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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HJRCA 39  </title>
<shortdesc>ELECTIONS-RACE AND GENDER</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>5/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<aliasreference></aliasreference>
<aliasreference>ILCON Art. III, Sec. 8 new</aliasreference>
<SynopsisText>     Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that no voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure related to voting, shall be imposed or applied by the State or any political subdivision in a manner which results in a denial or abridgement of the right of any citizen of the State to vote on account of sex, sexual orientation, race, color, or status as a member of a language minority. Effective upon being declared adopted.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/29/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Read in Full a First Time</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary;  011-004-000</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46</action>
</actions>
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