Illinois 99th Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 2145 — MIN WAGE-INCOME TAX CREDIT

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 99th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Increases the minimum wage from $8.25 to $9.00 beginning July 1, 2015 and increases it by $0.50 each July 1 until July 1, 2019, at which point the minimum wage will be $11.00. Provides that the establishment of a minimum wage that employers must pay their employees is an exclusive power and function of the State and is a denial and limitation of the home rule powers and functions, except that the limitation on home rule powers does not apply to a specified ordinance adopted by the City Council of City of Chicago. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit against the withholding tax liability of employers with fewer than 50 employees, calculated based on the increase in the minimum wage. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

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This bill increases the minimum wage in Illinois and establishes a tax credit for small employers based on the wage increase.

  • 820 ILCS 105/4

    $8.25 → $9.00

    The minimum wage is raised from $8.25 to $9.00 starting July 1, 2015.

  • 820 ILCS 105/4

    and increases it by $0.50 each July 1 until July 1, 2019, at which point the minimum wage will be $11.00.

    The minimum wage will continue to increase by $0.50 annually until it reaches $11.00 on July 1, 2019.

  • 820 ILCS 105/4

    provides that the establishment of a minimum wage that employers must pay their employees is an exclusive power and function of the State and is a denial and limitation of the home rule powers and functions, except that the limitation on home rule powers does not apply to a specified ordinance adopted by the City Council of City of Chicago.

    The bill restricts home rule powers related to minimum wage, allowing local ordinances only in Chicago.

  • 35 ILCS 5/704A

    Each employer that does not employ more than 50 employees at any time during the applicable payment period may claim a credit against payments due under this Section for reporting periods that begin on or after July 1, 2015 and end on or before June 30, 2018, for each qualified employee, in an amount equal to: (1) the maximum credit, minus (2) the difference between the average wage paid to the qualified employee by the employer during the reporting period and the minimum wage in effect for that category of employee in the jurisdiction where the employee is employed, multiplied by (3) the number of hours the employee worked during the reporting period.

    This introduces a tax credit for small employers based on the increase in minimum wage for qualified employees.

Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  3. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  4. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive

  5. Postponed - Executive

  6. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive

  7. Postponed - Executive

  8. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 22, 2016

  9. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III

  10. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III

  11. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(c-1) - Referred to Executive

  12. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  13. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  14. Assigned to Executive

  15. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

  16. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt

  17. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland

  18. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  19. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  20. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.

  21. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon

  22. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado

  23. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  24. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  25. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul

  26. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  27. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  28. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link

  29. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz

  30. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  31. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans

  32. Referred to Assignments

  33. First Reading

  34. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2145 do?
Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Increases the minimum wage from $8.25 to $9.00 beginning July 1, 2015 and increases it by $0.50 each July 1 until July 1, 2019, at which point the minimum wage will be $11.00. Provides that the establishment of a minimum wage that employers must pay their employees is an exclusive power and function of the State and is a denial and limitation of the home rule powers and functions, except that the limitation on home rule powers does not apply to a specified ordinance adopted by the City Council of City of Chicago. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit against the withholding tax liability of employers with fewer than 50 employees, calculated based on the increase in the minimum wage. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 2145?
SB 2145 is sponsored by Kimberly A. Lightford (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2145?
This bill died with 99th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 2145?
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