IL HB 79

enacted

PEN CD-IMRF-RETURN TO SERVICE

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

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Did IL HB 79 pass?

Yes. IL HB 79 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-08-15): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0163

What is IL HB 79 about?

IL HB 79 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “PEN CD-IMRF-RETURN TO SERVICE”.

Who sponsors IL HB 79?

Neil Anderson, Jackie Haas are the primary sponsors of IL HB 79, joined by 12 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-04-08
Latest action: 2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0163
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-08-15
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0163
became-law
2025-08-15
Effective Date August 15, 2025
2025-08-15
Governor Approved
executive-signature
2025-06-20
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-30
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
2025-05-22
Passed Both Houses
2025-05-22
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
passage,reading-3
2025-05-21
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
2025-05-20
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
2025-05-01
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025
2025-05-01
Second Reading
reading-2
2025-04-30
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
2025-04-30
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025
reading-2
2025-04-30
Do Pass Pensions; 007-000-000
2025-04-23
Assigned to Pensions
referral-committee
2025-04-08
Referred to Assignments
2025-04-08
First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-08
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
2025-04-08
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-08
Arrive in Senate
introduction
2025-04-07
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000
passage,reading-3
2025-03-25
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2025-03-25
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-06
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
2025-03-06
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-06
Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 010-000-000
2025-03-03
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
2025-03-03
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
2025-03-03
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens
2025-03-03
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
2025-03-03
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
2025-03-03
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
2025-03-03
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
2025-02-26
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
2025-02-04
Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
referral-committee
2025-01-09
Referred to Rules Committee
2025-01-09
First Reading
reading-1
2024-12-16
Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Jackie Haas
filing

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Votes

Personnel & Pensions
2025-03-06 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Avelar, Dagmara: yes
- Kelly, Michael J: yes
- Deuter, Martha: yes
- Moore, Kyle: yes
- Kifowit, Stephanie A: yes
- Reick, Steven: yes
- Morris, Yolonda: yes
- Weaver, Travis: yes
- Vella, Dave: yes
- Yang Rohr, Janet: yes
- Ammons, Carol: not voting
- Wilhour, Blaine: not voting
Third Reading
2025-04-07 · pass · 107-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Niemerg: yes
- Haas: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Halbrook: yes
- Ortíz, Aarón: yes
- Hammond: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Briel: yes
- Reick: yes
- Harper: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Hauter: yes
- Bunting: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Cabello: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Hernandez, Lisa: yes
- Canty: yes
- Sanalitro: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Hirschauer: yes
- Chung: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Coffey: yes
- Schweizer: yes
- Huynh: yes
- Costa Howard: yes
- Severin: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Sheehan: yes
- Crespo: yes
- Slaughter: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Croke: yes
- Smith: yes
- Davidsmeyer: yes
- Sosnowski: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Davis, Jed: yes
- Spain: yes
- Keicher: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Stava-Murray: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Deering: yes
- Stuart: yes
- La Ha: yes
- Delgado: yes
- Swanson: yes
- LaPointe: yes
- DeLuca: yes
- Syed: yes
- Deuter: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Mah: yes
- Didech: yes
- Tipsword: yes
- Manley: yes
- Du Buclet: yes
- Ugaste: yes
- Mason: yes
- Elik: yes
- Vella: yes
- Evans: yes
- Walsh: yes
- McCombie: yes
- Faver Dias: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- Ford: yes
- Weber: yes
- Meier: yes
- Friess: yes
- West: yes
- Meyers-Martin: yes
- Fritts: yes
- Wilhour: yes
- Miller: yes
- Gabel: yes
- Williams, Ann: yes
- Moeller: yes
- Gill: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Moore: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Windhorst: yes
- Morgan: yes
- González, Edgar: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Moylan: yes
- Grant: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Ammons: excused
- Benton: excused
- Scherer: excused
- Hoffman: excused
- Jiménez: excused
- Jones: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Kifowit: excused
- Lilly: excused
- Mayfield: excused
- Weaver: excused
Pensions
2025-04-30 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Arellano Jr., Li: yes
- Anderson, Neil: yes
- Balkema, Chris: yes
- Feigenholtz, Sara: yes
- Holmes, Linda: yes
- Walker, Mark L: yes
- Martwick, Robert F: yes
- Cervantes, Javier L: not voting
- Harris III, Napoleon: not voting
- Hunter, Mattie: not voting
Third Reading
2025-05-22 · pass · 58-0
Member-level votes (58)
- Simmons: yes
- Joyce: yes
- Faraci: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Sims: yes
- Koehler: yes
- Feigenholtz: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Stadelman: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Fine: yes
- Arellano, L.: yes
- Syverson: yes
- Lightford: yes
- Fowler: yes
- Balkema: yes
- Tracy: yes
- Glowiak Hilton: yes
- Belt: yes
- Turner, D.: yes
- Martwick: yes
- Guzmán: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Turner, S.: yes
- McClure: yes
- Halpin: yes
- Castro: yes
- Ventura: yes
- Morrison: yes
- Harris, N.: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Villa: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Harriss, E.: yes
- Chesney: yes
- Villanueva: yes
- Peters: yes
- Hastings: yes
- Collins: yes
- Villivalam: yes
- Plummer: yes
- Hills: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Walker: yes
- Porfirio: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Curran: yes
- Wilcox: yes
- Preston: yes
- Hunter: yes
- DeWitte: yes
- Rezin: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Edly-Allen: yes
- Rose: yes
- Jones, E.: yes
- Ellman: yes
- Loughran Cappel: not voting

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https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=79&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=155755&SessionID=114

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