104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3084 Introduced , by Rep. Aarn M. Ortz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new30 ILCS 805/8.49 new Amends the Downstate 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 Downstate Firefighter Article, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is entitled under the Downstate 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. LRB104 10792 RPS 20873 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3084 Introduced , by Rep. Aarn M. Ortz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new30 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new Amends the Downstate 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 Downstate Firefighter Article, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is entitled under the Downstate 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. LRB104 10792 RPS 20873 b LRB104 10792 RPS 20873 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3084 Introduced , by Rep. Aarn M. Ortz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new30 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new Amends the Downstate 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 Downstate Firefighter Article, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is entitled under the Downstate 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. LRB104 10792 RPS 20873 b LRB104 10792 RPS 20873 b LRB104 10792 RPS 20873 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR HB3084LRB104 10792 RPS 20873 b HB3084 LRB104 10792 RPS 20873 b HB3084 LRB104 10792 RPS 20873 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 4-138.15 as follows: 6 (40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new) 7 Sec. 4-138.15. Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. The 8 Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, Article 20 of this Code, is 9 adopted and made a part of this Article, but only with respect 10 to a person who, on or after the effective date of this 11 amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, is entitled 12 under this Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or 13 survivor's annuity (as those terms are defined in Article 20) 14 and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems 15 Reciprocal Act. 16 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 17 Section 8.49 as follows: 18 (30 ILCS 805/8.49 new) 19 Sec. 8.49. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 20 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for 21 the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3084 Introduced , by Rep. Aarn M. Ortz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new30 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new Amends the Downstate 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 Downstate Firefighter Article, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is entitled under the Downstate 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. 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