# Illinois SB1344: WORK COMP-TIMING REQUIRED Illinois SB1344, WORK COMP-TIMING REQUIRED, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Michael W. Halpin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-30 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0023); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1344-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB1344 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: WORK COMP-TIMING REQUIRED - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-06-30, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0023 - Sponsor: Michael W. Halpin (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: assignments, judiciary, labor & commerce, executive - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (219 yes, 46 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that the time within which any act is required to be performed under any of the provisions of the Act shall be the same for the State and its political subdivisions as it is for private employers. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Added damages for workers defending confidentiality lawsuits: benefit, medium. This rule applies only if HB 3638 of the 104th General Assembly becomes law. It covers current, former, and prospective employees defending confidentiality-agreement breach lawsuits under the Workplace Transparency Act. A win must be final, with no further appeal. Eligible workers are entitled to c… - Prevailing wage protection for sewer inspectors: benefit, medium. The law covers sewer inspections that use closed-circuit television to find sewer-system problems. Contractors and subcontractors doing this work must pay workers the required prevailing wages. - Labor enforcement fund receives wage-law collections: benefit, low. Money owed to the Illinois Department of Labor under the Prevailing Wage Act goes into the Employee Classification Fund. With legislative approval of spending, the department can use it to administer and enforce prevailing-wage and employee-classification laws. Allowed uses include investigations,… - Contractors face fines for missing payroll filings: cost, low. Contractors, subcontractors, and responsible officers, employees, or agents face civil penalties for failing to file required certified payrolls. Penalties payable to the Illinois Department of Labor reach $1,000 for a first offense. Later offenses within five years of the first carry penalties up… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michael W. Halpin (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dave Vella (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emanuel "Chris" Welch (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-01 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs | pass | 45 | 11 | | | 2025-05-31 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 87 | 30 | | | 2025-05-31 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; | pass | 12 | 1 | | | 2025-05-31 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-05-30 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; | pass | 8 | 4 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 56 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (52) - 2025-06-30: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0023 (Senate) - 2025-06-30: Effective Date January 1, 2026; Some provisions are conditioned on the effective date of another bill. (Senate) - 2025-06-30: Effective Date June 30, 2025; Some provisions effective June 30, 2025 and the effective date of some provisions are conditioned on the effective date of another bill. (Senate) - 2025-06-30: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-12: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Senate Concurs (Senate) - 2025-06-01: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 045-011-000 (Senate) - 2025-06-01: 3/5 Vote Required (Senate) - 2025-05-31: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-001-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-31: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive (Senate) - 2025-05-31: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-31: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael W. Halpin (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 31, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-030-000 (House) - 2025-05-31: Chair Rules placed on Standard debate. (House) - 2025-05-31: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-31: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted (House) - 2025-05-31: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. Blaine Wilhour (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (House) - 2025-05-31: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-31: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Blaine Wilhour (House) - 2025-05-31: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-31: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella (House) - 2025-05-30: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-30: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-30: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-30: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled (House) - 2025-05-30: Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-004-000 (House) - 2025-05-30: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-30: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella (House) - 2025-05-30: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dave Vella (House) - 2025-05-30: Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 (House) - 2025-05-30: Assigned to Executive Committee (House) - 2025-05-09: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-17: Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-09: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2025-04-09: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 25, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Do Pass Judiciary; 006-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-01-28: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1344eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1344enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1344ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1344ham002.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1344.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 - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1344eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1344enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1344ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1344ham002.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1344.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-SB1344-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).