---
type: "Bill"
title: "PENCD-SERS-PART REFUND-INTERN"
description: "Amends the State Employees Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a member who participated in the University of Illinois Government Public Service Internship Program may establish creditable service for up to 2 years of that participation. Exempts the changes from provisions concerning new benefit increases. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1960"
citation: "Illinois HB 1960 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2007-02-23"
last_action: "2007-10-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1580bb7-c16f-4302-bd2b-a189a1bad6a7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1960&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30798&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "a0cf76eb6b8b994501def3c0acb8a9072f42021050ad57f5ac561d46c6d7a52d"
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 1960 (95th) — PENCD-SERS-PART REFUND-INTERN

Amends the State Employees Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a member who participated in the University of Illinois Government Public Service Internship Program may establish creditable service for up to 2 years of that participation. Exempts the changes from provisions concerning new benefit increases. 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=09500HB1960&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30798&DocNum=1960&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1960eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30798&DocNum=1960&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1960enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30798&DocNum=1960&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **111–0** (fail) · lower
- Concurrence — **101–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **115–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Raymond Poe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Raymond Poe `filing`
- **2007-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-27** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Personnel and Pensions Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel and Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2007-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-04-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2007-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Assigned to Pensions and Investments `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Larry K. Bomke `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Pensions and Investments
- **2007-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass as Amended Pensions and Investments; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2007-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2007-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Personnel and Pensions Committee; 005-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-08** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
- **2007-06-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 101-001-000
- **2007-06-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-07-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-09-10** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2007-09-19** Placed on Calendar Total Veto October 2, 2007
- **2007-10-01** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2007-10-03** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-10-03** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 111-000-000
- **2007-10-10** Placed Calendar Total Veto October 11, 2007
- **2007-10-10** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2007-10-11** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-10-11** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 056-000-000
- **2007-10-11** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
- **2007-10-17** Effective Date October 11, 2007
- **2007-10-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0652 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a1580bb7-c16f-4302-bd2b-a189a1bad6a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).