republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/sb-2554.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-IMRF-RETURN TO WORK"
description: "Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes changes concerning conditions under which a person may return to employment and continue to receive his or her annuity. Provides that the selected rate of payment of earnings as additional contributions for retirement annuity purposes shall be applicable to all earnings paid (rather than earnings beginning on the first day of the second month) following receipt by the Board of written notice of election to make such contributions. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2554"
citation: "Illinois SB 2554 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-01-13"
last_action: "2010-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e226e18-3462-47b6-b32f-37f9c1261c6b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2554&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=49303&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "49a34b81f23b35df139cc9eee2897a55a79fddf95066b170f85937144cb89e2c"
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 SB 2554 (96th) — PEN CD-IMRF-RETURN TO WORK

Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes changes concerning conditions under which a person may return to employment and continue to receive his or her annuity. Provides that the selected rate of payment of earnings as additional contributions for retirement annuity purposes shall be applicable to all earnings paid (rather than earnings beginning on the first day of the second month) following receipt by the Board of written notice of election to make such contributions. 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2554&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49303&DocNum=2554&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2554eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49303&DocNum=2554&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2554enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49303&DocNum=2554&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-01-13** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
- **2010-01-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-13** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Pensions and Investments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2010-03-04** Do Pass Pensions and Investments; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- **2010-03-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2010
- **2010-03-12** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Personnel and Pensions Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel and Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 3, 2010
- **2010-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
- **2010-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Pensions and Investments `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Pensions and Investments; 009-000-000
- **2010-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 047-000-000
- **2010-05-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2010
- **2010-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1258 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e226e18-3462-47b6-b32f-37f9c1261c6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).