2011 House Bill 4802

Ban police and fire pension “spiking”

Introduced in the House

June 23, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D-22)

To prohibit the “average final compensation” on which local government police and firefighter pensions are based from exceeding the employees base pay by more than 55 percent (due to overtime, fringe benefits, sick leave, bonus pay and other extras). This would apply only to employees hired beginning in 2011. House Bill 4060 amends a different state law to accomplish the same goal.

Referred to the Committee on Local, Intergovernmental, and Regional Affairs