House Bills
| Bill Number | Sponsor | Summary | Board Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1307 | Rep. Larry Walsh | This bill would place firefighters in communities under 5,000 in population in Cook County with at least 40 firefighters into IMRF SLEP if they do not have an Article 4 fund. It would also require IMRF to create a duty disability program for all firefighters participating in IMRF |
OPPOSED |
| HB 1727 | Rep. Amy Elik | Suspends the pension of any member or annuitant charged with a job-related felony. Authorizes repayment of any skipped payments, with interest, if the person is not convicted. Applicable to current and new members. |
OPPOSED |
| HB 1736 | Rep. Dagmara Avelar | Places the Joliet Port District on the list of qualified instrumentalities that allows them to participate in IMRF upon application and approval by the Board. |
NEUTRAL |
| HB 2358 | Rep. Tom Weber | This bill would require IMRF to commence all benefits within 30 days of a full and completed application filed with the Fund. |
NEUTRAL |
| HB 2484 | Rep. Stephanie Kifowit | In the provisions applicable to IMRF SLEP members, allows chiefs of police to choose between IMRF SLEP and Article 3 participation. Makes other unrelated changes to the Article 3 fund. |
OPPOSED |
| HB 3113 | Rep. Blaine Wilhour | Creates a system for ensuring that Tier 2 members of any system who do not participate in Social Security meet the provisions for a Social Security replacement system without changing the wage cap. |
OPPOSED |
*Pending recommendation by the Legislative Committee and approval by the IMRF Board of Trustees
Senate Bills
| Bill Number | Sponsor | Summary | Board Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 1267 | Sen. Karina Villa |
Allows the Board to charge up to 100% of the return to work or separation of service violation liability to the employer instead of the member |
SUPPORT |
| SB 1268 | Sen. Karina Villa |
Increases the lump sum death benefit from $3,000 to $8,000 |
SUPPORT |
| SB 1269 | Sen. Karina Villa |
Creates a presumption that an elected official opted in to participation in that position if he or she had participated at that same employer as a regular employer and their member and employer contributions continued to be paid and reported to IMRF with no break when they began their new position. |
SUPPORT |
| SB 1456 | Sen. Robert Martwick |
Requires the Department of Insurance to develop online training courses for pension fund trustees to use as the annual training for pension fund trustees. Also explicitly prohibits funds from counting attendance at board meetings toward the training requirements. |
NEUTRAL |
| SB 1461 | Sen. Robert Martwick |
Adds an additional IMRF job title that can be transferred from IMRF to SERS. Also makes permanent a provision allowing certain positions to transfer service from IMRF to an Article 3 police pension fund. |
OPPOSED |
| SB 1462 | Sen. Robert Martwick | Adds an additional IMRF job title that can be transferred from IMRF to SERS. Also makes permanent a provision allowing certain positions to transfer service from IMRF to an Article 3 police pension fund. Makes other unrelated changes to the State Employees' Retirement System. |
OPPOSED |
| SB 1986 | Sen. Chapin Rose |
Creates a window to allow current SLEP members to transfer service credit in a downstate police (Article 3) pension fund to SLEP. |
OPPOSED |
* Indicates pending board approval