IL SB3911

Lowers the retirement age for Tier 2 police officers and firefighters in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) from age 60 to age 55, provided they have at least 20 years of service

Applies retroactively to January 1, 2011, the date Tier 2 pension benefits originally took effect

Excludes this benefit increase from the definition of "new benefit increase," exempting it from requirements that the General Assembly identify and provide additional funding for pension benefit expansions

Amends Sections 15-135 and 15-198 of the Illinois Pension Code (40 ILCS 5)

Introduced by Senator David Koehler on February 6, 2026