republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-1444.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-IMRF-AMORTIZATION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Board shall determine the amortization period to be used in calculating the amount to be contributed by participating municipalities and participating instrumentalities in order to adjust for changes in the Fund's unfunded accrued liabilities. Specifies that the amortization period shall not exceed 30 years for participating municipalities or 10 years for participating instrumentalities. Allows participating employees to withdraw additional contributions only to the extent permitted by the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Requires the Board to meet at least quarterly (rather than monthly). Also makes technical changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1444"
citation: "Illinois HB 1444 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-06"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d7621d9-447f-4fb7-8dca-e7080d390324"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1444&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=72187&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "feb099e8daa4ebad2d65256610b487602b853e2cf7fde6ff5b8c7fd67ada1102"
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 1444 (98th) — PEN CD-IMRF-AMORTIZATION

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Board shall determine the amortization period to be used in calculating the amount to be contributed by participating municipalities and participating instrumentalities in order to adjust for changes in the Fund's unfunded accrued liabilities. Specifies that the amortization period shall not exceed 30 years for participating municipalities or 10 years for participating instrumentalities. Allows participating employees to withdraw additional contributions only to the extent permitted by the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Requires the Board to meet at least quarterly (rather than monthly). Also makes technical changes. 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=09800HB1444&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72187&DocNum=1444&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1444eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72187&DocNum=1444&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1444enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72187&DocNum=1444&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `filing`
- **2013-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-19** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2013-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **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. William Davis
- **2013-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- **2013-03-04** 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
- **2013-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2013-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2013-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 12, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-03-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2013-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2013
- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0218 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d7621d9-447f-4fb7-8dca-e7080d390324`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).