CON AMEND-TERM LIMITS
Summary
Proposes to amend the Legislature and Executive Articles of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a person may not be elected to the office of State Senator for more than three terms or the office of State Representative for more than five terms, and that service in the General Assembly before the second Wednesday in January of 2019 shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service. Provides that a person may not be elected to any Executive Branch office, or any combination of Executive Branch offices, for more than 2 terms, and that service in an Executive Branch office before the second Monday in January of 2019 shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2017
Last action Jan 9, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Jan 9, 2019
Senate · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 1, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
To Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments
Feb 28, 2017
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned to Executive
Feb 7, 2017
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Assignments
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Kyle McCarter
RRepublican
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