Illinois House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 20 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-06 - House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Proposes to amend the Judiciary Article of the Illinois Constitution concerning the retention of Supreme, Appellate, and Circuit Judges. Creates a Judicial Retention Commission in each Judicial District to determine the qualifications of Supreme and Appellate Court Judges seeking retention, and creates a separate Judicial Retention Commission in each Judicial Circuit to determine the qualifications of Circuit Judges seeking retention in the Circuit. Provides for the impaneling of additional Judicial Retention Commissions in a Circuit if more than 40 Judges have filed a declaration of candidacy for retention. Provides that Judges found unqualified by the Commissions may seek retention in retention elections. Provides that Judges found qualified are retained in office. Effective upon being declared adopted under Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.

JUDICIARY-JUDICIAL RETENTION

Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-06	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2016-05-06	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2016-04-13	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2016-04-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2016-04-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2016-04-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2016-04-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2016-04-07	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2015-01-30	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-01-30	House	Read in Full a First Time
2015-01-30	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=20&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HJRCA&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HJRCA/09900HC0020.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HJRCA/09900HC0020ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HJRCA/09900HC0020ham002.htm