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Bill	PEN CD-IMRF-AMORTIZATION	Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Board shall determine the amortization period to be used in calculating the amount to be contributed by participating municipalities and participating instrumentalities in order to adjust for changes in the Fund's unfunded accrued liabilities. Specifies that the amortization period shall not exceed 30 years for participating municipalities or 10 years for participating instrumentalities. Allows participating employees to withdraw additional contributions only to the extent permitted by the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Requires the Board to meet at least quarterly (rather than monthly). Also makes technical changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 1444	Illinois HB 1444 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	32	2	2013-02-06	2013-08-09	openstates	ocd-bill/5d7621d9-447f-4fb7-8dca-e7080d390324	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1444&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=72187&SessionID=85&GA=98	feb099e8daa4ebad2d65256610b487602b853e2cf7fde6ff5b8c7fd67ada1102	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1444 (98th) — PEN CD-IMRF-AMORTIZATION

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Board shall determine the amortization period to be used in calculating the amount to be contributed by participating municipalities and participating instrumentalities in order to adjust for changes in the Fund's unfunded accrued liabilities. Specifies that the amortization period shall not exceed 30 years for participating municipalities or 10 years for participating instrumentalities. Allows participating employees to withdraw additional contributions only to the extent permitted by the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Requires the Board to meet at least quarterly (rather than monthly). Also makes technical changes. 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
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-02-06 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski filing
• 2013-02-13 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-02-13 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-02-19 Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee referral-committee
• 2013-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
• 2013-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
• 2013-02-28 Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-03-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2013-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
• 2013-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
• 2013-03-06 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2013-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2013-03-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-03-08 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2013-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 12, 2013 reading-1
• 2013-03-12 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2013-03-12 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-03-12 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-16 Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions referral-committee
• 2013-05-01 Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
• 2013-05-07 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2013
• 2013-05-14 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-14 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-12 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-08-09 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-08-09 Effective Date August 9, 2013
• 2013-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0218 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5d7621d9-447f-4fb7-8dca-e7080d390324. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).