Illinois 100th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 2999 — WAGE PAYMENT-EXPENSES

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1094

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that an employer shall reimburse an employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee directly related to services performed for the employer. Requires the Department of Labor to adopt rules implementing the requirement.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

32 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes made to Bill SB 2999 clarify the rules around employee expense reimbursements. Employees are still required to submit expense requests within 30 days, but now there's a clear provision indicating that employers are not responsible for reimbursing expenses that exceed guidelines established in their expense policies. Additionally, the previous reference to aligning state rules with federal law was removed, which may suggest a focus on local standards. This matters as it sets clearer expectations for both employees and employers concerning reimbursement processes and financial responsibilities.

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SB2999 Engrossed LRB100 20681 JLS 36134 b AN ACT concerning employment.
SB2999 Enrolled LRB100 20681 JLS 36134 b AN ACT concerning employment.
An employer is not responsible for losses due to an employee's own negligence, losses due to normal wear, or losses due to theft unless the theft was a result of the employer's negligence.
Where supporting documentation is nonexistent, missing, or lost, the employee shall submit a signed statement regarding any such receipts.
Where supporting documentation is SB2999 Enrolled - 2 - LRB100 20681 JLS 36134 b nonexistent, missing, or lost, the employee shall submit a signed statement regarding any such receipts.
(b) An employee is not entitled to reimbursement under this SB2999 Engrossed - 2 - LRB100 20681 JLS 36134 b Section if (i) the employer has an established written expense reimbursement policy and (ii) the employee failed to comply with the written expense reimbursement policy.
(b) An employee is not entitled to reimbursement under this Section if (i) the employer has an established written expense reimbursement policy and (ii) the employee failed to comply with the written expense reimbursement policy.
If the written expense reimbursement policy of an employer establishes specifications or guidelines for necessary expenditures, the employer is not liable under this Section for the portion of the expenditure amount that exceeds the specifications or guidelines of the policy so long as the employer does not institute a policy that provides for no reimbursement or de minimis reimbursement.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1094

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2019

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Senate Concurs

  7. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 052-000-000

  8. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000

  9. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  11. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Patricia Van Pelt

  12. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 30, 2018

  13. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2

  14. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace

  15. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

  16. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40

  17. Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 114-001-000

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate

  19. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted

  20. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 023-000-000

  21. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee

  22. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  23. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin

  24. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018

  25. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate

  26. Second Reading - Standard Debate

  27. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  28. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin

  29. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate

  30. Do Pass / Standard Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-012-000

  31. Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee

  32. Referred to Rules Committee

  33. First Reading

  34. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin

  35. Arrived in House

  36. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  37. Third Reading - Passed; 050-002-000

  38. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  39. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Van Pelt

  40. Recalled to Second Reading

  41. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 014-000-000

  42. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2018

  43. Second Reading

  44. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor

  45. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  46. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt

  47. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2018

  48. Do Pass Labor; 014-002-000

  49. Assigned to Labor

  50. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes

  51. Referred to Assignments

  52. First Reading

  53. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 2

Passed 52 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30005
Democrat 14001
Republican 8001
Total 52007
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Barickman — Yea
Bertino-Tarrant — Yea
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Link — Yea
McCann — Yea
McConnaughay — Yea
Mulroe — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Oberweis — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Bennett — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Steans — Yea
Brady — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Bush — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Connelly — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Rooney — Not Voting
Harris — Not Voting
Cullerton, T. — Not Voting
McCarter — Not Voting
Nybo — Yea
Righter — Not Voting
Sandoval — Yea
Schimpf — Yea
Landek — Yea
Manar — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Not Voting
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Dale Fowler Republican Yea
Dan McConchie Republican Not Voting
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
John F. Curran Republican Yea
Neil Anderson Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea
Travis Weaver Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71102
Republican 11001
Democrat 32000
Total 114103
% of votes cast 97%1%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Batinick — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Bourne — Yea
Breen — Yea
Bristow — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carroll — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Conroy — Yea
Conyears-Ervin — Yea
Costello — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Frese — Yea
Greenwood — Yea
Sente — Yea
Bennett — Yea
Sauer — Yea
Brady — Yea
Harris, David — Yea
Harris, Gregory — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Burke, Daniel — Yea
Burke, Kelly — Yea
Hays — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Ives — Yea
Jesiel — Yea
Jimenez — Yea
Jones — Yea
Lang — Yea
Madigan — Yea
McDermed — Yea
McSweeney — Yea
Davis — Yea
Wheeler, Barbara — Yea
Phillips — Not Voting
Wheeler, Keith — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Williams — Yea
Mitchell, Christian — Yea
Stratton — Yea
Tabares — Not Voting
Finnie, Natalie — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Turner — Yea
Unes — Yea
Connor — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Demmer — Yea
Drury — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Wehrli — Yea
Willis — Yea
Winger — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Parkhurst — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Skillicorn — Nay
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Wallace — Yea
Welter — Yea
Yingling — Yea
Long — Yea
Andersson — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Carol Ammons Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Justin Slaughter Democrat Yea
Katie Stuart Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Laura Fine Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Martin J. Moylan Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Sonya M. Harper Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
Brad Halbrook Republican Yea
Charles Meier Republican Yea
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Yea
Dan Swanson Republican Not Voting
Dave Severin Republican Yea
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Yea
John M. Cabello Republican Yea
Norine K. Hammond Republican Yea
Ryan Spain Republican Yea
Steven Reick Republican Yea
Terri Bryant Republican Yea
Tony M. McCombie Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 50 Yea · 2 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27206
Republican 9000
Democrat 14001
Total 50207
% of votes cast 85%3%0%12%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Barickman — Nay
Bertino-Tarrant — Yea
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Not Voting
Connelly — Yea
Landek — Yea
Manar — Yea
Martinez — Yea
McCann — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Mulroe — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Bennett — Yea
Harris — Yea
Raoul — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Cullerton, T. — Yea
McConnaughay — Not Voting
Rooney — Not Voting
Steans — Not Voting
Brady — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Bush — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Nybo — Yea
Oberweis — Not Voting
Righter — Not Voting
Sandoval — Yea
Schimpf — Nay
Link — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Not Voting
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Dale Fowler Republican Yea
Dan McConchie Republican Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
John F. Curran Republican Yea
Neil Anderson Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea
Travis Weaver Republican Yea

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Subjects

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What does SB 2999 do?
Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that an employer shall reimburse an employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee directly related to services performed for the employer. Requires the Department of Labor to adopt rules implementing the requirement.
Who sponsors SB 2999?
SB 2999 is sponsored by Van Pelt.
What is the current status of SB 2999?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2018. Enacted.
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