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HB1297

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PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH

What this bill does

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning downstate firefighters.

Sponsor: Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Chamber: House Introduced: 2025-01-13
Stuck
P(Advance)
7.3%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Confidence: 93%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 620 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

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  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$456,861.97 Across sponsors / voters
1 Members with trails
0 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Chief sponsor 259 $456,861.97 IBEW Illinois PAC ($23,000.00); I.P.A.C.E. ($20,000.00); LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC ($15,000.00)

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
IBEW Illinois PAC — — 2 $23,000.00
I.P.A.C.E. — — 2 $20,000.00
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC — — 3 $15,000.00
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund — — 1 $14,200.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC — — 3 $12,000.00
United Assn. of Journeymen & Illinois Pipe Trades Assn PAC — — 2 $10,000.00
Comcast — — 2 $10,000.00
Illinois American Water Company PAC — — 4 $9,000.00
CAR of Illinois — — 4 $9,000.00
Marquis Energy, LLC — — 1 $8,000.00
Illinois Manufactured Housing Assoc. PAC — — 2 $8,000.00
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee — — 2 $7,500.00
Ameren Illinois — — 3 $7,000.00
Illinois Broadband & Cable Assc PAC — — 4 $7,000.00
Knight Hawk Coal, LLC — — 2 $6,500.00
Local 134 State & Municipal PAC — — 2 $6,000.00
AFT Local 604 Cope II — — 2 $6,000.00
Ameren Illinois PAC — — 2 $6,000.00
Nicor Gas Company — — 1 $6,000.00
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC — — 4 $5,500.00
ABDI-PAC — — 1 $5,271.72
Public Sector Solutions, LLC — — 4 $5,000.00
Southern Wine & Spirits — — 3 $5,000.00
Caesars Entertainment — — 2 $5,000.00
Constellation — — 2 $5,000.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Action History

3 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-01-28 — Referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-01-13 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2025-01-28 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-01-28 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-01-13 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-01-28 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-01-28 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —