Public Act 0353 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0228 Enrolled LRB099 04102 JLK 24121 b

Public Act 099-0353

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The General Assembly Organization Act is amended by adding Section 3.2 as follows:

(25 ILCS 5/3.2 new)

Sec. 3.2. Prohibition on creating new units of local government. Until 4 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the General Assembly shall not enact any law creating any new unit of local government, including, but not limited to, the division of existing units of local government. This Section shall not apply to the creation of a new unit of local government from the consolidation of 2 or more pre-existing units of local government.

Effective Date: 1/1/2016