Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 253 — MUNI CD-RESIDENCY

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0061

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2007. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    0 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Municipal Code. Provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to run for elective municipal office, but whose residency period was interrupted due to that person's active duty military service outside of the municipality, or the active duty military service of that person's spouse, may run for municipal office regardless of whether or not that person has resided within the municipality for at least one year since returning from service outside of the municipality. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

16 added · 13 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill SB 253 now includes a specific provision to help military members and their spouses maintain their residency status with their municipality while serving outside the area. Previously, the bill allowed individuals who had been away due to military service to be eligible for municipal office without needing to meet the one-year residency requirement after their return. This change clarifies that the time spent on active duty outside the municipality counts as residency, which is important for ensuring that military families can stay connected and participate in local governance.

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SB0253 Engrossed LRB095 04722 HLH 24781 b AN ACT concerning local government.
SB0253 Enrolled LRB095 04722 HLH 24781 b AN ACT concerning local government.
(c) A person is not eligible for the office of alderman of a ward unless that person has resided in the ward that the person seeks to represent, and a person is not eligible for the office of trustee of a district unless that person has resided in the municipality, at least one year next preceding the election or appointment, except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 3.1-20-25, subsection (b) of Section 3.1-25-75, SB0253 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 04722 HLH 24781 b Section 5-2-2, or Section 5-2-11.
(c) A person is not eligible for the office of alderman of a ward unless that person has resided in the ward that the person seeks to represent, and a person is not eligible for the office of trustee of a district unless that person has resided in the municipality, at least one year next preceding the election or appointment, except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 3.1-20-25, subsection (b) of Section 3.1-25-75, SB0253 Enrolled - 2 - LRB095 04722 HLH 24781 b Section 5-2-2, or Section 5-2-11.
(d) A person who otherwise meets the requirements of this Section, but whose residency period was interrupted because of that person’s active duty military service outside of the municipality, or the active duty military service of that person’s spouse, is eligible for elective municipal office regardless of whether or not the person has resided in the municipality for at least one year since returning from service outside of the municipality.
(d) If a person (i) is a resident of a municipality immediately prior to the active duty military service of that person or that person’s spouse, (ii) resides anywhere outside of the municipality during that active duty military service, and (iii) immediately upon completion of that active duty military service is again a resident of the municipality, then the time during which the person resides outside the municipality during the active duty military service is deemed to be time during which the person is a resident of the municipality for purposes of determining the residency requirement under subsection (a).
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0061

  2. Effective Date August 13, 2007

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-000

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000

  8. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Local Government

  9. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  10. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. David Luechtefeld

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 29, 2007

  12. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01

  13. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000

  14. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser

  15. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  16. Second Reading - Short Debate

  17. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner

  18. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  19. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000

  20. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote

  21. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee

  22. Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007

  23. Re-assigned to Local Government Committee

  24. Assigned to Executive Committee

  25. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey

  26. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico

  27. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith

  28. Referred to Rules Committee

  29. First Reading

  30. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  31. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  32. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

  33. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost

  34. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  35. Arrived in House

  36. Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

  37. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2007

  38. Second Reading

  39. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  40. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2007

  41. Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000

  42. Postponed - Local Government

  43. Assigned to Local Government

  44. Referred to Rules

  45. First Reading

  46. Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Luechtefeld

Sponsors

  • David Luechtefeld · Cosponsor
  • Michael K. Smith · Cosponsor
  • John D'Amico · Cosponsor
  • John A. Fritchey · Cosponsor
  • Daniel V. Beiser · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (5)

  • David Luechtefeld
  • Michael K. Smith
  • John D'Amico
  • John A. Fritchey
  • Daniel V. Beiser

Not signed on (178)

178 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 54 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46003
Democrat 7002
Republican 1000
Total 54005
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Halvorson — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Brady — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Munoz — Not Voting
Cullerton — Not Voting
Dillard — Yea
Hendon — Not Voting
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Not Voting
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Not Voting
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 101004
Democrat 9000
Republican 4000
Total 114004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Munson — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Durkin — Yea
May — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Winters — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Watson — Yea
Howard — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Patterson — Not Voting
Pihos — Yea
Soto — Not Voting
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Graham — Not Voting
Jefferies — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Not Voting
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 49000
Democrat 8001
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Halvorson — Yea
Forby — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Brady — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Link — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Not Voting
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 253 do?
Amends the Municipal Code. Provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to run for elective municipal office, but whose residency period was interrupted due to that person's active duty military service outside of the municipality, or the active duty military service of that person's spouse, may run for municipal office regardless of whether or not that person has resided within the municipality for at least one year since returning from service outside of the municipality. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 253?
SB 253 is sponsored by David Luechtefeld, Michael K. Smith, John D'Amico, John A. Fritchey, and Daniel V. Beiser.
What is the current status of SB 253?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2007. Enacted.
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