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type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-DWNST FIRE-TRANSFER"
description: "Amends the Downstate Firefighter and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Authorizes a firefighter to transfer up to 10 years of creditable service in a downstate firefighter pension fund to the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago upon payment of a specified amount. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 688"
citation: "Illinois HB 688 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 81
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-11-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b172bae6-b00a-41ac-be93-47f287e29835"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=688&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=100978&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "3ae29cbe6185206b0fd2f90853029bb2d671b230ab84ff27aa244f6bb7279240"
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 HB 688 (100th) — PEN CD-DWNST FIRE-TRANSFER
Amends the Downstate Firefighter and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Authorizes a firefighter to transfer up to 10 years of creditable service in a downstate firefighter pension fund to the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago upon payment of a specified amount. 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=10000HB0688&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100978&DocNum=688&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0688eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100978&DocNum=688&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0688enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100978&DocNum=688&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Motion — **8629** (fail) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **7222** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **540** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **8233** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **3910** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `filing`
- **2017-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2017-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2017-03-23** Do Pass / Standard Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 008-006-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2017-03-27** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2017-03-27** Pension Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2017-03-28** Pension Note Filed
- **2017-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
- **2017-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Personnel & Pensions Committee; 008-006-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-06** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2017-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed as Amended
- **2017-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Filed as Amended
- **2017-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended
- **2017-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended
- **2017-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Filed as Amended
- **2017-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended
- **2017-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Correctional Note Filed as Amended
- **2017-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2017-04-26** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 082-033-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2017-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-05-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2017-05-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-05** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-12** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2017-05-12** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 011-001-001 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 22, 2017
- **2017-05-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2017
- **2017-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2017-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended
- **2017-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-05-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2017-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cunningham `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 039-010-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2017-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2017-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2017-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Personnel & Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Personnel & Pensions Committee; 008-006-000
- **2017-06-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 072-022-000
- **2017-06-23** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2017-06-23** House Concurs
- **2017-06-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-23** Verified
- **2017-07-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-09-15** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2017-10-12** Placed on Calendar Total Veto
- **2017-10-24** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2017-10-25** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2017-10-25** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 086-029-000
- **2017-11-01** Placed Calendar Total Veto
- **2017-11-07** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2017-11-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2017-11-08** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2017-11-08** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 054-000-000
- **2017-11-08** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
- **2017-11-09** Effective Date November 8, 2017
- **2017-11-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0544 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b172bae6-b00a-41ac-be93-47f287e29835`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).