Bill Title: 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 totaling more than 10 years. Limits a person's total service in the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, or Minority Leader of the Senate to a total of 8 years in any one office and 10 years combined in 2 or more offices. Provides that service in the General Assembly 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 totaling 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. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HJRCA0047 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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