Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB1727: PEN CD-FELONY-SUSPEND BENEFITS
Status: In committee, September 9, 2026
Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that benefit or annuity payments to a member or participant in a retirement system or pension fund shall be suspended if the member or participant is indicted or charged by information with a felony and the board of the retirement system or pension fund determines that the felony relates to or arises out of or in connection with his or her service as a member or participant of the retirement system or pension fund. Provides that if the member or participant is not convicted of that felony, payment of the benefit or annuity shall resume and the retirement system or pension fund shall pay to the member or participant the amount of the suspended annuity or benefit payments with interest. Provides that if the member or participant is convicted of that felony, the suspended annuity or benefit payments shall not be paid to the member or participant. Provides that the amendatory Act applies without regard to whether the member or participant first became a member or participant of a retirement system or pension fund before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB1727Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Amy ElikSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/1-170 new30 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/1-170 new 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new ILCS 5/1-170 new ILCS 805/8.49 new Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code.Provides that benefit or annuity payments to a member or participant in aretirement system or pension fund shall be suspended if the member orparticipant is indicted or charged by information with a felony and theboard of the retirement system or pension fund determines that the felonyr…
From the introduced text, January 24, 2025:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB1727Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Amy ElikSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/1-170 new30 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/1-170 new 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new ILCS 5/1-170 new ILCS 805/8.49 new Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code.Provides that benefit or annuity payments to a member or participant in aretirement system or pension fund shall be suspended if the member orparticipant is indicted or charged by information with a felony and theboard of the retirement system or pension fund determines that the felonyrelates to or arises out of or in connection with his or her service as amember or participant of the retirement system or pension fund. Providesthat if the member or participant is not convicted of that felony, paymentof the benefit or annuity shall resume and the retirement system or pensionfund shall pay to the member or participant the amount of the suspendedannuity or benefit payments with interest. Provides that if the member orparticipant is convicted of that felony, the suspended annuity or benefitpayments shall not be paid to the member or participant. Provides that theamendatory Act applies without regard to whether the member or participantfirst became a member or participant of a retirement system or pension fundbefore the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the State …