Amendatory Veto - House Passed 075-017-000
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- **2018-11-14** Motion Tabled `withdrawal`
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- **2018-11-14** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 15, 2018
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- **2018-11-27** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2018-11-28** 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2018-11-28** Override Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 049-001-000
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- **2018-11-28** Amendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses
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- **2018-11-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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- **2018-11-30** Effective Date January 1, 2019
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- **2018-11-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1140 `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/1965bbfe-8e34-4500-b86c-dc0a6ada6152`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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