Illinois Senate Bill 1712

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that any active fireman who has completed 7 or more years of service and is unable to perform his duties in the Fire Department by reason of breast cancer resulting from service as a fireman shall be entitled to receive an occupational disease disability benefit during any period of such disability for which he does not have a right to receive salary. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

PEN CD-CHI FIRE-BREAST CANCER

Sen. Robert Martwick [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-05	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2025-02-05	Senate	First Reading
2025-02-05	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert F. Martwick

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	805	8.49	New Code	See Bill Text
40	5	6-151.1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1712&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/SB/10400SB1712.htm