100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
SC0020
 
Introduced 2/6/2018, by Sen. Tom Rooney
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 2.5 new
ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2

     Proposes to amend the Legislature and Executive Articles of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a person may not be elected to the office of State Senator for more than three terms  or the office of  State Representative for more than five terms, and that service in the General Assembly before the second Wednesday in January of 2019 shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service. Provides that a person may not be elected to more than 2 terms for each Executive Branch office, and that service in an Executive Branch office before the second Monday in January of 2019 shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service. Effective upon being declared adopted.
  


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1
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
2
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

  
 
  
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
5CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the 
6electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general 
7election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of 
8this resolution a proposition to add Section 2.5 to Article IV 
9and amend Section 2 of Article V of the Illinois Constitution 
10as follows:
  
 

11
ARTICLE IV 


12
THE LEGISLATURE


13    (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 2.5 new)
14SECTION 2.5. TERM LIMITS
15    A person may not be elected to the office of State Senator 
16for more than three terms  or the office of  State Representative 
17for more than five terms. Service before the second Wednesday 
18in January of 2019 shall not be considered in the calculation 
19of a person's service.
 

20
ARTICLE V 


21
THE EXECUTIVE






 
 
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1    (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2)



2SECTION 2. TERMS 

3    These elected officers of the Executive Branch shall hold 
4office for
four years beginning on the second Monday of January 
5after their
election and, except in the case of the Lieutenant 
6Governor, until their
successors are qualified. They shall be 
7elected at the general election
in 1978 and every four years 
8thereafter. A person may not be elected to more than two terms 
9for each Executive Branch office. Service before the second 
10Monday in January of 2019 shall not be considered in the 
11calculation of a person's service.

12(Source: Illinois Constitution.)

 
  
13
SCHEDULE

  
14    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being 
15declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois 
16Constitutional Amendment Act.