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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2553         </title>
<shortdesc>LOCAL OFFICIAL VACANCY POSTING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Don Harmon-Julie A. Morrison</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>House Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Rep. Terra Costa Howard-Suzanne Ness-Maurice A. West, II and Denyse Wang Stoneback)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Creates the Local Official Vacancy Posting Act. Provides that a unit of local government shall post every elected official vacancy on its website, if it has one, and the county clerk shall also post the vacancy on its website. Provides that the posting shall remain on each website until the vacancy is filled. Limits home rule powers.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that a unit of local government shall post every elected official vacancy on its website, if the website is maintained by the unit of local government's full-time staff (rather than if it has a website).</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/26/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Local Government</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Local Government;  007-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government;  006-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/21/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bush</action>
<statusdate>4/21/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/21/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2021</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Arrived in House</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief House Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Ness</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/28/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Terra Costa Howard</action>
<statusdate>4/28/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Ness</action>
<statusdate>5/4/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Ethics &amp; Elections Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/7/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard</action>
<statusdate>5/7/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Ethics &amp; Elections Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/12/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/25/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Ethics &amp; Elections Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/25/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Ethics &amp; Elections Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>12/31/2022</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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