HB0221 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0221

Introduced 1/19/2007, by Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

25 ILCS 10/7 new

Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. During a person's lifetime, limits that person to a total of 10 years of service in partisan caucus offices in both houses of the General Assembly. Does not apply to the offices of President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Does not apply to service before the bill's effective date.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The General Assembly Operations Act is amended by adding Section 7 as follows:

(25 ILCS 10/7 new)

Sec. 7. Service in partisan caucus offices.

(a) A person may not serve more than a total of 10 years in caucus offices in the General Assembly, except as provided in subsection (c).

(b) As used in this Section, "caucus offices" include (i) the offices in the Senate and House of Representatives of majority leader, minority leader, assistant majority leader, assistant minority leader, deputy majority leader, deputy minority leader, majority caucus chair, minority caucus chair, majority caucus whip, minority caucus whip, majority conference chair, and minority conference chair and (ii) other similar partisan caucus offices, however titled, in the Senate and House of Representatives. "Caucus offices" do not include the offices of President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(c) Service, other than service before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, in all caucus offices held in both houses of the General Assembly during a person's lifetime shall be counted when calculating a person's total service for purposes of this Section.