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SB1456

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PEN CD-BOARD MEMBER TRAINING

What this bill does

Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Pension Board Member Training Act. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall develop and implement a curriculum designed to provide pension board members with necessary education on specified topics, including legal and fiduciary responsibilities, investment strategies, ethical considerations, and actuarial assessments and reporting requirements. Provides that the curriculum shall be made available online to all pension board members. Requires every pension board member to complete the training provided by the Department on an annual basis. Provides that attendance at pension board meetings shall not be deemed to fulfill the annual training requirement. Sets forth provisions concerning definitions; Department responsibilities and rulemaking; and documentation.

Sponsor: Robert F. Martwick Chamber: Senate Introduced: 2025-01-31
Stuck
P(Advance)
15.4%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Confidence: 85%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: Floor Vote · Last action 327 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

    A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Witness slips

5 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.

Name Organization Representing Position Hearing committee Hearing date
Austin Mejdrich Department of Insurance Department of Insurance Opponent Pensions 2025-03-19
David Dring Kasper & Nottage, P.C. Illinois Public Pension Fund Association Opponent Pensions 2025-03-19
Catherine Shannon Office of the Illinois State Treasurer Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs Proponent Pensions 2025-04-09
Chris Flynn Office of the Illinois State Treasurer Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs Proponent Pensions 2025-04-09
Kristen Houch State Universities Retirement System State Universities Retirement System No Position On Merits Pensions 2025-04-09

Roll-call votes

Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.

Date Chamber Type Description Yea Nay Present NV Outcome Margin Deciding voters
S Committee Pensions 7 3 0 0 Passed 4 —

Action History

20 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-07-02 — Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred toAssignments. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-01-31 Introduction & Filing
Filed with Secretary bySen. Robert F. Martwick Rule 2-7(b)
Bill officially submitted to the Senate Secretary during the session.
2025-01-31 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-01-31 Committee Assignment
Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-02-11 Committee Assignment
Assigned toPensions Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-03-19 Committee Action Positive
Do PassPensions; 007-003-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a)
Committee recommends passage. The most important positive gate — majority of bills never get here.
2025-03-19 Floor Process Positive
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7)
Bill placed on the order of Second Reading.
2025-04-03 Amendment Actions
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. Robert F. Martwick
[Amendment] Bill officially submitted to the Senate Secretary during the session.
2025-04-03 Amendment Actions
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments
[Amendment] Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-04-08 Amendment Actions
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toPensions
[Amendment] Senate Assignments Committee forwards the bill to a substantive committee.
2025-04-08 Floor Process Positive
Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)
Bill reaches the floor amendment stage. Floor amendments can be offered here.
2025-04-08 Floor Process Positive
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2025 Rule 4-4(8)
Bill placed on the Third Reading calendar — queued for final vote.
2025-04-09 Amendment Actions
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do AdoptPensions; 009-000-000
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-04-11 Deadlines & Re-referrals
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(5-6)
Senate Third Reading (floor vote) deadline set or extended.
2025-05-06 Amendment Actions
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary bySen. Robert F. Martwick
[Amendment] Bill officially submitted to the Senate Secretary during the session.
2025-05-06 Amendment Actions
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred toAssignments
[Amendment] Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-05-07 Amendment Actions
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers toPensions
[Amendment] Senate Assignments Committee forwards the bill to a substantive committee.
2025-05-09 Deadlines & Re-referrals
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(5-6)
Senate Third Reading (floor vote) deadline set or extended.
2025-05-23 Deadlines & Re-referrals
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(5-6)
Senate Third Reading (floor vote) deadline set or extended.
2025-06-02 Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred toAssignments Rule 3-9(a)
Senate procedural rule — bill re-referred to Assignments for missing Rule 2-10 deadline. Bill is NOT dead but faces uphill battle.
2025-07-02 Amendment Actions Mild −
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred toAssignments
[Amendment] Senate procedural re-referral to Assignments — 31 consecutive days without session.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-01-31 Senate Filed with Secretary bySen. Robert F. Martwick Rule 2-7(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-01-31 Senate First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-01-31 Senate Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2025-02-11 Senate Assigned toPensions Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-19 Senate Do PassPensions; 007-003-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) Committee Action Positive
2025-03-19 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) Floor Process Positive
2025-04-03 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. Robert F. Martwick Amendment Actions —
2025-04-03 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments Amendment Actions —
2025-04-08 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toPensions Amendment Actions —
2025-04-08 Senate Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) Floor Process Positive
2025-04-08 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) Floor Process Positive
2025-04-09 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do AdoptPensions; 009-000-000 Amendment Actions —
2025-04-11 Senate Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(5-6) Deadlines & Re-referrals —
2025-05-06 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary bySen. Robert F. Martwick Amendment Actions —
2025-05-06 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred toAssignments Amendment Actions —
2025-05-07 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers toPensions Amendment Actions —
2025-05-09 Senate Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(5-6) Deadlines & Re-referrals —
2025-05-23 Senate Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(5-6) Deadlines & Re-referrals —
2025-06-02 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred toAssignments Rule 3-9(a) Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
2025-07-02 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred toAssignments Amendment Actions Mild −