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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HJRCA 61        </title>
<shortdesc>CON AMEND-TERM LIMITS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jim Durkin-Thomas M. Bennett</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<aliasreference></aliasreference>
<aliasreference>ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 2.5 new</aliasreference>
<aliasreference></aliasreference>
<aliasreference>ILCON Art. V, Sec. 2</aliasreference>
<SynopsisText>     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 10 years; service before the second Wednesday in January of 2019 shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service. Provides that a person may not be elected to any Executive Branch office, or any combination of Executive Branch offices, for terms totalling more than 8 years; service before the second Monday in January of 2019 shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>11/15/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin</action>
<statusdate>11/15/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Read in Full a First Time</action>
<statusdate>11/15/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>11/17/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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