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| Bill | PEN CD-ART 6-REVERSIONARY | Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a fireman, prior to retirement on annuity, to elect to take a lesser amount of annuity and provide, with the actuarial value of the amount by which his or her annuity is reduced, a reversionary annuity for a spouse. Provides that a fireman exercising the option to provide a reversionary annuity may not reduce his or her annuity by more than $400 per month or elect to provide a reversionary annuity of less than $100 per month. Provides that a reversionary annuity shall begin on the day following the death of the annuitant and shall continue monthly thereafter until the death of the reversionary annuitant. Provides a method for calculating the amount of the reversionary annuity. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | SB 3538 | Illinois SB 3538 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 59 | 4 | 2010-02-10 | 2010-12-30 | openstates | ocd-bill/de891c6f-a3be-4aad-8658-5f76eaa86877 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3538&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51488&SessionID=76&GA=96 | b8c5ea7b6a4bd027302a7bb07bdfb90929df21c440fd916ab9828ae5335757df | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 3538 (96th) — PEN CD-ART 6-REVERSIONARY
Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a fireman, prior to retirement on annuity, to elect to take a lesser amount of annuity and provide, with the actuarial value of the amount by which his or her annuity is reduced, a reversionary annuity for a spouse. Provides that a fireman exercising the option to provide a reversionary annuity may not reduce his or her annuity by more than $400 per month or elect to provide a reversionary annuity of less than $100 per month. Provides that a reversionary annuity shall begin on the day following the death of the annuitant and shall continue monthly thereafter until the death of the reversionary annuitant. Provides a method for calculating the amount of the reversionary annuity. 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.
Votes
- Concurrence — 46–4 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — 46–4 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 95–18 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 46–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Terry Link — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2010-02-10 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul
filing - 2010-02-10 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-02-10 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-02-24 Assigned to Pensions and Investments
referral-committee - 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
- 2010-03-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2010-03-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2010
- 2010-03-15 Third Reading - Passed; 046-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-03-15 Arrived in House
introduction - 2010-03-17 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- 2010-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-03-17 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-03-17 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-11-10 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2011
- 2010-11-10 Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee
referral-committee - 2010-11-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Personnel and Pensions Committee
amendment-introduction - 2010-11-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel and Pensions Committee; 006-004-000
amendment-passage - 2010-11-29 Remains in Personnel and Pensions Committee
- 2010-11-29 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 006-004-000
committee-passage - 2010-11-29 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-11-29 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2010-11-29 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2010-11-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
amendment-introduction - 2010-11-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-11-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
amendment-introduction - 2010-11-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-11-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Personnel and Pensions Committee
- 2010-11-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Personnel and Pensions Committee; 008-002-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2010-11-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2010-11-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-11-30 3/5 Vote Required
- 2010-11-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-018-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-11-30 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)
amendment-failure - 2010-11-30 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3
- 2010-11-30 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3 - December 1, 2010
- 2010-11-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link
filing - 2010-11-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-11-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link
filing - 2010-11-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-12-01 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2010-12-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Pensions and Investments
referral-committee - 2010-12-01 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Pensions and Investments
referral-committee - 2010-12-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Pensions and Investments; 008-000-001
- 2010-12-01 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Pensions and Investments; 008-000-001
- 2010-12-01 Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- 2010-12-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Chief Sponsor changed to Senator Link on Motion to Concur
- 2010-12-01 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Chief Sponsor changed to Senator Link on Motion to Concur
- 2010-12-01 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2010-12-02 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- 2010-12-02 3/5 Vote Required
- 2010-12-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 046-004-002
- 2010-12-02 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 046-004-002
- 2010-12-02 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- 2010-12-02 Passed Both Houses
- 2010-12-17 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2010-12-30 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2010-12-30 Effective Date January 1, 2011
- 2010-12-30 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1495
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/de891c6f-a3be-4aad-8658-5f76eaa86877. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).