WAGE PAYMENT-CHILD SUPPORT House SponsorsRep. Patrick Verschoore-Mike Boland 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die 820 ILCS 115/4.5 new Amends the Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that before employing a person as an employee, an employer shall ask the person whether he or she currently owes a duty to pay child support. Provides that if an employer pays wages in cash to an employee who at the time of payment owes a duty to pay child support and if that payment of wages in cash enables the employee to evade his or her duty to pay child support, then the employer commits a business offense punishable by a fine equal to 3 times the amount of support owed by the employee plus the costs of collecting that support. Provides that upon collecting the fine, the clerk of the court shall pay the amount of the fine to the custodial parent or other legal guardian of the child for whom the employee owed the support, for the benefit of the child.House Amendment No. 1 Provides that, upon collecting the fine, the State Disbursement Unit (rather than the clerk of the court) shall pay the amount of the fine to the custodial parent or other legal guardian of the child for whom the employee owed the support, for the benefit of the child. 12/17/2002HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang 1/8/2003HouseFirst Reading 1/8/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/23/2003HouseAssigned to Labor Committee 2/21/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland 3/13/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Labor Committee 3/13/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor Committee; by Voice Vote 3/13/2003HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor Committee; 014-000-000 3/13/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/3/2003HouseChief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patrick Verschoore 4/4/2003HouseThird Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 9(b); May 2, 2003 5/2/2003HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die