Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB3076: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISABILITY
Status: Signed into law, August 7, 2026
Amends the Public Employee Disability Act. Provides that, for purposes of provisions in the Act concerning disability benefits, "eligible employee" includes any part-time or full-time county correctional officer or any other full-time or part-time employee of a county sheriff. Provides that, when an eligible employee suffers an injury in the line of duty that causes the employee to be unable to perform the employee's duties, the employing public entity shall continue to provide health insurance benefits on the same terms and conditions as were in effect immediately prior to the injury.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3076Introduced 1/29/2026, by Sen. Mary Edly-AllenSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 345/1from Ch. 70, par. 915 ILCS 345/2 5 ILCS 345/1 from Ch. 70, par. 91 5 ILCS 345/2 ILCS 345/1 from Ch. 70, par. ILCS 345/2 Amends the Public Employee Disability Act. Provides that, forpurposes of provisions in the Act concerning disability benefits,"eligible employee" includes any part-time or full-time countycorrectional officer or any other full-time or part-time employee of acounty sheriff…
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3076Introduced 1/29/2026, by Sen. Mary Edly-AllenSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 345/1from Ch. 70, par. 915 ILCS 345/2 5 ILCS 345/1 from Ch. 70, par. 91 5 ILCS 345/2 ILCS 345/1 from Ch. 70, par. ILCS 345/2 Amends the Public Employee Disability Act. Provides that, forpurposes of provisions in the Act concerning disability benefits,"eligible employee" includes any part-time or full-time countycorrectional officer or any other full-time or part-time employee of acounty sheriff. Provides that, when an eligible employee suffers an injuryin the line of duty that causes the employee to be unable to perform theemployee's duties, the employing public entity shall continue to providehealth insurance benefits on the same terms and conditions as were ineffect immediately prior to the injury. LRB104 17660 BDA 31091 b LRB104 17660 BDA 31091 b LRB104 17660 BDA 31091 b A BILL FOR SB3076LRB104 17660 BDA 31091 b SB3076 LRB104 17660 BDA 31091 b SB3076 LRB104 17660 BDA 31091 b AN ACT concerning government. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Public Employee Disability Act is amended by changing Sections 1 and 2 as follows: (5 ILCS 345/1)(from Ch. 70, par. 91) Sec. 1.Disability benefit. (a) For the purposes of this Section, "eligible employee" means …