Illinois House Bill 1620

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-23 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gregg Johnson
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that an active firefighter with 5 or more years of creditable service who is found unable to perform his or her duties in the fire department by reason of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) resulting from service as a firefighter is entitled to an occupational disease disability pension during any period of such disability for which he or she has no right to receive salary. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State.

PEN CD-DNST FIRE-OCC DISEASE

Rep. Gregg Johnson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-23	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gregg Johnson

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	805	8.49	New Code	See Bill Text
40	5	4-110.1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1620&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1620.htm