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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1851 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 15 ILCS 5/1 | from Ch. 127, par. 63b122 |
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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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| | SB1851 | | LRB103 29255 DTM 55642 b |
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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, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Governor Succession Act is amended by |
5 | | changing Section 1 as follows:
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6 | | (15 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b122)
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7 | | Sec. 1.
(a) In the
the event that the Governor, for any of |
8 | | the reasons
specified in Article V, Section 6 of the |
9 | | Constitution of the State of Illinois,
is not able to exercise |
10 | | the powers and discharge the duties of his office,
such powers |
11 | | and duties of the office shall be exercised by the officer next
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12 | | in line of succession, in the order named as follows: |
13 | | (1) The Lieutenant Governor;
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14 | | (2) The elected Attorney General;
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15 | | (3) The elected Secretary of State;
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16 | | (4) The elected Comptroller;
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17 | | (5) The elected Treasurer;
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18 | | (6) The President of the Senate;
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19 | | (7) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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20 | | (b) The officer next in line of succession shall serve as |
21 | | Governor for
the remainder of the term if he succeeds to the |
22 | | office by reason of death,
conviction on impeachment or |
23 | | resignation of the Governor. If he succeeds
to the office by |