101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3353

 

Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
15 ILCS 305/5  from Ch. 124, par. 5

    Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that the Secretary of State has the duty to accept service of process only in those specifically mandated areas of the law and as determined by the General Assembly. Provides that the Secretary is not the default agent for service of process in the State of Illinois.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Secretary of State Act is amended by
5changing Section 5 as follows:
 
6    (15 ILCS 305/5)  (from Ch. 124, par. 5)
7    Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State:
8    1. To countersign and affix the seal of state to all
9commissions required by law to be issued by the Governor.
10    2. To make a register of all appointments by the Governor,
11specifying the person appointed, the office conferred, the date
12of the appointment, the date when bond or oath is taken and the
13date filed. If Senate confirmation is required, the date of the
14confirmation shall be included in the register.
15    3. To make proper indexes to public acts, resolutions,
16papers and documents in his office.
17    3-a. To review all rules of all State agencies adopted in
18compliance with the codification system prescribed by the
19Secretary. The review shall be for the purposes and include all
20the powers and duties provided in the Illinois Administrative
21Procedure Act. The Secretary of State shall cooperate with the
22Legislative Information System to insure the accuracy of the
23text of the rules maintained under the Legislative Information

 

 

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1System Act.
2    4. To give any person requiring the same paying the lawful
3fees therefor, a copy of any law, act, resolution, record or
4paper in his office, and attach thereto his certificate, under
5the seal of the state.
6    5. To take charge of and preserve from waste, and keep in
7repair, the houses, lots, grounds and appurtenances, situated
8in the City of Springfield, and belonging to or occupied by the
9State, the care of which is not otherwise provided for by law,
10and to take charge of and preserve from waste, and keep in
11repair, the houses, lots, grounds and appurtenances, situated
12in the State outside the City of Springfield where such houses,
13lots, grounds and appurtenances are occupied by the Secretary
14of State and no other State officer or agency.
15    6. To supervise the distribution of the laws.
16    7. To perform such other duties as may be required by law.
17The Secretary of State may, within appropriations authorized by
18the General Assembly, maintain offices in the State Capital and
19in such other places in the State as he may deem necessary to
20properly carry out the powers and duties vested in him by law.
21    8. In addition to all other authority granted to the
22Secretary by law, subject to appropriation, to make grants or
23otherwise provide assistance to, among others without
24limitation, units of local government, school districts,
25educational institutions, private agencies, not-for-profit
26organizations, and for-profit entities for the health, safety,

 

 

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1and welfare of Illinois residents for purposes related to
2education, transportation, construction, capital improvements,
3social services, and any other lawful public purpose. Upon
4request of the Secretary, all State agencies are mandated to
5provide the Secretary with assistance in administering the
6grants.
7    9. To notify the Auditor General of any Public Act filed
8with the Office of the Secretary of State making an
9appropriation or transfer of funds from the State treasury.
10This paragraph (9) applies only through June 30, 2015.
11    10. To accept service of process only in those specifically
12mandated areas of the law and as determined by the General
13Assembly. The Secretary of State is not the default agent for
14service of process in the State of Illinois.
15(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1496, eff. 1-13-11.)