As legislation is introduced, the IMRF Board
will take a position on the bill.
The Board's position does not directly affect the movement of the bill; the
legislation must be passed by the Illinois legislature to become law. You
can read a brief overview
of how IMRF legislation is passed.
Bills marked "Position Pending" will be presented to
the Board for a position at a future meeting date.
Bill positions marked with * indicate that this position
has been recommended by the Legislative Committee of the IMRF Board of
Trustees, but has not been approved by the full Board. It will be presented
at the next scheduled
Board meeting.
Bill
number/
Link to Bill Status |
Bill
Sponsor |
IMRF
Board Position |
| HB
3591 |
Terminates pension benefits for a member of any fund
who is convicted of a job-related felony |
Rep.
Michelle Mussman |
Neutral |
| HB 3474 |
As amended, makes several changes to the definition
of final rate of earnings and return to work rules. Also expands the
period applicable for the 125% rule, changes the manner in which employer
costs are charged and allocated, and requires pension impact statements
for any salary changes. |
Rep.
Karen May |
Neutral |
| HB
3427 |
Excludes from pensionable earnings certain lump sum
payments and annual increases of more than 6% (applies to all systems) |
Rep.
David Harris |
Oppose |
| HB
3426 |
Excludes from the IMRF Final Rate of Earnings calculation
certain lump sum payments |
Rep.
David Harris |
Oppose |
HB
3375
(amended) |
The bill originally required funds to suspend the annuity
of any retiree who begins participation in any other Illinois public
pension system. It has been amended and no longer applies to IMRF. |
Rep.
Kevin McCarthy |
N/A |
| HB
3370 |
Requires IMRF to create an alternative DC plan and allow
employers to require their new members to participate |
Rep.
Mike Fortner |
Oppose |
HB
3334
Signed into law on 08/16/2011 as Public Act 97-0415 |
Grants the Board the authority to deny or terminate
disability benefits in certain situations and would remove the two
year time limit for benefit protection leaves |
Rep.
Raymond Poe |
N/A |
HB
3332
(amended)
Signed into law on 08/08/2011 as Public Act 97-0273 |
As amended, temporarily allows IMRF members who have
service in a downstate police pension fund to transfer that service
to IMRF by paying the total cost or receiving the equivalent amount
of service. |
Rep.
Raymond Poe |
N/A |
HB
3253
Signed into law on 08/08/2011 as Publc Act 97-0272 |
Makes two changes: 1) terminate the provision allowing
SLEP participants to upgrade non-SLEP service to the SLEP formula for
new members and 2) sunset the ECO program |
Rep.
Karen May |
N/A |
| HB
3228 |
Limits the return to work restrictions for ERI annuitants |
Rep.
Dan Brady |
Support |
| HB
3076 |
Requires IMRF employers, within 3 years, to pay the
present cost of contribution increases due to salary increases of more
than 6% |
Rep.
David Harris |
Support |
| HB
3075 |
Reduces the minimum age for retirement without reduction
in Tier Two to age 62 and to age 57 with a reduction |
Rep.
Daniel Beiser |
Neutral |
| HB
2975 |
Excludes IMRF and police and fire fund levies from tax
caps for the first five years after participation and changes the referendum
question for participation in IMRF and downstate police |
Rep.
Karen May |
Support |
| HB
2958 |
Places certain full-time firefighters and paramedics
who are not in a downstate fire fund into IMRF SLEP |
Rep.
Lisa Dugan |
Oppose |
| HB
2865 |
Makes two changes: 1) allow the second spouse of annuitants
who retired before 3/26/92 with a qualifying spouse to qualify for
a surviving spouse pension and 2) remove the requirement that surviving
spouse annuities be offset for workers’ compensation awards. |
Rep.
Raymond Poe |
Support |
| HB
2061 |
Excludes from the Final Rate of Earnings any salary
increase greater than 12% over the previous year for new participants
after July 1, 2011 |
Rep.
Carol Sente |
Oppose |
| HB
2037 |
Permits elected or appointed coroners to participate
in the SLEP program |
Rep.
Dan Brady |
Oppose |
| HB
1977 |
IMRF applicable provisions only: Excludes travel for
Board meetings or required fiduciary or ethics training from the approval
requirements of the Pension Code, as long as those expenses are incurred
within Illinois and makes a change in the Illinois economic opportunity
report |
Rep.
Kevin McCarthy |
Support |
HB
1956
Signed into law on 08/12/11 as Public
Act 97-0328 |
Makes three changes: 1) allow non-education employers
to increase the hourly standard to 1,000 hours; 2) allow members to
return to work with an employer without suspending their pension as
long as they work less than the hourly standard of that employer; and
3) removes the requirement that the authorized agent be an IMRF member
in order to vote in employer elections. |
Rep.
Elaine Nekritz |
N/A |
| HB
1502 |
Changes the minimum age for retirement without reduction
under Tier Two from age 67 to age 62. It would also remove any provision
for retirement at an earlier age with reduction. |
Rep.
Raymond Poe |
Neutral |
HB
1471
Signed into law on 08/12/11 as Public
Act 97-0319 |
Pro-rates the cost of a pension among multiple employers
on a combination of service credit and final rate of earnings. |
Rep.
Kevin McCarthy |
N/A |
| HB
1325 |
Authorizes pension systems to create optional DC plans
for their members. If the fund offers such a plan, members who choose
to participate would transfer their participation in the DB plan to
the new DC plan. If no choice is made, members would default to participation
in the DB plan. |
Rep.
Greg Harris |
Oppose |
| HB
146 |
Limits all salary for pension calculation purposes for
current participants in IMRF as well as the state-funded systems, to
$106,800, indexed annually. |
Rep.
Jack Franks |
Oppose |
