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SB 2492 — PEN CD-TRS-ELIGIBLE CHILD
Last action — Session Sine Die
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 94th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that an eligible child may continue to receive benefits until age 23 (was, age 22) if he or she is a full-time student. Includes language exempting the changes from provisions concerning new benefit increases. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
4 added · 23 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment to Bill SB 2492 changes the eligibility age for benefits paid to eligible children of teachers from 22 to 23 years old, as long as they are full-time students. This change matters because it allows these students an additional year of financial support, making it easier for them to complete their education without the stress of losing benefits prematurely. This adjustment aims to better support families and recognize the growing challenges of financing education.
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Pamela J.
Althoff SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 5/16-143 from Ch.
108 1/2, par.
16-143 ILCS 5/16-203 Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code.
Provides that an eligible child may continue to receive benefits until age (was, age 22) if he or she is a full-time student.
Includes language Effective immediately.from provisions concerning new benefit increases.
LRB094 18828 AMC 54239 b FISCAL NOTE ACT PENSION IMPACT MAY APPLY NOTE ACT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR SB2492 LRB094 18828 AMC 54239 b AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
(5) If an eligible beneficiary qualifies for a survivors’ benefit because of pension credits established by the participant or annuitant in another system covered by Article 20, and the combined survivors’ benefits exceed the highest survivors’ benefit payable by either system based upon the SB2492 Engrossed - 2 - LRB094 18828 AMC 54239 b combined pension credits, the survivors’ benefit payable by this system shall be reduced to that amount which when added to the survivors’ benefit payable by the other system would equal this highest survivors’ benefit.
Application and expiration of new benefit SB2492 Engrossed - 3 - LRB094 18828 AMC 54239 b increases.
SB2492 Engrossed - 4 - LRB094 18828 AMC 54239 b (d) Every new benefit increase shall expire 5 years after its effective date or on such earlier date as may be specified in the language enacting the new benefit increase or provided under subsection (c).
Action History
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Session Sine Die
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 057-001-000
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Pension Note Filed from the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 22, 2006
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006
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Do Pass Pensions & Investments; 009-000-000
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Assigned to Pensions & Investments
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
Sponsors
- Pamela J. Althoff · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- Pamela J. Althoff
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 2% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Axley | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Petka | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Jones, W. | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Wilhelmi | — | Yea |
| Winkel | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Not Voting |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| Dahl | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Geo-Karis | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Yea |
| Rauschenberger | — | Nay |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 2492 do?
- Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that an eligible child may continue to receive benefits until age 23 (was, age 22) if he or she is a full-time student. Includes language exempting the changes from provisions concerning new benefit increases. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors SB 2492?
- SB 2492 is sponsored by Pamela J. Althoff.
- What is the current status of SB 2492?
- This bill died with 94th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 2492?
- Track SB 2492 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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