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+type: "Bill"
+title: "PEN CD-IMRF-RETURN TO SERVICE"
+description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning suspensions of retirement annuities during employment with a participating employer, provides that an annuitant receiving a sheriff's law enforcement employee annuity shall be considered a participating employee if the annuitant returns to work as a school security guard employed by a participating employer and works more than 999 hours annually. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "104th"
+identifier: "HB 79"
+citation: "Illinois HB 79 (104th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Jackie Haas", "Neil Anderson"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 38
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2024-12-16"
+last_action: "2025-08-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b504737-03eb-48f4-89e4-a5c4173cc76b"
+source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=79&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=155755&SessionID=114"
+source_hash: "210cf2b17afb892f43e219c0833841bf729abf8d3b2a42a85e07843ae6aa9eb0"
+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 79 (104th) — PEN CD-IMRF-RETURN TO SERVICE
+
+Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning suspensions of retirement annuities during employment with a participating employer, provides that an annuitant receiving a sheriff's law enforcement employee annuity shall be considered a participating employee if the annuitant returns to work as a school security guard employed by a participating employer and works more than 999 hours annually. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0079.pdf)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0079eng.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0079enr.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Personnel & Pensions — **10–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
+- Pensions — **7–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Jackie Haas — primary (person)
+- Neil Anderson — primary (person)
+- Amy Elik — cosponsor (person)
+- Brad Stephens — cosponsor (person)
+- Bradley Fritts — cosponsor (person)
+- Chris Balkema — cosponsor (person)
+- Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
+- Dan Swanson — cosponsor (person)
+- Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
+- Li Arellano, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael J. Coffey, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Nicole La Ha — cosponsor (person)
+- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
+- Wayne A. Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-12-16** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Jackie Haas `filing`
+- **2025-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-09** Referred to Rules Committee
+- **2025-02-04** Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
+- **2025-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
+- **2025-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
+- **2025-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
+- **2025-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
+- **2025-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens
+- **2025-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
+- **2025-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
+- **2025-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 010-000-000
+- **2025-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
+- **2025-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2025-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2025-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
+- **2025-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-04-08** Referred to Assignments
+- **2025-04-23** Assigned to Pensions `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-30** Do Pass Pensions; 007-000-000
+- **2025-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
+- **2025-05-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025
+- **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
+- **2025-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
+- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
+- **2025-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
+- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2025-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2025
+- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0163 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b504737-03eb-48f4-89e4-a5c4173cc76b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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