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SB 1065

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH

104th Regular Session Introduced by John Curran

Illinois SB 1065 amends 40 ILCS 5/2-101 to clean up language for the General Assembly Retirement System; no change to benefits, eligibility, funding, or administration.

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Bill Summary · SB 1065

Summary — SB 1065 (PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS — technical amendment)

Note: The provided file appears to include multiple different draft texts from several jurisdictions (including Arizona, Hawaii, and Illinois) all labeled “SB 1065.” This summary focuses on the clearly identified Illinois measure in the packet (LRB104 05403 RPS 15432 b), which amends the Illinois Pension Code. If you intended a different state’s SB 1065 (Arizona or Hawaii drafts included in the file), please confirm and I will prepare a separate summary.

Main purpose and intent

SB 1065 makes a technical revision to the Illinois Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/2-101), the section that creates and defines the General Assembly Retirement System. The amendment updates statutory language in the provision that establishes the retirement system for members of the General Assembly and certain elected state officials.

Key provisions

  • Amends Section 2‑101 of the Illinois Pension Code.
  • Retains the substance that a retirement system known as the “General Assembly Retirement System” is created to provide retirement annuities, survivor’s annuities and other benefits for members of the General Assembly, certain elected state officials, and their beneficiaries.
  • The change appears to be stylistic/technical (cleaning up language/formatting) rather than altering eligibility, benefit formulas, funding, or administrative structure.

Exact revised text excerpt (as supplied):
- “A retirement system is created to provide retirement annuities, survivor's annuities and and other benefits for members of the General Assembly, certain elected state officials and their beneficiaries. The system shall be known as the ‘General Assembly Retirement System’. All its funds and property shall be a trust separate from all other entities, maintained for the purpose of securing payment of annuities and benefits under this Article.”

(If enacted, the duplicate “and and” would presumably be corrected in final drafting; the substantive meaning remains unchanged.)

Who is affected

  • Primary subjects: Members of the Illinois General Assembly, certain elected state officials covered by the General Assembly Retirement System, and their beneficiaries.
  • Practical effect: Because the amendment is technical in nature, it does not change benefit entitlements, contribution rates, or the administration of the fund. No substantive change to covered persons’ rights or obligations is indicated.

Fiscal and procedural impact

  • Fiscal: No substantive fiscal impact is evident from the language provided; the bill does not modify benefit levels or funding mechanisms.
  • Procedural status (as provided): introduced Jan. 24, 2025 by Sen. John F. Curran. The packet contains extensive legislative action records (committee referrals, readings, conference committee activity) that appear to mix records from multiple states; please confirm which jurisdiction’s record you want tracked for an accurate procedural timeline.

Notes / Recommendation

  • The document you provided appears to conflate multiple bills titled SB 1065 from different states (Arizona: lump‑sum appropriation reductions; Hawaii: prohibiting bachelor’s‑degree hiring requirements; Illinois: the pension code technical change summarized above). If your interest is in a specific state’s SB 1065 (for example the Arizona appropriations reductions or the Hawaii skills‑based hiring prohibition), tell me which one and I will produce a focused summary and a precise procedural timeline for that version.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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