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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HJRCA 5         </title>
<shortdesc>CON AMEND-CITIZEN INITIATIVE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Mark Batinick, Brad Halbrook, Dan Ugaste, Chris Bos, Patrick Windhorst, Tim Ozinga, Thomas M. Bennett, Ryan Spain, Martin McLaughlin and Amy Grant</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<aliasreference></aliasreference>
<aliasreference>ILCON Art. XIV, Sec. 3</aliasreference>
<SynopsisText>   Amends the Constitutional Revision Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that amendments to the Illinois Constitution (currently, Article IV of the Constitution only) may be proposed by a petition signed by a number of electors equal in number to at least eight percent of the total votes cast for candidates for Governor in the preceding gubernatorial election. Provides that the initiative process shall not be used for the proposal, modification, or repeal of any portion of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution or to modify the initiative process for proposing amendments to the Constitution. Makes conforming changes. Effective upon being declared adopted.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/2/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mark Batinick</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Read in Full a First Time</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Ozinga</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin</action>
<statusdate>7/18/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>12/29/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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