Illinois House Bill 2520 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), State Universities, and Downstate Teacher Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that certain annuitants who received a refund of contributions for survivor benefits may elect to repay the refund, with interest, and have their survivor benefit rights reinstated. Specifies the required time and manner of repayment. In the IMRF and State Universities Articles, requires that the annuitant (1) retired prior to June 1, 2011, and (2) is a party to a civil union, marriage, or other legal relationship that is recognized as a civil union or marriage under the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act or the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act on or after certain specified dates. Also, in the IMRF Article, extends application of a provision added by Public Act 87-850 to spouses of annuitants who die on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

PEN CD-SURVIVOR CONTRIB REFUND

Rep. Gregory Harris [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-02-18	House	First Reading
2015-02-18	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	5	15-139	Amended Code	Citation Text
40	5	15-145	Amended Code	Citation Text
40	5	15-154	Amended Code	Citation Text
40	5	16-143.2	Amended Code	Citation Text
40	5	7-154	Amended Code	Citation Text
40	5	7-159	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2520&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB2520.htm