Bill Text: IL HB3639 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Gives non-home rule counties all of the powers provided to home rule units under Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, except for the powers to tax, impose fees, and to incur debt. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3639 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB3639-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5-1014 as follows:
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6 | (55 ILCS 5/5-1014) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1014)
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7 | Sec. 5-1014. Powers generally. The county board of each | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | county has
the powers enumerated in the Sections following this | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Section and preceding
Section 5-1105, subject to conditions | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | therein stated. Powers conferred on
counties are in addition to | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | and not in limitation of their existing powers.
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12 | It is the policy of this State that all powers granted, | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | either expressly
or by necessary implication, by this Code, | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | other Illinois statute, or the
Illinois Constitution to | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | non-home rule counties may be exercised by those
counties | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | notwithstanding effects on competition. It is the intention of | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | the
General Assembly that the "State action exemption" to the | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | application of
federal antitrust statutes be fully available to | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | counties to the extent
their activities are authorized by law | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | as stated herein.
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21 | Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | except for the powers to tax, impose fees, and incur debt, | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | non-home rule counties shall exercise all of the powers |
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1 | provided to home rule units under Section 6 of Article VII of | ||||||
2 | the Illinois Constitution, subject to the limitations set forth | ||||||
3 | in that Section. | ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
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5 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
6 | becoming law.
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