Bill Text: IL HB6163 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Pension Benefit Increase Note Act. Requires the Division of Insurance within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to prepare a written pension benefit increase note in relation to any bill, introduced in either house of the General Assembly, that proposes to grant a pension benefit increase. Contains provisions concerning the contents of the note; the appearance of employees of the Department before committees of the General Assembly; the effect of the Act on amendments; and the confidentiality of note-related information. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB6163 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB6163-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB6163 Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Pension Benefit Increase Note Act. Requires the Division of Insurance within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to prepare a written pension benefit increase note in relation to any bill, introduced in either house of the General Assembly, that proposes to grant a pension benefit increase. Contains provisions concerning the contents of the note; the appearance of employees of the Department before committees of the General Assembly; the effect of the Act on amendments; and the confidentiality of note-related information. Effective immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Pension Benefit Increase Note Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Department" means the Division of Insurance within the
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
"Pension benefit increase" means a change to any pension or
other law that results in a member of a pension or retirement
system receiving a new benefit or an enhancement to a benefit,
including, but not limited to, any changes that (i) increase
the amount of the pension or annuity that a member could
receive upon retirement or (ii) reduce or eliminate the
eligibility requirements or other terms or conditions a member
must meet to receive a pension or annuity upon retirement. The
term "pension benefit increase" also means a change to any
pension or other law that expands the class of persons who may
become a member of any pension or retirement system or who may
receive a pension or annuity from a pension or retirement
system. An increase in salary or wage level, by itself, shall
not constitute a "pension benefit increase" unless that
increase exceeds limitations provided by law.

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Section 10. Pension benefit increase notes. The Department
shall prepare a written pension benefit increase note in
relation to any bill, introduced in either house of the General
Assembly, that proposes to grant a pension benefit increase.
Upon the introduction of any such bill, the Clerk of the
House or the Secretary of the Senate shall forward the bill to
the Department, which shall prepare such a note within 7
calendar days after receiving the request. The bill shall be
held on second reading until the note has been received.
Copies of each pension benefit increase note shall be
furnished by the Department to the presiding officer of each
house, the minority leader of each house, the Clerk of the
House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, the
sponsor of the bill which is the subject of the note, the
member, if any, who initiated the request for the note, the
Chairman of the House Committee on Personnel and Pensions, and
the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Insurance, Pensions and
Licensed Activities.
Section 15. Content of pension benefit increase note.
The pension benefit increase note shall simply state whether or
not the bill proposes to grant a pension benefit increase.
Section 20. Appearance before committees of the General
Assembly. The fact that a pension benefit increase note is

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prepared for any bill shall not preclude or restrict the
appearance before any committee of the General Assembly of any
official or authorized employee of the Department who desires
to be heard in support of or in opposition to the measure.
Section 25. Effect of Act on amendments. Whenever any
committee of either house reports any bill with an amendment
that proposes to grant a pension benefit increase and whenever
any bill is amended on the floor of either house in such manner
as to propose to grant a pension benefit increase, the
Department may, on its own initiative, or shall, within 7 days
after a request by any member of the house by which the bill is
then being considered, prepare a new or revised pension benefit
increase note in relation to the amended bill. If such a
request is made, the bill shall be held on second reading until
the note is received or the 7 day period has elapsed. Copies of
each new or revised pension benefit increase note shall be
furnished to the persons named in Section 10.
Section 30. Confidentiality. The subject matter of bills
submitted to the Department for preparation of pension benefit
increase notes shall be kept in strict confidence and no
information relating thereto shall be divulged by any official
or employee of the Department prior to its introduction in the
General Assembly.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

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becoming law.