Illinois House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 61 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on November 15 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-11-17 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Proposes to amend the Legislature and Executive Articles of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a person may not be elected to the office of State Senator or State Representative, or a combination of those offices, for terms totalling more than 10 years; service before the second Wednesday in January of 2019 shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service. Provides that a person may not be elected to any Executive Branch office, or any combination of Executive Branch offices, for terms totalling more than 8 years; service before the second Monday in January of 2019 shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service.

CON AMEND-TERM LIMITS

Rep. James Durkin [R]

Sen. Thomas Bennett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-11-17	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
2016-11-15	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2016-11-15	House	Read in Full a First Time
2016-11-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=61&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HJRCA&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HJRCA/09900HC0061.htm