ELECTIONS-HOME RULE REFERENDA
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Eliminates the requirement that a unit of local government's clerk notify the Secretary of State at least 20 days before and within 30 days after a referendum on changing the unit's home rule status. Requires that, within 45 days after a referendum successfully changing a unit of local government's home rule status, the unit's clerk must notify the Secretary of State of the referendum results and the unit's status as a home rule unit or a non-home rule unit. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2007
Committee Review
Oct 2007
House Passage
Apr 2007
Senate Passage
Aug 2007
Governor
Introduced Apr 25, 2007
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Aug 8, 2007 · House Apr 24, 2007
How they voted
29–22
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 54
Aug 8, 2007
D
Democratic33
87% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
5
Committee
10
Amendments
5
Oct 12, 2007
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Aug 8, 2007
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
Aug 8, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Aug 8, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link
upper
Aug 8, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (29-22-3)
senate
May 31, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 006-003-000
upper
May 31, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
upper
May 31, 2007
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
May 31, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
upper
May 15, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000
upper
May 2, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
May 1, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 25, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 24, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (104-0-4)
house
Apr 18, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Mar 29, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2007
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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