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HB2704 • 2026
PEN CD-CHICAGO-RECIPROCAL ACT
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PEN CD-CHICAGO-RECIPROCAL ACT
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee ; 003-002-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee ; 008-004-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Kelly
PEN CD-CHICAGO-RECIPROCAL ACT
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Full Text of HB2704 Home Legislation Full Text HB2704 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2704 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Michael J. Kelly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/5-240 new 40 ILCS 5/6-235 new 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new Amends the Chicago Police and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act (Article 20 of the Code) is adopted and made a part of the Chicago Police and Chicago Firefighter Articles, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is entitled under the Chicago Police or Chicago Firefighter Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's annuity and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. LRB104 10843 RPS 20924 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR HB2704 LRB104 10843 RPS 20924 b 1 AN ACT concerning public employee benefits. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by adding 5 Sections 5-240 and 6-235 as follows: 6 (40 ILCS 5/5-240 new) 7 Sec. 5-240. Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. The 8 Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, Article 20 of this Code, is 9 adopted and made a part of this Article, but only with respect 10 to a person who, on or after the effective date of this 11 amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, is entitled 12 under this Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or 13 survivor's annuity (as those terms are defined in Article 20) 14 and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems 15 Reciprocal Act. 16 (40 ILCS 5/6-235 new) 17 Sec. 6-235. Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. The 18 Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, Article 20 of this Code, is 19 adopted and made a part of this Article, but only with respect 20 to a person who, on or after the effective date of this 21 amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, is entitled 22 under this Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or HB2704 - 2 - LRB104 10843 RPS 20924 b 1 survivor's annuity (as those terms are defined in Article 20) 2 and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems 3 Reciprocal Act. 4 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 5 Section 8.49 as follows: 6 (30 ILCS 805/8.49 new) 7 Sec. 8.49. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for 9 the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory 10 Act of the 104th General Assembly. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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