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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HJRCA 57  </title>
<shortdesc>CONAMEND-JUDICIAL ELIGIBLITY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Michael J. Madigan-Jack D. Franks-Kenneth Dunkin-Careen M. Gordon-Lou Lang, John A. Fritchey and Luis Arroyo</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>5/2/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<aliasreference></aliasreference>
<aliasreference>ILCON Art. VI, Sec. 11</aliasreference>
<SynopsisText>     Proposes to amend the Judiciary Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a person must have been a licensed attorney-at-law for a minimum of ten years to be eligible to serve as a Circuit Judge, a minimum of twelve years to be eligible to serve as an Appellate Judge, and a minimum of fifteen years to be eligible to serve as a Supreme Court Judge, except that a person serving as a Judge on December 31, 2010 is not disqualified from completing the current term of office or seeking an additional term. Effective upon being declared adopted.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/22/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Read in Full a First Time</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee;  012-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Read in Full a Second Time</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Read in Full a Third Time</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>3/5 Vote Required</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Consideration Postponed</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46</action>
</actions>
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