Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

SB3073      — PENCD-IMRF-DNST FIRE-HIRE DATE

Last action — Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John F. Curran

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 29, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Odds of enactment

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In plain language

The bill adjusts pension benefit tiers for certain firefighters based on their service dates.

This bill amends pension rules for firefighters transferring from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund to local firefighter pension funds. It sets their pension tier to the date they first joined the municipal fire department, even if it was before 2011.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This bill may enhance the pension benefits for firefighters by recognizing earlier service dates for calculation purposes.

Summary

Amends 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.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John F. Curran

  2. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  3. Assigned to Pensions

  4. Referred to Assignments

  5. First Reading

  6. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale Fowler

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

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.

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Subjects

public-safety finance labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB3073      do?
Amends 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.
Who sponsors SB3073     ?
SB3073      is sponsored by John F. Curran (Republican).
What is the current status of SB3073     ?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 29, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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