Bill Text: IL SB1281 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-29 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose [SB1281 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB1281-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1281 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Terri Bryant - Donald P. DeWitte, Chris Balkema and Erica Harriss SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40 ILCS 5/3-144.3 new
40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new
30 ILCS 805/8.49 new
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.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by adding
Sections 3-144.3 and 4-138.15 as follows:
(40 ILCS 5/3-144.3 new)
Sec. 3-144.3. Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. The
Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, Article 20 of this Code, is
adopted and made a part of this Article, but only with respect
to a person who, on or after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, is entitled
under this Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or
survivor's annuity (as those terms are defined in Article 20)
and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems
Reciprocal Act.
(40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new)
Sec. 4-138.15. Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. The
Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, Article 20 of this Code, is
adopted and made a part of this Article, but only with respect
to a person who, on or after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, is entitled
under this Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or

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survivor's annuity (as those terms are defined in Article 20)
and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems
Reciprocal Act.
Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
Section 8.49 as follows: