republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5212.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PREVAIL WAGE REVISION NOTICE"
description: "Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that a public body may make required notifications regarding revisions in the prevailing rate of hourly wages by publishing an ordinance or resolution stating the public body's adherence to the prevailing wage requirements and posting a link with the revised rate schedule on the public body's official website."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5212"
citation: "Illinois HB 5212 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-08"
last_action: "2012-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ebb104a-e916-4fc5-975e-0483169632aa"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5212&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65350&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "f64a31153c5fa3053f6a1df2fd7c0b3e9b3017b1ece96d23110d7ec7c6d6077b"
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 5212 (97th) — PREVAIL WAGE REVISION NOTICE

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that a public body may make required notifications regarding revisions in the prevailing rate of hourly wages by publishing an ordinance or resolution stating the public body's adherence to the prevailing wage requirements and posting a link with the revised rate schedule on the public body's official website.

## 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=09700HB5212&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65350&DocNum=5212&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5212eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65350&DocNum=5212&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5212enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65350&DocNum=5212&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–4** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Charles W. Krezwick — primary (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2012-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles W. Krezwick `filing`
- **2012-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-21** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Charles W. Krezwick `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor Committee
- **2012-03-07** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Labor Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Remains in Labor Committee
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Charles W. Krezwick `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2012-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor Committee
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Cunningham
- **2012-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2012-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2012-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass Labor; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
- **2012-04-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2012-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0964 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ebb104a-e916-4fc5-975e-0483169632aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).