Illinois Senate Bill 1980 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-16 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that in any action by a participant or beneficiary arising under the Code or Article XIII, Section 5 of the Illinois Constitution in which there is at issue the payment of benefits due to a participant or beneficiary, the court, in its discretion, may allow either party to recover reasonable attorney's fees and the costs of the action. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

PEN CD-ATTORNEY'S FEES

Sen. Laura Fine [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-16	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2021-04-16	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2021-04-13	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
2021-04-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2021-04-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
2021-03-16	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2021-02-26	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-02-26	Senate	First Reading
2021-02-26	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	805	8.45	New Code	See Bill Text
40	5	1-115	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1980&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB1980.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB1980sam001.htm