LYONS,EILEEN-BOLAND-MULLIGAN-KOSEL, BASSI, BEAUBIEN, BOST, BRADY, COULSON, COWLISHAW, DAVIS,MONIQUE, DURKIN, HASSERT, HOEFT, HULTGREN, JONES,JOHN, KRAUSE, LINDNER, MATHIAS, MCAULIFFE, MEYER, MITCHELL,JERRY, MOFFITT, MYERS,RICHARD, O'CONNOR, OSMOND, PARKE, PERSICO, POE, RYAN, SAVIANO, WAIT, WINTERS, WOJCIK AND ZICKUS. 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 Senators elected in 2004 shall first serve terms of six years and then two years. Provides that Senators elected in 2006 shall serve six-year terms. Provides that Representatives elected in 2004 and 2008 shall serve four-year terms. Provides that, beginning in 2012, in each ten-year period, Senators shall be divided into two groups. Provides that Senators in the first group shall first be elected for terms of six years and then for terms of four years. Provides that Senators in the other group shall first be elected for terms of four years and then for terms of six years. Provides that, beginning in 2012, 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, 2003. Applies to the election of members of the General Assembly in 2004 and thereafter; does not affect the terms of members elected in 2000 or 2002. FEB-23-2001 H READ IN FULL A FIRST TIME FEB-23-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BOLAND FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MULLIGAN FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KOSEL FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BASSI FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BEAUBIEN FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BELLOCK FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOST FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADY FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COULSON FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COWLISHAW FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,STEVE FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DURKIN FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HASSERT FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOEFT FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HULTGREN FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,JOHN FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KLINGLER FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KRAUSE FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINDNER FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MATHIAS FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCAULIFFE FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MEYER FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL,BILL FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL,JERRY FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOFFITT FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MYERS,RICHARD FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'CONNOR FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OSMOND FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PANKAU FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PARKE FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PERSICO FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR POE FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RYAN FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SAVIANO FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WAIT FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WINTERS FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WOJCIK FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ZICKUS MAR-22-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEC CAMP REF MAR-22-2001 H MOTION PREVAILED TO SUSPEND RULE 25 MAR-22-2001 H COMMITTEE ELEC CAMP REF MAR-23-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 008-000-000 HECR MAR-23-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE JUL-02-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(B) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary