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| | HB5698 Engrossed | | LRB100 20735 AWJ 36214 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 3.1-10-17 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-17 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3.1-10-17. Term limits. |
| 8 | | (a) The imposition of term limits by referendum, ordinance, |
| 9 | | or otherwise must be prospective. Elective office held prior to |
| 10 | | the effective date of any term limit imposed by a municipality |
| 11 | | shall not prohibit a person otherwise eligible from running for |
| 12 | | or holding elective office in that municipality. Term limits |
| 13 | | imposed in a manner inconsistent with this Section are invalid. |
| 14 | | (b) A home rule unit may not regulate term limits in a |
| 15 | | manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a |
| 16 | | limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of |
| 17 | | the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home |
| 18 | | rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State. |
| 19 | | (c) This Section applies to all term limits imposed by a |
| 20 | | municipality by referendum, ordinance, or otherwise passed on |
| 21 | | or after November 8, 2016.
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| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |