2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

HB1307: PEN CD-IMRF-FIRE/PARAMEDIC

Legislative Summary

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if a full-time firefighter or firefighter/paramedic employed by a city, village, incorporated town, or township that meets certain requirements is not eligible to participate in a retirement fund created under the Downstate Firefighters Article of the Code, then he or she is eligible to participate, as a sheriff's law enforcement employee, under the IMRF Article of the Code. Specifies survivor and occupational disease disability benefits that are available to the qualifying firefighters. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Assigned to Appropriations-Pensions & Personnel
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Rules(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Lawrence Walsh
Lawrence Walsh
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/13/202598.5 KB