LOCGOV EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
Summary
Amends the Local Governmental Employees Political Rights Act. Provides that a member of any police department or Sheriff's department (as well as a member of any fire department or fire protection district) may be a candidate for or appointed to any public office. Further provides that a police officer or Sheriff's deputy (as well as a firefighter) who is elected to the Illinois General Assembly shall be granted a leave of absence from his or her employer without compensation during his or her term of office. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2013
Committee Review
Dec 2014
Senate Passage
Dec 2014
House Passage
Nov 2014
Signed into Law
Jan 2015
Introduced Apr 26, 2013
Signed Jan 9, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Dec 4, 2014 · House Nov 19, 2014
How they voted
45–1
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 54
Dec 4, 2014
D
Democratic36
91% Yea
R
Republican18
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
85
Key actions
20
Committee
29
Amendments
16
Jan 9, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Dec 4, 2014
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Dec 4, 2014
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 050-001-000
upper
Dec 4, 2014
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 050-001-000
upper
Dec 3, 2014
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 010-000-000
upper
Dec 3, 2014
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 010-000-000
upper
Dec 2, 2014
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government
upper
Dec 2, 2014
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government
upper
Nov 26, 2014
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
Nov 26, 2014
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
Nov 19, 2014
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3 - November 20, 2014
upper
Nov 19, 2014
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3
upper
Nov 19, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
lower
Nov 19, 2014
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-7)
house
Nov 18, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Nov 6, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
Nov 6, 2014
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Nov 6, 2014
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan
lower
Nov 6, 2014
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Dec 20, 2013
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Dec 2, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Dec 2, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
Nov 7, 2013
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Nov 7, 2013
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kathleen Willis
lower
Nov 4, 2013
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 31, 2013
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 22, 2013
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Safety: Police & Fire Committee; 021-002-000
lower
May 22, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Safety: Police & Fire Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 21, 2013
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Public Safety: Police & Fire Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 21, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Safety: Police & Fire Committee
lower
May 20, 2013
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 20, 2013
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
lower
May 20, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Public Safety: Police & Fire Committee
lower
Apr 29, 2013
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 26, 2013
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 25, 2013
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
Apr 25, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link
upper
Apr 25, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
upper
Apr 25, 2013
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 25, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
upper
Apr 25, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive
upper
Apr 24, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
Apr 24, 2013
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 24, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
upper
Apr 11, 2013
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 010-003-000
upper
Mar 22, 2013
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 19, 2013
upper
Feb 28, 2013
Upper · Passed
To Subcommittee on Election Law
upper
Feb 27, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Feb 15, 2013
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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