Illinois SB 1708: PEN CD-CHI POLICE-ADMIN REVIEW

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
State of Illinois 
2025 and 2026
SB1708

Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Robert F. Martwick 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

40 ILCS 5/5-228 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-228

30 ILCS 805/8.49 new

 Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if a policeman has an application for an ordinary disability benefit denied by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees of the Fund or has a duty disability benefit, ordinary disability benefit, or occupational disability benefit terminated by a majority vote of the Board and brings an action for administrative review challenging the termination or denial of the disability benefit and the policeman prevails in the action in administrative review, then the prevailing policeman shall be entitled to recover from the Fund court costs and litigation expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, as part of the costs of the action. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

LRB104 11810 RPS 21899 b

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

SB1708LRB104 11810 RPS 21899 b

1 AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by 

5changing Section 5-228 as follows:

6 (40 ILCS 5/5-228) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-228)

7 Sec. 5-228. Administrative review. 

8 (a) The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and 

9all amendments and modifications thereof and the rules adopted 

10pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings 

11for the judicial review of final administrative decisions of 

12the retirement board provi