CON AMEND-TERM LIMITS-VARIOUS
Summary
Proposes to amend the Legislative and Executive Articles of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a person who has served four two-year terms as Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, or Minority Leader of the Senate may not be reelected to the same office. Provides that service 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 the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor for terms totalling more than eight years for each office. Provides that service 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 8, 2017
Last action Jan 9, 2019
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Mar 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
To Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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