MCAULIFFE-HARTKE. 40 ILCS 5/14-118 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-118 40 ILCS 5/14-120 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-120 40 ILCS 5/14-130 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-130 Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a person who dies on or after the effective date need not have been married for one year before withdrawal from service in order for the surviving spouse to qualify for a widow's or survivor's annuity. Allows a member no longer in service who is unmarried and has no eligible survivor's annuity beneficiaries to elect to receive a refund of contributions for survivor's annuity. Provides that no survivor's annuity is payable upon the death of a person who has made this election, unless the refunded contributions are repaid to the System, with regular interest. Effective immediately. PENSION NOTE (Pension Laws Commission) Fiscal impact cannot be determined, but is expected to be minimal. 99-01-27 H FILED WITH CLERK 99-01-28 H FIRST READING 99-01-28 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-02 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PERS PENSION 99-02-09 H PENSION NOTE FILED 99-02-09 H COMMITTEE PERS PENSION 99-03-05 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 99-06-09 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HARTKE 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary