103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1852 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 15 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 127, par. 63b122 Amends the Governor Succession Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the line of succession for the office of Governor. LRB103 30718 DTM 57194 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1852 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 15 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 127, par. 63b122 15 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 127, par. 63b122 Amends the Governor Succession Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the line of succession for the office of Governor. LRB103 30718 DTM 57194 b LRB103 30718 DTM 57194 b A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1852 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
15 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 127, par. 63b122 15 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 127, par. 63b122
15 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 127, par. 63b122
Amends the Governor Succession Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the line of succession for the office of Governor.
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1 AN ACT concerning State government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Governor Succession Act is amended by
5 changing Section 1 as follows:
6 (15 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b122)
7 Sec. 1. (a) In the the event that the Governor, for any of
8 the reasons specified in Article V, Section 6 of the
9 Constitution of the State of Illinois, is not able to exercise
10 the powers and discharge the duties of his office, such powers
11 and duties of the office shall be exercised by the officer next
12 in line of succession, in the order named as follows:
13 (1) The Lieutenant Governor;
14 (2) The elected Attorney General;
15 (3) The elected Secretary of State;
16 (4) The elected Comptroller;
17 (5) The elected Treasurer;
18 (6) The President of the Senate;
19 (7) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
20 (b) The officer next in line of succession shall serve as
21 Governor for the remainder of the term if he succeeds to the
22 office by reason of death, conviction on impeachment or
23 resignation of the Governor. If he succeeds to the office by
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1852 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
15 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 127, par. 63b122 15 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 127, par. 63b122
15 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 127, par. 63b122
Amends the Governor Succession Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the line of succession for the office of Governor.
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1 reason of temporary disability or failure to qualify by the
2 Governor, he shall serve until the Governor qualifies or the
3 disability is removed. An officer who succeeds to the office
4 of Governor by reason of temporary disability of the Governor
5 shall be designated Acting Governor.
6 (c) If an officer next in line of succession shall fail to
7 qualify or if his office is vacant, then the officer next in
8 line of succession after him who is qualified shall serve as
9 Governor.
10 (Source: P.A. 82-105.)
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