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HB 6021 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

PEN CD-SURVIVOR CONTRIB REFUND

Summary
Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), State Universities, and Downstate Teacher Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that certain annuitants who received a refund of contributions for survivor benefits may elect to repay the refund, with interest, and have their survivor benefit rights reinstated. Specifies the required time and manner of repayment. In the IMRF and State Universities Articles, requires that the annuitant (1) retired prior to June 1, 2011, and (2) is a party to a civil union, marriage, or other legal relationship that is recognized as a civil union or marriage under the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act or the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act on or after certain specified dates. Also, in the IMRF Article, extends application of a provision added by Public Act 87-850 to spouses of annuitants who die on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2016
Committee Review
May 2016
House Passage
May 2016
Senate Passage
May 2016
Signed into Law
Jul 2016
Introduced Apr 14, 2016 Signed Jul 29, 2016
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2016 · House Apr 13, 2016

How they voted

37–3
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 46
May 31, 2016
D Democratic28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican18
10 Yea 3 Nay 5
55% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
46
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jul 29, 2016
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2016
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 12, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 007-002-000
upper
Apr 27, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions
upper
Apr 14, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 14, 2016
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 13, 2016
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (87-3-8)
house
Apr 6, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 006-002-000
lower
Apr 6, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel and Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 4, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel and Pensions Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2016
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling
lower
Mar 23, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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