---
type: "Bill"
title: "PENCD-IMRF-EARLY RETMT COST"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning payment for purchasing service credit under an early retirement incentive program, changes the required contribution rate from a specified percentage to the total employee contribution rate in effect for the applicable plan at the time the member purchases the service. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3592"
citation: "Illinois HB 3592 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-26"
last_action: "2015-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08b41c84-912f-4086-bcff-e6d56c437b5e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3592&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89781&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "c86d7a6c57381ff4920d5942e0024d4969e301926c769abc6d57692ab438d04a"
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 3592 (99th) — PENCD-IMRF-EARLY RETMT COST

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning payment for purchasing service credit under an early retirement incentive program, changes the required contribution rate from a specified percentage to the total employee contribution rate in effect for the applicable plan at the time the member purchases the service. 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=09900HB3592&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89781&DocNum=3592&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3592eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89781&DocNum=3592&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3592enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89781&DocNum=3592&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Thomas Morrison — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon `filing`
- **2015-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-16** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2015-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-17** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-17** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-17** Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-17** Pension Note Requested by Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-17** State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2015-04-22** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-23** Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-23** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-23** Judicial Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-23** Pension Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-23** State Debt Impact Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2015-04-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-14** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2015
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2015
- **2015-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0382 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08b41c84-912f-4086-bcff-e6d56c437b5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).