HB2497 Summary

• Specifies that the $106,800 maximum annual salary cap for judges who first served after January 1, 2011 applies for all purposes under the Illinois Judges Pension Article.

• Requires that when multiple persons are eligible to receive survivor's annuities based on the same deceased judge (who first served after January 1, 2011), the total survivor's annuity calculation must be divided pro rata among all eligible recipients.

• Clarifies that temporary total disability benefits for judges who first served after January 1, 2011 are subject to the same $106,800 annual salary limitation and its annual adjustments.

• Modifies employee contribution rules to clarify which provisions apply specifically to judges who first served before versus after January 1, 2011, with different age thresholds (age 60 versus age 67) for contribution elections.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.