Bill Text: IL HB0062 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Creates the No Representation Without Population Act. Provides that the Illinois Department of Corrections shall collect and maintain an electronic record of the legal residence, outside of the facility, and other demographic data, for any person entering its custody after January 1, 2014. Provides that the record shall contain, at a minimum, the last known complete street address prior to incarceration, the person's race, whether the person is of Hispanic or Latino origin, and whether the person is age 18 or older. Contains provisions concerning reports, federal facilities, the Data Collection and Reporting Advisory Council, and State and federal aid. Requires the Secretary of State to prepare redistricting population data to reflect incarcerated persons at their residential address. Provides that this data shall be the basis of the Legislative and Representative Districts created under the Illinois Constitution and all local governement districts that are based on population. Contains a severability clause.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 58-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB0062 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB0062-Amended.html

Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Filed: 3/18/2013

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 62
2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 62 on page 4, by
3replacing lines 18 through 20 with the following:
4"Section 3 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution of 1970.
5Incarcerated populations residing at unknown"; and
6on page 6, by replacing lines 11 through 22 with the following:
7 "Section 35. Data; Legislative and Representative
8Districts. The data prepared by the Secretary of State in
9Section 30 of this Act shall be used only as the basis for
10determining Legislative and Representative Districts.
11Residences at unknown geographic locations within the State
12under subsection (c) of Section 30 of this Act shall not be
13used to determine the ideal population of any set of districts,
14wards, or precincts. The data prepared by the Secretary of
15State in Section 30 of this Act shall not be used in the

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1distribution of any State or federal aid."; and
2on page 7, immediately below line 1, by inserting the
3following:
4 "Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.".
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