PENCD-ART 4-OCC DISEASE House SponsorsRep. Michael K. Smith 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die 40 ILCS 5/4-110.1from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-110.130 ILCS 805/8.27 new Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a retired firefighter may elect to receive an occupational disease disability pension in lieu of his or her retirement pension if he or she contracts heart disease, stroke, tuberculosis, or any disease of the lungs or respiratory tract, or one of a certain group of cancers within 5 years of retirement. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.Pension Note (Pension Laws Commission) The fiscal impact of HB 2622 cannot be determined. There would be a fiscal impact if retirees who contract the listed diseases are able to apply for occupational disease annuities that are larger than the retirement annuity. 2/21/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Michael K. Smith 2/21/2003HouseFirst Reading 2/21/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/26/2003HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 3/11/2003HousePension Note Filed 3/13/2003HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die