republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-2656.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "IMRF-TRANSFERRED CREDIT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, for service transferred from a downstate police pension fund under a specific provision, credits and creditable service shall be granted upon transfer of those credits to IMRF. Specifies that if the board determines that the amount transferred is less than the true cost to the Fund of allowing that creditable service to be established, then in order to establish that creditable service, the member must pay to the Fund an additional contribution equal to the difference, as determined by the board in accordance with the rules and procedures adopted by the Fund. Provides that if the member does not make the full additional payment prior to termination of his participation with that employer, then his or her creditable service shall be reduced by an amount equal to the difference between the amount transferred and the true cost to the Fund of allowing that creditable service to be established, as determined by the board in accordance with the rules and procedures that it adopts. Authorizes the board to establish, by rule, the manner of making these calculations. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2656"
citation: "Illinois HB 2656 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-21"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c79c2851-4a95-4a90-aca2-bc877b412f10"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2656&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74462&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "bde1409d4a25b479269538b3ea6c54b4a5a1563e9d8f02c8a38986ade75f1399"
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 2656 (98th) — IMRF-TRANSFERRED CREDIT

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, for service transferred from a downstate police pension fund under a specific provision, credits and creditable service shall be granted upon transfer of those credits to IMRF. Specifies that if the board determines that the amount transferred is less than the true cost to the Fund of allowing that creditable service to be established, then in order to establish that creditable service, the member must pay to the Fund an additional contribution equal to the difference, as determined by the board in accordance with the rules and procedures adopted by the Fund. Provides that if the member does not make the full additional payment prior to termination of his participation with that employer, then his or her creditable service shall be reduced by an amount equal to the difference between the amount transferred and the true cost to the Fund of allowing that creditable service to be established, as determined by the board in accordance with the rules and procedures that it adopts. Authorizes the board to establish, by rule, the manner of making these calculations. 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=09800HB2656&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74462&DocNum=2656&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2656eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74462&DocNum=2656&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2656enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74462&DocNum=2656&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Darlene J. Senger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Darlene J. Senger `filing`
- **2013-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2013-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2013-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2013-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2013-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2013-03-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- **2013-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 16, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
- **2013-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-02** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2013
- **2013-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
- **2013-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-22** 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 . . . . . . . . . 98-0439 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c79c2851-4a95-4a90-aca2-bc877b412f10`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).