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| Bill | PEN CD-SERS-LEAVE OF ABSENCE | Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In provisions concerning final average compensation, provides that for a member on leave of absence without pay who purchases service credit for that period of leave, earnings are assumed to be equal to the rate of compensation in effect immediately prior to the leave. Provides that, if no contributions are required to establish service credit for the period of leave, the member may elect to establish earnings credit for the leave period within 48 months after returning to work by making the employee and employer contributions, plus interest at the actuarially assumed rate. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 3964 | Illinois HB 3964 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 34 | 2 | 2009-02-26 | 2009-08-14 | openstates | ocd-bill/df9801e7-2b20-4d21-82fa-5956bf72cbcd | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3964&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46804&SessionID=76&GA=96 | fac001568c28f4d5c0d97c21081243f75e943aa5aed7665d8cdb5e4700e0cd33 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 3964 (96th) — PEN CD-SERS-LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In provisions concerning final average compensation, provides that for a member on leave of absence without pay who purchases service credit for that period of leave, earnings are assumed to be equal to the rate of compensation in effect immediately prior to the leave. Provides that, if no contributions are required to establish service credit for the period of leave, the member may elect to establish earnings credit for the leave period within 48 months after returning to work by making the employee and employer contributions, plus interest at the actuarially assumed rate. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 113–4 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Deborah L. Graham — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deborah L. Graham
filing - 2009-02-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-26 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-03 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-13 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-24 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 3, 2009
- 2009-03-24 Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-31 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Personnel and Pensions Committee
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-31 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel and Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-03-31 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-31 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-31 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-31 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-04-01 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-04-02 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-004-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-04-02 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009
reading-1 - 2009-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2009-04-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2009-04-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-15 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Assigned to Pensions and Investments
referral-committee - 2009-04-23 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2009-04-30 Do Pass Pensions and Investments; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- 2009-05-15 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2009
- 2009-05-18 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-18 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-16 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-14 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-14 Effective Date August 14, 2009
- 2009-08-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0525
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/df9801e7-2b20-4d21-82fa-5956bf72cbcd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).