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 Bill Status of SB2683  98th General Assembly


Short Description:  ETHICS-PARTISAN APPOINTEES

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Tim Bivins

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
5 ILCS 420/3A-40


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that, for purposes of determining the partisanship of any person who is appointed by the Governor to an office that either requires specific partisanship or limits the number of appointees from a single political party that may be appointed, the vote of that person in the 3 general primary elections immediately preceding the effective date of the appointment shall determine their partisanship for that person's term of office. Provides that a person who did not vote, or who voted but did not request a partisan ballot, in the 3 general primary elections immediately preceding the effective date of the appointment or who voted but requested partisan ballots for 2 or more different political parties in the 3 general primary elections immediately preceding the effective date of the appointment shall be deemed an independent for purposes of determining partisanship for that person's term of office.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/21/2014SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Tim Bivins
  1/21/2014SenateFirst Reading
  1/21/2014SenateReferred to Assignments
  1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die

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