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HB 4991 Illinois House · 97th Regular Session

COURTS-23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

Summary
Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Provides that in the 23rd judicial circuit, there shall be no at large circuit judgeships and only resident circuit judges shall be elected as provided in the Act. Adds the 23rd judicial circuit as an exception, along with Cook County, to the provision that provides that 4 circuit judges shall be elected in any circuit in which there is situated any State institution providing educational or welfare facilities for more than 25,000 persons. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2012
Committee Review
Apr 2012
House Passage
May 2012
Senate Passage
May 2012
Signed into Law
Aug 2012
Introduced Mar 22, 2012 Signed Aug 24, 2012
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2012 · House Mar 22, 2012

How they voted

50–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 58
May 28, 2012
D Democratic34
28 Yea 6
82% Yea
R Republican24
22 Yea 2
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Aug 24, 2012
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 28, 2012
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 28, 2012
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-8)
senate
Apr 18, 2012
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
upper
Apr 11, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Mar 27, 2012
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 22, 2012
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 22, 2012
Amended
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
Mar 22, 2012
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (110-0-7)
house
Mar 2, 2012
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2012
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross
lower
Feb 22, 2012
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Feb 15, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2012
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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