Illinois State Sen. Daniel Biss, a Democrat from the Chicago suburb of Evanston, says he is thrilled that his colleagues voted to create a retirement savings plan for private sector workers.

The Illinois Senate approved the bill, the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Plan, on a 30-22 vote, the bare minimum for it to pass, on Wednesday.

"On a personal level this is one of my top priorities and I have continued to put tremendous work into it," Biss told Benefitspro.

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