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| Bill | SOS MERIT CODE-ADMINISTRATION | Amends the Secretary of State Merit Employment Code. Removes a provision granting the Director of Personnel in the Office of the Secretary of State the power to approve all written charges seeking discharge, demotion, or other disciplinary measures provided in the Code. Authorizes the Chairman of the Merit Commission to be appointed as an Administrator to oversee the Commission staff and day-to-day operations of the Commission. Provides that, if the Chairman serves as the Administrator of the Commission, then the Secretary of State shall set the Administrator's salary. Provides that, if the Chairman of the Commission serves as the Administrator of the Commission, then he or she is not subject to jurisdictions A, B, and C of the Code. Transfers certain disciplinary powers from the Director of Personnel to the Chairman of the Discipline Committee. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 97th | HB 4569 | Illinois HB 4569 (97th) |
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enacted | 3 | 39 | 3 | 2012-02-01 | 2012-07-20 | openstates | ocd-bill/57221f22-9647-463c-97dd-11ae2e90a7db | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4569&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64286&SessionID=84&GA=97 | cabc4a5fa50759db87863a36f02ed3148b51421199eda5c494e87421a230d36a | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4569 (97th) — SOS MERIT CODE-ADMINISTRATION
Amends the Secretary of State Merit Employment Code. Removes a provision granting the Director of Personnel in the Office of the Secretary of State the power to approve all written charges seeking discharge, demotion, or other disciplinary measures provided in the Code. Authorizes the Chairman of the Merit Commission to be appointed as an Administrator to oversee the Commission staff and day-to-day operations of the Commission. Provides that, if the Chairman serves as the Administrator of the Commission, then the Secretary of State shall set the Administrator's salary. Provides that, if the Chairman of the Commission serves as the Administrator of the Commission, then he or she is not subject to jurisdictions A, B, and C of the Code. Transfers certain disciplinary powers from the Director of Personnel to the Chairman of the Discipline Committee. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence — 116–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Lou Lang — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2012-02-01 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
filing - 2012-02-01 First Reading
reading-1 - 2012-02-01 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2012-02-15 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2012-02-29 Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2012-03-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2012-03-06 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2012-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2012-03-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2012-03-21 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2012-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2012-03-21 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- 2012-03-21 First Reading
reading-1 - 2012-03-21 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2012-04-11 Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
referral-committee - 2012-04-19 Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
- 2012-04-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III
amendment-introduction - 2012-04-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2012-04-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- 2012-04-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
- 2012-04-25 Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
- 2012-05-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2012-05-02 Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000
committee-passage - 2012-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2012
- 2012-05-16 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2012-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2012
- 2012-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2012-05-23 Arrived in House
introduction - 2012-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2012-05-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang
- 2012-05-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2012-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2012-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 009-000-000
- 2012-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- 2012-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2012-06-28 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2012-07-20 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2012-07-20 Effective Date July 20, 2012
- 2012-07-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0833
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/57221f22-9647-463c-97dd-11ae2e90a7db. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).