PENCD-IMRF-DNST FIRE-HIRE DATE Senate SponsorsSen. Dale Fowler-Jason Plummer House Sponsors(Rep. Dave Severin-Terri Bryant) 1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die 40 ILCS 5/4-109from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-10930 ILCS 805/8.43 newAmends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a firefighter who previously participated in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) for service as a member of the fire department of a municipality and was transferred to that municipality's firefighters' pension fund upon its creation, as required under the Downstate Firefighter Article as a result of the federal decennial census of 2010, shall, for the purposes of determining the applicable tier of benefits, be deemed to have become a firefighter and member of that municipality's firefighters' pension fund on the date that he or she first participated in IMRF as a member of the fire department of that municipality, notwithstanding whether that start date was before January 1, 2011. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.Pension Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 194 presumably deals with a situation where a Downstate Fire pension fund was created in the wake of the 2010 federal census and a firefighter who had theretofore been a Tier 1 participant in IMRF began service in the newly created Downstate Fire pension fund as a Tier 2 employee. It is unknown how many firefighters were impacted in this way. 1/30/2019SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Dale Fowler 1/30/2019SenateFirst Reading 1/30/2019SenateReferred to Assignments 2/6/2019SenateAssigned to Government Accountability and Ethics 2/20/2019SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer 3/6/2019SenateDo Pass Government Accountability and Ethics; 010-000-000 3/6/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading 3/6/2019SenateSecond Reading 3/6/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 7, 2019 3/20/2019SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 3/20/2019HouseArrived in House 3/20/2019HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant 3/21/2019HouseFirst Reading 3/21/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/21/2019HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin 4/9/2019HouseAssigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee 5/2/2019HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 006-003-000 5/2/2019HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/7/2019HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dave Severin 5/7/2019HouseAlternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Dave Severin 5/7/2019HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant 5/16/2019HousePension Note Requested by Rep. Mark Batinick 5/22/2019HousePension Note Filed 5/22/2019HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/22/2019HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 5/24/2019HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019 5/31/2019HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2019 6/28/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die