republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-275.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-CTPF-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that in case any officer whose signature appears upon any check or draft, issued pursuant to the Article, ceases to hold office, the signature nevertheless shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes. Removes language concerning checks or drafts signed by an officer who ceases to hold office before the delivery of the check to the payee. Provides that if the Fund mistakenly sets any benefit at an incorrect amount, the Fund shall recalculate the benefit as soon as may be practicable after the mistake is discovered. Provides that if the benefit was mistakenly set too low, the Fund shall make a lump sum payment to the recipient of an amount equal to the difference between the benefits that should have been paid and those actually paid, plus interest at the rate of 3% from the date the unpaid amounts accrued to the date of payment. Provides that if the benefit was mistakenly set too high, the Fund may recover the amount overpaid from the recipient plus interest at 3% from the date of overpayment to the date of recovery. Contains provisions concerning repayment of the overpaid amount. Provides that if (1) the amount of the benefit was mistakenly set too high, (2) the error was undiscovered for 3 years or longer from the date of the first mistaken benefit payment, and (3) the error was not the result of incorrect information supplied by the affected member, then upon discovery of the mistake the benefit shall be adjusted to the correct level, but the recipient of the benefit shall not be required to repay to the Fund the excess amounts received in error. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 275"
citation: "Illinois HB 275 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert F. Martwick", "Will Guzzardi"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-25"
last_action: "2021-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef311f39-46ab-44d8-9bd5-1f4f1db71619"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=275&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=128159&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "b75ac9385a1bfb81f9689cfb2d1f9e85bbf1fb8dd149faf5bba185f84eb6ff41"
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 275 (102nd) — PEN CD-CTPF-VARIOUS

Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that in case any officer whose signature appears upon any check or draft, issued pursuant to the Article, ceases to hold office, the signature nevertheless shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes. Removes language concerning checks or drafts signed by an officer who ceases to hold office before the delivery of the check to the payee. Provides that if the Fund mistakenly sets any benefit at an incorrect amount, the Fund shall recalculate the benefit as soon as may be practicable after the mistake is discovered. Provides that if the benefit was mistakenly set too low, the Fund shall make a lump sum payment to the recipient of an amount equal to the difference between the benefits that should have been paid and those actually paid, plus interest at the rate of 3% from the date the unpaid amounts accrued to the date of payment. Provides that if the benefit was mistakenly set too high, the Fund may recover the amount overpaid from the recipient plus interest at 3% from the date of overpayment to the date of recovery. Contains provisions concerning repayment of the overpaid amount. Provides that if (1) the amount of the benefit was mistakenly set too high, (2) the error was undiscovered for 3 years or longer from the date of the first mistaken benefit payment, and (3) the error was not the result of incorrect information supplied by the affected member, then upon discovery of the mistake the benefit shall be adjusted to the correct level, but the recipient of the benefit shall not be required to repay to the Fund the excess amounts received in error. Makes other changes.

## 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/10200HB0275.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0275eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0275sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0275sam002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0275enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **115–0** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **62–40** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **115–0** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Robert F. Martwick — primary (person)
- Will Guzzardi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi `filing`
- **2021-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 005-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-040-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 28, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2021-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Assigned to Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Pensions; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-25** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- **2021-05-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 27, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert F. Martwick `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert F. Martwick `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Pensions
- **2021-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Pensions
- **2021-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Pensions; 008-000-000
- **2021-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Pensions; 008-000-000
- **2021-05-31** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martwick `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Martwick `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2021-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2021-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2021-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2021-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2021-06-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2021-06-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2021-06-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2021-06-16** House Concurs
- **2021-06-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-07-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2021
- **2021-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0342 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef311f39-46ab-44d8-9bd5-1f4f1db71619`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).