103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0082 Introduced 1/20/2023, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 820 ILCS 185/5 Amends the Employee Classification Act. Changes the definition of "performing services" to include the movement by truck of property, goods, materials, or equipment, including, but not limited to, construction related materials on the job site to or from the job site. Defines "truck" as any motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, goods, materials, or equipment in furtherance of a commercial or industrial enterprise. LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0082 Introduced 1/20/2023, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 820 ILCS 185/5 820 ILCS 185/5 Amends the Employee Classification Act. Changes the definition of "performing services" to include the movement by truck of property, goods, materials, or equipment, including, but not limited to, construction related materials on the job site to or from the job site. Defines "truck" as any motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, goods, materials, or equipment in furtherance of a commercial or industrial enterprise. LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0082 Introduced 1/20/2023, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 820 ILCS 185/5 820 ILCS 185/5 820 ILCS 185/5 Amends the Employee Classification Act. Changes the definition of "performing services" to include the movement by truck of property, goods, materials, or equipment, including, but not limited to, construction related materials on the job site to or from the job site. Defines "truck" as any motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, goods, materials, or equipment in furtherance of a commercial or industrial enterprise. LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b A BILL FOR SB0082LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b SB0082 LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b SB0082 LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b 1 AN ACT concerning employment. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Employee Classification Act is amended by 5 changing Section 5 as follows: 6 (820 ILCS 185/5) 7 Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: 8 "Construction" means any constructing, altering, 9 reconstructing, repairing, rehabilitating, refinishing, 10 refurbishing, remodeling, remediating, renovating, custom 11 fabricating, maintenance, landscaping, improving, wrecking, 12 painting, decorating, demolishing, and adding to or 13 subtracting from any building, structure, highway, roadway, 14 street, bridge, alley, sewer, ditch, sewage disposal plant, 15 water works, parking facility, railroad, excavation or other 16 structure, project, development, real property or improvement, 17 or to do any part thereof, whether or not the performance of 18 the work herein described involves the addition to, or 19 fabrication into, any structure, project, development, real 20 property or improvement herein described of any material or 21 article of merchandise. Construction shall also include moving 22 construction related materials on the job site to or from the 23 job site. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0082 Introduced 1/20/2023, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 820 ILCS 185/5 820 ILCS 185/5 820 ILCS 185/5 Amends the Employee Classification Act. Changes the definition of "performing services" to include the movement by truck of property, goods, materials, or equipment, including, but not limited to, construction related materials on the job site to or from the job site. Defines "truck" as any motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, goods, materials, or equipment in furtherance of a commercial or industrial enterprise. LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b A BILL FOR 820 ILCS 185/5 LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b SB0082 LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b SB0082- 2 -LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b SB0082 - 2 - LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b SB0082 - 2 - LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b 1 "Contractor" means any individual, sole proprietor, 2 partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, 3 association or other legal entity permitted by law to do 4 business within the State of Illinois who engages in 5 construction as defined in this Act. 6 "Contractor" includes a general contractor and a 7 subcontractor. 8 "Department" means the Department of Labor. 9 "Director" means the Director of the Department of Labor. 10 "Employer" means any contractor that employs individuals 11 deemed employees under Section 10 of this Act; however, 12 "employer" does not include (i) the State of Illinois or its 13 officers, agencies, or political subdivisions or (ii) the 14 federal government. 15 "Entity" means any contractor for which an individual is 16 performing services and is not classified as an employee under 17 Section 10 of this Act; however, "entity" does not include (i) 18 the State of Illinois or its officers, agencies, or political 19 subdivisions or (ii) the federal government. 20 "Interested party" means a person with an interest in 21 compliance with this Act. 22 "Performing services" means the performance of any 23 constructing, altering, reconstructing, repairing, 24 rehabilitating, refinishing, refurbishing, remodeling, 25 remediating, renovating, custom fabricating, maintenance, 26 landscaping, improving, wrecking, painting, decorating, SB0082 - 2 - LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b SB0082- 3 -LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b SB0082 - 3 - LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b SB0082 - 3 - LRB103 25488 SPS 51837 b 1 demolishing, and adding to or subtracting from any building, 2 structure, highway, roadway, street, bridge, alley, sewer, 3 ditch, sewage disposal plant, water works, parking facility, 4 railroad, excavation or other structure, project, development, 5 real property or improvement, or to do any part thereof, 6 whether or not the performance of the work herein described 7 involves the addition to, or fabrication into, any structure, 8 project, development, real property or improvement herein 9 described of any material or article of merchandise. 10 "Performing services" Construction shall also include the 11 movement by truck of property, goods, materials, or equipment, 12 including, but not limited to, moving construction related 13 materials on the job site to or from the job site. 14 "Truck" means any motor vehicle designed, used, or 15 maintained primarily for the transportation of property, 16 goods, materials, or equipment in furtherance of a commercial 17 or industrial enterprise. 18 (Source: P.A. 98-106, eff. 1-1-14.) 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