Illinois House Bill 3607 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Election Code. With respect to vacancies in the office of United States Senator from Illinois, provides that: (i) a vacancy occurring more than 180 days before the next regularly scheduled election to fill that seat shall remain vacant until filled at a special election; and (ii) a vacancy occurring 180 or fewer days before the next regularly scheduled election to fill that seat shall be filled by temporary appointment by the Governor until the conclusion of the vacant term (now, whenever a vacancy occurs it is filled by temporary appointment by the Governor until the next election of United States Representatives).

U.S. SENATE SPECIAL ELECTION

Rep. Sidney Mathias [R]	Rep. Sandra Pihos [R]	Rep. Renee Kosel [R]	Rep. David Harris [R]
Sen. Jil Tracy [R]	Rep. Dwight Kay [R]	Rep. Norine Hammond [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2011-03-17	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2011-03-03	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2011-02-24	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2011-02-24	House	First Reading
2011-02-24	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
2011-02-24	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
2011-02-24	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
2011-02-24	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
2011-02-24	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ren
2011-02-24	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
2011-02-24	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	25-8	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	2A-1	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	2A-3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3607&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB3607.htm