SB3681 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3681

Introduced 2/10/2012, by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act
25 ILCS 135/8 new

Creates the Office of the Repealer Act. Establishes the Office of the Repealer within the Office of the Governor. Requires the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint an individual to serve as the State Repealer. Sets forth the duties of the State Repealer. Amends the Legislative Reference Bureau Act. Directs the Legislative Reference Bureau to cooperate with the Office of the Repealer to the extent necessary to complete the duties assigned to the Office of the Repealer. Effective January 1, 2013.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Office of the Repealer Act.

Section 5. Office of the Repealer.

(a) As soon as practical after the effective date of this Section, a new office called the Office of the Repealer shall be created within the Office of the Governor. The Governor shall, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint an individual to serve as the State Repealer. The Office of the Governor shall, from the funds appropriated to it, commit and make available to the Office of the Repealer the resources and personnel required to carry out the duties of the State Repealer at the discretion of the State Repealer.

(b) The State Repealer is charged to with performing all of the following duties:

(1) Investigating the system of governance of the State of Illinois, including its laws, regulations, and other governing instruments to determine instances in which those laws, regulations, or other governing instruments are unreasonable, unduly burdensome, duplicative, onerous, or in conflict.

(2) Creating, at the earliest possible date, a system for receiving public comments suggesting various laws, regulations, and other governing instruments to be considered for possible repeal by the Office of the Repealer. This system shall include a public online portal for receiving these comments.

(3) Determining that a State law, regulation, or other governing instrument is unreasonable, unduly burdensome, duplicative, or onerous, or conflicts with another law, regulation, or governing instrument, and, upon making that determination, recommending to the originating body either the repeal or modification of the law, regulation, or other governing instrument. The recommendation shall set forth with specificity the justification for the requested repeal or modification.

(4) Implementing a tracking system to follow the action taken by any originating body on any recommendation made by the State Repealer in order to prepare regular reports to the Governor regarding the progress of repeal or modification.

(5) Receiving and considering suggestions from judges, justices, public officials, lawyers, and the public generally regarding defects and anachronisms in the law.

(6) Recommending, from time to time, changes in the law the State Repealer deems necessary to modify or eliminate antiquated and inequitable rules of law and to bring the law of this State, civil and criminal, into harmony with modern conditions.

(7) Reporting its proceedings annually to the General Assembly on or before February first, and, if it deems advisable, to accompany its report with proposed bills to carry out any of its recommendations.

(8) Working in conjunction with all legislative commissions to formulate changes needed to current statutes for the betterment of State statutes and the State of Illinois.

Section 10. The Legislative Reference Bureau Act is amended by adding Section 8 as follows:

(25 ILCS 135/8 new)

Sec. 8. Cooperation with Office of the Repealer. The Legislative Reference Bureau shall cooperate with the Office of the Repealer to the extent necessary to complete the duties assigned to the Office of the Repealer under the Office of the Repealer Act.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2013.