97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
HC0052
 
Introduced , by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 6

     Proposes to amend a portion of the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution that concerns the organization of the General Assembly. Deletes a provision which provides that a member of the General Assembly may be
expelled from office only once for the same offense. Effective upon being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.
  


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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 Section 6 of Article IV 
9of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
  
 

10
ARTICLE IV 


11
THE LEGISLATURE






12    (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 6)



13SECTION 6. ORGANIZATION 

14    (a) A majority of the members elected to each house 
15constitutes a
quorum.

16    (b) On the first day of the January session of the General 
17Assembly
in odd-numbered years, the Secretary of State shall 
18convene the House of
Representatives to elect from its 
19membership a Speaker of the House of
Representatives as 
20presiding officer, and the Governor shall convene the
Senate to 
21elect from its membership a President of the Senate as

22presiding officer.

23    (c) For purposes of powers of appointment conferred by this

 
 
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1Constitution, the Minority Leader of either house is a member 
2of the
numerically strongest political party other than the 
3party to which the
Speaker or the President belongs, as the 
4case may be.

5    (d) Each house shall determine the rules of its 
6proceedings, judge
the elections, returns and qualifications 
7of its members and choose its
officers. No member shall be 
8expelled by either house, except by a vote
of two-thirds of the 
9members elected to that house. A member may be
expelled only 
10once for the same offense. Each house may punish by

11imprisonment any person, not a member, guilty of disrespect to 
12the house
by disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its 
13presence. Imprisonment
shall not extend beyond twenty-four 
14hours at one time unless the person
persists in disorderly or 
15contemptuous behavior.

16(Source: Illinois Constitution.)

 
  
17
SCHEDULE

  
18    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being 
19declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois 
20Constitutional Amendment Act.