Bill Text: IL HB5016 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may not prohibit input or comments by the public or city council after a petitioner (a person or entity who initiated and has a direct financial or ownership interest concerning a particular agenda item) has addressed the city council. Provides that the municipality may limit the time of input or comments by the public or city council after a petitioner addresses the city council. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5016 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB5016-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 3.1-55-30 as follows:
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6 | (65 ILCS 5/3.1-55-30 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 3.1-55-30. Petitioners at city council meetings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) As used in this Section, "petitioner" means a person or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | entity who initiated and has a direct financial or ownership | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | interest concerning a particular agenda item. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | municipality may not prohibit input or comments by the public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | or city council after a petitioner has addressed the city | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | council. This subsection does not prohibit a municipality from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | limiting the time of input or comments by the public or city | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | council after a petitioner addresses the city council. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (c) A home rule municipality may not regulate input or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | comments by the public or the city council in a manner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a limitation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.
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