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PEN CD-SURS-SURVIVORS BENEFITS

What this bill does

Amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a survivors insurance beneficiary or the personal representative of the estate of a deceased survivors insurance beneficiary or the personal representative of a survivors insurance beneficiary who is under a legal disability may waive the right to receive survivorship benefits, provided written notice of the waiver is given by the beneficiary or representative to the Board of Trustees within 6 months after the System notified that person of the benefits payable upon the death (instead of 6 months after the death) of the participant or annuitant and before any payment is made pursuant to an application filed by such person. Effective immediately.

Sponsor: Janet Yang Rohr Chamber: House Introduced: 2025-02-06
Stuck
P(Advance)
20.3%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
4.5%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Forecast
1.8%
Low P(law) at intro — sponsor & topic only; no progress or delay.
Confidence: 80%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: Floor Vote · Last action 242 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.

$692,265.91 Across sponsors / voters
4 Members with trails
18 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Janet Yang Rohr Chief sponsor 47 $107,494.54 Democrats for the Illinois House ($28,951.66); IPACE ($15,000.00); Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC ($10,000.00)
Anne Stava Sponsor 43 $73,423.65 Democrats for the Illinois House ($32,521.44); Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management PAC ($6,500.00); West Suburban Teachers Union Local 571 COPE/PAC Fund ($5,115.21)
Diane Blair-Sherlock Sponsor 40 $52,438.02 Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($6,500.00); I.P.A.C.E. ($5,000.00); international union of elevator constructors local 2 pol. comm ($5,000.00)
Daniel Didech Sponsor 228 $458,909.70 JPMC ($108,803.32); Sports Betting Alliance ($14,200.00); Health Care Council of Illinois PAC ($11,000.00)

Overlapping donors

Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.

Donor Members Total
Democrats for the Illinois House Anne Stava, Janet Yang Rohr, Diane Blair-Sherlock $65,424.76
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Daniel Didech, Janet Yang Rohr, Diane Blair-Sherlock $23,500.00
Sports Betting Alliance Daniel Didech, Anne Stava $16,700.00
Michael Sacks Daniel Didech, Janet Yang Rohr $14,600.00
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC Daniel Didech, Diane Blair-Sherlock $10,500.00
I.P.A.C.E. Anne Stava, Diane Blair-Sherlock $10,000.00
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Committee Anne Stava, Diane Blair-Sherlock $8,000.00
Illinois Hospital Association PAC Daniel Didech, Janet Yang Rohr $4,000.00
Vision Management Services Daniel Didech, Janet Yang Rohr $4,000.00
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Daniel Didech, Janet Yang Rohr, Diane Blair-Sherlock $3,500.00
Teamsters Volunteers in Politics Daniel Didech, Janet Yang Rohr $3,000.00
Illinois State Medical Society PAC Daniel Didech, Janet Yang Rohr $3,000.00
Team Welch for 7th District Anne Stava, Janet Yang Rohr $2,000.00
PhRMA Daniel Didech, Diane Blair-Sherlock $2,000.00
Michael Cassidy Daniel Didech, Janet Yang Rohr $1,750.00
CAR of Illinois Daniel Didech, Janet Yang Rohr $1,000.00
Cook County College Teachers Union-COPE Daniel Didech, Diane Blair-Sherlock $1,000.00
SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC Anne Stava, Janet Yang Rohr $750.00

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
JPMC — — 1 $108,803.32
Democrats for the Illinois House — — 10 $65,424.76
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 7 $23,500.00
Sports Betting Alliance — — 3 $16,700.00
IPACE — — 2 $15,000.00
Michael Sacks CEO Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P 2 $14,600.00
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC — — 2 $11,000.00
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC — — 3 $10,500.00
Illinois Bankers’ PAC — — 2 $10,331.48
Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC — — 1 $10,000.00
I.P.A.C.E. — — 3 $10,000.00
VGW Luckyland Inc. — — 2 $10,000.00
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Committee — — 5 $8,000.00
J & J Ventures Gaming LLC — — 3 $8,000.00
I.P.A.C.E — — 2 $7,500.00
Todor Markov Technical Staff Anthropic 1 $7,300.00
Tao Lin Technical Staff Anthropic 1 $7,300.00
Benjamin West CTO Trajectory Labs, PBC 1 $7,300.00
Peter Lofgren — — 1 $7,300.00
William Saunders AI Researcher Anthropic 1 $7,300.00
Lauren Foster Not Employed Not Employed 1 $7,300.00
Matthew Fisher Research Scientist Adobe 1 $7,300.00
Andrew Callahan Member of Technical Staff Anthropic, PBC 1 $7,300.00
Evan Hubinger Research Scientist Anthropic 1 $7,300.00
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management PAC — — 1 $6,500.00

Witness slips

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

Name Organization Representing Position Hearing committee Hearing date
Kristen Houch State Universities Retirement System State Universities Retirement System Proponent Personnel & Pensions 2025-03-20
Ron Holmes Ron Holmes Consulting State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Proponent Personnel & Pensions 2025-03-20

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 Personnel & Pensions 11 0 0 1 Passed 11 —

Action History

12 actions recorded. Last action: 2026-02-10 — Added Co-SponsorRep. Daniel Didech. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-02-06 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Janet Yang Rohr House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2025-02-18 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.
2025-02-18 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.
2025-02-19 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Anne Stava Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-03-11 Committee Assignment
Assigned toPersonnel & Pensions Committee 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.
2025-03-20 Committee Action Positive
Do Pass / Short DebatePersonnel & Pensions Committee; 011-000-000 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.
2025-03-20 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.
2026-02-06 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Diane Blair-Sherlock Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2026-02-10 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Daniel Didech Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-02-06 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Janet Yang Rohr House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-18 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-18 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2025-02-19 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Anne Stava Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-03-11 House Assigned toPersonnel & Pensions Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-20 House Do Pass / Short DebatePersonnel & Pensions Committee; 011-000-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) Committee Action Positive
2025-03-20 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 −
2026-02-06 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Diane Blair-Sherlock Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2026-02-10 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Daniel Didech Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +