Illinois House Bill 5904

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 6 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-11-12 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of a felony, after the completion of his or her sentence, including the completion of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release term, shall be eligible to be nominated for, and elected to, an elective public office. Provides that the provision does not apply to a person convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime for an offense committed while he or she was serving as a public official in the State. Defines "elective public office". Amends the Election Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to make conforming changes.

ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICE-ELIGIBLE

Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-11-12	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2024-11-12	House	First Reading
2024-11-06	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	29-15	Amended Code	Citation Text
65	5	3.1-10-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
730	5	5-5-5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5904&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB5904.htm