Illinois House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 21 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-05-02 - Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a Representative District (for election of a member of the House of Representatives) need not be entirely within a single Senatorial District (for election of a member of the Senate, now referred to as a Legislative District). Provides that (i) the Senate redistricts Senatorial Districts by resolution adopted by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected and (ii) the House of Representatives redistricts Representative Districts by resolution adopted by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected (now, redistricting is by law). Eliminates the Legislative Redistricting Commission. Provides instead that if a Senatorial or Representative redistricting plan is not adopted by June 15 of the year following a federal decennial census year, then the State Board of Elections shall produce a redistricting plan using a computer program. Requires the State Board of Elections to designate its computer program by April 15. The computer program designated by the State Board of Elections must disregard specified data and must consider certain prioritized factors; the computer program shall otherwise produce districts in a random manner. Authorizes the House and Senate to designate different computer programs for their respective chambers; doing so requires adoption of a resolution by a three-fifths vote on or before June 15. Removes the requirement that actions concerning redistricting the House or Senate may be initiated only by the Attorney General. Increases the number of Representatives from 118 to 119. Proposes to amend the Constitutional Revision Article to make a change to conform nomenclature. Effective beginning with redistricting in 2011 and applies to members elected in 2012 and thereafter.

CON AMEND-REDISTRICTING

Rep. William Black [R]

Sen. Michael Connelly [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-05-02		Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
2009-08-16		Rule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee; (Motion to Discharge Committee)
2009-05-18		Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
2009-03-24		Motion Filed to Discharge Rules Committee Rep. William B. Black
2009-02-24		Referred to Rules Committee
2009-02-24		Read in Full a First Time
2009-02-23		Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=21&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HJRCA&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HJRCA/09600HC0021.htm