republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5221.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "W/HOLDING INCOME FOR SUPPORT"
description: "Amends the Income Withholding for Support Act. Provides that an income withholding notice must state a payor's duties and possible penalties in bold face type. Provides that a payor is subject to a $100 per day penalty if he or she willfully (instead of knowingly) fails to withhold the amount designated in an income withholding notice or to pay any amount withheld to the State Disbursement Unit within 7 business days. Provides that an action to collect a penalty from a payor may not be brought more than one year after the date of the payor's alleged failure to withhold or pay income. Provides that if an obligee who is receiving income withholding payments does not receive a payment required under the income withholding notice, the obligee must give written notice of the non-receipt to the payor. Provides that the notice must include the date on which the obligee believes the payment was to have been made and the amount of the payment and must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. Provides that after receiving a written notice of non-receipt of payment, a payor must, within 14 days thereafter, either (i) notify the obligee of the reason for the non-receipt of payment or (ii) make the required payment, together with interest at the rate of 9% calculated from the date on which the payment of income should have been made. Provides that a payor who fails to comply with this provision is subject to the $100 per day penalty provided under the Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5221"
citation: "Illinois HB 5221 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2012-02-08"
last_action: "2012-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5bc8706-d453-42e1-abaa-f4712dc1c920"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5221&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65362&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "decae7ea8aa5dc263db23c6b992a5775fbab9d63873bb7c1ff2ba519f9d102ec"
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 5221 (97th) — W/HOLDING INCOME FOR SUPPORT

Amends the Income Withholding for Support Act. Provides that an income withholding notice must state a payor's duties and possible penalties in bold face type. Provides that a payor is subject to a $100 per day penalty if he or she willfully (instead of knowingly) fails to withhold the amount designated in an income withholding notice or to pay any amount withheld to the State Disbursement Unit within 7 business days. Provides that an action to collect a penalty from a payor may not be brought more than one year after the date of the payor's alleged failure to withhold or pay income. Provides that if an obligee who is receiving income withholding payments does not receive a payment required under the income withholding notice, the obligee must give written notice of the non-receipt to the payor. Provides that the notice must include the date on which the obligee believes the payment was to have been made and the amount of the payment and must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. Provides that after receiving a written notice of non-receipt of payment, a payor must, within 14 days thereafter, either (i) notify the obligee of the reason for the non-receipt of payment or (ii) make the required payment, together with interest at the rate of 9% calculated from the date on which the payment of income should have been made. Provides that a payor who fails to comply with this provision is subject to the $100 per day penalty provided under the Act. Effective immediately.

## 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=09700HB5221&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65362&DocNum=5221&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5221eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65362&DocNum=5221&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5221enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65362&DocNum=5221&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `filing`
- **2012-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2012-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-08** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
- **2012-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2012-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-23** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-23** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
- **2012-03-23** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
- **2012-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-005-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Held in Judiciary
- **2012-04-25** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2012-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2012
- **2012-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0994 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5bc8706-d453-42e1-abaa-f4712dc1c920`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).