Date	Chamber	Action
3/11/2009	House	Tabled Pursuant to Rule 24(a)

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

10 ILCS 5/25-8

from Ch. 46, par. 25-8

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Requires that a special election be held to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator occurring 90 or more days before the general primary immediately preceding the general election at which the office is regularly scheduled to be filled. Requires a temporary gubernatorial appointment for any vacancy in the office of United States Senator until the vacancy is filled at the special election or the general election at which the office is regularly scheduled to be filled. (Now, the vacancy is filled by a temporary gubernatorial appointment until filled by election at the next general election.)

House Committee Amendment No. 1

	Adds reference to:
	10 ILCS 5/2A-1	from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1

10 ILCS 5/2A-3

10 ILCS 5/19A-15

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code. With respect to a vacancy in the office of United States Senator from Illinois occurring before the bill's effective date, provides that the vacancy shall be filled at a special election, within 115 days after the bill’s effective date, designated by the Governor, and the temporary appointment made to fill that vacancy shall expire. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/28/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks
1/30/2009	House	First Reading
1/30/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/4/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
2/4/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
2/9/2009	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2/18/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
2/18/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
2/18/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
2/18/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
2/20/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
3/4/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
3/11/2009	House	Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Executive Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
3/11/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
3/11/2009	House	Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 117-000-000
3/11/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee
3/11/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
3/11/2009	House	Motion Do Not Pass as Amended Executive Committee; 007-004-000
3/11/2009	House	Tabled Pursuant to Rule 24(a)
3/12/2009	House	Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Executive Committee; Rep. Jack D. Franks
3/12/2009	House	Chair Rules Motion Out of Order
3/12/2009	House	Motion Discharge Committee Lost by Voice Vote
3/12/2009	House	Appeal Ruling of Chair Rep. Jack D. Franks
3/12/2009	House	Shall the Chair be Sustained
3/12/2009	House	3/5 Vote Required
3/12/2009	House	Motion to Sustain the Chair - Prevailed 054-062-000
3/12/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
3/12/2009	House	Moved to Discharge Committee Executive Committee; Rep. William Black
3/12/2009	House	Chair Rules Motion Out of Order
3/12/2009	House	Motion Lost

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