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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1941   </title>
<shortdesc>EQUAL PAY ACT-RECORDS, ACTIONS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Harry Osterman, Cynthia Soto, Karen A. Yarbrough, Elizabeth Hernandez and Edward J. Acevedo</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>820 ILCS 112/20</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>820 ILCS 112/30</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that an employer subject to the Act shall preserve specified records for not less than 5 (rather than 3) years. Provides that an action to collect a wage claim under the Act shall be brought within 5 years from the date of the underpayment (rather than within 3 years from the date the employee learned of the underpayment). Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Labor Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee;  017-001-000</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 10, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 18, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/18/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 25, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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