SB 2802104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 2802
PEN CD-IMRF-DEATH BENEFIT
Sent to Governor Last action August 7, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0810
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 3
- Prime sponsors
- Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr., Linda Holmes
- Cosponsors (1)
- Dagmara Avelar
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 7, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Appropriations: Pensions and Personnel, Senate Pensions (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 30, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed114-0
yes (114) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hauter, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Huynh, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Jones, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kelly, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, Ford, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Grant
May 6, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed7-0
yes (7) Davis, Lisa, Avelar, Dagmara, Kifowit, Stephanie A, Moore, Kyle, Walsh Jr., Lawrence "Larry", Slaughter, Justin, West II, Maurice A
not voting (4) Fritts, Bradley, Reick, Steven, Wilhour, Blaine, Williams, Jawaharial
April 15, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed7-0
yes (7) Arellano Jr., Li, Anderson, Neil, Harris III, Napoleon, Hunter, Mattie, Holmes, Linda, Walker, Mark L, Martwick, Robert F
not voting (3) Cervantes, Javier L, Balkema, Chris, Feigenholtz, Sara
April 15, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed54-0
yes (54) Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (5) Simmons, Belt, Turner, S., Peters, Porfirio
March 4, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed7-0
yes (7) Arellano Jr., Li, Cervantes, Javier L, Ellman, Laura, Hunter, Mattie, Holmes, Linda, Walker, Mark L, Martwick, Robert F
not voting (3) Anderson, Neil, Balkema, Chris, Harris III, Napoleon
Timeline 36
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0810 |
| August 7, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2027; Some Provisions |
| August 7, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date August 7, 2026; Some Provisions |
| August 7, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 26, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 30, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 |
| May 30, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026 |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Pensions & Personnel; 007-000-000 |
| May 5, 2026 | House | Pension Note Filed |
| April 27, 2026 | House | Assigned to Appropriations-Pensions & Personnel |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 16, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. |
| April 15, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Holmes |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Pensions; 007-000-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Pensions |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes |
| March 11, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2026 |
| March 11, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| March 4, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2026 |
| March 4, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Pensions; 007-000-000 |
| February 10, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Pensions |
| January 13, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| January 13, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| January 13, 2026 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.