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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5644         </title>
<shortdesc>TWP-HWY CONSOLIDATION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Sam Yingling-Stephanie A. Kifowit</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>60 ILCS 1/80-85 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Township Code. Provides that the electors of a township with fewer than 15 miles of road under the jurisdiction of the township highway commissioner may elect to abolish the position of township highway commissioner and transfer to the township board all of its functions and responsibilities. Allows the question of whether to abolish the position of township highway commissioner to be submitted to the electors by a majority vote of the township board, by a majority of electors at the annual meeting, or by a petition signed by registered voters residing within the township.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/13/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Counties &amp; Townships Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties &amp; Townships Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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