IL HJRCA0049 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-06 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall produce a redistricting plan using a computer program. In the year following each Federal decennial census year, requires the State Board of Elections to designate its computer program by April 15 and to file the redistricting plan by June 1, which is presumed valid and has the force and effect of law. 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. Effective beginning with redistricting in 2021 and applies to members elected in 2022 and thereafter.

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Title

CON AMEND-REDISTRICTING

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-05-06HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2016-03-23HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
2016-02-16HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
2016-02-10HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2016-02-10HouseRead in Full a First Time
2016-02-09HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Ron Sandack

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