---
type: "Bill"
title: "PENCD-CHI POLICE-CAPTAINS"
description: "Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code to provide that the provision prohibiting certain policemen who are assigned to non-civil service positions from making certain contributions does not apply to a policeman assigned to a non-civil service position with the title of Captain. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 21"
citation: "Illinois SB 21 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-26"
last_action: "2005-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec15467f-339e-4de2-a78c-ef5668f6cad4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=21&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=14651&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "c69aa81f119c3078a67b59e1e9ba1b506082fd362dec4413f590233914f8e7d4"
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 21 (94th) — PENCD-CHI POLICE-CAPTAINS

Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code to provide that the provision prohibiting certain policemen who are assigned to non-civil service positions from making certain contributions does not apply to a policeman assigned to a non-civil service position with the title of Captain. 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=09400SB0021&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14651&DocNum=21&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0021eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14651&DocNum=21&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0021enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14651&DocNum=21&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **60–51** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James A. DeLeo — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo; Prefiled on December 1, 2004 `filing`
- **2005-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Pensions & Investments `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-16** Do Pass Pensions & Investments; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 17, 2005
- **2005-03-11** Pension Note Filed from the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
- **2005-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
- **2005-04-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2005-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-13** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-28** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-28** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-28** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2005-05-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 003-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-29** Pension Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Richard T. Bradley `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel and Pensions Committee
- **2005-05-30** Pension Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2005-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-31** Consideration Postponed
- **2005-05-31** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
- **2005-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 060-051-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2005-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2005
- **2005-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0624 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec15467f-339e-4de2-a78c-ef5668f6cad4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).