103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1851
 
Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


15 ILCS 5/1  from Ch. 127, par. 63b122

    Amends the Governor Succession Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the line of succession for the office of Governor.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The Governor Succession Act is amended by 
5changing Section 1 as follows:
 



6    (15 ILCS 5/1)  (from Ch. 127, par. 63b122)



7    Sec. 1. 
(a) In the
the event that the Governor, for any of 
8the reasons
specified in Article V, Section 6 of the 
9Constitution of the State of Illinois,
is not able to exercise 
10the powers and discharge the duties of his office,
such powers 
11and duties of the office shall be exercised by the officer next

12in line of succession, in the order named as follows:
13    (1)  The Lieutenant Governor;

14    (2)  The elected Attorney General;

15    (3)  The elected Secretary of State;

16    (4)  The elected Comptroller;

17    (5)  The elected Treasurer;

18    (6)  The President of the Senate;

19    (7)  The Speaker of the House of Representatives.

20    (b) The officer next in line of succession shall serve as 
21Governor for
the remainder of the term if he succeeds to the 
22office by reason of death,
conviction on impeachment or 
23resignation of the Governor.  If he succeeds
to the office by 
 
 
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1reason of temporary disability or failure to qualify by
the 
2Governor, he shall serve until the Governor qualifies or the 
3disability
is removed.  An officer who succeeds to the office 
4of Governor by reason
of temporary disability of the Governor 
5shall be designated Acting Governor.

6    (c) If an officer next in line of succession shall fail to 
7qualify or
if his office is vacant, then the officer next in 
8line of succession after
him who is qualified shall serve as 
9Governor.

10(Source: P.A. 82-105.)