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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4401         </title>
<shortdesc>IEMA-DISASTER PROCLAMATION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Chris Bos and Mark Luft</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>20 ILCS 3305/7</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 127, par. 1057</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that in any 12-month period the Governor shall have the authority to issue only one proclamation per disaster and that any further proclamation for the disaster that triggered the original proclamation shall be in force only after a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the General Assembly approves a joint resolution containing the exact language of the proclamation and which the Governor must follow. Provides that the Governor shall have no authority to amend or change the language of the proclamation as approved by joint resolution.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/7/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chris Bos</action>
<statusdate>1/21/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/21/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Luft</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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