103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1645 Introduced , by Rep. Blaine Wilhour SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/1-163 new Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the total amount of the retirement annuity or pension benefits a person may receive from any pension fund or retirement system under the Code in any year shall not exceed $132,900; however, that amount shall annually thereafter be increased by the percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments. Provides that the changes apply without regard to whether a person became a member, participant, beneficiary, or annuitant before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1645 Introduced , by Rep. Blaine Wilhour SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/1-163 new 40 ILCS 5/1-163 new Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the total amount of the retirement annuity or pension benefits a person may receive from any pension fund or retirement system under the Code in any year shall not exceed $132,900; however, that amount shall annually thereafter be increased by the percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments. Provides that the changes apply without regard to whether a person became a member, participant, beneficiary, or annuitant before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1645 Introduced , by Rep. Blaine Wilhour SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/1-163 new 40 ILCS 5/1-163 new 40 ILCS 5/1-163 new Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the total amount of the retirement annuity or pension benefits a person may receive from any pension fund or retirement system under the Code in any year shall not exceed $132,900; however, that amount shall annually thereafter be increased by the percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments. Provides that the changes apply without regard to whether a person became a member, participant, beneficiary, or annuitant before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b A BILL FOR HB1645LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b HB1645 LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b HB1645 LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b 1 AN ACT concerning public employee benefits. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by adding 5 Section 1-163 as follows: 6 (40 ILCS 5/1-163 new) 7 Sec. 1-163. Limit on total retirement annuity amount. 8 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the 9 contrary, the total amount of the retirement annuity or 10 pension benefits a person may receive from any pension fund or 11 retirement system under this Code in any year shall not exceed 12 $132,900; however, that amount shall annually thereafter be 13 increased by the percentage increase (but not less than zero) 14 in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the 15 September preceding each November 1, including all previous 16 adjustments. 17 The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 103rd 18 General Assembly apply without regard to whether a person 19 became a member, participant, beneficiary, or annuitant before 20 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General 21 Assembly. 22 For the purposes of this Section, "consumer price index-u" 23 means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1645 Introduced , by Rep. Blaine Wilhour SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/1-163 new 40 ILCS 5/1-163 new 40 ILCS 5/1-163 new Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the total amount of the retirement annuity or pension benefits a person may receive from any pension fund or retirement system under the Code in any year shall not exceed $132,900; however, that amount shall annually thereafter be increased by the percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments. Provides that the changes apply without regard to whether a person became a member, participant, beneficiary, or annuitant before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b A BILL FOR 40 ILCS 5/1-163 new LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b HB1645 LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b HB1645- 2 -LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b HB1645 - 2 - LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b HB1645 - 2 - LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b 1 the United States Department of Labor that measures the 2 average change in prices of goods and services purchased by 3 all urban consumers, United States city average, all items, 4 1982-84 = 100. The new amount resulting from each annual 5 adjustment shall be determined by the Public Pension Division 6 of the Department of Insurance and made available to the 7 boards of the retirement systems and pension funds by November 8 1 of each year. 9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 10 becoming law. HB1645 - 2 - LRB103 05238 RPS 50256 b