Illinois · Senate Bill 65 · 103rd General Assembly

PEN CD-DNST POLICE & FIRE-IMRF

SB 65 Sponsored by Laura Fine Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 20, 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 Downstate Police, Downstate Firefighter, and Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a municipality with a population that has fallen below 5,000 inhabitants as determined by both of the preceding 2 federal decennial censuses, or that has a population of less than 5,000 inhabitants that approved a referendum creating a pension fund, may terminate its…

Read the full title (147 words)

Amends the Downstate Police, Downstate Firefighter, and Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a municipality with a population that has fallen below 5,000 inhabitants as determined by both of the preceding 2 federal decennial censuses, or that has a population of less than 5,000 inhabitants that approved a referendum creating a pension fund, may terminate its participation in a pension fund created under the Downstate Police or Downstate Firefighter Article with regard to persons who first become police officers or firefighters after a specified proposition is adopted and enroll in IMRF police officers or firefighters hired after the adoption of that proposition. Provides the required notice and form of the proposition. Provides that a municipality may elect to terminate its participation under the Article and dissolve the fund if certain conditions are met. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Senate Special Committee on Pensions · Senate Special Committee on Pensions
  5. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  6. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.