101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
HC0025
 
Introduced , by Rep. Randy E. Frese
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 2.5 new

    Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution.
Prohibits a person from serving as: (1) a State Representative for more than  4 terms of office; or (2) a State Senator for more than 6 terms of office. Provides that terms of office served before the second Wednesday in January of 2021, or otherwise served before the adoption of the Amendment, shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service.  Applies to the
election of General Assembly members in the first general election to occur after the Amendment is declared adopted  and thereafter. Specifies that it does not affect the terms of members elected before the Amendment is declared adopted. Effective upon being declared adopted.



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1
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


2
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT


 

3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
4HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
5SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the 
6electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general 
7election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of 
8this resolution a proposition to amend the Illinois 
9Constitution in Article IV by adding Section 2.5 as follows:

 

10
ARTICLE IV 


11
THE LEGISLATURE




12    (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 2.5 new)
13SECTION 2.5. TERM LIMITS
14    (a) A person may not be elected to the office of State 
15Representative for more than  4 terms of office.
16    (b) A person may not be elected to the office of State 
17Senator for more than  6 terms of office.
18    (c) For the purposes of this Section, terms of office 
19served before the second Wednesday in January of 2021, or 
20otherwise served before the adoption of this Amendment, shall 
21not be considered in the calculation of a person's service.

 

22
SCHEDULE


23    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being 
 
 
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1declared adopted in
accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois 
2Constitutional Amendment Act and
applies to
the election of 
3members of the General Assembly in the first general election 
4to occur after this Amendment is declared adopted  and 
5thereafter. This Constitutional Amendment does not, however, 
6affect the terms of members of the General Assembly elected 
7before this Amendment is declared adopted.