BUGIELSKI-LYONS,JOSEPH-CAPPARELLI-BURKE-BRADLEY. 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 (Illinois Pension Laws Commission) The fiscal impact of HB 4144 cannot be determined, as the number of firefighters who would recover court costs and liti- gation expenses is unknown. According to the Fund, HB 4144 is not expected to significantly increase the annual cost of the Fund. JAN-30-2002 H FILED WITH CLERK JAN-30-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LYONS,JOSEPH JAN-30-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CAPPARELLI JAN-30-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BURKE JAN-30-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BRADLEY JAN-30-2002 H FIRST READING JAN-30-2002 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-15-2002 H PENSION NOTE FILED FEB-15-2002 H COMMITTEE RULES JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary