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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	SB 820	Illinois SB 820 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	43	3	2003-02-19	2003-08-08	openstates	ocd-bill/5ba72249-5250-49a2-a016-d58df4b520fe	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=820&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3918&SessionID=3&GA=93	fa0458c545ac7de133759c9fe8e8d5a322ccbbd77e8ca02267cfff7d197b21db	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 820 (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 — 117–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence — 58–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• James F. Clayborne, Jr. — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-02-19 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. filing
• 2003-02-19 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-02-19 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-02-26 Assigned to Insurance & Pensions referral-committee
• 2003-02-28 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Luechtefeld
• 2003-02-28 Pension Note Filed As Introduced
• 2003-03-05 Do Pass Insurance & Pensions; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2003
• 2003-03-18 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
• 2003-03-20 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
• 2003-03-20 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-03-20 Arrived in House introduction
• 2003-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-21 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
• 2003-03-21 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-21 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-03-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
• 2003-03-31 Assigned to Executive Committee referral-committee
• 2003-05-02 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-05-05 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
• 2003-05-05 Assigned to Executive Committee referral-committee
• 2003-05-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee amendment-introduction
• 2003-05-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2003-05-21 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-05-21 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-05-23 Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003 reading-3
• 2003-05-27 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-05-27 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-05-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-28 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
• 2003-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 29, 2003
• 2003-05-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. filing
• 2003-05-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Insurance & Pensions referral-committee
• 2003-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Insurance & Pensions; 010-000-000
• 2003-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
• 2003-05-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-08-08 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-08-08 Effective Date August 8, 2003
• 2003-08-08 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0469 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5ba72249-5250-49a2-a016-d58df4b520fe. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).