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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4747   </title>
<shortdesc>ELEC CD-PUBLIC QUESTION NOTICE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner-Paul D. Froehlich-Rosemary Kurtz</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>2/26/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>10 ILCS 5/12-5</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 12-5</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Election Code. Requires that the notice of a question of public policy that will appear on an election ballot must include an explanation of the question and its purposes in plain language. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/4/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz</action>
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