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Introduced
01/05/2026
01/05/2026
In Committee
02/19/2026
02/19/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Township Code. In provisions concerning disorderly conduct at township meetings, provides that if a person who has been ordered to withdraw from a township meeting by the moderator of a township meeting because of the person's disorderly conduct refuses to withdraw, then the moderator may report the person to an appropriate law enforcement agency (rather than order any police officer or other person to take the disorderly person from the meeting and confine the person in some convenient place until the meeting is adjourned). Removes provisions providing that the person refusing to withdraw shall, for that offense, forfeit a sum not exceeding $10 for the use of the township to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the township in the circuit court.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Township Code concerning disorderly conduct at township meetings by changing how individuals who refuse to leave after being ordered to do so by the moderator are handled. Instead of the moderator being able to direct law enforcement or others to physically remove and detain the person until the meeting ends, the moderator will now report the disorderly individual to an appropriate law enforcement agency. Additionally, the bill removes the provision that previously required such individuals to forfeit a sum of money, not exceeding $10, to the township, which would have been collected through a civil lawsuit.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (on 02/19/2026)
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