99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1631
 
Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Darin M. LaHood
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

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

     If and only if Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 7 of the 99th General Assembly is adopted, amends the Governor Succession Act to: (1) eliminate the reference to the office of Lieutenant Governor, and (2) require the successor to be of the same political party as the Governor. Adds the Minority Leader of the Senate to the list of successors.
  


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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. If and only if Senate Joint Resolution 
5Constitutional Amendment 7 of the 99th General Assembly is 
6adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois 
7Constitutional Amendment Act, the Governor Succession Act is 
8amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 



9    (15 ILCS 5/1)  (from Ch. 127, par. 63b122)



10    Sec. 1. 
(a) In the event that the Governor, for any of the 
11reasons
specified in Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution 
12of the State of Illinois,
is not able to exercise the powers 
13and discharge the duties of his office,
such powers and duties 
14of the office shall be exercised by the officer next
in line of 
15succession, in the order named as follows:

16        (1) (Blank)  The Lieutenant Governor;

17        (2)  The elected Attorney General, provided that the 
18    Attorney General is of the same political party as the 
19    Governor;

20        (3)  The elected Secretary of State, provided that the 
21    Secretary of State is of the same political party as the 
22    Governor;

23        (4)  The elected Comptroller, provided that the 
 
 
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1    Comptroller is of the same political party as the Governor;

2        (5)  The elected Treasurer, provided that the Treasurer 
3    is of the same political party as the Governor;
4        (6)  The President of the Senate, provided that the 
5    President of the Senate is of the same political party as 
6    the Governor;

7        (7)  The Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
8    provided that the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
9    is of the same political party as the Governor; .

10        (8) The Minority Leader of the Senate, provided that 
11    the Minority Leader of the Senate is of the same political 
12    party as the Governor. 
13    (b) The officer next in line of succession shall serve as 
14Governor for
the remainder of the term if he succeeds to the 
15office by reason of death,
conviction on impeachment or 
16resignation of the Governor.  If he succeeds
to the office by 
17reason of temporary disability or failure to qualify by
the 
18Governor, he shall serve until the Governor qualifies or the 
19disability
is removed.  An officer who succeeds to the office of 
20Governor by reason
of temporary disability of the Governor 
21shall be designated Acting Governor.

22    (c) If an officer next in line of succession shall fail to 
23qualify or
if his office is vacant, then the officer next in 
24line of succession after
him who is qualified shall serve as 
25Governor.

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