Bill Text: IL SB2826 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an election against organization as a fire protection district.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-07-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0760 [SB2826 Detail]

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB2826 Introduced 1/30/2014, by Sen. Daniel Biss SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
70 ILCS 705/1.01 from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 21a
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an election against organization as a fire protection district.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by
changing Section 1.01 as follows:
(70 ILCS 705/1.01) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 21a)
Sec. 1.01. Where an election has been held to organize any
territory as a Fire Protection District under this Act, at
which election a majority of the the votes cast in the
territory proposed to be organized was against the organization
of a Fire Protection District, or in case a city, village or
incorporated town is in the territory sought to be organized,
then if the proposition failed to receive a majority of the
votes cast either in such city, village or incorporated town or
in the territory outside of such city, village or incorporated
town, then no subsequent election shall be held to organize
such territory, or any part thereof, into a Fire Protection
District for a period of one year after such election.
(Source: P.A. 84-1421.)