SB 1441 Illinois Senate · 104th Regular Session

SECURE CHOICE PROGRAM-IRAS

Summary
Amends the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act. Provides that the accounts established under the Secure Choice Savings Program shall be IRAs, into which enrollees contribute funds that are invested in investment options established by the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Board. Provides that a separate account shall be established for each enrollee and the accounts shall be owned by the enrollee. Provides that the savings accounts established under the Program shall be portable and allow for an enrollee to make contributions from multiple employers into a single account. Provides that an enrollee in the Program may have both a Roth IRA and a Traditional IRA through the Program. Provides that the Board shall have the duty to assess the feasibility of agreements with other governmental entities, including other states and their agencies and instrumentalities, to achieve greater economies of scale through shared resources and to enter into those agreements if determined to be beneficial. Provides that an employer who fails without reasonable cause to enroll an employee in the Program within the time provided and fails to remit their contributions (rather than fails without reasonable cause to enroll an employee in the Program within the time provided) shall be subject to a penalty. Makes changes in provisions concerning employer and employee information packets. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Aug 1, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 1 edit · Aug 1, 2025
MINOR
The bill has transitioned from its 'Engrossed' version to the final 'Enrolled' version, which is the text signed into law. The content of the legislation regarding portable savings accounts and IRA Fund administration remains substantively unchanged, with the differences being purely formatting updates to the page headers and footers.
TECHNICAL

Updated the document title and page headers from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' to reflect the bill's final status.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2025 · House May 21, 2025

How they voted

476
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 58
Apr 3, 2025
D Democratic39
35 Yea 4
89% Yea
R Republican19
12 Yea 6 Nay 1
63% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Aug 1, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-037-000
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 008-004-000
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 048-006-000
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Peters
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass State Government; 010-000-000
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned to State Government
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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