Illinois Senate Bill 1281

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-29 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act (Article 20 of the Code) is adopted and made a part of the Downstate Firefighter and Downstate Police Articles, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is entitled under the Downstate Firefighter Article or Downstate Police Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's annuity and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State.

PEN CD-POLICE/FIRE-RECIPROCITY

Sen. Terri Bryant [R]	Sen. Donald DeWitte [R]	Sen. Chris Balkema [R]	Sen. Erica Harriss [R]
Sen. Chapin Rose [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-29	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
2025-01-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
2025-01-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
2025-01-28	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
2025-01-28	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2025-01-28	Senate	First Reading
2025-01-28	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
2025-01-28	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terri Bryant

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	805	8.49	New Code	See Bill Text
40	5	3-144.3	New Code	See Bill Text
40	5	4-138.15	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1281&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/SB/10400SB1281.htm