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SB0638 • 2026
LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH
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Sent to the Governor
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
Passed Both Houses
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee ; 010-000-000
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Personnel & Pensions Committee ; Rep. Robyn Gabel
Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-036-001
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Martha Deuter
Arrived in House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Glowiak-Hilton
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Pensions ; 008-000-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Pensions
Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 8, 2026
Approved for Consideration Assignments
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2026
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
Do Pass Executive ; 011-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
Assigned to Executive
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH
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Full Text of SB0638 Home Legislation Full Text SB0638 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled Senate Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled Senate Amendment 001 Open PDF SB0638 Enrolled LRB104 06916 RTM 16952 b 1 AN ACT concerning local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by 5 adding Section 10-4-1.5 as follows: 6 (65 ILCS 5/10-4-1.5 new) 7 Sec. 10-4-1.5. Other postemployment benefit trusts. 8 (a) As used in this Section, "OPEB trust" means an other 9 postemployment benefit trust established by a municipality for 10 the purpose of providing for the funding and payment of health 11 and other fringe benefits for retired or terminated employees 12 of the municipality or employees of the municipality with 13 disabilities or for their dependents and beneficiaries. 14 (b) If the moneys in the general fund of a municipality 15 exceed the municipality's operating expenses for the 16 immediately preceding calendar year, then the municipality may 17 establish an OPEB trust or deposit moneys into an existing 18 OPEB trust. 19 (c) Trusts created by a municipality under this Section 20 are in addition to pension benefits provided by the 21 municipality for its employees under the Illinois Pension 22 Code. 23 (d) The OPEB trusts may employ such personnel and enter SB0638 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 06916 RTM 16952 b 1 into investment, advisory, or professional services or similar 2 contracts as deemed appropriate by the corporate authorities 3 of the municipality and recommended by the Treasurer of the 4 municipality. 5 (e) The OPEB trusts may be established in a manner so as to 6 be exempt from taxation under the provisions of applicable 7 federal and State tax laws. 8 (f) The trustee of the OPEB trusts shall be the 9 municipality. The treasurer of the municipality and the 10 trustee shall be indemnified by the municipality to the 11 fullest extent permitted by law for their actions taken with 12 respect to the OPEB trust. 13 (g) The assets of an OPEB trust shall be managed by the 14 treasurer of the municipality in any manner, subject only to 15 the prudent investor standard and any requirements of 16 applicable federal law. The limitations of any other statute 17 affecting the investment of municipal funds shall not apply to 18 OPEB trusts. The trustee shall adopt an investment policy 19 consistent with the standards articulated in Section 2.5 of 20 the Public Funds Investment Act. The investment policy shall 21 also provide for the availability of training. Funds of the 22 OPEB trusts may be used to pay for costs of administering the 23 OPEB trusts and for the benefits for which the trusts have been 24 established in accordance with the terms of the OPEB trust 25 documents. 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