Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1269 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1269 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Karina Villa SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/7-137.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.130 ILCS 805/8.49 new Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning participation in the Fund by a person who holds an elective office, provides that a person who holds an elective office and has not elected to participate in the Fund with respect to that office shall not be disqualified from receiving service credit for service in that elected office as long as the member participated in a non-elected position with the employer for which the member is now an elected official; the employer has continued to make member contributions for that period of service; and there is no gap in service credit between the 2 positions. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. LRB104 08546 RPS 18598 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1269 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Karina Villa SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/7-137.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.130 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/7-137.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.1 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning participation in the Fund by a person who holds an elective office, provides that a person who holds an elective office and has not elected to participate in the Fund with respect to that office shall not be disqualified from receiving service credit for service in that elected office as long as the member participated in a non-elected position with the employer for which the member is now an elected official; the employer has continued to make member contributions for that period of service; and there is no gap in service credit between the 2 positions. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. LRB104 08546 RPS 18598 b LRB104 08546 RPS 18598 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 SB1269 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Karina Villa SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	40 ILCS 5/7-137.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.130 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/7-137.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.1 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new
4	4	40 ILCS 5/7-137.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.1
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6	6	Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning participation in the Fund by a person who holds an elective office, provides that a person who holds an elective office and has not elected to participate in the Fund with respect to that office shall not be disqualified from receiving service credit for service in that elected office as long as the member participated in a non-elected position with the employer for which the member is now an elected official; the employer has continued to make member contributions for that period of service; and there is no gap in service credit between the 2 positions. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
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9	9	STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY
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11	11	A BILL FOR
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14	14	1 AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
15	15	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
16	16	3 represented in the General Assembly:
17	17	4 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
18	18	5 changing Section 7-137.1 as follows:
19	19	6 (40 ILCS 5/7-137.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.1)
20	20	7 Sec. 7-137.1. Elected officials.
21	21	8 (a) A person holding an elective office who has elected to
22	22	9 participate in the Fund while in that office may revoke that
23	23	10 election and cease participating in the Fund by notifying the
24	24	11 Board in writing before January 1, 1992.
25	25	12 Upon such revocation, the person shall forfeit all
26	26	13 creditable service earned while holding that office, and the
27	27	14 Board shall refund to the person, without interest, all
28	28	15 employee contributions paid for the forfeited creditable
29	29	16 service. The Board shall also refund or credit to the
30	30	17 employing municipality, without interest, the employer
31	31	18 contributions relating to the forfeited service, except those
32	32	19 for death and disability.
33	33	20 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 7-141 and
34	34	21 7-144, beginning January 1, 1992, a person who holds an
35	35	22 elective office and has not elected to participate in the Fund
36	36	23 with respect to that office (or has revoked his election to
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40	40	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1269 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Karina Villa SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
41	41	40 ILCS 5/7-137.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.130 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/7-137.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.1 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new
42	42	40 ILCS 5/7-137.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.1
43	43	30 ILCS 805/8.49 new
44	44	Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning participation in the Fund by a person who holds an elective office, provides that a person who holds an elective office and has not elected to participate in the Fund with respect to that office shall not be disqualified from receiving service credit for service in that elected office as long as the member participated in a non-elected position with the employer for which the member is now an elected official; the employer has continued to make member contributions for that period of service; and there is no gap in service credit between the 2 positions. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
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47	47	STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY
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55	55	40 ILCS 5/7-137.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.1
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79	79	1 participate with respect to that office under subsection (a)
80	80	2 of this Section) shall not be disqualified from receiving a
81	81	3 retirement annuity by reason of holding such office, provided
82	82	4 that the annuity is not based on any credits received for
83	83	5 participating while holding that office.
84	84	6 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision, a person who
85	85	7 holds an elective office and has not elected to participate in
86	86	8 the Fund with respect to that office shall not be disqualified
87	87	9 from receiving service credit for service in that elected
88	88	10 office as long as:
89	89	11 (1) the member participated in a non-elected position
90	90	12 with the employer for which the member is now an elected
91	91	13 official;
92	92	14 (2) the employer has continued to make member
93	93	15 contributions for that period of service; and
94	94	16 (3) there is no gap in service credit between the 2
95	95	17 positions.
96	96	18 (Source: P.A. 87-740.)
97	97	19 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
98	98	20 Section 8.49 as follows:
99	99	21 (30 ILCS 805/8.49 new)
100	100	22 Sec. 8.49. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and
101	101	23 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for
102	102	24 the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory
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