Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB0127

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Low-Wage Employer Cost Recoupment Act. Directs the Department of Labor to impose a surcharge upon employers that pay employees wages that are less than the amount that would disqualify a single person from being eligible for federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Imposes a surcharge in an amount equal to the annual value of the amount of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for which a single person would be eligible multiplied by the number of employees whose wages do not disqualify a person from eligibility for federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Effective immediately.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Halpin
1/14/2021	House	First Reading
1/14/2021	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/19/2021	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
2/18/2021	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Ness
2/23/2021	House	Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
3/5/2021	House	To Wage Policy & Study Subcommittee
3/27/2021	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2023	House	Session Sine Die

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