Illinois House Bill 2148 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-3)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-16 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall establish reimbursement rates that build toward livable wages for front-line personnel in residential and day programs and service coordination agencies serving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities under the Act, including, but not limited to, intermediate care for the developmentally disabled facilities, medically complex for the developmentally disabled facilities, community-integrated living arrangements, community day services, employment, and other residential and day programs for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities supported by State funds or funding under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act. Provides that on or before July 1, 2019, the Department shall increase rates and reimbursements and on or before that date, direct support persons shall earn a base wage of not less than $5.25 per hour above the highest applicable federal, State, county, or municipal minimum wage, and on or before that date, other front-line personnel shall earn a commensurate wage. Provides that on or before July 1, 2021, the Department shall increase rates and reimbursements and on or before that date, direct support persons shall earn a base wage of not less than $6.75 per hour above the highest applicable federal, State, county, or municipal minimum Wage, and on or before July 1, 2021, other front-line personnel shall earn a commensurate wage. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

MHDDAA-DEV DISABIL WORKER WAGE

Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]	Rep. Grant Wehrli [R]	Rep. Carol Ammons [D]	Rep. Jonathan Carroll [D]
Rep. Mark Batinick [R]	Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Rep. Daniel Didech [D]	Rep. Michelle Mussman [D]
Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Anthony DeLuca [D]	Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]	Rep. Theresa Mah [D]
Rep. Martin Moylan [D]	Rep. Terra Costa Howard [D]	Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin [D]	Sen. Karina Villa [D]
Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]	Rep. Yehiel Kalish [D]	Rep. David Welter [R]	Rep. Anna Moeller [D]
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray [D]	Rep. Stephanie Kifowit [D]	Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2019-04-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
2019-04-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2019-03-29	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-03-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2019-03-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
2019-03-22	House	To Wages & Rates Subcommittee
2019-03-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish
2019-03-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2019-03-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa
2019-03-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
2019-03-19	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
2019-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2019-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
2019-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2019-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2019-03-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
2019-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2019-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2019-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
2019-03-07	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2019-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2019-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
2019-02-28	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
2019-02-19	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
2019-02-06	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-02-06	House	First Reading
2019-02-06	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	1705	55.5	New Code	See Bill Text
305	5	5-5.4k	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2148&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB2148.htm