Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1856 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1856 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Craig Wilcox SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 60 ILCS 1/30-205 Amends the Township Code. In provisions regarding the ability of any group of registered voters to request an advisory question of public policy for consideration by the electors at the annual meeting, provides that the advisory question of public policy must be pertaining to the statutory duties of townships under the Annual Township Meeting Article of the Code. LRB104 05148 RTM 15177 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1856 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Craig Wilcox SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 60 ILCS 1/30-205 60 ILCS 1/30-205 Amends the Township Code. In provisions regarding the ability of any group of registered voters to request an advisory question of public policy for consideration by the electors at the annual meeting, provides that the advisory question of public policy must be pertaining to the statutory duties of townships under the Annual Township Meeting Article of the Code. LRB104 05148 RTM 15177 b LRB104 05148 RTM 15177 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1856 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Craig Wilcox SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Township Code. In provisions regarding the ability of any group of registered voters to request an advisory question of public policy for consideration by the electors at the annual meeting, provides that the advisory question of public policy must be pertaining to the statutory duties of townships under the Annual Township Meeting Article of the Code.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning local government.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing
15	15	5 Section 30-205 as follows:
16	16	6 (60 ILCS 1/30-205)
17	17	7 Sec. 30-205. Advisory referenda. Any group of registered
18	18	8 voters may request an advisory question of public policy
19	19	9 pertaining to the statutory duties of townships under this
20	20	10 Article for consideration by the electors at the annual
21	21	11 meeting by giving written notice of the specific advisory
22	22	12 question to the township clerk in the same manner as required
23	23	13 for an agenda item under subsection (b) of Section 30-10. The
24	24	14 agenda published by the township board shall include any such
25	25	15 advisory question if the request is timely filed. By a vote of
26	26	16 the majority of electors present at a town meeting, the
27	27	17 electors may authorize that an advisory question of public
28	28	18 policy pertaining to the statutory duties of townships under
29	29	19 this Article, for which notice has been given as required by
30	30	20 this Section, be placed on the ballot at the next regularly
31	31	21 scheduled election in the township. The township board shall
32	32	22 certify the question to the proper election officials, who
33	33	23 shall submit the question in accordance with the general
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37	37	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1856 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Craig Wilcox SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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40	40	Amends the Township Code. In provisions regarding the ability of any group of registered voters to request an advisory question of public policy for consideration by the electors at the annual meeting, provides that the advisory question of public policy must be pertaining to the statutory duties of townships under the Annual Township Meeting Article of the Code.
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