republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-1370.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PREVAILING WAGE-PENALTIES"
description: "Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that specified violations of the Act are Class A (rather than Class B) misdemeanors. Provides that a contractor or subcontractor who pays a worker less than the stipulated rates for work performed under a contract is liable to the Department of Labor for 50% (rather than 20%) of the underpayment and is liable to the worker for punitive damages in the amount of 5% (rather than 2%) of the amount of the penalty to the State for each month following the date of payment during which the underpayment remains unpaid. Provides that the list of contractors or subcontractors found to have disregarded their obligations to employees under the Act shall include contractors or subcontractors who, on 2 separate occasions within 5 years (rather than on 2 separate occasions, without regard to a time period), have been determined to have violated the Act. Provides that no contract may be awarded to a contractor or subcontractor appearing on the list, or to an entity in which the contractor or subcontractor has an interest, until 5 (rather than 2) years have elapsed from the date of publication of the list. Provides that a party violating provisions protecting whistle blowers is liable to the Department of Labor for a penalty of $5,000 for each violation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1370"
citation: "Illinois HB 1370 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-09"
last_action: "2005-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a50721b5-f9dd-4466-91e1-67c0615d1438"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1370&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16143&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "a1ce8164e704b6763b5619628b398b440bdff826755718a1c354563e42f64ebe"
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 1370 (94th) — PREVAILING WAGE-PENALTIES

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that specified violations of the Act are Class A (rather than Class B) misdemeanors. Provides that a contractor or subcontractor who pays a worker less than the stipulated rates for work performed under a contract is liable to the Department of Labor for 50% (rather than 20%) of the underpayment and is liable to the worker for punitive damages in the amount of 5% (rather than 2%) of the amount of the penalty to the State for each month following the date of payment during which the underpayment remains unpaid. Provides that the list of contractors or subcontractors found to have disregarded their obligations to employees under the Act shall include contractors or subcontractors who, on 2 separate occasions within 5 years (rather than on 2 separate occasions, without regard to a time period), have been determined to have violated the Act. Provides that no contract may be awarded to a contractor or subcontractor appearing on the list, or to an entity in which the contractor or subcontractor has an interest, until 5 (rather than 2) years have elapsed from the date of publication of the list. Provides that a party violating provisions protecting whistle blowers is liable to the Department of Labor for a penalty of $5,000 for each violation.

## 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=09400HB1370&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16143&DocNum=1370&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1370eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16143&DocNum=1370&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1370enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16143&DocNum=1370&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **69–46** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **30–24** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Larry McKeon — primary (person)
- Rickey R. Hendon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Larry McKeon `filing`
- **2005-02-09** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2005-02-09** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2005-02-09** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2005-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-10** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 012-008-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-18** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-02-23** Correctional Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-02-23** Judicial Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-02-23** Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2005-02-24** Judicial Note Filed
- **2005-02-28** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2005-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2005-04-05** Correctional Note Filed
- **2005-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Cynthia Soto `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2005-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2005-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2005-04-14** Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2005-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2005-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-046-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 19, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2005-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2005-04-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2005-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Labor; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-12** Verified
- **2005-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 030-024-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2005-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-08** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0488 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a50721b5-f9dd-4466-91e1-67c0615d1438`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).