---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-ART 3-BENEFICIARY TRUST"
description: "Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that any benefit to be received by or paid to a dependent beneficiary may be received by or paid to a trust established for such dependent beneficiary if the dependent beneficiary is living at the time such benefit would be received by or paid to such trust. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1510"
citation: "Illinois SB 1510 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-18"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/260f7a90-5392-40fc-bbbf-322926f953af"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1510&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=43515&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "ae291a5efe222e1cbe843944fca1c78839ad3dbbce2222f41b3f2c0bc7b609f2"
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 1510 (96th) — PEN CD-ART 3-BENEFICIARY TRUST

Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that any benefit to be received by or paid to a dependent beneficiary may be received by or paid to a trust established for such dependent beneficiary if the dependent beneficiary is living at the time such benefit would be received by or paid to such trust. 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=09600SB1510&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=43515&DocNum=1510&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1510eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=43515&DocNum=1510&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1510enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=43515&DocNum=1510&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `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`
- **2009-03-06** Do Pass 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`
- **2009-04-20** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **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; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2009-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2009
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0484 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/260f7a90-5392-40fc-bbbf-322926f953af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).