Bill Text: IL HJRCA0021 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proposes to amend the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Constitution. In a provision that specifies that membership in any pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof shall be an enforceable contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired, limits the benefits that are not subject to diminishment or impairment to accrued and payable benefits. Provides that nothing in the provision shall be construed to limit the power of the General Assembly to make changes to future benefit accruals or benefits not yet payable, including for existing members of any public pension or public retirement system. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-26 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn [HJRCA0021 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HJRCA0021-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HC0021 Introduced , by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCON Art. XIII, Sec. 5
Proposes to amend the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Constitution. In a provision that specifies that membership in any pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof shall be an enforceable contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired, limits the benefits that are not subject to diminishment or impairment to accrued and payable benefits. Provides that nothing in the provision shall be construed to limit the power of the General Assembly to make changes to future benefit accruals or benefits not yet payable, including for existing members of any public pension or public retirement system. Effective upon being declared adopted.
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the
electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general
election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of
this resolution a proposition to amend Section 5 of Article
XIII of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
ARTICLE XIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(ILCON Art. XIII, Sec. 5)
SECTION 5. PENSION AND RETIREMENT RIGHTS
Membership in any pension or retirement system of the
State, any unit of local government or school district, or any
agency or instrumentality thereof, shall be an enforceable
contractual relationship, the accrued and payable benefits of
which shall not be diminished or impaired. Nothing in this
Section shall be construed to limit the power of the General
Assembly to make changes to future benefit accruals or benefits
not yet payable, including for existing members of any public
pension or public retirement system.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)

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SCHEDULE
This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
Constitutional Amendment Act.