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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2865 Introduced 1/24/2024, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 15 ILCS 5/1 | from Ch. 127, par. 63b122 |
| Amends the Governor Succession Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the line of succession for the office of Governor. |
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | SB2865 | | LRB103 37808 SPS 67938 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Governor Succession Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (15 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b122) |
| 7 | | Sec. 1. (a) In the the event that the Governor, for any of |
| 8 | | the reasons specified in Article V, Section 6 of the |
| 9 | | Constitution of the State of Illinois, is not able to exercise |
| 10 | | the powers and discharge the duties of his office, such powers |
| 11 | | and duties of the office shall be exercised by the officer next |
| 12 | | in line of succession, in the order named as follows: |
| 13 | | (1) The Lieutenant Governor;
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| 14 | | (2) The elected Attorney General;
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| 15 | | (3) The elected Secretary of State;
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| 16 | | (4) The elected Comptroller;
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| 17 | | (5) The elected Treasurer;
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| 18 | | (6) The President of the Senate;
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| 19 | | (7) The Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
| 20 | | (b) The officer next in line of succession shall serve as |
| 21 | | Governor for the remainder of the term if he succeeds to the |
| 22 | | office by reason of death, conviction on impeachment or |
| 23 | | resignation of the Governor. If he succeeds to the office by |