---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-MWRD-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes changes in provisions concerning reversionary annuities, child annuities, duty disability benefits, and refunds. Allows a contributing employee or commissioner to establish additional service credit for certain active military service. Makes other changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1642"
citation: "Illinois SB 1642 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2009-02-19"
last_action: "2010-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6cf87bb-bfc2-410e-aeb0-39f740ca752c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1642&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44307&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "7a65532d09de9d4599bd6aed36a64924dd948e3f3074fce6838e499d082b12b2"
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 1642 (96th) — PEN CD-MWRD-VARIOUS

Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes changes in provisions concerning reversionary annuities, child annuities, duty disability benefits, and refunds. Allows a contributing employee or commissioner to establish additional service credit for certain active military service. Makes other changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. 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=09600SB1642&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44307&DocNum=1642&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1642eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44307&DocNum=1642&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1642enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44307&DocNum=1642&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **50–5** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **50–5** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **104–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Constance A. Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Donne E. Trotter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter `filing`
- **2009-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Assigned to Pensions and Investments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Pensions and Investments
- **2009-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass as Amended Pensions and Investments; 009-000-000 `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
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2009-05-08** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 7, 2010
- **2010-04-28** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-06** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2010-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Personnel and Pensions Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel and Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-05-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-05-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-05-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-05-06** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-05-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-05-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-05-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-013-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-05-07** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2010-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 7, 2010
- **2010-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Donne E. Trotter `filing`
- **2010-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Donne E. Trotter `filing`
- **2010-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-001
- **2010-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-001
- **2010-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 050-005-000
- **2010-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 050-005-000
- **2010-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2010
- **2010-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1466 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6cf87bb-bfc2-410e-aeb0-39f740ca752c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).