House Sponsors: JONES,LOU-JONES,SHIRLEY-DELGADO-KENNER-MORROW, TURNER,ART AND SHARP. Senate Sponsors: DUDYCZ-LIGHTFORD Short description: HOUSING AUTH-WAGE DEDUCTIONS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Makes an exception to the prohibition against an employer deducting an employee's wages if the deduction is made at the request of a housing authority in a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more to pay a debt owed by the employee to the housing authority, provided that the amount deducted from any one salary or wage payment shall not exceed 25% of the net amount of the payment and that the housing authority certifies that the employee has been afforded an opportunity for a hearing to dispute the debt that is due and owing the housing authority. Amends the definitions of "net amount" and "debt due and owing" to also apply to a housing authority in a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Adds a housing authority in a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more to the list of those entities authorized to withhold the wages of employees who owe a debt to a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more. Provides that a housing authority in a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more may withhold the wages of its employees and that a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more may withhold the wages of its employees to pay a debt owed by the employee to a housing authority in a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more rather than authorizing any employer to withhold the wages of its employees at the request of such housing authority as provided in the bill as introduced. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0443 Last action date: 99-08-06 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status