---
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).