Illinois Senate Bill 915 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 9 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Township Code. Provides that a county may restructure from a county board into a commission form of government after discontinuing township organization on or before 180 days after the township organization ceases (currently, a county is required to reorganize into a commission form of government). Provides that 2 or more townships which share a boundary may consolidate into one township after a referendum is approved by a majority of voters in both townships. Provides for the merging of one township into 2 other townships. Provides that all townships (currently, only allowed in specified townships) within a coterminous, or substantially coterminous, municipality may dissolve into the municipality. Amends the Election Code. Provides that referenda submitted under specified Articles of the Township Code regarding consolidation, merger, and discontinuance of townships may be submitted for a vote at an election regardless of the number of other referenda on the ballot. Specifies procedures for township consolidation, merger, and discontinuance referenda. Makes other conforming changes. Amends the Counties Code making conforming changes. Effective immediately.

TWP CONSOLIDATE MERGE DISSOLVE

Sen. Melinda Bush [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-09	Senate	Session Sine Die
2017-03-17	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2017-02-15	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
2017-02-07	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2017-02-07	Senate	First Reading
2017-02-07	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	28-1	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	3-7	New Code	See Bill Text
55	5	2-4006	Amended Code	Citation Text
55	5	Div. 2-4 heading	Amended Code	Citation Text
60	1	22-10	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	22-15	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	22-20	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	22-5	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	23-10	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	23-15	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	23-20	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	23-25	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	23-5	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	25-15	Amended Code	Citation Text
60	1	25-25	Amended Code	Citation Text
60	1	29-10	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	29-15	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	29-20	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	29-25	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	29-5	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	65-20	Amended Code	Citation Text
60	1	Art. 22 heading	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	Art. 23 heading	New Code	See Bill Text
60	1	Art. 29 heading	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=915&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0915.htm