republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-1351.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-IMRF-RETURN TO SERVICE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that an annuitant shall be considered a participating employee if he or she returns to work as an employee with a participating employer and works more than 599 hours annually (or 999 hours annually with a participating employer that has adopted a resolution excluding from participation in IMRF any person employed in a position normally requiring performance of duty for less than 1000 hours per year). Specifies that each of these annual periods shall commence on the month and day upon which the annuitant is first employed with the participating employer following the effective date of the annuity. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1351"
citation: "Illinois HB 1351 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-06"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/104aa9d6-282a-4158-b361-18ac89a2b222"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1351&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=72077&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "c9374657f5491be1be9ebfa79c1eb121d0e36fa3b67a99393b9b90cdcfcf510c"
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 1351 (98th) — PEN CD-IMRF-RETURN TO SERVICE

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that an annuitant shall be considered a participating employee if he or she returns to work as an employee with a participating employer and works more than 599 hours annually (or 999 hours annually with a participating employer that has adopted a resolution excluding from participation in IMRF any person employed in a position normally requiring performance of duty for less than 1000 hours per year). Specifies that each of these annual periods shall commence on the month and day upon which the annuitant is first employed with the participating employer following the effective date of the annuity. 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=09800HB1351&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72077&DocNum=1351&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1351eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72077&DocNum=1351&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1351enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72077&DocNum=1351&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **88–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Raymond Poe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Raymond Poe `filing`
- **2013-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-20** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2013-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- **2013-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2013-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2013-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 088-027-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2013-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2013-03-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2013-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 12, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2013-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-03** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-09** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2013
- **2013-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
- **2013-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2013
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0389 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/104aa9d6-282a-4158-b361-18ac89a2b222`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).