TWP CD-OFFICER VACANCIES
Summary
Amends the Township Code. Provides that a vacancy in office occurs if a township officer or a member of a township board of directors resigns or is convicted of a disqualifying crime. Provides that an admission of guilt of a criminal offense that would, upon conviction, disqualify the officer from holding that office or the director from membership on the board, in the form of a written agreement with State or federal prosecutors to plead guilty to a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime under State or federal law, shall constitute a resignation from that office or board, effective at the time the plea agreement is made. Specifies that a conviction for an offense that disqualifies an officer from holding that office or a director from membership on the board occurs on the date of the return of a guilty verdict or, in the case of a trial by the court, the entry of a finding of guilt. Effective January 1, 2011.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2010
Committee Review
Apr 2010
House Passage
Mar 2010
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2010
Last action Jan 11, 2011
Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2010
How they voted
104–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 111
Mar 12, 2010
D
Democratic64
95% Yea
R
Republican47
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Apr 23, 2010
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 6, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Mar 16, 2010
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 12, 2010
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 12, 2010
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (104-0-7)
house
Feb 25, 2010
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 006-000-000
lower
Feb 16, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2010
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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