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Illinois House Floor Debate — February 21, 1995

89th General Assembly (1995-1996) · Legislative day 20 · Regular Session
Chamber
House
General Assembly
89th (1995-1996)
Date
February 21, 1995
Legislative day
20
Session
Regular Session
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1
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1 I l '? jlgproprlate' dund:,t?àl''-the 'sqpreme'$ i' . . - . t'où;'rt .fpr'thae': ;... , 1' I reimbursement and for a1l oyper #dministrative expenses of@' I . ' I I the Judàcial Nominatinq Co&mippions. (k) A Judicial 1 1 I Nominatin: Commission shall qnbrit nominees for the office I I of Appellate or Circuit Judge jo the Supreme Court upon the ! I l I concurrenee of not less thaq tjree-fifths of the members of I I the Commission votinq - on the no 'mi îpations. (1) Lawyer and I I non-lawyer members of Judictal Nominating Commlssions are I l notsubjeettoeconomicdisclosurerequirementsasprovided by law. SCHEDULE This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon approval by the electors of this State. First Reading ! of this House Joint Resolutlon I clerk Rossi: ''House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment l ! I #23, offered by Representative Wennlund. RESOLVED, BY THE I I I HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EIGHTY-NINTH GENERAL I I ASSEMBLX OF THE STATC OF ILLINOIS : i THE SENATE CONcuRpyxc I l HEREIX, that there shall be submitted to the eleetors of I I . I ' 9 % .. . STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 20th Leqislative Day Pebruary 2l, 1995 the State for adoption or rejection at the qeneral election next occurring at le#st 6 mopths after the adoptiop of this resolution a proposition to amend Section 7 of Article V of the Illinois Constitution as follows: ARTICLE V THE EXECUTIVE SECTION 7.VACANCIES IM OTHER ELCCTIVE OPFICES If the Lieutenant Governor: Attorney Geperal, Secretary of Statee Comptroller or Treasuçer fails ! to qualifv ''' ''' or . if his office becomes vacant, the Gpvernor shall fill the office by appointment. The #ppointee shall hold offkcq until the elected officer qualifies or until a spccessor is eleeted and qualified as may be provided by law and shall not be subject to removal by the Governor. Yf--Ehe--bieukenan: Gevetnee--fai>s-Ee-qualify-er-if-his-offiee-beeemes-vaeanEg i*-shall-remain-vaeap*-uneii-*he-end-ef-:he-*eem. SCHEDULE This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon approval by the electors of this State.'' Clerk Rossi: ''House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment #24, offered by Representative Kubik. RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EIGHTY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE 0P ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of this resolution a proposition to amend Section 2 of Article VI of the Illinois Constitution as follows: ARTICLE VI THE JUDICIARX SECTION 2. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS The State is divided tnto five Judicial Districts for the selection of Supreme and Appellate Court Judges. The First Judicial District consists of Cook County. The remainder of the State of Illinois shall be divided by 1aw into four Judicial Dlstricts of substantially equal population, each of which shall be compact and eomposed of contiguous 10 STATE OF ILLINOIS 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES TRAOSCRIPTION DEBATE 20th Legislative Day February 2lg 1995 counties. SCHEDULE This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon approval by the electors of this State.'' Clerk Rossi: ''House Joint Resolution Constitqtional Amendment #25, offered by Representative Kubik. FESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EIGHTX-NINTH .GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN: that there shall be submitted to the electors of the State for adoptipn or rejection at thq general election next oecurring at least 6 months after the adoption of this resolution a proposition to amend Section 5 of Article VI of the Illinois Constitutiop as follows: ARTICLE VI THE JUDICIARY SECTION APPELLATE COPRT - ORGANIZATION The number of Appellate Judqes to be selecked from each Judicial District shall be provided by law. The Supreme Court shall prescribe by rule the number of Appellate divisions in each Judicial District. Each Appellate division shall have at leait three Judges. Assignments to divisions shall be made by t#e Supreme Court. A majority of a division constitutqs a quornm and the concurrence of a majority of the division is qeceggary for a decision. There shall be at least one divlssoq in each Judicial District and each division shall sit at times and places prescribed by rules of the Supreme Court of Illinois. (Source: Illinois Constitution.) FCHEDFLE This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon approval by the electors of this State. Introduction and First Reading of these House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendments.'' Clerk Rossi: ''Bein: no further business the House Perfunctory Session will stand adjourned until Pebruary 22nd, at the hour of 12:00 noon.'' 11 REPORT: TIFLDAY STA'E OF ILLINOIS 95/03/01 PAGEJ 001 89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 11:11:30 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY TRANSCRIPTION OF DEBATE INDEX FEBRUARY 21, 1995 HB-2R72 FIEST READINC PAGE 1 H8-2473 FIqST READINq PAGE 1 HB-24T: FIRST READIN; PAGE 1 *HJR-0019 FIFST READINq PACE 1 *HJR-0022 FIEST READINq PAGE 2 *HJR-0023 FIRST READINq PAGE 9 *HJR-0024 FIFST READINC PAGE 10 *HJR-0025 FIRMT READIN; PAGE 11 SUPJECT HATTEF PERFUNCTORY SESSION PAGE PRAYER - CLERK ROSSI PAGE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PAGE PERFUNCTORY SESSION ADJOURNED PAGE