SB 2826 — PEN CD-IMRF-BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Last action — Sent to the Governor
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 13, 2026. It awaits signature.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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To Executive
Current position in the legislative process.
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5 sponsors
2 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
This bill relates to the board of trustees for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund.
The legislation addresses the structure and governance of the board of trustees for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. It outlines specific roles and responsibilities of board members.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
7 added · 7 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of Bill SB 2826 has replaced the term "Engrossed" with "Enrolled." This change typically represents the final version of the bill that has passed through the legislature, making it ready for the governor's signature. This distinction is important because it signals that the bill has completed all necessary approvals and is one step closer to becoming law.
SB2826 EngrossedEnrolled LRB104 17390 RPS 30815 b AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
SB2826 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB104 17390 RPS 30815 b 3.
To the beneficiary of the deceased annuitant for SB2826 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB104 17390 RPS 30815 b the unpaid amount accrued to date of death, if any.
Any Upon separation from the service of all participating municipalities and instrumentalities thereof and participating instrumentalities, any participating employee who, on the date of application for such benefit, is entitled to a retirement annuity of less than $100 per month for life and has separated from the service of the participating municipality or instrumentality with which the participating employee last SB2826 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB104 17390 RPS 30815 b participated in the Fund may elect to take a separation benefit in lieu of the retirement annuity.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, on SB2826 EngrossedEnrolled - 5 - LRB104 17390 RPS 30815 b and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, no person who has earned creditable service through employment by the Fund shall be eligible to serve as a trustee.
(d) The term of office of each trustee shall begin upon January 1 of the year following the year in which he is elected and shall continue for a period of 5 years and until a successor has been elected and qualified, or until prior SB2826 EngrossedEnrolled - 6 - LRB104 17390 RPS 30815 b resignation, death, incapacity or disqualification.
(g) Trustees shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the board and in performing duties on SB2826 EngrossedEnrolled - 7 - LRB104 17390 RPS 30815 b behalf of the Fund and for the amount of any earnings withheld by any employing municipality or participating instrumentality because of attendance at any board meeting.
Amendments
1 amendmentClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 010-000-000
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Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-036-001
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Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Personnel & Pensions Committee; Rep. Robyn Gabel
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Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026
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Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Balkema
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Recalled to Second Reading
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Pensions; 008-000-000
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Pensions
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Balkema
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Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 8, 2026
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2026
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 16, 2026
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Do Pass Pensions; 007-000-000
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Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
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Assigned to Pensions
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Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Balkema
Sponsors
- Yang Rohr · Cosponsor
- Chris Balkema · Primary
- Martha Deuter · Primary
- Dagmara Avelar · Cosponsor
- Dave Vella · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Chris Balkema Republican
- Martha Deuter Democrat
Co-sponsors (3)
- Yang Rohr
- Dagmara Avelar Democrat
- Dave Vella Democrat
Not signed on (178)
178 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 178 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 66 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 110 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Du Buclet | — | Yea |
| Faver Dias | — | Yea |
| Hernandez, Lisa | — | Yea |
| Katz Muhl | — | Yea |
| La Ha | — | Yea |
| Williams, Jawaharial | — | Yea |
| Yang Rohr | — | Yea |
| Aarón M. Ortíz | Democrat | Yea |
| Abdelnasser Rashid | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Briel | Democrat | Yea |
| Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann M. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne Stava | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Yea |
| Curtis J. Tarver, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Dagmara Avelar | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Didech | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Vella | Democrat | Yea |
| Debbie Meyers-Martin | Democrat | Yea |
| Diane Blair-Sherlock | Democrat | Yea |
| Edgar González, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregg Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Harry Benton | Democrat | Yea |
| Hoan Huynh | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | Democrat | Yea |
| Joyce Mason | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Cochran | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Kam Buckner | Democrat | Yea |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| Kevin John Olickal | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Lilian Jiménez | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey LaPointe | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Davis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret A. DeLaRosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret Croke | Democrat | Yea |
| Martha Deuter | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Beth Canty | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Gill | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Hanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Maura Hirschauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Maurice A. West, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Crawford | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Nabeela Syed | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicolle Grasse | Democrat | Yea |
| Norma Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick Ryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Chung | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne M. Ness | Democrat | Yea |
| Thaddeus Jones | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Yolonda Morris | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam M. Niemerg | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Elik | Republican | Yea |
| Amy L. Grant | Republican | Yea |
| Blaine Wilhour | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Fritts | Republican | Yea |
| Brandun Schweizer | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel J. Ugaste | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Yea |
| David Friess | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Tipsword | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jackie Haas | Republican | Yea |
| Jason R. Bunting | Republican | Yea |
| Jed Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Sanalitro | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Martin McLaughlin | Republican | Yea |
| Michael J. Coffey, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Sheehan | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Windhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Regan Deering | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tom Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne A. Rosenthal | Republican | Yea |
| William E Hauter | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dagmara Avelar | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Vella | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Yang Rohr | Democrat | Yea |
| Martha Deuter | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Yolonda Morris | Democrat | Yea |
| Blaine Wilhour | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kyle Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (58)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Glowiak Hilton | — | Yea |
| Loughran Cappel | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Celina Villanueva | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Belt | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Doris Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Graciela Guzmán | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregg Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Javier L. Cervantes | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Karina Villa | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Ellman | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Edly-Allen | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Porfirio | Democrat | Yea |
| Napoleon Harris III | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Faraci | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Ventura | Democrat | Yea |
| Ram Villivalam | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robert Peters | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Preston | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrew S. Chesney | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Balkema | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Yea |
| Darby A. Hills | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Donald P. DeWitte | Republican | Yea |
| Erica Harriss | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Yea |
| Li Arellano, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Sally J. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Seth Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Steve McClure | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (10)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Javier L. Cervantes | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Suzy Glowiak Hilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Balkema | Republican | Not Voting |
| Li Arellano, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 0% | 0% | 30% |
How each member voted (10)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Javier L. Cervantes | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Napoleon Harris III | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Chris Balkema | Republican | Not Voting |
| Li Arellano, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 2826?
- SB 2826 is sponsored by Yang Rohr, Chris Balkema (Republican), Martha Deuter (Democrat), Dagmara Avelar (Democrat), and Dave Vella (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 2826?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 13, 2026. It awaits signature.
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