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HB 982 — GOVERNMENT-TECH
Last action — Total Veto Stands - No Positive Action Taken
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 100th Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
5 added · 5 removedPlain-language change summary
The bill HB 982 has undergone some formatting changes between its engrossed and enrolled versions, with certain lines being added and others removed. These changes appear to mostly pertain to the way the text is presented. While the content of the bill remains unchanged, the updated format may enhance clarity or improve how the bill is organized for easier reading and understanding. Such adjustments can help ensure that lawmakers and the public can better follow the bill's provisions.
HB0982 EngrossedEnrolled LRB100 03799 RJF 13804 b AN ACT concerning government.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (3.5), if If the vacancy in office occurs during the time provided in Section 7-12 for filing nomination papers for county offices for the primary in the next even-numbered year following commencement of the term of office in which such vacancy occurs, the time for filing nomination papers for such office HB0982 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB100 03799 RJF 13804 b for the primary shall not be more than 91 days and not less than 85 days prior to the date of the primary election.
(3.5) If the vacancy in the office of President of the Cook County Board occurs on or after the first day provided in Section 7-12 for filing nomination papers for the primary in the next even-numbered year following the commencement of the term, a vacancy in nomination shall be deemed to have occurred and the county central committee of each established political party shall nominate, by resolution, a candidate to fill such HB0982 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB100 03799 RJF 13804 b vacancy in nomination for the election to such office at such general election.
The provisions of Sections 10-8 through 10-10.1 relating to HB0982 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB100 03799 RJF 13804 b objections to nomination papers, hearings on objections and judicial review, shall also apply to and govern objections to nomination papers and resolutions for filling vacancies in nomination filed pursuant to this Section.
If HB0982 EngrossedEnrolled - 5 - LRB100 03799 RJF 13804 b 28 months or less less than two years and sixty days of the unexpired term remain, the appointed officer shall serve for the remainder of the term board of commissioners shall elect one of their number to serve the unexpired term of the president.
Action History
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Total Veto Stands - No Positive Action Taken
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Governor Vetoed
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000
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3/5 Vote Required
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 28, 2018
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
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Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000
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Assigned to Executive
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Arrive in Senate
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-000-000
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3/5 Vote Required
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elections & Campaign Finance Committee; 011-000-000
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elections & Campaign Finance Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
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Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate **
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
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Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
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Assigned to Executive Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan
Sponsors
- Barbara Flynn Currie · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- Barbara Flynn Currie
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bertino-Tarrant | — | Yea |
| Biss | — | Yea |
| Bivins | — | Not Voting |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Muñoz | — | Yea |
| Manar | — | Yea |
| Rooney | — | Yea |
| Landek | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| McCann | — | Yea |
| McCarter | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Mulroe | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Yea |
| Nathwani | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Cullerton, T. | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Not Voting |
| Steans | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Connelly | — | Not Voting |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Hutchinson | — | Not Voting |
| Oberweis | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Sandoval | — | Not Voting |
| Schimpf | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Not Voting |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Barickman | — | Yea |
| Van Pelt | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Yea |
| Dan McConchie | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Donald P. DeWitte | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 54 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 96 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 0% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Batinick | — | Not Voting |
| Bourne | — | Yea |
| Breen | — | Not Voting |
| Bristow | — | Not Voting |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Carroll | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Jimenez | — | Yea |
| Olsen | — | Yea |
| Riley | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Not Voting |
| Zalewski | — | Not Voting |
| Mazzochi | — | Yea |
| McDermed | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Yea |
| McSweeney | — | Yea |
| Parkhurst | — | Yea |
| Harris, David | — | Yea |
| Harris, Gregory | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Reis | — | Yea |
| Sente | — | Yea |
| Burke, Kelly | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Stratton | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Thapedi | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Wallace | — | Yea |
| Wehrli | — | Yea |
| Welter | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Wheeler, Keith | — | Yea |
| Connor | — | Yea |
| Conroy | — | Yea |
| Conyears-Ervin | — | Yea |
| Costello | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Demmer | — | Yea |
| Durkin | — | Yea |
| Greenwood | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Yea |
| Ives | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Christian | — | Yea |
| Long | — | Not Voting |
| Finnie, Natalie | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Not Voting |
| Wheeler, Barbara | — | Not Voting |
| Phillips | — | Not Voting |
| Skillicorn | — | Not Voting |
| Burke, Daniel | — | Not Voting |
| Unes | — | Not Voting |
| Willis | — | Yea |
| Winger | — | Yea |
| Yingling | — | Yea |
| Cavaletto | — | Not Voting |
| Drury | — | Not Voting |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Fortner | — | Yea |
| Frese | — | Not Voting |
| Jesiel | — | Not Voting |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Marron | — | Yea |
| Andersson | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Not Voting |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Yea |
| Celina Villanueva | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Yea |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Yea |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 982 do?
- Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
- Who sponsors HB 982?
- HB 982 is sponsored by Barbara Flynn Currie.
- What is the current status of HB 982?
- This bill died with 100th Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 982?
- Track HB 982 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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