TWP CD-TWP CONSOLIDATION
Summary
Amends the Township Code. Provides that all townships within a coterminous, or substantially coterminous, municipality may be discontinued (currently, municipalities in which the city council exercises the powers and duties of the township board, or in which one or more municipal officials serve as an officer or trustee of the township; that are located within a county with a population of 3 million or more; and which contain a territory of 7 square miles or more). Repeals an Article of the Township Code regarding discontinuance of specified townships in St. Clair County. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 29, 2017
Last action Jan 8, 2019
Floor votes · House Mar 29, 2017
How they voted
94–2
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 100
Mar 29, 2017
D
Democratic57
91% Yea
R
Republican43
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
5
Committee
13
Amendments
1
May 19, 2017
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
May 19, 2017
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
May 12, 2017
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
upper
May 12, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive
upper
May 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
May 5, 2017
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 5, 2017
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Mar 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 29, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-2-4)
house
Mar 14, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Government Consolidation & Modernization Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Re-assigned to Government Consolidation & Modernization Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Re-assigned to Government Transparency Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
lower
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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