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type: "Bill"
title: "PENSION CODE-ADOPTED CHILDREN"
description: "Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, beginning on the effective date, legally adopted children shall be entitled to the same benefits as other children, and no child's or survivor's benefit shall be disallowed because the child is an adopted child. Makes related changes throughout the Code. Includes language exempting any benefit increase as a result from the new benefit increase provisions in the General Assembly, State Employees, State Universities, and Judges Articles of the Code. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 49"
citation: "Illinois HB 49 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-12-05"
last_action: "2007-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/828b0f1d-3045-4949-a917-c5f136bc74c1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=49&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=26647&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "b7ca820cbb89cd355081f31fb765758072f271d19282279b39a3cb6b8281ca20"
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 49 (95th) — PENSION CODE-ADOPTED CHILDREN
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, beginning on the effective date, legally adopted children shall be entitled to the same benefits as other children, and no child's or survivor's benefit shall be disallowed because the child is an adopted child. Makes related changes throughout the Code. Includes language exempting any benefit increase as a result from the new benefit increase provisions in the General Assembly, State Employees, State Universities, and Judges Articles of the Code. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
## 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=09500HB0049&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26647&DocNum=49&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0049eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26647&DocNum=49&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0049enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26647&DocNum=49&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **520** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Deanna Demuzio — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Bond — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Frerichs — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2006-12-05** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Adoption Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2007-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2007-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2007-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2007-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-02-13** Pension Note Filed
- **2007-02-21** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2007-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Adoption Reform Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Adoption Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-02-23** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Adoption Reform Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 8, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-03-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2007-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2007-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2007-03-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2007-03-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Pensions and Investments `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2007-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2007-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond
- **2007-04-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2007-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2007-04-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2007-04-25** Postponed - Pensions and Investments
- **2007-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2007-05-02** Do Pass Pensions and Investments; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0279 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/828b0f1d-3045-4949-a917-c5f136bc74c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).