---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-ART 16-BOARD VACANCY"
description: "Amends the Downstate Teachers Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if a vacancy occurs in the elective membership of the Board for a term that has more than 6 months remaining, that vacancy shall be filled by a person elected pursuant to an election instituted by the Director of the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4025"
citation: "Illinois HB 4025 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-28"
last_action: "2005-12-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f56f6fb7-70a8-497b-b1de-ec99ca7126a0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4025&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=20848&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "f7b139b2b45f282f0c265e4b4321c68ae37a7df7ba700c508a7b6da9efb49611"
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 4025 (94th) — PEN CD-ART 16-BOARD VACANCY

Amends the Downstate Teachers Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if a vacancy occurs in the elective membership of the Board for a term that has more than 6 months remaining, that vacancy shall be filled by a person elected pursuant to an election instituted by the Director of the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois. 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=09400HB4025&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20848&DocNum=4025&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4025eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20848&DocNum=4025&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4025enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20848&DocNum=4025&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frank J. Mautino — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `filing`
- **2005-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-01** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2005-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2005-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2005-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2005-05-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-05-05** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-19** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-10-19** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-25** Do Pass State Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-10-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading October 26, 2005
- **2005-10-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 27, 2005
- **2005-10-27** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-10-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-11-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-12-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-12-05** Effective Date December 5, 2005
- **2005-12-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0710 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f56f6fb7-70a8-497b-b1de-ec99ca7126a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).