Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB1281

LRB104 08465 RPS 18517 b

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.

A BILL FOR

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 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:

(30 ILCS 805/8.49 new)

Sec. 8.49. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.