republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-79.md

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Bill	PEN CD-DNST TCHR-MEDICARE	Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Directs the System to conduct a divided medicare coverage referendum, open to teachers continuously employed by the same employer since March 31, 1986. Allows eligible teachers to irrevocably elect to participate in the federal medicare program. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	HB 79	Illinois HB 79 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	35	2	2003-01-06	2003-07-10	openstates	ocd-bill/aa5962c5-d1f0-4a1c-8a31-b52e98ae294a	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=79&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=222&SessionID=3&GA=93	c26468bcb7a55bd8b16d6462c0850e7df0c2a3762eaf4f59aae632020686fc66	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 79 (93rd) — PEN CD-DNST TCHR-MEDICARE

Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Directs the System to conduct a divided medicare coverage referendum, open to teachers continuously employed by the same employer since March 31, 1986. Allows eligible teachers to irrevocably elect to participate in the federal medicare program. 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
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 116–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Gary Hannig — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-01-06 Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig filing
• 2003-01-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-01-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-01-22 Pension Note Filed
• 2003-01-23 Assigned to Executive Committee referral-committee
• 2003-01-30 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
• 2003-02-19 Re-assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee referral-committee
• 2003-02-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
• 2003-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Personnel and Pensions Committee amendment-introduction
• 2003-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel and Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2003-03-06 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-03-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-03-17 Pension Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
• 2003-03-18 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-03-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
• 2003-03-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
• 2003-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
• 2003-03-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-001-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-03-25 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2003-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 reading-1
• 2003-03-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
• 2003-03-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-26 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-04-03 Assigned to Insurance & Pensions referral-committee
• 2003-04-16 Do Pass Insurance & Pensions; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2003
• 2003-05-08 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
• 2003-05-09 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-09 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-06-06 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-07-10 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-07-10 Effective Date July 10, 2003
• 2003-07-10 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0119 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aa5962c5-d1f0-4a1c-8a31-b52e98ae294a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).