---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH"
description: "Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a retirement annuity following nonoccupational disability benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 1565"
citation: "Illinois HB 1565 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-17"
last_action: "2011-03-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/846a1c13-7a06-4c58-a80a-d4ef978ec972"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1565&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=43324&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "0cec9ad161c7dff00caf181917eed918625307afd082c2ab0b7644a0448f1332"
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 1565 (96th) — PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH

Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a retirement annuity following nonoccupational disability benefits.

## 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=09600HB1565&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=43324&DocNum=1565&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1565eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=43324&DocNum=1565&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1565enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=43324&DocNum=1565&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **105–6** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin A. McCarthy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2009-02-17** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2009-02-17** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2009-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-03-03** Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2009-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2009-04-03** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-11-10** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2011
- **2010-11-10** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2010-11-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-11-12** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2010-11-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Raymond Poe `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-11-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-11-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel and Pensions Committee
- **2010-11-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Personnel and Pensions Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-11-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-11-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-11-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-11-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-11-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2010-11-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-006-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-11-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-11-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading December 1, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-11-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2010-12-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-12-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-12-29** Assigned to Pensions and Investments `referral-committee`
- **2011-01-03** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As January 11, 2011
- **2011-01-04** Do Pass Pensions and Investments; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-01-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading January 4, 2011
- **2011-01-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-01-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 5, 2011
- **2011-01-05** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-01-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-01-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-03-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-03-04** Effective Date March 4, 2011
- **2011-03-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1535 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/846a1c13-7a06-4c58-a80a-d4ef978ec972`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).