republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/sb-167.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-DNST FIRE-SERVICE"
description: "Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning the calculation of retirement pensions and automatic annual increases for eligible firefighters who participated in more than one pension fund, removes language limiting application of the provision to Tier 1 retirement pension amounts and Tier 1 automatic annual increases. Provides that as a condition of being eligible for the benefits in a provision concerning firefighters who participated in more than one pension fund, a person who is hired to a position as a firefighter after December 31, 2010 must within 21 months after being hired or within 21 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, whichever is later, notify the new employer, all of his or her previous employers under the Article, and the Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance of his or her intent to receive those benefits; and make the required contributions with applicable interest. Provides that a person who was hired to a position as a firefighter after December 31, 2010 and who, before the effective date of the amendatory Act, notified the new employer, all of his or her previous employers, and the Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance of his or her intent to receive the benefits under a provision concerning firefighters who participated in more than one pension fund shall be deemed to have met the notice requirement. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act to the provision concerning firefighters who participated in more than one pension fund apply retroactively. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 167"
citation: "Illinois SB 167 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura Ellman", "Michael Halpin"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97d375a4-ef55-4f7f-ad1c-d2b1b6135337"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=167&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=129236&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "562dc803e9cbaef1549495b66cfd7951c40ef5445f24818379a585ddce004265"
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 167 (102nd) — PEN CD-DNST FIRE-SERVICE

Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning the calculation of retirement pensions and automatic annual increases for eligible firefighters who participated in more than one pension fund, removes language limiting application of the provision to Tier 1 retirement pension amounts and Tier 1 automatic annual increases. Provides that as a condition of being eligible for the benefits in a provision concerning firefighters who participated in more than one pension fund, a person who is hired to a position as a firefighter after December 31, 2010 must within 21 months after being hired or within 21 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, whichever is later, notify the new employer, all of his or her previous employers under the Article, and the Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance of his or her intent to receive those benefits; and make the required contributions with applicable interest. Provides that a person who was hired to a position as a firefighter after December 31, 2010 and who, before the effective date of the amendatory Act, notified the new employer, all of his or her previous employers, and the Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance of his or her intent to receive the benefits under a provision concerning firefighters who participated in more than one pension fund shall be deemed to have met the notice requirement. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act to the provision concerning firefighters who participated in more than one pension fund apply retroactively. 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](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0167.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0167eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0167sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0167enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Laura Ellman — primary (person)
- Michael Halpin — primary (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman `filing`
- **2021-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17** Assigned to Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2021-03-03** Postponed - Pensions
- **2021-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2021-03-24** Postponed - Pensions
- **2021-03-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Pensions
- **2021-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Do Pass as Amended Pensions; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2021
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2021-05-06** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Personnel & Pensions Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-12** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-14** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2021-05-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 108-003-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-09** Effective Date July 9, 2021
- **2021-07-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0081 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/97d375a4-ef55-4f7f-ad1c-d2b1b6135337`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).