HB0869 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0869

Introduced , by Rep. Darren Bailey

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

25 ILCS 10/1.5 new

Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that no person may serve more than 10 years in any of the following leadership roles: Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and Minority Leader of the Senate. Provides that the limitations imposed by the amendatory Act apply to service beginning on and after the second Wednesday in January 2021.

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 1.5 as follows:

(25 ILCS 10/1.5 new)

Sec. 1.5. Term limits for legislative leaders. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no person may serve more than 10 years in any of the following leadership roles: Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and Minority Leader of the Senate. The limitations imposed by this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly apply to service beginning on and after the second Wednesday in January 2021.