IllinoisSouthwestern Illinois planning commission will have 33 members
Starting January 1, 2027, the regional planning commission has 33 members, including county officials and regional groups with voting seats.
What it does
The Commission has 33 members: 27 can vote and 6 at-large members cannot. County board chairs, local officials, and regional bodies hold the voting seats.
The Commission elects a 9-member executive committee each year. It handles Commission business between full Commission meetings within its assigned authority.
County board chairs and named regional bodies appoint members to specific seats. Most appointed members serve four-year terms and may be reappointed; the appointing authority must fill a vacancy within 90 days.
Argument forSeats for county officials and regional groups could bring more local perspectives into the Commission's planning decisions.
Argument againstSix at-large members could add regional views, but because they cannot vote, they may have less influence over Commission decisions.
More detail
The Commission consists of 33 members: 27 voting commissioners and 6 nonvoting at-large members. Seven county board chairs serve as voting commissioners during their terms. Other voting seats go to local officials and named regional bodies; the six at-large members do not vote. This membership structure begins January 1, 2027.
The Commission elects a 9-member executive committee each year from among its commissioners. The executive committee acts for the Commission between Commission meetings, within the authority given by the Act and the Commission's rules. The committee serves from July 1 through June 30 after its election, and its officers take office July 1.
Named public bodies appoint specified commissioners, and appointees covered by the term rule serve four-year terms and may be reappointed. The rules cover specified county, port, and regional bodies that appoint voting members, as well as the public bodies that appoint at-large members. County board chair appointees must be elected or appointed officials of that county board or a local government in the county. At-large members must live in the Metropolitan and Regional Counties Area. Other appointees covered by the residency rule must also live there and meet the Act's qualifications. The four-year term rule does not apply to county board chairs serving by virtue of office. The membership and appointment rules begin January 1, 2027. An appointing authority must fill a vacancy within 90 days.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 7Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0791Latest
- Aug 7Effective Date January 1, 2027
- Aug 7Governor J. B. Pritzker ApprovedBecame Law
- Jun 26Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 30Passed Both Houses
- Vote recorded Concurrence, Amendment 3. Result: pass.Lower
- May 30Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 116-000-000
- May 28Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000
- Vote recorded Do Pass, Amendment 3. Result: pass.Lower
- May 25Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee
- May 21Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 21Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jay Hoffman
- May 21Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3
- May 21Arrived in HouseMinor
- May 21Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)Minor
- May 21Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)Minor
- May 21Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000Passed Senate
- May 19Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- May 14Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
- May 14Second ReadingMinor
- May 6Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026Minor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Do Pass, Amendment 3. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 011-000-000
- May 6Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 AdoptedMajor
- May 6Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- May 5Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
- May 5Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher BeltMinor
- May 5Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- May 5Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments
- May 4Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- May 4Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher BeltMinor
- Apr 30Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- Apr 30Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher BeltMinor
- Apr 29Postponed - Local Government
- Apr 24Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- Apr 22Assigned to Local GovernmentMinor
- Apr 10Referred to Assignments
- Apr 10First ReadingMinor
- Apr 10Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- Apr 10Placed on Calendar Order of First ReadingMinor
- Apr 10Arrive in SenateMinor
- Apr 9Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000Passed House
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 7Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Apr 7Second Reading - Short DebateMinor
- Mar 25Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short DebateMinor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000
- Mar 18Assigned to Executive CommitteeMinor
- Feb 10Referred to Rules Committee
- Feb 10First ReadingMinor
- Feb 5Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay HoffmanIntroduced
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