GA-UNIT OF LOCAL GOVT PROHIBIT
Summary
Amends the General Assembly Organization Act. Provides that until January 1, 2022 (currently, January 1, 2020), the General Assembly shall not enact any law creating any new unit of local government. Repeals the Section on January 1, 2022. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 25 ILCS 5/3.2 Adds reference to: 25 ILCS 5/3 from Ch. 63, par. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the General Assembly Organization Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the deposit of books, bills, documents, and papers with the Secretary of State.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2019
Last action Jan 8, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2019
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 48
Mar 7, 2019
D
Democratic30
90% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
5
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Jan 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-005-000
lower
Jan 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Jan 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
Jan 7, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Jan 7, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris
lower
Jan 2, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
May 10, 2019
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-3)
senate
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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