{"bill":{"bill_key":"IL-SB245-2009","title":"PEN CD-DOMESTIC PARTNERS","side":"pro","state":"IL","year":2009,"status_cat":"failed","ls_status":"introduced","summary":"Amends the Downstate Teacher and the Chicago Teacher Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a designated domestic partner to qualify as a surviving spouse for purposes of s…","types_str":"Domestic Partner Nondiscrimination|Employment Nondiscrimination","sponsor_mix":"D","url":"https://legiscan.com/IL/bill/SB245/2009","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"bluebook":{"cite":"S.B. 245, 96th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Ill. 2009), http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=245&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=76&GA=96.","short":"Ill. S.B. 245."}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[{"name":"David Koehler","party":"D","state":"IL","district":"SD-046","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-1063"},{"name":"Heather Steans","party":"D","state":"IL","district":"SD-007","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-1073"}],"citations":["IL:16-143.3"],"text":{"available":true,"credit":"Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.","versions":[{"role":"intro","label":"As introduced","chars":5210}]}}