Topic:
Constitutional amendment for pension increases
(Madigan, D-Chicago; Cullerton, D-Chicago) will be on the ballot this November for Illinois citizens to approve or reject. It requires a super-majority vote (3/5ths) of each chamber to the General Assembly to pass any bill that provides a “benefit increase” under any pension or retirement system of the State, unit of local government, or school district. It also requires a 2/3rd vote of each chamber to override a gubernatorial veto of a benefit increase.