---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-SERS-FURLOUGH DAYS"
description: "Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides service credit for up to 5 days of voluntary or involuntary furlough used to address a State fiscal emergency. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1479"
citation: "Illinois SB 1479 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-18"
last_action: "2009-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0aea015-6328-4d3b-9031-99a750385bd1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1479&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=43084&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "89e43c2b5efc8976cc8e2572a04d07b97f454f28d31cacf925b01d5059b36766"
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 1479 (96th) — PEN CD-SERS-FURLOUGH DAYS

Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides service credit for up to 5 days of voluntary or involuntary furlough used to address a State fiscal emergency. 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=09600SB1479&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=43084&DocNum=1479&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1479eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=43084&DocNum=1479&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1479enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=43084&DocNum=1479&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–1** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–2** (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`
- **2009-02-25** Assigned to Pensions and Investments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Pensions and Investments; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2009-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2009-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2009-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-28** Re-assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Personnel and Pensions Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel and Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass as Amended / 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
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2009-05-15** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 17, 2009
- **2009-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kwame Raoul `filing`
- **2009-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Pensions and Investments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Pensions and Investments; 006-000-000
- **2009-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2009-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2009
- **2009-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0718 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0aea015-6328-4d3b-9031-99a750385bd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).