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+type: "Bill"
+title: "PERSONNEL CD-BILINGUAL PAY"
+description: "Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that a bilingual pay supplement shall go into effect within 30 calendar days after an employee presents to the Director or the Director's designee a certification from either: (i) the designated testing program process selected by the Director; or (ii) an Illinois community college confirming that language skill proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking has been satisfied by the employee. Provides for the acceptance of certifications of linguistic competence from pre-approved third parties for needs that require a certain linguistic ability. Provides further requirements concerning the testing and certification of linguistic ability for job positions."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "102nd"
+identifier: "HB 4740"
+citation: "Illinois HB 4740 (102nd)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Deanne M. Mazzochi", "John F. Curran"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 46
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2022-01-24"
+last_action: "2022-05-27"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f9f53c9-bb25-4080-a8d6-7823dd4da441"
+source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4740&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=139185&SessionID=110&GA=102"
+source_hash: "741059a7ea1658774ae6ee3a6a8ea62ddcaa4351d06ecaa8f0623adb8f966c36"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 4740 (102nd) — PERSONNEL CD-BILINGUAL PAY
+
+Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that a bilingual pay supplement shall go into effect within 30 calendar days after an employee presents to the Director or the Director's designee a certification from either: (i) the designated testing program process selected by the Director; or (ii) an Illinois community college confirming that language skill proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking has been satisfied by the employee. Provides for the acceptance of certifications of linguistic competence from pre-approved third parties for needs that require a certain linguistic ability. Provides further requirements concerning the testing and certification of linguistic ability for job positions.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4740.pdf)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4740eng.pdf)
+3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4740ham001.pdf)
+4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4740enr.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+- Motion — **79–8** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Deanne M. Mazzochi — primary (person)
+- John F. Curran — primary (person)
+- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
+- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
+- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
+- Chris Bos — cosponsor (person)
+- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
+- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
+- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
+- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi `filing`
+- **2022-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2022-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2022-02-09** Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2022-02-17** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Personnel & Pensions Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2022-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
+- **2022-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
+- **2022-02-22** Racial Impact Note Requested by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
+- **2022-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi `amendment-introduction`
+- **2022-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2022-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
+- **2022-02-24** Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
+- **2022-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2022-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Personnel & Pensions Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2022-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2022-03-02** Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
+- **2022-03-02** Motion Prevailed 079-008-003
+- **2022-03-02** Racial Impact Note Request is Inapplicable
+- **2022-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2022-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
+- **2022-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
+- **2022-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
+- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
+- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos
+- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2022-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
+- **2022-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2022-03-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-08** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-25** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2022
+- **2022-03-30** Do Pass State Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2022-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
+- **2022-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2022-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2022
+- **2022-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2022-03-31** Passed Both Houses
+- **2022-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
+- **2022-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
+- **2022-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
+- **2022-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2022-05-27** Effective Date January 1, 2023
+- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0952 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f9f53c9-bb25-4080-a8d6-7823dd4da441`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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