BOLAND-LYONS,EILEEN-KLINGLER-TENHOUSE-HANNIG, MCGUIRE, MULLIGAN, ZICKUS, KRAUSE, MITCHELL,JERRY, MEYER, WOJCIK, FOWLER, SILVA, DELGADO, KENNER, HARRIS, SHARP, MCKEON, YOUNGE, DAVIS,STEVE, GILES, HOWARD, FLOWERS, BRADLEY, MURPHY, JONES,LOU, DAVIS,MONIQUE, JONES,SHIRLEY, PUGH, LYONS,JOSEPH, FRITCHEY, LOPEZ, ACEVEDO, BOST, MOFFITT, SAVIANO, KOSEL, PANKAU, DURKIN AND GARRETT. ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 2 ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 5 Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Changes the terms of members of the General Assembly. Provides that in each ten-year period, Senators shall first be elected for terms of six years, and then for terms of four years. Provides that Representatives shall first be elected for terms of four years, then for terms of two years, and then for terms of four years. Provides that whenever a seat in either house becomes vacant with more than 28 months remaining in the term, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment until the next general election, at which time a replacement shall be elected to serve for the remainder of the term. Provides that the General Assembly shall be a continuous body for a period beginning and ending at noon on the second Wednesday of January of consecutive odd-numbered years. Effective January 1, 2001. Applies to the election of members of the General Assembly in 2002 and thereafter; does not affect the terms of members elected in 1998 or 2000. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides for the election of one group of Senators to 6-year and 4-year terms and one group to 4-year and 6-year terms, with the groups as equal in number as possible. 99-01-20 H FILED WITH CLERK 99-01-20 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LYONS,EILEEN 99-01-26 H READ IN FULL A FIRST TIME 99-01-26 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KLINGLER 99-02-10 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE 99-02-24 H RE-ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEC CAMP REF 99-02-25 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO TENHOUSE 99-02-25 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO HANNIG 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCGUIRE 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOORE,ANDREA 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MULLIGAN 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ZICKUS 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KRAUSE 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL,JERRY 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MEYER 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WOJCIK 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINDNER 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FOWLER 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SILVA 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DELGADO 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KENNER 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HARRIS 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHARP 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GIGLIO 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR YOUNGE 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,STEVE 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOWARD 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FLOWERS 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADLEY 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCCARTHY 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MURPHY 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,LOU 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,SHIRLEY 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BUGIELSKI 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PUGH 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,JOSEPH 99-03-05 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRITCHEY 99-03-05 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LOPEZ 99-03-05 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ACEVEDO 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOST 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOFFITT 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR POE 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SAVIANO 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KOSEL 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PANKAU 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DURKIN 99-04-27 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GARRETT 99-04-28 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HECR 99-04-28 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-04 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-BOLAND 99-05-04 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-04 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-06 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-BOLAND 99-05-06 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-002-000 99-05-06 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-BOLAND 99-05-06 H ADOPTED 99-05-06 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-06-29 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(B) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary