---
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: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 734"
citation: "Illinois SB 734 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael W. Halpin", "Stephanie A. Kifowit"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 60
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ffc83c8-ee57-454e-a839-102ef3056182"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=734&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=144679&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "eabccaa74e81a2ec97e3dd06822598a8a5477626c473d10a1c9d21452a85773a"
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 SB 734 (103rd) — 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](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0734.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0734eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0734ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0734ham002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0734sam001.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0734enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **55–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Personnel & Pensions, Amendment 2 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Personnel & Pensions, Amendment 1 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Personnel & Pensions — **6–3** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Special Committee on Pensions, Amendment 1 — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **55–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael W. Halpin — primary (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2023-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-02** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-02** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
- **2023-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Senate Special Committee on Pensions
- **2023-03-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2023-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Senate Special Committee on Pensions; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-31** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harris `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2023-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-03-31** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- **2023-04-03** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2023-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 006-003-000
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-12** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-18** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2023-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-05-19** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2023
- **2023-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
- **2023-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
- **2023-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Personnel & Pensions Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Personnel & Pensions Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-25** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-25** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2023-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 25, 2023
- **2023-05-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael W. Halpin
- **2023-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael W. Halpin `filing`
- **2023-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- **2023-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael W. Halpin `filing`
- **2023-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- **2023-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-000-000
- **2023-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 055-000-000
- **2023-05-25** Senate Concurs
- **2023-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-04** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0481 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ffc83c8-ee57-454e-a839-102ef3056182`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).