Bill Status of HB 6252   97th General Assembly

Short Description:  PEN CD-CLOSE STATE SYSTEMS

House Sponsors
Rep. André M. Thapedi

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
5 ILCS 375/3from Ch. 127, par. 523
5 ILCS 375/6.6
5 ILCS 375/6.10
5 ILCS 375/6.10A new
5 ILCS 375/6.10B new
40 ILCS 5/1-167 new
40 ILCS 5/1-168 new
40 ILCS 5/2-105from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-105
40 ILCS 5/2-124from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-124
40 ILCS 5/14-103.06from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-103.06
40 ILCS 5/14-131
40 ILCS 5/15-134from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-134
40 ILCS 5/15-155from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-155
40 ILCS 5/16-107from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-107
40 ILCS 5/16-158from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-158
40 ILCS 5/18-110from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-110
40 ILCS 5/18-131from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-131
40 ILCS 15/1.3
40 ILCS 15/1.4
30 ILCS 805/8.36 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Shifts the costs of health insurance coverage for future employees of certain higher education institutions from the State to those higher education institutions. Creates a new health benefit program for those employees, once they become annuitants, and for their dependent beneficiaries. Terminates provisions providing for the ongoing transfer of funds from the General Revenue Fund to the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund and the Community College Health Insurance Security Fund. Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Requires certain employers to provide a tax-sheltered annuity retirement plan to eligible employees. Requires current members and participants to elect whether to maintain their current benefits in the State-funded retirement systems. Prohibits the State-funded retirement systems from accepting new members or participants. Changes the amount of the required State contributions to the State-funded retirement systems and, in the State Universities and Downstate Teacher Articles, shifts the liability for making those contributions to employers. Amends the State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act. Terminates continuing appropriations from the General Revenue Fund to the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund and the Community College Health Insurance Security Fund. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

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

 Correctional Note (Dept of Corrections)
 There are no penalty enhancements associated with HB 6252. The bill would have no fiscal or population impact on the Department. of Corrections.

 Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
 HB 6252 would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State.

 Home Rule Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
 HB 6252 does not pre-empt home rule authority.

 State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
 HB 6252 creates a personnel mandate under the State Mandates Act.

 State Debt Impact Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
 HB 6252 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.

 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.

 Pension Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
 HB 6252's closure of the five State-funded retirement systems to new hires may have a substantially positive fiscal impact for the State. However, the bill does not stipulate what the closure of these retirement systems will be replaced by, with the exception of the mandatory offering of 403(b) plans for TRS and SURS employers. An actuarial cost study would be required to evaluate whether the reduced State contributions to SERS, GARS, and JRS in future years as provided for in this bill would be justified by the closure of these systems to new members.

 Balanced Budget Note (Office of Management and Budget)
 HB 6252 could provide significant savings to the fiscal year 2014 budget, approximately $3.4 billion from reduced retirement contributions alone. However, it is not clear if the membership changes would reduce liabilities sufficiently to allow the retirement systems to continue paying benefits to annuitants and current employees who choose to remain covered.

 Fiscal Note (Department of Insurance)
 HB 6252 has no projected fiscal impact to the Illinois Department of Insurance.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  11/20/2012HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. André M. Thapedi
  11/20/2012HouseFiscal Note Requested by Rep. André M. Thapedi
  11/20/2012HouseState Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. André M. Thapedi
  11/20/2012HouseBalanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. André M. Thapedi
  11/20/2012HouseCorrectional Note Requested by Rep. André M. Thapedi
  11/20/2012HouseHome Rule Note Requested by Rep. André M. Thapedi
  11/20/2012HouseHousing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. André M. Thapedi
  11/20/2012HouseJudicial Note Requested by Rep. André M. Thapedi
  11/20/2012HouseLand Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. André M. Thapedi
  11/20/2012HousePension Note Requested by Rep. André M. Thapedi
  11/20/2012HouseState Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. André M. Thapedi
  11/26/2012HouseLand Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed
  11/26/2012HouseCorrectional Note Filed
  11/26/2012HouseJudicial Note Filed
  11/26/2012HouseHome Rule Note Filed
  11/26/2012HouseState Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
  11/26/2012HouseState Debt Impact Note Filed
  11/26/2012HouseFirst Reading
  11/26/2012HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  11/27/2012HouseHousing Affordability Impact Note Filed
  11/27/2012HousePension Note Filed
  11/27/2012HouseBalanced Budget Note Filed
  11/28/2012HouseFiscal Note Filed
  1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die

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