---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-ART 6-MILITARY SERVICE"
description: "Amends the Chicago Firefighters Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows an active fireman to establish a maximum of 24 months of additional service credit attributed to service in the armed forces of the United States that was served prior to employment by the city as a firefighter. Requires contribution of employee contributions and employer contributions, plus interest. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 1291"
citation: "Illinois HB 1291 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-11"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa205bdc-ba8e-4687-840c-8f299fc18e05"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1291&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42998&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "347b89e9e96c2c71519e0a7a3e6c6cd50402dd2edb19eb2321425649b4793d4e"
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 1291 (96th) — PEN CD-ART 6-MILITARY SERVICE

Amends the Chicago Firefighters Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows an active fireman to establish a maximum of 24 months of additional service credit attributed to service in the armed forces of the United States that was served prior to employment by the city as a firefighter. Requires contribution of employee contributions and employer contributions, plus interest. Effective immediately.

## 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=09600HB1291&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42998&DocNum=1291&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1291eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42998&DocNum=1291&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1291enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42998&DocNum=1291&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Angelo Saviano — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `filing`
- **2009-02-11** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2009-02-11** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2009-02-11** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2009-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-23** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2009-03-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2009-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Pensions and Investments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Pensions and Investments
- **2009-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Pensions and Investments
- **2009-04-30** Held in Pensions and Investments
- **2009-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Pensions and Investments
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Pensions and Investments; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0260 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa205bdc-ba8e-4687-840c-8f299fc18e05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).