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type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-RETURN TO TEACHING"
description: "Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In provisions concerning retired teachers returning to teach in a subject shortage area, makes changes concerning when the school district must advertise its vacancies and search for teachers. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 741"
citation: "Illinois HB 741 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-01"
last_action: "2005-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2effa768-d495-4fa9-b317-f7d3f8a44edd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=741&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15228&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "34134fbfa3397bfb24ac445ddc7a323921946a2700a397b5f3056bdb7ff3f525"
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 741 (94th) — PEN CD-RETURN TO TEACHING
Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In provisions concerning retired teachers returning to teach in a subject shortage area, makes changes concerning when the school district must advertise its vacancies and search for teachers. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0741&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15228&DocNum=741&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0741eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15228&DocNum=741&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0741enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15228&DocNum=741&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Roger L. Eddy — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy `filing`
- **2005-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2005-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Pensions & Investments `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Pensions & Investments; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-05-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-07** Effective Date July 7, 2005
- **2005-07-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0129 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2effa768-d495-4fa9-b317-f7d3f8a44edd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).