---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-IMRF-ANNUITY RESERVES"
description: "Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes changes in the way the annuity reserve is calculated if a retiring employee has accumulated service in more than one participating municipality or participating instrumentality. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective January 1, 2012."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1471"
citation: "Illinois HB 1471 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-10"
last_action: "2011-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bc77eb2-f805-4242-b217-b563c023e8d3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1471&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58232&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "f7f0d35c68c0d4af541acfd9f69b1f1c10b7733e24a7b0b11b38b8b1e3b842cc"
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 HB 1471 (97th) — PEN CD-IMRF-ANNUITY RESERVES

Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes changes in the way the annuity reserve is calculated if a retiring employee has accumulated service in more than one participating municipality or participating instrumentality. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective January 1, 2012.

## 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=09700HB1471&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58232&DocNum=1471&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1471eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58232&DocNum=1471&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1471enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58232&DocNum=1471&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kevin A. McCarthy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy `filing`
- **2011-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-15** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2011-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2011-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2011-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Biss
- **2011-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-03-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2011-03-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 14, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-03-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2011-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Pensions and Investments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Postponed - Pensions and Investments
- **2011-05-11** Do Pass Pensions and Investments; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-12** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0319 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bc77eb2-f805-4242-b217-b563c023e8d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).