Illinois House Bill 2622 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Local Governmental Employees Political Rights Act. Adds that a member of a police department or a sheriff's department may be elected or appointed to public office and may serve in public office. Provides that if the member is not in uniform and not on duty, the member may solicit votes and campaign funds and challenge voters. Adds that a police officer or sheriff's deputy who is elected to the Illinois General Assembly shall, upon written application to the employer, be granted a leave of absence without compensation during his or her term of office.

LOC GOV EMPLOY POLITICAL RIGHT

Rep. Patrick Verschoore [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-02-21	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-21	House	First Reading
2013-02-21	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
50	135	12	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2622&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2622.htm