101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
HC0045

 

Introduced , by Rep. Joe Sosnowski

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
ILCON Art. XIII, Sec. 5

    Proposes to amend the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Constitution. Removes a provision that specifies that membership in any pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof shall be an enforceable contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired. Provides that a person who has not attained the age of 65 shall not be entitled to receive a retirement pension from a pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof. Provides that an automatic annual increase or cost of living adjustment to any pension granted by a pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof shall not exceed the lesser of 2% of the pension amount or the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price index for all urban consumers for the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments. Provides that no pension granted by a pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof shall exceed an annual amount of $110,000; except that this amount shall annually be increased by the lesser of 2% or the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price index for all urban consumers for the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments. Effective upon being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.


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1
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
4HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
5SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the
6electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general
7election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of
8this resolution a proposition to amend Section 5 of Article
9XIII of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
 
10
ARTICLE XIII
11
GENERAL PROVISIONS

12    (ILCON Art. XIII, Sec. 5)
13SECTION 5. LIMITATION OF PENSION AND RETIREMENT RIGHTS
14    A person who has not attained the age of 65 shall not be
15entitled to receive a retirement pension from a pension or
16retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or
17school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof. An
18automatic annual increase or cost of living adjustment to any
19pension granted by a pension or retirement system of the State,
20any unit of local government or school district, or any agency
21or instrumentality thereof shall not exceed the lesser of 2% of
22the pension amount or the annual unadjusted percentage increase
23(but not less than zero) in the consumer price index for all

 

 

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1urban consumers for the 12 months ending with the September
2preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments.
3No pension granted by a pension or retirement system of the
4State, any unit of local government or school district, or any
5agency or instrumentality thereof shall exceed an annual amount
6of $110,000; except that this amount shall annually be
7increased by the lesser of 2% or the annual unadjusted
8percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer
9price index for all urban consumers for the 12 months ending
10with the September preceding each November 1, including all
11previous adjustments. Membership in any pension or retirement
12system of the State, any unit of local government or school
13district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall be an
14enforceable contractual relationship, the benefits of which
15shall not be diminished or impaired.
16(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
 
17
SCHEDULE
18    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
19declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
20Constitutional Amendment Act.