Bill Text: IL SB3802 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Governor Succession Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the line of succession for the office of Governor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-09 - Referred to Assignments [SB3802 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3802-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3802 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
15 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 127, par. 63b122
Amends the Governor Succession Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the line of succession for the office of Governor.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Governor Succession Act is amended by
changing Section 1 as follows:
(15 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b122)
Sec. 1. (a) In the the event that the Governor, for any of
the reasons specified in Article V, Section 6 of the
Constitution of the State of Illinois, is not able to exercise
the powers and discharge the duties of his office, such powers
and duties of the office shall be exercised by the officer next
in line of succession, in the order named as follows:
(1) The Lieutenant Governor;
(2) The elected Attorney General;
(3) The elected Secretary of State;
(4) The elected Comptroller;
(5) The elected Treasurer;
(6) The President of the Senate;
(7) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(b) The officer next in line of succession shall serve as
Governor for the remainder of the term if he succeeds to the
office by reason of death, conviction on impeachment or
resignation of the Governor. If he succeeds to the office by

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