Illinois · Bill 5 · 103rd General Assembly

HOME RULE POPULATION

SJRCA 5 Sponsored by Seth Lewis Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 28, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Reduces the minimum population for a home rule unit to 7,500 from 25,000. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled with Secretary
  2. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  3. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.