104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
HC0011
 
Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. John M. Cabello
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 2.5 new
ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2
    Proposes to amend the Legislature Article and the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a person may not be elected to the office of State Senator, the office of State Representative, or any single Executive Branch office for terms totaling more than 20 years in each office. Provides that service before the date of the adoption of the amendment shall be considered in the calculation of a person's service. Provides that any person in office at the time of the adoption of the amendment who meets the specified term limitation shall be allowed to complete his or her term of office.


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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
4HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
5SENATE CONCURRING 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 
8of this resolution a proposition to amend Article V of the 
9Illinois Constitution by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
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ARTICLE IV 
11
THE LEGISLATURE

12    (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 2.5 new)
13SECTION 2.5. TERM LIMITS.
14    A person may not be elected to the office of State Senator 
15or the office of State Representative for terms totaling more 
16than 20 years in each office. Service before the date of the 
17adoption of this amendment shall be considered in the 
18calculation of a person's service. Any person in office at the 
19time of the adoption of this amendment who meets the term 
20limitation set forth in this Section shall be allowed to 
21complete his or her term of office.
 
22
ARTICLE V 
 
 
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THE EXECUTIVE

2    (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2)
3SECTION 2. TERMS 
4    (a) These elected officers of the Executive Branch shall 
5hold office for four years beginning on the second Monday of 
6January after their election and, except in the case of the 
7Lieutenant Governor, until their successors are qualified. 
8They shall be elected at the general election in 1978 and every 
9four years thereafter.
10    (b) A person may not be elected to any single office of the 
11Executive Branch for terms totaling more than 20 years in each 
12office. Service before the date of the adoption of this 
13amendment shall be considered in the calculation of a person's 
14service. Any person in office at the time of the adoption of 
15this amendment who meets the term limitation set forth in this 
16subsection shall be allowed to complete his or her term of 
17office.
18(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
 
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SCHEDULE
20    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being 
21declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois 
22Constitutional Amendment Act.