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type: "Bill"
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title: "SOS MERIT CODE-ADMINISTRATION"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "HB 4569"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4569 (97th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2012-02-01"
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last_action: "2012-07-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57221f22-9647-463c-97dd-11ae2e90a7db"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4569&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64286&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "cabc4a5fa50759db87863a36f02ed3148b51421199eda5c494e87421a230d36a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 4569 (97th) — SOS MERIT CODE-ADMINISTRATION
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4569&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64286&DocNum=4569&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4569eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64286&DocNum=4569&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4569enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64286&DocNum=4569&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Lou Lang — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2012-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
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- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2012-02-15** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2012-02-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2012-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2012-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2012-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2012-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
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- **2012-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-03-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2012-04-11** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2012-04-19** Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
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- **2012-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `amendment-introduction`
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- **2012-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2012-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
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- **2012-04-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
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- **2012-04-25** Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
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- **2012-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2012-05-02** Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2012
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- **2012-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2012-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2012
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- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2012-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2012-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2012-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang
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- **2012-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 009-000-000
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- **2012-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
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- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
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- **2012-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2012-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2012-07-20** Effective Date July 20, 2012
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- **2012-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0833 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57221f22-9647-463c-97dd-11ae2e90a7db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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