Bill Text: IL SJR0054 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Rescinds, cancels, voids, nullifies, and supersedes all resolutions, memorials, applications, or other enactments previously passed by the Illinois General Assembly or either house thereof petitioning Congress for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-04-08 - Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers [SJR0054 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SJR0054-Introduced.html

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Article V of the United States Constitution
requires the Congress of the United States to convene a
constitutional convention upon the application of two-thirds
of the several states; and
WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly has made
applications to the United States Congress to call one or more
conventions to propose amendments concerning specific subjects
to the United States Constitution, pursuant to Article V of
the United States Constitution; and
WHEREAS, Some of the applications on file from the
Illinois General Assembly are from more than 100 years in the
past, and since that time Illinois has more than doubled in
population and our laws and resolutions should keep pace with
progress in the State; and
WHEREAS, A constitutional convention convened by Congress
could make sweeping changes to the United States Constitution
and threaten the liberty of future generations of Illinoisans;
and
WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly is aware that other
state legislatures have made applications requesting that

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Congress convene a constitutional convention; and
WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly does not want its
previous applications for a constitutional convention to be
included with any unrelated applications made by other state
legislatures for a constitutional convention; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that all resolutions,
memorials, applications, or other enactments previously passed
by the Illinois General Assembly, or either house thereof,
petitioning Congress for a convention under Article V of the
United States Constitution are rescinded, canceled, voided,
nullified, and superseded upon passage of this resolution; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent,
within 30 days of passage, to the Clerk of the United States
House of Representatives, the Secretary of the United States
Senate, and each member of the Illinois Congressional
delegation; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the members of the Illinois General
Assembly request that this Joint Resolution be published in
the Congressional Record and listed in the official tally of

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state legislative applications relating to calling for the
United States Congress to call a convention to propose
amendments to the United States Constitution.