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type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-CHI FIRE-ALDERMEN"
description: "Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Authorizes a person to participate in the Chicago Firefighter Article if he or she (1) is or was employed and receiving a salary as a fireman, (2) has at least 5 years of service under the Chicago Firefighter Article, (3) is employed in a position covered under a specified provision of the Chicago Municipal Article relating to aldermen and members of the city council, (4) made an election under the Chicago Municipal Article to not receive service credit or be a participant under that Article, and (5) made an election to participate under the Chicago Firefighter Article. Provides that for such a person, \"salary\" means the lesser of (i) the salary associated with the highest career service rank under the Chicago Firefighter Article or (ii) the actual salary received by that person for service under a specified provision of the Chicago Municipal Article relating to aldermen and members of the city council. Provides that for the purposes of determining employee and employer contributions, the employee and employer shall be responsible for any and all contributions otherwise required if the person was employed as a fireman. Makes conforming changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 5342"
citation: "Illinois HB 5342 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-11-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3342caf2-8198-4b73-8612-e02fbf0bd1f9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5342&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111128&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "86ac1f0cc976da7bd56f737f1247a2f9dd5f41df643d2fcb3e4abf4d450b7a24"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 5342 (100th) — PEN CD-CHI FIRE-ALDERMEN
Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Authorizes a person to participate in the Chicago Firefighter Article if he or she (1) is or was employed and receiving a salary as a fireman, (2) has at least 5 years of service under the Chicago Firefighter Article, (3) is employed in a position covered under a specified provision of the Chicago Municipal Article relating to aldermen and members of the city council, (4) made an election under the Chicago Municipal Article to not receive service credit or be a participant under that Article, and (5) made an election to participate under the Chicago Firefighter Article. Provides that for such a person, "salary" means the lesser of (i) the salary associated with the highest career service rank under the Chicago Firefighter Article or (ii) the actual salary received by that person for service under a specified provision of the Chicago Municipal Article relating to aldermen and members of the city council. Provides that for the purposes of determining employee and employer contributions, the employee and employer shall be responsible for any and all contributions otherwise required if the person was employed as a fireman. Makes conforming changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5342&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111128&DocNum=5342&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5342eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111128&DocNum=5342&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5342enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111128&DocNum=5342&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Motion — **441** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **7117** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **430** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **8027** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Robert Martwick — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Martwick `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16** Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018
- **2018-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 009-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-017-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2018-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-11** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
- **2018-05-17** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2018
- **2018-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2018
- **2018-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 043-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-17** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2018-11-13** Placed on Calendar Total Veto
- **2018-11-14** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2018-11-14** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2018-11-14** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 080-027-000
- **2018-11-14** Placed Calendar Total Veto November 15, 2018
- **2018-11-15** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2018-11-28** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2018-11-28** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 044-001-000
- **2018-11-28** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
- **2018-11-30** Effective Date November 28, 2018
- **2018-11-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1144 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3342caf2-8198-4b73-8612-e02fbf0bd1f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).