HB2684 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB104 11312 RPS 21398 b

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2684

Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Martin J. Moylan

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

40 ILCS 5/6-235 new
30 ILCS 805/8.49 new

Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act (Article 20 of the Code) is adopted and made a part of the Chicago Firefighter Article, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is entitled under the Chicago Firefighter Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's annuity and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State.

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning employee benefits.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by adding Section 6-235 as follows:

(40 ILCS 5/6-235 new)

Sec. 6-235. Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. The Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, Article 20 of this Code, is adopted and made a part of this Article, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, is entitled under this Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's annuity (as those terms are defined in Article 20) and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act.

Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding Section 8.49 as follows:

(30 ILCS 805/8.49 new)

Sec. 8.49. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.