republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/sb-2954.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-SURS-EMPLOYER CONTRIB"
description: "Amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if an employer fails to transmit required contributions to the System for more than 120 days after the payment of those contributions is due, the Board may certify to the State Comptroller the amount of those delinquent employer contributions and the State Comptroller shall deduct the certified amount from State funds to the employer and remit the amount deducted to the System. Provides that if State funds from which those deductions may be made are not available or if deductions are delayed for longer than 120 days after the date of the certification to the Comptroller, the Board may proceed against the employer to recover the amounts of such delinquent payments in the appropriate circuit court. Adds similar provisions if the employer is a community college district. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2954"
citation: "Illinois SB 2954 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-14"
last_action: "2018-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5ea87ce-4f2a-490e-b28f-8c877fcdb92d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2954&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=110307&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "1f11414e849b5292dce0a82a963dc8e3a98dfd3dafa56d62d1c8c969086b99c4"
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 2954 (100th) — PEN CD-SURS-EMPLOYER CONTRIB

Amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if an employer fails to transmit required contributions to the System for more than 120 days after the payment of those contributions is due, the Board may certify to the State Comptroller the amount of those delinquent employer contributions and the State Comptroller shall deduct the certified amount from State funds to the employer and remit the amount deducted to the System. Provides that if State funds from which those deductions may be made are not available or if deductions are delayed for longer than 120 days after the date of the certification to the Comptroller, the Board may proceed against the employer to recover the amounts of such delinquent payments in the appropriate circuit court. Adds similar provisions if the employer is a community college district. Makes other changes. 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=10000SB2954&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110307&DocNum=2954&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2954eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110307&DocNum=2954&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2954enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110307&DocNum=2954&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Omar Aquino — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Omar Aquino `filing`
- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2018
- **2018-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2018
- **2018-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Omar Aquino `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2018-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2018-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000
- **2018-04-27** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2018 `reading-3`
- **2018-05-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Aquino `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2018-05-02** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-05-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2018-05-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Martwick `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
- **2018-05-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel & Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-18** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-25** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2018-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2018
- **2018-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Omar Aquino `filing`
- **2018-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-000-000
- **2018-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2018-05-30** Senate Concurs
- **2018-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-20** Effective Date July 20, 2018
- **2018-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0624 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5ea87ce-4f2a-490e-b28f-8c877fcdb92d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).