PENCD-IMRF-DNST FIRE-HIRE DATE Senate SponsorsSen. Dale Fowler 3/13/2026SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 40 ILCS 5/4-109from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-10930 ILCS 805/8.49 newAmends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a firefighter who previously participated in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) for service as a member of the fire department of a municipality and was transferred to that municipality's firefighters' pension fund upon its creation, as required under the Downstate Firefighter Article as a result of the federal decennial census of 2010, shall, for the purposes of determining the applicable tier of benefits, be deemed to have become a firefighter and member of that municipality's firefighters' pension fund on the date that he or she first participated in IMRF as a member of the fire department of that municipality, notwithstanding whether that start date was before January 1, 2011. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. 1/29/2026SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Dale Fowler 1/29/2026SenateFirst Reading 1/29/2026SenateReferred to Assignments 2/10/2026SenateAssigned to Pensions 3/13/2026SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments