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HB2478

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PENCD-COOK CO-MILITARY SERVICE

What this bill does

Amends the Cook County Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a contributing employee may elect to purchase creditable service for up to 48 months of active-duty military service, whether or not that service followed service as a county employee. Provides that to establish this creditable service, the contributing employee must pay to the Fund an amount determined by the Fund to represent the employee contributions for the creditable service based on his or her rate of compensation after the military service, plus interest at the effective rate from the date of discharge to the date of payment. Removes an existing provision concerning the purchase of service credit for military service. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

Sponsor: Stephanie A. Kifowit Chamber: House Introduced: 2025-02-03
Stuck
P(Advance)
14.9%
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 547 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

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$132,098.18 Across sponsors / voters
1 Members with trails
0 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Stephanie A. Kifowit Chief sponsor 82 $132,098.18 Fraternal Order of Police ($37,500.00); I.P.A.C.E. ($10,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC ($9,000.00)

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Fraternal Order of Police — — 4 $37,500.00
I.P.A.C.E. — — 1 $10,000.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC — — 4 $9,000.00
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC — — 2 $5,000.00
Local 134 PAC Fund — — 3 $5,000.00
Sports Betting Alliance — — 1 $5,000.00
Illinois Realtors Political Action Committee — — 2 $3,500.00
IBEW Illinois PAC — — 2 $3,500.00
Associated Fire Fighters of IL Pac Fund — — 2 $3,500.00
Liuna Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC — — 2 $3,500.00
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 PAC — — 1 $3,000.00
Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11 PAC — — 1 $2,500.00
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE — — 1 $2,500.00
Illinois State Lodge — — 1 $2,500.00
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee — — 1 $2,500.00
PCI Gaming Authority — — 1 $2,500.00
Amazon.com — — 2 $2,000.00
Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 PAC — — 2 $2,000.00
Chicago Police Sergeants' Association — — 3 $2,000.00
Illinois Hospital Association PAC — — 2 $2,000.00
Penn National Gaming, Inc. — — 1 $2,000.00
Carpentry Advancement PAC — — 2 $2,000.00
I.U.O.E. Local 399 Political Education Fund — — 2 $1,500.00
West Suburban Teachers Union Local 571 Cope/Pac Fund — — 1 $1,045.00
Illinois Federation of Public Employees — — 2 $1,000.00

Witness slips

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

Name Organization Representing Position Hearing committee Hearing date
Andrew Bodewes Leinenweber Baroni Daffada Labor Council Proponent Approp-Pensions & Personnel 2025-03-12
Joanna Webb-Gauvin AFSCME Council 31 AFSCME Council 31 Proponent Approp-Pensions & Personnel 2025-03-12
MICHAEL COSENTINO John Dineen Chicago Lodge7 John Dineen Chicago Lodge7 Proponent Approp-Pensions & Personnel 2025-03-12

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
H Committee Approp-Pensions & Personnel 8 0 0 3 Passed 8 —

Action History

9 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-04-11 — Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-02-03 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Stephanie A. Kifowit House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2025-02-04 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.
2025-02-04 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee 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.
2025-03-04 Committee Assignment
Assigned toAppropriations-Pensions & Personnel 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.
2025-03-12 Committee Action Positive
Do Pass / Short DebateAppropriations-Pensions & Personnel; 008-000-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b)
Committee recommends passage and places it on the Short Debate calendar (limited floor discussion time). Strong positive signal — committee believes bill has broad support.
2025-03-12 Floor Process Positive
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill placed on the Second Reading calendar. Positive — bill is queued for floor action.
2025-03-26 Floor Process Positive
Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1)
Bill reaches the floor amendment stage on Short Debate calendar. Major milestone — bill has passed committee and is on the floor.
2025-03-26 Floor Process
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill was ready for Second Reading but was paused/held by the sponsor. Usually indicates the sponsor is still negotiating amendments or gathering votes. NOT a negative signal — the sponsor controls the pace.
2025-04-11 Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a)
MISSED COMMITTEE DEADLINE — bill did not get a committee vote before the deadline and is re-referred to Rules/Assignments. The bill is NOT dead but faces an uphill battle to be reassigned. Most bills that hit Rule 19(a) do not advance.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-02-03 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Stephanie A. Kifowit House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-04 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-04 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-04 House Assigned toAppropriations-Pensions & Personnel Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-12 House Do Pass / Short DebateAppropriations-Pensions & Personnel; 008-000-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) Committee Action Positive
2025-03-12 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 Floor Process Positive
2025-03-26 House Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) Floor Process Positive
2025-03-26 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 Floor Process —
2025-04-11 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −