97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
HC0019
 
Introduced , by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 2.5 new
ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2

     Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Prohibits a person from holding the office of State Senator or State Representative or a combination of those offices for more than 20 years; provided that service before the second Wednesday in January of 2013 shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service. Proposes to amend the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution. Prohibits an executive branch officer from serving more than 2 consecutive terms in the same executive branch office. Effective upon being declared adopted. Applies to the election of executive branch officers in 2014 and thereafter. 
  


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1
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
2
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

  
 
  
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
4NINETY-SEVENTH 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 by adding Section 2.5 to Article IV and by 
10changing Section 2 of Article 5 as follows:
  
 

11
ARTICLE IV 


12
THE LEGISLATURE


13    (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 2.5 new)
14SECTION 2.5. TERM LIMITS
15    A person may not hold the office of State Senator or State 
16Representative or a combination of those offices for more than 
1720 years; provided that service before the second Wednesday in 
18January of 2013 shall not be considered in the calculation of a 
19person's service.
 

20
ARTICLE V 


21
THE EXECUTIVE






 
 
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1    (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2)



2SECTION 2. TERMS 

3    (a) These elected officers of the Executive Branch shall 
4hold office for
four years beginning on the second Monday of 
5January after their
election and, except in the case of the 
6Lieutenant Governor, until their
successors are qualified. 
7They shall be elected at the general election
in 1978 and every 
8four years thereafter.
9    (b) A person may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms of 
10office within the same Executive Branch office. A person who 
11has served 2 consecutive terms within the same Executive Branch 
12office may not serve another term of office in that office 
13until 8 years after the conclusion of the person's second 
14consecutive term.
15    A person is considered to serve a term of office for the 
16purpose of this subsection if the person is elected or 
17appointed to serve any portion of the term.

18(Source: Illinois Constitution.)

 
  
19
SCHEDULE

  
20    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being 
21declared adopted in
accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois 
22Constitutional Amendment Act and
applies to
the election of 
23officers of the executive branch in 2014 and thereafter.