104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
HC0020
 
Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2
    Proposes to amend the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a person may not be elected to the office of Governor for terms totalling more than 8 years. Provides that service prior to the date of the adoption of the amendment shall be considered in the calculation of a person's service. Provides that any person holding the office of Governor at the time of the adoption of the proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution who meets the specified term limitation shall be allowed to complete his or her term of office. Effective upon being declared adopted.


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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2
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 add Section 2.5 to Article 
9IV, amend Section 2 of Article V, and amend Section 3 of 
10Article VIII of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
 
11
ARTICLE V 
12
THE EXECUTIVE

13    (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2)
14SECTION 2. TERMS 
15    (a) These elected officers of the Executive Branch shall 
16hold office for four years beginning on the second Monday of 
17January after their election and, except in the case of the 
18Lieutenant Governor, until their successors are qualified. 
19They shall be elected at the general election in 1978 and every 
20four years thereafter. 
21    (b) A person may not be elected to the office of Governor 
22for terms totalling more than 8 years. Service prior to the 
23date of the adoption of this amendment to the Illinois 
 
 
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1Constitution shall be considered in the calculation of a 
2person's service. Any person holding the office of Governor at 
3the time of the adoption of this amendment to the Illinois 
4Constitution who meets the term limitation set by this Section 
5shall be allowed to complete his or her term of office.
6(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
 
7
SCHEDULE
8    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being 
9declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois 
10Constitutional Amendment Act.