Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 2044 — WHISTLEBLOWER-LOCGOV REFERENDA

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    Introduced
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 96th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

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Summary

Amends the Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act. Provides that the electors of any school district, public community college district, municipality, municipal corporation, or unit of local government may pass, ordinance, resolution, or by initiative petition and referendum, a binding ordinance adopting the provisions of the Act (at present, these entities may adopt the provisions of the Act by ordinance or resolution). Provides the requirements for filing a petition and hearing an objection to a petition.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

4 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill SB 2044 has been amended to allow voters in various local government entities, such as school districts and municipalities, to adopt whistleblower protections directly through a binding referendum. Previously, these entities could only implement such protections via an ordinance or resolution. This change is important because it gives citizens a more direct role in promoting transparency and accountability in their local governments, empowering them to take decisive action if they want stronger whistleblower protections.

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*LRB09611295AJO21724b* SB2044 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2010 SB2044 Introduced 2/20/2009, by Sen.
SB2044 Engrossed LRB096 11295 AJO 21724 b AN ACT concerning law.
Dan Kotowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 175/2 from Ch.
127, par.
4102 ILCS 175/9 new Amends the Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act.
Provides that the electors of any school district, public community college district, municipality, municipal corporation, or unit of local government may pass, by initiative petition and referendum, a binding ordinance adopting the provisions of the Act (at present, these entities may adopt the provisions of the Act by ordinance or resolution).
Provides the requirements for filing a petition and hearing an objection to a petition.
LRB096 11295 AJO 21724 b A BILL FOR SB2044 LRB096 11295 AJO 21724 b AN ACT concerning law.
SB2044 - 2 - LRB096 11295 AJO 21724 b (d) "Investigator" means a person who is charged by the Department of State Police with the duty of conducting any investigation under this Act, or any officer or employee of the State acting under the direction and supervision of the Department of State Police, through the Division of Operations or the Division of Internal Investigation, in the course of an investigation.
SB2044 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 11295 AJO 21724 b (d) "Investigator" means a person who is charged by the Department of State Police with the duty of conducting any investigation under this Act, or any officer or employee of the State acting under the direction and supervision of the Department of State Police, through the Division of Operations or the Division of Internal Investigation, in the course of an investigation.
and (3) any index or other manner of access to any item SB2044 - 3 - LRB096 11295 AJO 21724 b listed in paragraph (1).
and (3) any index or other manner of access to any item SB2044 Engrossed - 3 - LRB096 11295 AJO 21724 b listed in paragraph (1).
SB2044 - 4 - LRB096 11295 AJO 21724 b (d) If no objection to a petition filed under subsection (b) of this Section is filed within 5 business days after the petition is filed, or if an objection is filed and the proper election authority rules the petition sufficient, then the clerk or secretary of the unit of government shall submit the petition to the proper election authority and the election authority shall order the proposed ordinance submitted to the electors of the unit of government at the election specified in the petition.
SB2044 Engrossed - 4 - LRB096 11295 AJO 21724 b (d) If no objection to a petition filed under subsection (b) of this Section is filed within 5 business days after the petition is filed, or if an objection is filed and the proper election authority rules the petition sufficient, then the clerk or secretary of the unit of government shall submit the petition to the proper election authority and the election authority shall order the proposed ordinance submitted to the electors of the unit of government at the election specified in the petition.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  3. Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Mark L. Walker

  4. Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Keith Farnham

  5. Assigned to Executive Committee

  6. Referred to Rules Committee

  7. First Reading

  8. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland

  9. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto

  10. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham

  11. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker

  12. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  13. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  14. Arrived in House

  15. Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000

  16. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  17. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 2, 2009

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009

  19. Second Reading

  20. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009

  21. Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000

  22. Assigned to Local Government

  23. Referred to Assignments

  24. First Reading

  25. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski

Sponsors

  • Dan Kotowski · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Dan Kotowski

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 59 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 9000
Unaffiliated 49000
Republican 1000
Total 59000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Hutchinson — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
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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Subjects

public-safety elections education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2044 do?
Amends the Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act. Provides that the electors of any school district, public community college district, municipality, municipal corporation, or unit of local government may pass, ordinance, resolution, or by initiative petition and referendum, a binding ordinance adopting the provisions of the Act (at present, these entities may adopt the provisions of the Act by ordinance or resolution). Provides the requirements for filing a petition and hearing an objection to a petition.
Who sponsors SB 2044?
SB 2044 is sponsored by Dan Kotowski.
What is the current status of SB 2044?
This bill died with 96th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.
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