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---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-TRS-OPTIONAL BENEFIT"
description: "Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Repeals a provision requiring the System to offer an optional defined contribution benefit to active members of the System. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 126"
citation: "Illinois HB 126 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dave Vella", "Rachelle Crowe"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c14aadfa-a625-4f31-a74d-b6a65b990c8b"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=126&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=127938&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "d9f1327052949bec4222e36365ccf7b78bbc09047127da9a1e1413a109a2ba53"
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 126 (102nd) — PEN CD-TRS-OPTIONAL BENEFIT
Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Repeals a provision requiring the System to offer an optional defined contribution benefit to active members of the System. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0126.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0126eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0126ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0126enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **7837** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Dave Vella — primary (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — primary (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sue Scherer `filing`
- **2021-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2021-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
- **2021-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel & Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-26** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 005-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-19** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dave Vella
- **2021-04-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-037-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Postponed - Pensions
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Pensions; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2021
- **2021-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0113 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c14aadfa-a625-4f31-a74d-b6a65b990c8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).