Illinois House Bill 5039 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-26 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Election Code. Requires that nomination petitions be filed not more than 106 days and not less than 102 days before a primary election or consolidated election (now, not more than 99 days and not less than 92 days before a general primary election and not more than 78 days and not less than 71 days before a consolidated primary election or consolidated election). Requires that certain public question petitions be filed not less than 106 (now, 78) days before a regular election in 2011 or thereafter. Permits the seeking of judicial review of a petition objection decision, with respect to elections in 2011 and thereafter, within 5 (now, 10) days after the decision. Effective immediately.

ELECTIONS-PETITION FILING TIME

Rep. Elaine Nekritz [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-26		Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2010-03-11		Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2010-03-11		Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
2010-03-10		Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2010-03-10		Second Reading - Short Debate
2010-03-03		Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2010-03-03		Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 007-000-000
2010-02-09		Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
2010-01-25		Referred to Rules Committee
2010-01-25		First Reading
2010-01-22		Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5039&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/09600HB5039.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/09600HB5039eng.htm