Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2824 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2824 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/5-136.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-136.140 ILCS 5/6-141.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-141.130 ILCS 805/8.49 new Amends the Chicago Police and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a widow's annuity shall be equal to 66 2/3%(instead of 50%) of the retirement annuity the deceased policeman or fireman was receiving at the time of death or 66 2/3% (instead of 50%) of the retirement annuity the policeman or fireman would have been eligible for if the policeman or fireman retired from service on the day before the policeman's or fireman's death. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. LRB104 11133 RPS 21215 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2824 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/5-136.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-136.140 ILCS 5/6-141.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-141.130 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/5-136.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-136.1 40 ILCS 5/6-141.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-141.1 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new Amends the Chicago Police and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a widow's annuity shall be equal to 66 2/3%(instead of 50%) of the retirement annuity the deceased policeman or fireman was receiving at the time of death or 66 2/3% (instead of 50%) of the retirement annuity the policeman or fireman would have been eligible for if the policeman or fireman retired from service on the day before the policeman's or fireman's death. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. LRB104 11133 RPS 21215 b LRB104 11133 RPS 21215 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2824 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	40 ILCS 5/5-136.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-136.140 ILCS 5/6-141.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-141.130 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/5-136.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-136.1 40 ILCS 5/6-141.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-141.1 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new
4	4	40 ILCS 5/5-136.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-136.1
5	5	40 ILCS 5/6-141.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-141.1
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7	7	Amends the Chicago Police and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a widow's annuity shall be equal to 66 2/3%(instead of 50%) of the retirement annuity the deceased policeman or fireman was receiving at the time of death or 66 2/3% (instead of 50%) of the retirement annuity the policeman or fireman would have been eligible for if the policeman or fireman retired from service on the day before the policeman's or fireman's death. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
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15	15	1 AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
16	16	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
17	17	3 represented in the General Assembly:
18	18	4 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
19	19	5 changing Sections 5-136.1 and 6-141.1 as follows:
20	20	6 (40 ILCS 5/5-136.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-136.1)
21	21	7 Sec. 5-136.1. (a) Notwithstanding the other provisions of
22	22	8 this Article, the widow of a policeman (1) who retires on or
23	23	9 after January 1, 1986, and subsequently dies while receiving a
24	24	10 retirement annuity, or (2) dies on or after January 1, 1991
25	25	11 while receiving a retirement annuity without regard to the
26	26	12 date of retirement, or (3) dies after December 31, 1985, while
27	27	13 an active policeman with at least 1 1/2 years of creditable
28	28	14 service, may in lieu of any other widow's annuity have the
29	29	15 amount of widow's annuity calculated in accordance with this
30	30	16 Section.
31	31	17 (b) If the deceased policeman was an active policeman at
32	32	18 the time of his death and had at least 1 1/2 years of
33	33	19 creditable service, the widow's annuity shall be 30% of the
34	34	20 annual maximum salary attached to the classified civil service
35	35	21 position of a first class patrolman at the time of his death.
36	36	22 If such policeman dies on or after January 1, 1991, the widow's
37	37	23 annuity shall be the greater of (1) 30% of the annual maximum
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41	41	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2824 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
42	42	40 ILCS 5/5-136.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-136.140 ILCS 5/6-141.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-141.130 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/5-136.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-136.1 40 ILCS 5/6-141.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-141.1 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new
43	43	40 ILCS 5/5-136.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-136.1
44	44	40 ILCS 5/6-141.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-141.1
45	45	30 ILCS 805/8.49 new
46	46	Amends the Chicago Police and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a widow's annuity shall be equal to 66 2/3%(instead of 50%) of the retirement annuity the deceased policeman or fireman was receiving at the time of death or 66 2/3% (instead of 50%) of the retirement annuity the policeman or fireman would have been eligible for if the policeman or fireman retired from service on the day before the policeman's or fireman's death. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
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50	50	STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY
51	51	A BILL FOR
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57	57	40 ILCS 5/5-136.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-136.1
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82	82	1 salary attached to the classified civil service position of a
83	83	2 first class patrolman at the time of his death, or (2) 66 2/3%
84	84	3 50% of the retirement annuity the deceased policeman would
85	85	4 have been eligible to receive if he had retired from service on
86	86	5 the day before his death. This annuity is fixed at the time of
87	87	6 the policeman's death and does not increase. This annuity
88	88	7 shall not be limited to the maximum dollar amount in effect for
89	89	8 widows' annuities at the time of the policeman's death.
90	90	9 (c) If the deceased policeman was receiving a retirement
91	91	10 annuity at the time of his death, the widow's annuity shall be
92	92	11 equal to 40% of the policeman's annuity at the time of the
93	93	12 policeman's death until December 31, 1987, and 66 2/3% 50% of
94	94	13 such policeman's annuity thereafter. The increase in widow's
95	95	14 annuity provided by this amendatory Act of 1987 shall apply to
96	96	15 all annuities calculated under this subsection (c). This
97	97	16 annuity shall not be limited to the maximum dollar amount in
98	98	17 effect for widows' annuities at the time of the policeman's
99	99	18 death or retirement.
100	100	19 (d) This Section shall in no way limit any annuity
101	101	20 otherwise payable under this Article.
102	102	21 (e) The widow's annuity of any widow of a policeman who
103	103	22 retired on or after January 1, 1986 and died while receiving a
104	104	23 retirement annuity, which was not calculated under this
105	105	24 Section because the deceased policeman had reached age 63
106	106	25 prior to January 1, 1986, shall be recalculated, effective
107	107	26 January 1, 1991, in accordance with the provisions of this
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118	118	1 Section, notwithstanding Section 1-103.1.
119	119	2 (Source: P.A. 85-964; 86-1488.)
120	120	3 (40 ILCS 5/6-141.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-141.1)
121	121	4 Sec. 6-141.1. (a) Notwithstanding the other provisions of
122	122	5 this Article, the widow of a fireman who dies on or after June
123	123	6 30, 1984, while receiving a retirement annuity or while an
124	124	7 active fireman with at least 1 1/2 years of creditable
125	125	8 service, may elect to have the amount of widow's annuity
126	126	9 calculated in accordance with this Section.
127	127	10 (b) If the deceased fireman was an active fireman at the
128	128	11 time of his death and had at least 1 1/2 years of creditable
129	129	12 service, the widow's annuity shall be the greater of (1) 30% of
130	130	13 the salary attached to the rank of first class firefighter in
131	131	14 the classified career service at the time of the fireman's
132	132	15 death, or (2) 66 2/3% 50% of the retirement annuity the
133	133	16 deceased fireman would have been eligible to receive if he had
134	134	17 retired from service on the day before his death.
135	135	18 (c) If the deceased fireman was receiving a retirement
136	136	19 annuity at the time of his death, the widow's annuity shall be
137	137	20 equal to 66 2/3% 50% of the amount of such retirement annuity
138	138	21 at the time of the fireman's death.
139	139	22 (Source: P.A. 84-11.)
140	140	23 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
141	141	24 Section 8.49 as follows:
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