Bill Text: IL SB0724 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Governor Succession Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the line of succession for the office of Governor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB0724 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB0724-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB0724 Introduced 1/31/2019, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
15 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 127, par. 63b122
Amends the Governor Succession Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the line of succession for the office of Governor.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Governor Succession Act is amended by
changing Section 1 as follows:
(15 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b122)
Sec. 1. (a) In the the event that the Governor, for any of
the reasons specified in Article V, Section 6 of the
Constitution of the State of Illinois, is not able to exercise
the powers and discharge the duties of his office, such powers
and duties of the office shall be exercised by the officer next
in line of succession, in the order named as follows:
(1) The Lieutenant Governor;
(2) The elected Attorney General;
(3) The elected Secretary of State;
(4) The elected Comptroller;
(5) The elected Treasurer;
(6) The President of the Senate;
(7) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(b) The officer next in line of succession shall serve as
Governor for the remainder of the term if he succeeds to the
office by reason of death, conviction on impeachment or
resignation of the Governor. If he succeeds to the office by

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reason of temporary disability or failure to qualify by the
Governor, he shall serve until the Governor qualifies or the
disability is removed. An officer who succeeds to the office of
Governor by reason of temporary disability of the Governor
shall be designated Acting Governor.
(c) If an officer next in line of succession shall fail to
qualify or if his office is vacant, then the officer next in
line of succession after him who is qualified shall serve as
Governor.
(Source: P.A. 82-105.)