Illinois Senate Bill 2464 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-22 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Citizens Empowerment Act. Provides that electors may petition for a referendum at the next general election to dissolve a unit of local government. Sets forth the requirements for the petition, together with the form and requirements for the ballot referendum. Provides for the transfer of all real and personal property, and any other assets, together with all personnel, contractual obligations, and liabilities of the dissolving unit of local government to the receiving unit of local government. Amends the Election Code to provide exceptions for the Local Government Dissolution Act. Effective immediately.

CITIZENS EMPOWERMENT ACT

Sen. Dale Righter [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-22	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2016-04-08	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 22, 2016
2016-04-06	Senate	To Subcommittee on Consolidation
2016-03-08	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
2016-02-17	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dale A. Righter
2016-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2016-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2016-02-09	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
2016-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Connelly

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	28-7	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2464&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB2464.htm