---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-ART 3-END PARTICIPATION"
description: "Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a municipality having a population of less than 5,000 may terminate its participation under the Downstate Police Article and close its fund under specified circumstances. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1401"
citation: "Illinois SB 1401 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-11"
last_action: "2009-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e25ef60-060a-4dce-a662-e994ebeb3c6b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1401&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=42650&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "877d595a03e5f604a55d741ecfd23c1a8e330b34822eeac80add75fdbc6b7dfe"
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 1401 (96th) — PEN CD-ART 3-END PARTICIPATION

Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a municipality having a population of less than 5,000 may terminate its participation under the Downstate Police Article and close its fund under specified circumstances. 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=09600SB1401&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42650&DocNum=1401&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1401eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42650&DocNum=1401&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1401enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42650&DocNum=1401&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Edward D. Maloney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
- **2009-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-18** Assigned to Pensions and Investments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-27** Held in Pensions and Investments
- **2009-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Pensions and Investments
- **2009-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-06** Do Pass as Amended Pensions and Investments; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2009
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2009-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2009
- **2009-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0216 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e25ef60-060a-4dce-a662-e994ebeb3c6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).