Bill Status of HB5459  102nd General Assembly

Short Description:  PEN CD-TRANSFER-CHI MUNI/ART 3

House Sponsors
Rep. Joyce Mason

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
40 ILCS 5/3-110.13 new
40 ILCS 5/3-111.7 new
40 ILCS 5/8-226.8 new
30 ILCS 805/8.46 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Downstate Police and Chicago Municipal Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that beginning January 1, 2023 and until July 1, 2023, any participant under the Chicago Municipal Article who is a police officer under the Downstate Police Article may apply to transfer service credit from the pension fund under the Chicago Municipal Article to a pension fund under the Downstate Police Article. Requires a specified contribution to establish the service credit. Provides that a police officer shall be deemed to be a person who first became a police officer under the Downstate Police Article before January 1, 2011 if the transferred service credit was for service as a person who first became a participant under the Chicago Municipal Article before January 1, 2011 and at the time the police officer applied to transfer the service credit, the amount of service credit under the Chicago Municipal Article was greater than the amount of creditable service the police officer had under the Downstate Police Article. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/28/2022HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason
  1/31/2022HouseFirst Reading
  1/31/2022HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/9/2022HouseAssigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
  2/18/2022HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die