Illinois · Senate Bill 217 · 103rd General Assembly

CLAIMS CT-LINE OF DUTY AWARDS

SB 217 Sponsored by Christopher Belt Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 31, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Court of Claims Act. Provides that, for the purpose of making up any deficiency in the appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act, there is appropriated, on a continuing annual basis in each fiscal year, from the General Revenue Fund to the Court of Claims, the amount, if any, by which the total appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant…

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Amends the Court of Claims Act. Provides that, for the purpose of making up any deficiency in the appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act, there is appropriated, on a continuing annual basis in each fiscal year, from the General Revenue Fund to the Court of Claims, the amount, if any, by which the total appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act for the fiscal year is less than the amount required for the payment of claims pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act for that fiscal year. Provides that the amount of any continuing appropriation used by the Court of Claims under the amendatory Act for a given fiscal year shall be charged against the unexpended amount of any appropriation for line of duty awards to the Court of Claims for that fiscal year that subsequently becomes available. Requires the Court of Claims to report to the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget on any continuing appropriation that is used at the conclusion of a fiscal year. Amends the Line of Duty Compensation Act. Provides that if a claim is made within 2 years (rather than one year) of the date of death of a law enforcement officer, civil defense worker, civil air patrol member, paramedic, fireman, chaplain, or State employee killed in the line of duty, compensation shall be paid to the person designated by the law enforcement officer, civil defense worker, civil air patrol member, paramedic, fireman, chaplain, or State employee. Effective immediately.

Every action

33 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  5. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
  7. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
  8. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
  9. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  10. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  11. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  12. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  13. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
  14. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  15. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  16. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
  17. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
  18. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
  19. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  20. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
  21. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
  22. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  23. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  24. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
  25. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
  8. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 27 cosponsors: 16 Democrats, 11 Republicans.

All 27 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.