Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 16

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the General Assembly, State Employee, State Universities, Downstate Teacher, and Chicago Teacher Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Requires active Tier 1 employees to elect either to (i) have automatic annual increases in retirement and survivor's annuities delayed and reduced or (ii) maintain the current benefit package with additional limitations on pensionable salary. Provides that a Tier 1 employee who elects item (i) is entitled to have future increases in income treated as pensionable income, have contributions reduced to a specified rate, and receive a consideration payment of 10% of contributions made prior to the election. Provides that a Tier 1 employee who elects item (ii) is not eligible to have future increases in income treated as pensionable income. Makes funding changes. Restricts participation in the General Assembly Retirement System to persons who became participants before the effective date. Provides separate benefits for persons who, on or after 6 months after the effective date, first become participants or members under the State Universities or Downstate Teachers Article or a noncovered participant under the State Employees Article. Requires each affected retirement system to establish a defined contribution plan for certain members or participants. In the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), Chicago Municipal, Cook County, Cook County Forest Preserve, Chicago Laborers, Chicago Park District, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, and Chicago Teachers Articles, establishes similar benefits if the governing body of the unit of local government adopts those benefits by resolution or ordinance. In the State Employee, State Universities, and Downstate Teachers Articles, requires those Systems to calculate the net present value of the pension benefits for certain inactive members and to offer those members the opportunity to elect to receive an accelerated pension benefit payment equal to 70% of the net present value of his or her pension benefits in lieu of receiving any pension benefit. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 to make a conforming change. Amends the Budget Stabilization Act. Provides for the transfer of certain amounts from the General Revenue Fund to the Pension Stabilization Fund. Amends the State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act to provide a continuing appropriation for the amounts of the consideration payments. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act and the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act to prohibit bargaining and interest arbitration regarding certain changes made by the amendatory Act; exempts certain existing agreements. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2017	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
1/11/2017	Senate	First Reading
1/11/2017	Senate	Referred to Assignments
1/18/2017	Senate	Assigned to Executive
1/24/2017	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000
1/24/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading January 24, 2017
1/24/2017	Senate	Second Reading
1/24/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 25, 2017
2/28/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
2/28/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2/28/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
2/28/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2/28/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
2/28/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
2/28/2017	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2/28/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; J. Cullerton
2/28/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; J. Cullerton
2/28/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2/28/2017	Senate	Third Reading - Consideration Postponed
2/28/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed March 1, 2017
3/16/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
3/16/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
3/16/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
3/16/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments
3/22/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
3/22/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
4/28/2017	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017
5/9/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
5/9/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Assignments
5/10/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments
5/16/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 6 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
5/16/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 6 Referred to Assignments
5/17/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
5/17/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 6 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
5/17/2017	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
5/17/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; J. Cullerton
5/17/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; J. Cullerton
5/17/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted; J. Cullerton
5/17/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 6 Adopted; J. Cullerton
5/17/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
5/17/2017	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 031-021-000
5/18/2017	House	Arrived in House
5/18/2017	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
5/18/2017	House	First Reading
5/18/2017	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/18/2017	House	Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
5/19/2017	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
5/26/2017	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
5/31/2017	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die

	Deletes reference to:
	20 ILCS 105/1

	Adds reference to:
	5 ILCS 315/7.6 new