EQUAL PAY ACT RACE Senate SponsorsSen. Cristina Castro-Martin A. Sandoval, Elgie R. Sims, Jr.-Jacqueline Y. Collins and Toi W. Hutchinson 1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die 820 ILCS 112/10Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Expands discrimination protection from applying to only African American employees to applying to all employees belonging to a protected class that is based on race, color, national origin, or ancestry. Provides exemptions for payments made under a seniority system, a merit system, a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production, and a differential based on any factor other than race, color, national origin, or ancestry, or another factor that would constitute unlawful discrimination under the Illinois Human Rights Act. 2/13/2019SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro 2/13/2019SenateFirst Reading 2/13/2019SenateReferred to Assignments 2/20/2019SenateAssigned to Labor 3/5/2019SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 3/6/2019SenatePostponed - Labor 3/7/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. 3/13/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro 3/13/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/14/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor 3/15/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro 3/15/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 3/19/2019SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 3/19/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Labor 3/20/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Labor 3/20/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Labor 3/20/2019SenatePostponed - Labor 3/22/2019SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019 3/28/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 3/28/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 3/28/2019SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 4/2/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson 1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die