102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB2390
 
Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Laura Fine
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
60 ILCS 1/30-5

     Amends the Township Code. Provides that, whenever the date for an annual township meeting as required by statute conflicts with the celebration of Ramadan, the township board may postpone the annual township meeting to the first Tuesday following the last day of Ramadan. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Township Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 30-5 as follows:
 



6    (60 ILCS 1/30-5)



7    Sec. 30-5. Annual township meeting. 

8    (a) The annual township meeting in the respective 
9townships for the
transaction of the business of the township 
10shall be held on the second Tuesday
of April in each year, 
11after 6 p.m., at the place appointed for those
meetings. 
12Elections for
township officers shall be held in accordance 
13with the consolidated schedule of
elections prescribed by the 
14general election law.

15    (b) Whenever the date designated in subsection (a) 
16conflicts with the
celebration of Passover or Ramadan, the 
17township board may postpone the annual township
meeting to the 
18first Tuesday following the last day of Passover or Ramadan.

19    (c) Whenever the consolidated election provided for in 
20subsection
(b) of Section 2A-1.1 of the Election Code is 
21rescheduled to the second
Tuesday in April under Section 
222A-1.1a of the Election Code, the annual
township meeting 
23shall be held on the third Tuesday in April at the time

 
 
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1designated by the electors or the township board, whichever is 
2appropriate.

3    (d) If the Governor declares a disaster under Section 7 of 
4the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and the disaster 
5declaration is effective during the dates designated for a 
6township's annual meeting under subsection (a), (b), or (c), a 
7township board may postpone the annual meeting if 
8circumstances related to the disaster declaration prevent a 
9township from holding its annual meeting. An annual township 
10meeting postponed under this subsection shall be held on the 
11third Tuesday, after 6 p.m., of the month following the 
12expiration of the disaster declaration.  If a subsequent 
13disaster is declared under Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency 
14Management Agency Act prior to or one day after the expiration 
15of the disaster declaration upon which the township board 
16based its decision to postpone the annual meeting and the 
17township board intends to proceed with the annual meeting 
18during this subsequent disaster declaration, the township 
19board must consult with and receive written approval from the 
20county health department in order to proceed with the annual 
21meeting during the course of the subsequent disaster 
22declaration. 
23(Source: P.A. 101-632, eff. 6-5-20.)

 
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
25becoming law.