Illinois House Bill 4657 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on October 16 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-26 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows an active firefighter to establish creditable service for time spent as an on-call firefighter or volunteer firefighter at the rate of one year of creditable service for each 5 years of time spent as an on-call firefighter or volunteer firefighter, provided that (i) the firefighter has at least 5 years of creditable service as an active firefighter, (ii) the firefighter spent at least 5 years as an on-call firefighter or volunteer firefighter for a municipality, (iii) the firefighter contributes to the Fund an amount representing employee contributions for the number of years of creditable service granted, based on the salary and contribution rate in effect for the firefighter at the date of entry into the Fund, to be determined by the board, (iv) not more than 3 years of creditable service may be granted, and (v) the municipality consents to allow the employee to establish the creditable service. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

PEN CD-ART 4-VOLUNTEER CREDIT

Rep. Careen Gordon [D]

Rep. Jack McGuire [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-26		Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2010-03-25		Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2010-03-25		Second Reading - Short Debate
2010-03-17		House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
2010-03-15		House Committee Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Filed as Amended
2010-03-12		House Committee Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Requested as Amended by Rep. William B. Black
2010-03-12		House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. William B. Black
2010-03-11		Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2010-03-11		Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 006-003-000
2010-03-04		Remains in Personnel and Pensions Committee
2010-03-04		Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Personnel and Pensions Committee; 005-002-001
2010-03-04		House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel and Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote
2010-03-04		House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Personnel and Pensions Committee
2010-02-16		Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee
2009-10-29		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
2009-10-16		Referred to Rules Committee
2009-10-16		First Reading
2009-10-16		Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Careen M. Gordon

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4657&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/09600HB4657.htm