101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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Introduced , by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 2.5 new
ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2

     Proposes to amend the Legislature and Executive Articles of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a person may not be elected to the office of State Senator  or State Representative, or a combination of those offices,  for terms totalling more than 16 years; service before the second Wednesday in January of 2021 shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service. Provides that a person may not be elected to any single Executive Branch office for terms totalling more than 8 years; service before the second Monday in January of 2023 shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service.
  


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1
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
2
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

  
 
  
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
4HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
5SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the 
6electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general 
7election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of 
8this resolution a proposition to add Section 2.5 to Article IV 
9and amend Section 2 of Article V of the Illinois Constitution 
10as follows:
  
 

11
ARTICLE IV 


12
THE LEGISLATURE


13    (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 2.5 new)
14SECTION 2.5. TERM LIMITS
15    A person may not be elected to the office of State Senator  
16or State Representative, or a combination of those offices,  for 
17terms totalling more than 16 years. Service before the second 
18Wednesday in January of 2021 shall not be considered in the 
19calculation of a person's service.
 

20
ARTICLE V 


21
THE EXECUTIVE






 
 
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1    (ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2)



2SECTION 2. TERMS 

3    These elected officers of the Executive Branch shall hold 
4office for
four years beginning on the second Monday of January 
5after their
election and, except in the case of the Lieutenant 
6Governor, until their
successors are qualified. They shall be 
7elected at the general election
in 1978 and every four years 
8thereafter. A person may not be elected to any single Executive 
9Branch office for terms totalling more than 8 years. Service 
10before the second Monday in January of 2023 shall not be 
11considered in the calculation of a person's service.

12(Source: Illinois Constitution.)

 
  
13
SCHEDULE

  
14    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being 
15declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois 
16Constitutional Amendment Act.