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type: "Bill"
title: "PERSONNEL CD-BILINGUAL PAY"
description: "Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that a bilingual pay supplement shall go into effect within 30 calendar days after an employee presents to the Director or the Director's designee a certification from either: (i) the designated testing program process selected by the Director; or (ii) an Illinois community college confirming that language skill proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking has been satisfied by the employee. Provides for the acceptance of certifications of linguistic competence from pre-approved third parties for needs that require a certain linguistic ability. Provides further requirements concerning the testing and certification of linguistic ability for job positions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 4740"
citation: "Illinois HB 4740 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deanne M. Mazzochi", "John F. Curran"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-24"
last_action: "2022-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f9f53c9-bb25-4080-a8d6-7823dd4da441"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4740&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=139185&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "741059a7ea1658774ae6ee3a6a8ea62ddcaa4351d06ecaa8f0623adb8f966c36"
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 4740 (102nd) — PERSONNEL CD-BILINGUAL PAY
Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that a bilingual pay supplement shall go into effect within 30 calendar days after an employee presents to the Director or the Director's designee a certification from either: (i) the designated testing program process selected by the Director; or (ii) an Illinois community college confirming that language skill proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking has been satisfied by the employee. Provides for the acceptance of certifications of linguistic competence from pre-approved third parties for needs that require a certain linguistic ability. Provides further requirements concerning the testing and certification of linguistic ability for job positions.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4740.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4740eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4740ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4740enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **798** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Deanne M. Mazzochi — primary (person)
- John F. Curran — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Bos — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi `filing`
- **2022-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Personnel & Pensions Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2022-02-22** Racial Impact Note Requested by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2022-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
- **2022-02-24** Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Personnel & Pensions Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-02** Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
- **2022-03-02** Motion Prevailed 079-008-003
- **2022-03-02** Racial Impact Note Request is Inapplicable
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2022-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2022-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos
- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
- **2022-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2022
- **2022-03-30** Do Pass State Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2022
- **2022-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2022-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2022-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2022-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-27** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0952 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f9f53c9-bb25-4080-a8d6-7823dd4da441`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).