MUNI-LEGAL EXPENSES REFERENDUM
Summary
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may not incur legal expenses in excess of $1,000,000 unless the electors of the municipality approve a greater amount of legal expenses after a referendum after adoption of an ordinance requesting the referendum. Limits home rule powers. Exempts full-time and part-time employees.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2019
Last action Mar 29, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
1
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Mar 29, 2019
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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