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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5016 Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may not prohibit input or comments by the public or city council after a petitioner (a person or entity who initiated and has a direct financial or ownership interest concerning a particular agenda item) has addressed the city council. Provides that the municipality may limit the time of input or comments by the public or city council after a petitioner addresses the city council. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
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| | HB5016 | | LRB101 19437 AWJ 68909 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 3.1-55-30 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/3.1-55-30 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3.1-55-30. Petitioners at city council meetings. |
| 8 | | (a) As used in this Section, "petitioner" means a person or |
| 9 | | entity who initiated and has a direct financial or ownership |
| 10 | | interest concerning a particular agenda item. |
| 11 | | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a |
| 12 | | municipality may not prohibit input or comments by the public |
| 13 | | or city council after a petitioner has addressed the city |
| 14 | | council. This subsection does not prohibit a municipality from |
| 15 | | limiting the time of input or comments by the public or city |
| 16 | | council after a petitioner addresses the city council. |
| 17 | | (c) A home rule municipality may not regulate input or |
| 18 | | comments by the public or the city council in a manner |
| 19 | | inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a limitation |
| 20 | | under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the |
| 21 | | Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule |
| 22 | | units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
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