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type: "Bill"
title: "EMPLOYMENT STUDY-CHILD SUPPORT"
description: "Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to conduct a study regarding credit and background checks conducted by public and private employers to determine what, if any, impact unpaid child support information has on an individual's ability to be considered, interviewed, and hired by an employer. Provides that the study may include data related to the prevalence of information regarding unpaid child support on standard employer credit and background checks, the prevalence of criminal versus civil judgments on standard employer credit and background checks, and the number of employers who utilize this information when screening applicants for employment. Requires the Department to report the results of the study to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before May 1, 2017. Repeals the new provisions on January 1, 2018. Effective July 1, 2015."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 2791"
citation: "Illinois HB 2791 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91315eb3-91aa-452e-9f96-cec55427c8bc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2791&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=88764&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "e6dce6f94d8cd1d86a5f0106e9bf1d7e2afcbd88c161db38b3d4c70f2dfad19a"
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 2791 (99th) — EMPLOYMENT STUDY-CHILD SUPPORT
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to conduct a study regarding credit and background checks conducted by public and private employers to determine what, if any, impact unpaid child support information has on an individual's ability to be considered, interviewed, and hired by an employer. Provides that the study may include data related to the prevalence of information regarding unpaid child support on standard employer credit and background checks, the prevalence of criminal versus civil judgments on standard employer credit and background checks, and the number of employers who utilize this information when screening applicants for employment. Requires the Department to report the results of the study to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before May 1, 2017. Repeals the new provisions on January 1, 2018. Effective July 1, 2015.
## 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=09900HB2791&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=88764&DocNum=2791&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2791eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=88764&DocNum=2791&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2791enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=88764&DocNum=2791&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Camille Y. Lilly — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-02** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2015-04-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2015-04-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2015-04-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2015-04-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2015-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2015-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass Human Services; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
- **2015-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
- **2015-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-30** Effective Date July 30, 2015
- **2015-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0195 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91315eb3-91aa-452e-9f96-cec55427c8bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).