PEN CD-CHI POLICE/FIRE-COVID
Summary
Amends the Chicago Police and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Establishes a presumption that a fireman or policeman who becomes disabled as a result of exposure to and contraction of COVID-19 was injured in the line of duty and is entitled to receive a duty disability benefit under the applicable Article of the Code. Specifies that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply retroactively to March 9, 2020, and any policeman or fireman who has been previously denied a duty disability benefit that would otherwise be entitled to a duty disability benefit under the amendatory Act shall be entitled to a retroactive duty disability benefit. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 24, 2023
Signed May 10, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
111–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 116
Mar 23, 2023
D
Democratic76
93% Yea
R
Republican40
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
81
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 10, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Senate Special Committee on Pensions; 009-000-000
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Senate Special Committee on Pensions
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 55 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cunningham
DDemocratic
P
Jay Hoffman
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Guerrero-Cuellar
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Stephens
RRepublican
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Chapin Rose
RRepublican
Co
Chris Welch
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Belt
DDemocratic
Co
Dale Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
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