Bill Status of HB2654  99th General Assembly

Short Description:  PEN CD-TRANSFER DNST POL-FIRE

House Sponsors
Rep. Kathleen Willis, Anthony DeLuca and Sue Scherer

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
40 ILCS 5/3-110.12 new
40 ILCS 5/4-108from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-108
30 ILCS 805/8.39 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Authorizes an active member of a downstate firefighters' pension fund to transfer up to 6 years of creditable service to that fund from a downstate police pension fund that is administered by the same unit of local government. Requires application within 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Authorizes reinstatement of service that was terminated by a refund. Provides that if the transferred police service was Tier 1, then the firefighter shall be considered to be a Tier 1 firefighter. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/19/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kathleen Willis
  2/19/2015HouseFirst Reading
  2/19/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/20/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
  3/16/2015HouseAssigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee
  3/24/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
  3/27/2015HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die