---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-IMRF-RETRO SURVIVOR BEN"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Deletes the one-year limit on backdating a survivor benefit. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 2894"
citation: "Illinois SB 2894 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-18"
last_action: "2016-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1842bd4e-d240-4790-8493-fc120926f738"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2894&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=96216&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "e84bcd77535fc3faba72362a2fbdcd1783678c0867667d352138cdbf06f263d1"
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 2894 (99th) — PEN CD-IMRF-RETRO SURVIVOR BEN

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Deletes the one-year limit on backdating a survivor benefit. 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=09900SB2894&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96216&DocNum=2894&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2894eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96216&DocNum=2894&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2894enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96216&DocNum=2894&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carol Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Brady — cosponsor (person)
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — primary (person)
- Jerry Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
- Katherine Cloonen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `filing`
- **2016-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2016-04-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016
- **2016-04-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 20, 2016
- **2016-04-20** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2016-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-02** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2016-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-15** Effective Date July 15, 2016
- **2016-07-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0580 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1842bd4e-d240-4790-8493-fc120926f738`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).