---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 164"
citation: "Illinois HB 164 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-12-05"
last_action: "2017-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94e10da0-b241-4304-a260-d15c539e7e91"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=164&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=99114&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "1d70e620b6abe596c9130ef05af0e7b48b9ce2a23c2e8213dc4bd888250a24fd"
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 164 (100th) — PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0164&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99114&DocNum=164&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0164eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99114&DocNum=164&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0164enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99114&DocNum=164&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **86–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gregory Harris — primary (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-12-05** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2017-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-25** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2017-02-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
- **2017-03-23** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2017-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2017-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2017-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2017-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Personnel & Pensions Committee; 009-003-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 086-026-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-05** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-04-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2017-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-02** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2017-05-04** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2017
- **2017-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2017-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2017-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 046-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-22** Effective Date August 22, 2017
- **2017-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0244 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94e10da0-b241-4304-a260-d15c539e7e91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).