# Illinois HR0727: EQUAL PAY DAY Illinois HR0727, EQUAL PAY DAY, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Mary Beth Canty (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2026-05-30 (Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HR0727-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HR0727 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: EQUAL PAY DAY - Status: adopted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-12 - Last action: 2026-05-30, Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin - Sponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 33 - Subjects: labor & commerce - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (93 yes, 26 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Declares March 26, 2026 as Equal Pay Day in the State of Illinois. Encourages the citizens of this State to learn about the pay gap that women experience in society and to learn about these various dates that bring attention to the pay gap that specific groups experience. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Briel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Ammons (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Diane Blair-Sherlock (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emanuel "Chris" Welch (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eva-Dina Delgado (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jehan Gordon-Booth (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stuart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly Du Buclet (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lilian Jiménez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Margaret Croke (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Martha Deuter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maura Hirschauer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michelle Mussman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robyn Gabel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sue Scherer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Will Guzzardi (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-30 | House | Resolution Adopted | pass | 77 | 18 | | | 2026-05-06 | House | Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; | pass | 16 | 8 | | ## Actions (39) - 2026-05-30: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (House) - 2026-05-30: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2026-05-30: Resolution Adopted 077-018-000 (House) - 2026-05-15: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (House) - 2026-05-07: Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions (House) - 2026-05-06: Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-008-000 (House) - 2026-04-27: Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-03-31: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2026-03-27: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel (House) - 2026-03-24: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (House) - 2026-03-23: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi (House) - 2026-03-23: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke (House) - 2026-03-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer (House) - 2026-03-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (House) - 2026-03-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (House) - 2026-03-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2026-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez (House) - 2026-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) - 2026-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (House) - 2026-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons (House) - 2026-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2026-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter (House) - 2026-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House) - 2026-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2026-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2026-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2026-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet (House) - 2026-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed (House) - 2026-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado (House) - 2026-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House) - 2026-03-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman (House) - 2026-03-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel (House) - 2026-03-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock (House) - 2026-03-18: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart (House) - 2026-03-18: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer (House) - 2026-03-18: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2026-03-18: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2026-03-12: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty (House) ## Bill text - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HR/PDF/10400HR0727.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HR/PDF/10400HR0727.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HR0727-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).