Bill Text: IL HB1157 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code, the Township Code, the Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941, and the School Code. In provisions of those Acts concerning the postponing of specified elections and an annual meeting in the event of a conflict with the celebration of Passover, provides that the term "the celebration of Passover" includes the eight-day period beginning on the 15th day of the Hebrew lunisolar month of Nisan.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-09 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB1157 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB1157-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1157 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1a from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.1a
60 ILCS 1/30-5
65 ILCS 20/21-5a from Ch. 24, par. 21-5a
105 ILCS 5/33-1b from Ch. 122, par. 33-1b
Amends the Election Code, the Township Code, the Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941, and the School Code. In provisions of those Acts concerning the postponing of specified elections and an annual meeting in the event of a conflict with the celebration of Passover, provides that the term "the celebration of Passover" includes the eight-day period beginning on the 15th day of the Hebrew lunisolar month of Nisan.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning elections.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
Section 2A-1.1a as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1a) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.1a)
Sec. 2A-1.1a. Whenever the date designated in paragraph
(b) of Section 2A-1.1 for the consolidated election conflicts
with the celebration of Passover, that election shall be
postponed to the first Tuesday following the last day of
Passover. As used in this Section, "the celebration of
Passover" includes the eight-day period beginning on the 15th
day of the Hebrew lunisolar month of Nisan.
(Source: P.A. 82-1014.)
Section 10. The Township Code is amended by changing
Section 30-5 as follows:
(60 ILCS 1/30-5)
Sec. 30-5. Annual township meeting.
(a) The annual township meeting in the respective
townships for the transaction of the business of the township
shall be held on the second Tuesday of April in each year,

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after 6 p.m., at the place appointed for those meetings.
Elections for township officers shall be held in accordance
with the consolidated schedule of elections prescribed by the
general election law.
(b) Whenever the date designated in subsection (a)
conflicts with the celebration of Passover or Ramadan, the
township board may postpone the annual township meeting to the
first Tuesday following the last day of Passover or Ramadan.
As used in this Section, "the celebration of Passover"
includes the eight-day period beginning on the 15th day of the
Hebrew lunisolar month of Nisan.
(c) Whenever the consolidated election provided for in
subsection (b) of Section 2A-1.1 of the Election Code is
rescheduled to the second Tuesday in April under Section
2A-1.1a of the Election Code, the annual township meeting
shall be held on the third Tuesday in April at the time
designated by the electors or the township board, whichever is
appropriate.
(d) If the Governor declares a disaster under Section 7 of
the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and the disaster
declaration is effective during the dates designated for a
township's annual meeting under subsection (a), (b), or (c), a
township board may postpone the annual meeting if
circumstances related to the disaster declaration prevent a
township from holding its annual meeting. An annual township
meeting postponed under this subsection shall be held on the

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third Tuesday, after 6 p.m., of the month following the
expiration of the disaster declaration. If a subsequent
disaster is declared under Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency Act prior to or one day after the expiration
of the disaster declaration upon which the township board
based its decision to postpone the annual meeting and the
township board intends to proceed with the annual meeting
during this subsequent disaster declaration, the township
board must consult with and receive written approval from the
county health department in order to proceed with the annual
meeting during the course of the subsequent disaster
declaration.
(Source: P.A. 101-632, eff. 6-5-20; 102-554, eff. 8-20-21.)
Section 15. The Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941 is
amended by changing Section 21-5a as follows:
(65 ILCS 20/21-5a) (from Ch. 24, par. 21-5a)
Sec. 21-5a. Whenever the date for the runoff election of
the mayor of the city of Chicago conflicts with the
celebration of Passover, that election shall be postponed to
the first Tuesday following the last day of Passover. As used
in this Section, "the celebration of Passover" includes the
eight-day period beginning on the 15th day of the Hebrew
lunisolar month of Nisan.
(Source: P.A. 89-95, eff. 1-1-96.)

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Section 20. The School Code is amended by changing Section
33-1b as follows: