Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2071

Amends the Cook County Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a participant may establish service credit and earnings credit for periods of furlough beginning on or after December 1, 2017 and ending on or before November 30, 2018 if the participant applies before December 31, 2019, makes a specified contribution, and meets other criteria. Provides that a participant may establish earnings credit for periods of salary reduction beginning on or after December 1, 2017 and ending on or before November 30, 2018 if the participant applies before December 31, 2019, makes a specified contribution, and meets other criteria. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a participant establishing service credit and earnings credit for periods of furlough or salary reduction must be an active participant and must pay the specified employee contributions while he or she is an active participant and within 12 months after the date of application. Provides that to receive the service credit and earnings credit for periods of furlough, the participant must not receive compensation or any type of remuneration from the county (instead of compensation) for any furlough period and must provide a written certification from the county stating that the participant has not received compensation or any type of remuneration from the county for such furlough days. Provides that to receive the service credit and earnings credit for periods of salary reduction, the participant must not receive compensation or any type of remuneration from the county for any reduction in salary and must provide a written certification from the county stating that the participant has not received compensation or any type of remuneration from the county for such reduction in salary. Specifies that the employer's normal cost for the purposes of the provision shall be determined by the Fund's actuarial valuation for the year ending December 31, 2018. Provides that any payments received under the provisions shall be considered contributions made by the employee for the purposes of determining the annual tax levy and county contribution rate under the Cook County and Cook County Forest Preserve Articles. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
6/7/2019	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0011

Date	Chamber	Action
2/5/2019	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
2/5/2019	House	First Reading
2/5/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/19/2019	House	Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
2/28/2019	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 006-004-000
2/28/2019	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/5/2019	House	Judicial Note Filed
3/5/2019	House	Correctional Note Filed
3/5/2019	House	Fiscal Note Filed
3/5/2019	House	Pension Note Filed
3/5/2019	House	State Debt Impact Note Filed
3/6/2019	House	Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed
3/6/2019	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
3/6/2019	House	Home Rule Note Filed
3/8/2019	House	Balanced Budget Note Filed
3/8/2019	House	Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed
3/12/2019	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/12/2019	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/20/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
3/20/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/21/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/27/2019	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
3/27/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/27/2019	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/27/2019	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-036-000
3/27/2019	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/27/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/27/2019	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
3/27/2019	Senate	First Reading
3/27/2019	Senate	Referred to Assignments
5/16/2019	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 24, 2019
5/16/2019	Senate	Assigned to Government Accountability and Ethics
5/22/2019	Senate	Do Pass Government Accountability and Ethics; 010-000-000
5/22/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 23, 2019
5/23/2019	Senate	Second Reading
5/23/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2019
5/24/2019	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019
5/29/2019	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-004-000
5/29/2019	House	Passed Both Houses
6/1/2019	House	Sent to the Governor
6/7/2019	House	Governor Approved
6/7/2019	House	Effective Date June 7, 2019
6/7/2019	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0011

	Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
	This legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State of Illinois.

	Correctional Note (Dept of Corrections)
	There is no fiscal or population impact on the Department of Corrections.

	Fiscal Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
	HB 2071 will have no fiscal impact upon the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability's operations or budget.

	Pension Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
	Because the Cook County Pension Fund indicates that it does not track how many members are forced to take furlough days, the number of members eligible to purchase service credit under the circumstances proposed in HB 2071 is unknown.

	State Debt Impact Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
	HB 2074 would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness.

	Land Conveyance Appraisal Note (Dept. of Transportation)
	No land conveyances are included in this bill; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed.

	State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
	This bill does not create a State mandate

	Home Rule Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
	This bill does not pre-empt home rule authority.

	Balanced Budget Note (Office of Management and Budget)
	Please be advised that the Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to this bill, as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted.

	Housing Affordability Impact Note (Housing Development Authority)
	This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence.