Bill Text: IL HB0136 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that any member of the General Assembly who sponsors or co-sponsors an amendment to the Illinois Constitution that provides for the implementation of General Assembly member term limits shall immediately be bound by the terms of that amendment upon sponsorship of such amendment, which shall include prior time served in office by that member, regardless of whether the provisions of that amendment exclude time served in office. Provides that if a member has reached his or her mandated term limit due to prior time served in office, but has time remaining on his or her current term of office, he or she shall be allowed to serve the remainder of his or her current term of office. Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Provides that a member of the General Assembly may, prior to being sworn into office, elect to reject any travel reimbursement provided under the Act. Provides that once a member elects to reject travel reimbursement, he or she shall not be eligible to receive travel reimbursement for current and future terms of office. Provides that any moneys received by a member for purposes of travel reimbursement may be repaid to the State. Amends the Compensation Review Act. Provides that members of the General Assembly and executive branch constitutional officers may, prior to being sworn into office, elect not to receive any increase in compensation that would otherwise apply based on a cost of living adjustment. Provides that once a member of the General Assembly or an executive branch constitutional officer elects not to receive a cost of living adjustment, he or she shall not be eligible to receive a cost of living adjustment for current and future terms of office. Provides that any increase in compensation received as a cost of living adjustment by a member of the General Assembly or an executive branch constitutional officer may be repaid to the State.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-14 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner [HB0136 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB0136-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB0136 Introduced , by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
25 ILCS 10/25 new
25 ILCS 115/1 from Ch. 63, par. 14
25 ILCS 120/7 new
Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that any member of the General Assembly who sponsors or co-sponsors an amendment to the Illinois Constitution that provides for the implementation of General Assembly member term limits shall immediately be bound by the terms of that amendment upon sponsorship of such amendment, which shall include prior time served in office by that member, regardless of whether the provisions of that amendment exclude time served in office. Provides that if a member has reached his or her mandated term limit due to prior time served in office, but has time remaining on his or her current term of office, he or she shall be allowed to serve the remainder of his or her current term of office. Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Provides that a member of the General Assembly may, prior to being sworn into office, elect to reject any travel reimbursement provided under the Act. Provides that once a member elects to reject travel reimbursement, he or she shall not be eligible to receive travel reimbursement for current and future terms of office. Provides that any moneys received by a member for purposes of travel reimbursement may be repaid to the State. Amends the Compensation Review Act. Provides that members of the General Assembly and executive branch constitutional officers may, prior to being sworn into office, elect not to receive any increase in compensation that would otherwise apply based on a cost of living adjustment. Provides that once a member of the General Assembly or an executive branch constitutional officer elects not to receive a cost of living adjustment, he or she shall not be eligible to receive a cost of living adjustment for current and future terms of office. Provides that any increase in compensation received as a cost of living adjustment by a member of the General Assembly or an executive branch constitutional officer may be repaid to the State.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The General Assembly Operations Act is amended
by adding Section 25 as follows:
(25 ILCS 10/25 new)
Sec. 25. Term limit sponsorship. Any member of the General
Assembly who sponsors or co-sponsors an amendment to the
Illinois Constitution that provides for the implementation of
General Assembly member term limits shall immediately be bound
by the terms of that amendment upon sponsorship of such
amendment, which shall include prior time served in office by
that member, regardless of whether the provisions of that
amendment exclude time served in office. If a member under
this Section has reached his or her mandated term limit due to
prior time served in office, but has time remaining on his or
her current term of office, he or she shall be allowed to serve
the remainder of his or her current term of office.
Section 10. The General Assembly Compensation Act is
amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
(25 ILCS 115/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 14)

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Sec. 1. Each member of the General Assembly shall receive
an annual salary of $28,000 or as set by the Compensation
Review Board, whichever is greater. The following named
officers, committee chairmen and committee minority spokesmen
shall receive additional amounts per year for their services
as such officers, committee chairmen and committee minority
spokesmen respectively, as set by the Compensation Review
Board or, as follows, whichever is greater: Beginning the
second Wednesday in January 1989, the Speaker and the minority
leader of the House of Representatives and the President and
the minority leader of the Senate, $16,000 each; the majority
leader in the House of Representatives $13,500; 5 assistant
majority leaders and 5 assistant minority leaders in the
Senate, $12,000 each; 6 assistant majority leaders and 6
assistant minority leaders in the House of Representatives,
$10,500 each; 2 Deputy Majority leaders in the House of
Representatives $11,500 each; and 2 Deputy Minority leaders in
the House of Representatives, $11,500 each; the majority
caucus chairman and minority caucus chairman in the Senate,
$12,000 each; and beginning the second Wednesday in January,
1989, the majority conference chairman and the minority
conference chairman in the House of Representatives, $10,500
each; beginning the second Wednesday in January, 1989, the
chairman and minority spokesman of each standing committee of
the Senate, except the Rules Committee, the Committee on
Committees, and the Committee on Assignment of Bills, $6,000

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each; and beginning the second Wednesday in January, 1989, the
chairman and minority spokesman of each standing and select
committee of the House of Representatives, $6,000 each; and
beginning fiscal year 2020, the majority leader in the Senate,
an amount equal to the majority leader in the House. A member
who serves in more than one position as an officer, committee
chairman, or committee minority spokesman shall receive only
one additional amount based on the position paying the highest
additional amount. The compensation provided for in this
Section to be paid per year to members of the General Assembly,
including the additional sums payable per year to officers of
the General Assembly shall be paid in 12 equal monthly
installments. The first such installment is payable on January
31, 1977. All subsequent equal monthly installments are
payable on the last working day of the month. A member who has
held office any part of a month is entitled to compensation for
an entire month.
Mileage shall be paid at the rate of 20 cents per mile
before January 9, 1985, and at the mileage allowance rate in
effect under regulations promulgated pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
5707(b)(2) beginning January 9, 1985, for the number of actual
highway miles necessarily and conveniently traveled by the
most feasible route to be present upon convening of the
sessions of the General Assembly by such member in each and
every trip during each session in going to and returning from
the seat of government, to be computed by the Comptroller. A

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member traveling by public transportation for such purposes,
however, shall be paid his actual cost of that transportation
instead of on the mileage rate if his cost of public
transportation exceeds the amount to which he would be
entitled on a mileage basis. No member may be paid, whether on
a mileage basis or for actual costs of public transportation,
for more than one such trip for each week the General Assembly
is actually in session. Each member shall also receive an
allowance of $36 per day for lodging and meals while in
attendance at sessions of the General Assembly before January
9, 1985; beginning January 9, 1985, such food and lodging
allowance shall be equal to the amount per day permitted to be
deducted for such expenses under the Internal Revenue Code;
however, beginning May 31, 1995, no allowance for food and
lodging while in attendance at sessions is authorized for
periods of time after the last day in May of each calendar
year, except (i) if the General Assembly is convened in
special session by either the Governor or the presiding
officers of both houses, as provided by subsection (b) of
Section 5 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution or (ii) if
the General Assembly is convened to consider bills vetoed,
item vetoed, reduced, or returned with specific
recommendations for change by the Governor as provided in
Section 9 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution. For
fiscal year 2011 and for session days in fiscal years 2012,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 only (i) the

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allowance for lodging and meals is $111 per day and (ii)
mileage for automobile travel shall be reimbursed at a rate of
$0.39 per mile.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, beginning in fiscal year 2012, travel reimbursement
for General Assembly members on non-session days shall be
calculated using the guidelines set forth by the Legislative
Travel Control Board, except that fiscal year 2012, 2013,
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 mileage reimbursement
is set at a rate of $0.39 per mile.
A member may, prior to being sworn into office, elect to
reject any travel reimbursement provided under this Section.
Once a member elects to reject travel reimbursement, he or she
shall not be eligible to receive travel reimbursement under
this Section for the remainder of his or her elected term of
office or for any subsequent term of office for which he or she
may be elected to the same house of the General Assembly. Any
moneys received by a member for purposes of travel
reimbursement may voluntarily be repaid by a member to the
State in a manner prescribed by the Comptroller.
If a member dies having received only a portion of the
amount payable as compensation, the unpaid balance shall be
paid to the surviving spouse of such member, or, if there be
none, to the estate of such member.
(Source: P.A. 100-25, eff. 7-26-17; 100-587, eff. 6-4-18;
101-10, eff. 6-5-19; revised 7-17-19.)

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Section 15. The Compensation Review Act is amended by
adding Section 7 as follows:
(25 ILCS 120/7 new)
Sec. 7. COLA opt-out. Notwithstanding any provision of law
to the contrary, members of the General Assembly and executive
branch constitutional officers of State government may, prior
to being sworn into office, elect not to receive any increase
in compensation that would otherwise apply based on a cost of
living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192
of the 86th General Assembly. Once a member of the General
Assembly or an executive branch constitutional officer elects
not to receive a cost of living adjustment, he or she shall not
be eligible to receive a cost of living adjustment for the
remainder of his or her elected term of office or for any
subsequent term of office for which he or she may be elected to
the same office. Any increase in compensation received as a
cost of living adjustment by a member of the General Assembly
or an executive branch constitutional officer may voluntarily
be repaid by a member or an officer to the State in a manner
prescribed by the Comptroller.