Illinois Senate Bill 1625 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-13 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Downstate Police and Downstate Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, for police officers and firefighters who enter service on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, pension benefits are based on qualified salary rather than the salary attached to the rank he or she held. Defines "qualified salary" to mean the amount of the monthly earnings obtained by dividing the total earnings received by the police officer or firefighter during the period of the 48 consecutive months of service within the last 120 months of service in which his or her total earnings were the highest. Effective January 1, 2010.

PEN CD-POLICE & FIRE-SALARY

Sen. Pamela Althoff [R]

Sen. Louis Viverito [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-13		Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2009-03-12		Postponed - Pensions and Investments; Subcommittee on Pension Reform
2009-03-06		To Pensions and Investments Subcommittee on Pension Reform
2009-02-25		Assigned to Pensions and Investments
2009-02-25		Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
2009-02-19		Referred to Assignments
2009-02-19		First Reading
2009-02-19		Filed with Secretary by Sen. Louis S. Viverito

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1625&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/09600SB1625.htm