PARK DISTRICT-BOARD TERMS
Summary
Amends the Park District Code. Provides that if a proposition to reduce a park district board from a 7-member board to a 5-member board was approved by referendum, the number of members elected at the election next following the referendum shall be reduced by 2. Further provides for procedures to ensure that the board members' terms are staggered after the reduction to a 5-member board depending on whether the members' terms are 4-year or 6-year terms. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Feb 28, 2017
Signed Aug 25, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2017 · House Feb 23, 2017
How they voted
43–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 48
May 29, 2017
D
Democratic28
89% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 25, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 23, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-0-5)
house
Feb 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Government Consolidation & Modernization Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Government Consolidation & Modernization Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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