republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/sb-3309.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PENS CD-MISTAKE IN BENEFIT"
description: "Amends the General Assembly, State Employees, and Judges Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if a fund or system mistakenly sets any benefit at an incorrect amount, it shall recalculate the benefit as soon as may be practicable after the mistake is discovered. Sets forth specific requirements regarding when a benefit is mistakenly set too low and when a benefit is mistakenly set too high. Amends the Downstate Firefighters and Cook County Forest Preserve Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the amount of any overpayment of any pension or benefit due to fraud, misrepresentation, or error may be deducted from future payments to the recipient."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 3309"
citation: "Illinois SB 3309 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b211a765-2532-43f2-93bb-bc362e552131"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3309&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=80501&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "134a022aa323ba9a0c49dc7e73a33c35dc73c7abfead865a19d37823b2c5b1ea"
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 3309 (98th) — PENS CD-MISTAKE IN BENEFIT

Amends the General Assembly, State Employees, and Judges Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if a fund or system mistakenly sets any benefit at an incorrect amount, it shall recalculate the benefit as soon as may be practicable after the mistake is discovered. Sets forth specific requirements regarding when a benefit is mistakenly set too low and when a benefit is mistakenly set too high. Amends the Downstate Firefighters and Cook County Forest Preserve Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the amount of any overpayment of any pension or benefit due to fraud, misrepresentation, or error may be deducted from future payments to the recipient.

## 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=09800SB3309&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80501&DocNum=3309&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3309eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80501&DocNum=3309&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3309enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80501&DocNum=3309&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-25** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-06** Postponed - Executive
- **2014-03-21** Postponed - Executive
- **2014-03-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2014-03-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2014-03-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-27** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2014
- **2014-04-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2014
- **2014-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- **2014-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel and Pensions Committee
- **2014-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
- **2014-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Personnel and Pensions Committee
- **2014-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Personnel and Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-23** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2014-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 26, 2014
- **2014-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant `filing`
- **2014-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Postponed Executive
- **2014-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Postponed Executive
- **2014-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2014
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1117 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b211a765-2532-43f2-93bb-bc362e552131`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).