---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State universities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1440"
citation: "Illinois SB 1440 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-18"
last_action: "2009-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16d847c2-9ecf-47c4-8338-1f9160a5784f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1440&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=42811&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "a7819e3fc36bfde1cc937406448bfab08ce654d801cc598420118cd0599a0503"
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 1440 (96th) — PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State universities.

## 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=09600SB1440&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42811&DocNum=1440&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1440eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42811&DocNum=1440&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1440enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42811&DocNum=1440&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kwame Raoul — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `filing`
- **2009-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
- **2009-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Pensions and Investments
- **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Pensions and Investments; 009-000-000
- **2009-04-01** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Raoul `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 2, 2009
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2009-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **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
- **2009-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2009
- **2009-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0586 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16d847c2-9ecf-47c4-8338-1f9160a5784f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).