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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5332</title>
<shortdesc>PUBLIC SAFETY-BENEFITS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>820 ILCS 320/10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>820 ILCS 320/15</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>820 ILCS 320/17</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. Provides that required health coverage benefits and education benefits are contingent on the law enforcement officer being killed in the line of duty. Provides that a surviving spouse shall not be required to submit a notarized affidavit or other notarized documentation attesting that the surviving spouse has not been remarried as a condition of eligibility for any benefit, payment, or right guaranteed under the Act. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/5/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Personnel &amp; Pensions Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</actions>
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