Date	Chamber	Action
7/16/2014	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0744

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

705 ILCS 35/2f-10

705 ILCS 40/2

from Ch. 37, par. 72.42

705 ILCS 45/2

from Ch. 37, par. 160.2

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Circuit Courts Act, the Judicial Vacancies Act, and the Associate Judges Act. Converts the first vacant 23rd circuit associate judgeship into a resident judgeship from DeKalb County in the 23rd circuit. Provides that the additional resident judgeship shall be filled by election beginning at the 2016 general election, and that the Supreme Court may fill the judgeship by appointment prior to the 2016 general election. Provides that as used in the new provisions, a vacancy does not include the expiration of a term of a resident judge who seeks retention in that office at the next term and that a vacancy does not exist or occur at the expiration of an associate judge's term if the associate judge is reappointed. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Provides that the vacant circuit associate judgeship to be converted into a resident judgeship from DeKalb County in the 23rd circuit shall be an associate judgeship from DeKalb County. Relocates the list of circumstances which constitute an associate judgeship vacancy and provides that a vacancy exists when a new judgeship is authorized but not filled.

House Floor Amendment No. 3
Provides that the vacant circuit associate judgeship to be converted into a resident judgeship from DeKalb County in the 23rd circuit shall be an associate judgeship. Relocates the list of circumstances which constitute an associate judgeship vacancy and provides that a vacancy exists when a new judgeship is authorized but not filled.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/14/2014	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
2/14/2014	House	First Reading
2/14/2014	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/24/2014	House	Assigned to Judiciary
2/28/2014	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
2/28/2014	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/5/2014	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000
3/5/2014	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
3/5/2014	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/5/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
3/5/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/6/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/1/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
4/1/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
4/2/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/3/2014	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/3/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/3/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
4/3/2014	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/4/2014	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
4/4/2014	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
4/7/2014	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/7/2014	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2014
4/7/2014	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
4/8/2014	Senate	First Reading
4/8/2014	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/30/2014	Senate	Assigned to Executive
5/8/2014	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000
5/8/2014	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2014
5/12/2014	Senate	Second Reading
5/12/2014	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
5/22/2014	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/22/2014	House	Passed Both Houses
6/20/2014	House	Sent to the Governor
7/16/2014	House	Governor Approved
7/16/2014	House	Effective Date July 16, 2014
7/16/2014	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0744

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