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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HC0028 Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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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
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2 | | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
4 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
5 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the |
6 | | electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general |
7 | | election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of |
8 | | this resolution a proposition to amend Section 6 of Article IV |
9 | | of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
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10 | | ARTICLE IV
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11 | | THE LEGISLATURE
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12 | | (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 6)
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13 | | SECTION 6. ORGANIZATION
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14 | | (a) A majority of the members elected to each house |
15 | | constitutes a
quorum.
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16 | | (b) On the first day of the January session of the General |
17 | | Assembly
in odd-numbered years, the Secretary of State shall |
18 | | convene the House of
Representatives to elect from its |
19 | | membership a Speaker of the House of
Representatives as |
20 | | presiding officer, and the Governor shall convene the
Senate to |
21 | | elect from its membership a President of the Senate as
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22 | | presiding officer.
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23 | | (c) For purposes of powers of appointment conferred by this
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