IL SB1547 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-11 - Assigned to Executive
Pending: Senate Executive Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 4 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-11 - Assigned to Executive
Pending: Senate Executive Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, if a majority of voters in a city of less than 100,000 inhabitants vote in favor of a proposition to stagger the terms of alderpersons, then in a city with an odd number of wards at the next regular election for alderpersons, one alderperson shall be elected from each odd-numbered ward for a term of 2 years and one alderperson shall be elected from each even-numbered ward for a term of 4 years
Title
ELECTIONS-ODD NUMBER OF WARDS
Sponsors
| Sen. Paul Faraci [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Paul Faraci |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 5 | 3.1-20-22 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
Illinois State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1547&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| Text | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/SB/10400SB1547.htm |
