Illinois 100th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 2578 — PEN CD-COOK-PAYEE

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0794

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2018. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Cook County Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if a person certified by a medical doctor to be under legal disability (i) has no spouse, blood relative, or other person providing or caring for him or her, (ii) has no guardian of his or her estate, and (iii) is confined to a Medicare approved, State certified nursing home or to a publicly owned and operated nursing home, hospital, or mental institution, the Board may pay any benefit due that person to the nursing home, hospital, or mental institution, to be used for the sole benefit of the person under legal disability. Provides that the payment to a person, nursing home, hospital, or mental institution for the benefit of a minor or person under legal disability shall be an absolute discharge of the Fund's liability with respect to the amount so paid. Requires any person, nursing home, hospital, or mental institution accepting that payment to notify the Fund of the death or any other relevant change in the status of the minor or person under legal disability. Effective immediately.

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SB2578 Engrossed LRB100 18395 MJP 33606 b AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
SB2578 Enrolled LRB100 18395 MJP 33606 b AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
(b) No annuitant, pensioner, person entitled to a refund, or other beneficiary shall have any right to transfer or assign his annuity or disability benefit or any part thereof by way of mortgage or otherwise except that an annuitant or a widow annuitant who elects to participate in any group hospitalization plan or group medical surgical plan shall have the right to authorize the Board to deduct the cost to him of SB2578 Engrossed - 2 - LRB100 18395 MJP 33606 b such plan from the annuity check and to pay such deducted amount to the group insurance carrier, provided, however, that the Board in its discretion may terminate such right;
(b) No annuitant, pensioner, person entitled to a refund, or other beneficiary shall have any right to transfer or assign his annuity or disability benefit or any part thereof by way of mortgage or otherwise except that an annuitant or a widow annuitant who elects to participate in any group hospitalization plan or group medical surgical plan shall have the right to authorize the Board to deduct the cost to him of SB2578 Enrolled - 2 - LRB100 18395 MJP 33606 b such plan from the annuity check and to pay such deducted amount to the group insurance carrier, provided, however, that the Board in its discretion may terminate such right;
SB2578 Engrossed - 3 - LRB100 18395 MJP 33606 b In the event that a person certified by a medical doctor to be under legal disability (i) has no spouse, blood relative, or other person providing or caring for him or her, (ii) has no guardian of his or her estate, and (iii) is confined to a Medicare-certified, State-licensed nursing home or to a publicly owned and operated nursing home, hospital, or mental institution, the Board may pay any benefit due that person to the nursing home, hospital, or mental institution, to be used for the sole benefit of the person under legal disability.
SB2578 Enrolled - 3 - LRB100 18395 MJP 33606 b In the event that a person certified by a medical doctor to be under legal disability (i) has no spouse, blood relative, or other person providing or caring for him or her, (ii) has no guardian of his or her estate, and (iii) is confined to a Medicare-certified, State-licensed nursing home or to a publicly owned and operated nursing home, hospital, or mental institution, the Board may pay any benefit due that person to the nursing home, hospital, or mental institution, to be used for the sole benefit of the person under legal disability.
The Board shall prescribe a form for the SB2578 Engrossed - 4 - LRB100 18395 MJP 33606 b authorization of such withholding, and shall provide such forms to employees, annuitants and labor organizations upon request.
The Board shall prescribe a form for the SB2578 Enrolled - 4 - LRB100 18395 MJP 33606 b authorization of such withholding, and shall provide such forms to employees, annuitants and labor organizations upon request.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0794

  2. Effective Date August 10, 2018

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-001

  7. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  8. Second Reading - Short Debate

  9. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  10. Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 014-000-000

  11. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert Martwick

  12. Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee

  13. Referred to Rules Committee

  14. First Reading

  15. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  16. Arrived in House

  17. Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2018

  19. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Mulroe

  20. Recalled to Second Reading

  21. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000

  22. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions

  23. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  24. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe

  25. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 27, 2018

  26. Second Reading

  27. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 22, 2018

  28. Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 011-000-000

  29. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  30. Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions

  31. Referred to Assignments

  32. First Reading

  33. Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe

Sponsors

  • John G. Mulroe · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • John G. Mulroe

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Third Reading

Passed 105 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 640010
Republican 12000
Democrat 29003
Total 1050013
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Batinick — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Bourne — Yea
Breen — Yea
Bristow — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carroll — Yea
Conyears-Ervin — Yea
Costello — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Frese — Yea
Greenwood — Yea
Hays — Yea
Sente — Yea
Bennett — Yea
Sauer — Yea
Brady — Yea
Harris, David — Yea
Harris, Gregory — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Burke, Daniel — Yea
Lang — Yea
Madigan — Yea
McDermed — Not Voting
Jones — Yea
McSweeney — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Stratton — Yea
Davis — Yea
Tabares — Yea
Wheeler, Barbara — Yea
Wheeler, Keith — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Williams — Yea
Mitchell, Christian — Yea
Unes — Yea
Welter — Yea
Finnie, Natalie — Yea
Winger — Yea
Yingling — Yea
Burke, Kelly — Not Voting
Cavaletto — Yea
Connor — Yea
Conroy — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Demmer — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Jesiel — Yea
Wallace — Not Voting
Wehrli — Not Voting
Drury — Not Voting
Fortner — Not Voting
Ives — Yea
Jimenez — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Parkhurst — Yea
Phillips — Not Voting
Pritchard — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Not Voting
Skillicorn — Yea
Soto — Not Voting
Turner — Yea
Willis — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Long — Yea
Andersson — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Not Voting
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Carol Ammons Democrat Not Voting
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Justin Slaughter Democrat Yea
Katie Stuart Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Laura Fine Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Not Voting
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Martin J. Moylan Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Not Voting
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Sonya M. Harper Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
Brad Halbrook Republican Yea
Charles Meier Republican Yea
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Yea
Dan Swanson Republican Yea
Dave Severin Republican Yea
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Yea
John M. Cabello Republican Yea
Norine K. Hammond Republican Yea
Ryan Spain Republican Yea
Steven Reick Republican Yea
Terri Bryant Republican Yea
Tony M. McCombie Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 53 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32003
Democrat 14001
Republican 7002
Total 53006
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Bertino-Tarrant — Yea
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bush — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Connelly — Yea
McConnaughay — Not Voting
Manar — Yea
Haine — Yea
Martinez — Yea
McCann — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Rooney — Yea
Bennett — Yea
Harris — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Mulroe — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Brady — Yea
Link — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Nybo — Yea
Cullerton, T. — Yea
Oberweis — Yea
Hutchinson — Not Voting
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Not Voting
Sandoval — Yea
Schimpf — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Landek — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Barickman — Yea
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Not Voting
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Dale Fowler Republican Yea
Dan McConchie Republican Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
John F. Curran Republican Not Voting
Neil Anderson Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Not Voting
Travis Weaver Republican Yea

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Subjects

veterans healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2578 do?
Amends the Cook County Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if a person certified by a medical doctor to be under legal disability (i) has no spouse, blood relative, or other person providing or caring for him or her, (ii) has no guardian of his or her estate, and (iii) is confined to a Medicare approved, State certified nursing home or to a publicly owned and operated nursing home, hospital, or mental institution, the Board may pay any benefit due that person to the nursing home, hospital, or mental institution, to be used for the sole benefit of the person under legal disability. Provides that the payment to a person, nursing home, hospital, or mental institution for the benefit of a minor or person under legal disability shall be an absolute discharge of the Fund's liability with respect to the amount so paid. Requires any person, nursing home, hospital, or mental institution accepting that payment to notify the Fund of the death or any other relevant change in the status of the minor or person under legal disability. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 2578?
SB 2578 is sponsored by John G. Mulroe.
What is the current status of SB 2578?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2018. Enacted.
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