republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-230.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-CHGO TCHR-MEDICARE"
description: "Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Directs the Fund to conduct a divided medicare coverage referendum, open to teachers continuously employed by the same employer since March 31, 1986. Allows eligible teachers to irrevocably elect to participate in the federal medicare program. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 230"
citation: "Illinois HB 230 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-13"
last_action: "2006-01-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10a907f3-edc7-4252-8a06-0e596727fc5f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=230&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14445&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "e7ad1333f201e682976ef5b88d5ac35b2ea935a0766ca61159ddc145a715045b"
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 230 (94th) — PEN CD-CHGO TCHR-MEDICARE

Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Directs the Fund to conduct a divided medicare coverage referendum, open to teachers continuously employed by the same employer since March 31, 1986. Allows eligible teachers to irrevocably elect to participate in the federal medicare program. 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=09400HB0230&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14445&DocNum=230&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0230eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14445&DocNum=230&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0230enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14445&DocNum=230&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Calvin L. Giles — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Calvin L. Giles `filing`
- **2005-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-16** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-03-16** Pension Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-03-16** Pension Note Filed
- **2005-04-04** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-11** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-15** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2006
- **2005-10-18** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2005-10-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-10-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-10-26** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2005-10-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-10-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading October 27, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-10-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2005-10-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-10-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-27** Assigned to Pensions & Investments `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-27** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-11-02** Do Pass Pensions & Investments; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-11-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 3, 2005
- **2005-11-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-11-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 4, 2005
- **2005-11-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2005-11-04** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-11-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-12-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-01-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-01-20** Effective Date January 20, 2006
- **2006-01-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0724 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10a907f3-edc7-4252-8a06-0e596727fc5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).