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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0491 Introduced , by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that no person may serve more than 10 consecutive years in any of the following leadership roles: Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and Minority Leader of the Senate. Provides that the limitations imposed by the amendatory Act apply to service beginning on and after January 9, 2019.
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| | HB0491 | | LRB100 06091 RJF 16123 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The General Assembly Operations Act is amended |
| 5 | | by adding Section 1.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (25 ILCS 10/1.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 1.5. Term limits for legislative leaders. |
| 8 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no person may |
| 9 | | serve more than 10 consecutive years in any of the following |
| 10 | | leadership roles: Speaker of the House of Representatives, |
| 11 | | President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House of |
| 12 | | Representatives, and Minority Leader of the Senate. The |
| 13 | | limitations imposed by this amendatory Act of the 100th General |
| 14 | | Assembly apply to service beginning on and after January 9, |
| 15 | | 2019.
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