Bill Text: IL SB1631 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: If and only if Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 7 of the 99th General Assembly is adopted, amends the Governor Succession Act to: (1) eliminate the reference to the office of Lieutenant Governor, and (2) require the successor to be of the same political party as the Governor. Adds the Minority Leader of the Senate to the list of successors.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-24 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB1631 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB1631-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State 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. If and only if Senate Joint Resolution | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Constitutional Amendment 7 of the 99th General Assembly is | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Constitutional Amendment Act, the Governor Succession Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
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9 | (15 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b122)
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10 | Sec. 1.
(a) In the event that the Governor, for any of the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | reasons
specified in Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | of the State of Illinois,
is not able to exercise the powers | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | and discharge the duties of his office,
such powers and duties | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | of the office shall be exercised by the officer next
in line of | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | succession, in the order named as follows:
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16 | (1) (Blank) The Lieutenant Governor ;
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17 | (2) The elected Attorney General , provided that the | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | Attorney General is of the same political party as the | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Governor ;
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20 | (3) The elected Secretary of State , provided that the | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | Secretary of State is of the same political party as the | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Governor ;
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23 | (4) The elected Comptroller , provided that the |
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1 | Comptroller is of the same political party as the Governor ;
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2 | (5) The elected Treasurer , provided that the Treasurer | ||||||
3 | is of the same political party as the Governor ; | ||||||
4 | (6) The President of the Senate , provided that the | ||||||
5 | President of the Senate is of the same political party as | ||||||
6 | the Governor ;
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7 | (7) The Speaker of the House of Representatives , | ||||||
8 | provided that the Speaker of the House of Representatives | ||||||
9 | is of the same political party as the Governor; .
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10 | (8) The Minority Leader of the Senate, provided that | ||||||
11 | the Minority Leader of the Senate is of the same political | ||||||
12 | party as the Governor. | ||||||
13 | (b) The officer next in line of succession shall serve as | ||||||
14 | Governor for
the remainder of the term if he succeeds to the | ||||||
15 | office by reason of death,
conviction on impeachment or | ||||||
16 | resignation of the Governor. If he succeeds
to the office by | ||||||
17 | reason of temporary disability or failure to qualify by
the | ||||||
18 | Governor, he shall serve until the Governor qualifies or the | ||||||
19 | disability
is removed. An officer who succeeds to the office of | ||||||
20 | Governor by reason
of temporary disability of the Governor | ||||||
21 | shall be designated Acting Governor.
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22 | (c) If an officer next in line of succession shall fail to | ||||||
23 | qualify or
if his office is vacant, then the officer next in | ||||||
24 | line of succession after
him who is qualified shall serve as | ||||||
25 | Governor.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 82-105.)
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