LYONS,JOSEPH-BURKE-BUGIELSKI-CAPPARELLI-MCAULIFFE. 40 ILCS 5/6-222 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-222 Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if a fireman whose application for either duty disability benefits or occupational disease disability benefits has been denied brings an action for administrative review challenging the denial of those benefits and prevails in that action, the prevailing fireman shall be entitled to recover from the Fund court costs and litigation expenses as part of the costs of the action. Effective immediately. PENSION NOTE (Pension Laws Commission) The fiscal impact of HB 420 cannot be determined, as the number of firefighters who would recover court costs and litigation expenses is unknown. According to the Fund, HB 420 is not expected to significantly increase the annual cost of the fund. JAN-30-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BURKE JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BUGIELSKI JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CAPPARELLI JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCAULIFFE JAN-30-2001 H FIRST READING JAN-30-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-06-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PERS PENSION MAR-16-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL NOV-06-2001 H PENSION NOTE FILED NOV-06-2001 H COMMITTEE RULES JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary