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type: "Bill"
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title: "PEN CD-DNST TCHR-MEDICARE"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "HB 79"
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citation: "Illinois HB 79 (93rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2003-01-06"
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last_action: "2003-07-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa5962c5-d1f0-4a1c-8a31-b52e98ae294a"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=79&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=222&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "c26468bcb7a55bd8b16d6462c0850e7df0c2a3762eaf4f59aae632020686fc66"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 79 (93rd) — PEN CD-DNST TCHR-MEDICARE
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0079&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=222&DocNum=79&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0079eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=222&DocNum=79&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0079enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=222&DocNum=79&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **116–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Gary Hannig — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2003-01-06** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig `filing`
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- **2003-01-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-01-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-01-22** Pension Note Filed
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- **2003-01-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-01-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
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- **2003-02-19** Re-assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
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- **2003-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Personnel and Pensions Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel and Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2003-03-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-03-17** Pension Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
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- **2003-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-03-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
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- **2003-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
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- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
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- **2003-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
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- **2003-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-03** Assigned to Insurance & Pensions `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-16** Do Pass Insurance & Pensions; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2003
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- **2003-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
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- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-05-09** Passed Both Houses
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- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2003-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2003-07-10** Effective Date July 10, 2003
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- **2003-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0119 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa5962c5-d1f0-4a1c-8a31-b52e98ae294a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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