Date	Chamber	Action
3/21/2025	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

40 ILCS 5/5-156.5 new

30 ILCS 805/8.49 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a policeman who applies for disability benefits under the Article and has been denied reinstatement as a policeman by his or her employer because of a physical or mental incapacity shall be presumed to be disabled as that term is used in the Article. Provides that no policeman who otherwise meets the requirements for a disability benefit shall be denied a disability benefit unless and until the policeman's employer reinstates him or her as a policeman or offers him or her a limited-duty position. Provides that the changes apply retroactively to January 1, 2023. Provides that any policeman who has been denied a disability benefit without an offer of reinstatement or a limited-duty position after January 1, 2023 shall be entitled to retroactive disability benefits. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/24/2025	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert F. Martwick
1/24/2025	Senate	First Reading
1/24/2025	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/4/2025	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
3/21/2025	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

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