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---
type: "Bill"
title: "WAGE THEFT-DAMAGES AMOUNT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that an employee is entitled to recover damages of 5% (rather than 2%) of the amount of any underpayments in wages for each month following the date of payment during which such underpayments remain unpaid. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 118"
citation: "Illinois HB 118 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karina Villa", "Will Guzzardi"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcf53f82-3e0b-4c46-b022-921c0368a501"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=118&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=127930&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "5a7b72b09196ef2fe8eaa5783119bea19a30d6320ad2114ee58efa9fc9d8be89"
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 HB 118 (102nd) — WAGE THEFT-DAMAGES AMOUNT
Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that an employee is entitled to recover damages of 5% (rather than 2%) of the amount of any underpayments in wages for each month following the date of payment during which such underpayments remain unpaid. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0118.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0118eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0118enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **6844** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **4015** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Karina Villa — primary (person)
- Will Guzzardi — primary (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi `filing`
- **2021-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-01-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2021-01-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2021-01-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2021-02-23** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-011-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-20** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2021-04-20** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 068-044-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2021-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Karina Villa
- **2021-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass Labor; 012-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2021
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2021-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 040-015-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-09** Effective Date July 9, 2021
- **2021-07-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0050 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcf53f82-3e0b-4c46-b022-921c0368a501`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).