The 99th Illinois General Assembly convened on January 14, 2015, and adjourned '' sine die'' on January 10, 2017.

Legislation

A total of 938 bills became law in the course of the 99th General Assembly. Among these was a major overhaul of Illinois' family law statutes, as a result of which

no-fault divorce In a no-fault divorce the dissolution of a marriage does not require a showing of wrongdoing by either party. Laws providing for no-fault divorce allow a family court to grant a divorce in response to a petition by either party of the marriage w ...

became available in Illinois and

heartbalm tort In the common law tradition, a heartbalm tort or heartbalm action is a civil action that a person may bring to seek monetary compensation for the end or disruption of a romantic or marital relationship. A heartbalm statute is a statute forbidding ...

s were abolished. The General Assembly also passed the nation's first law punishing companies for participating in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. The

Illinois Budget Impasse The Illinois Budget Impasse was a 793-day-long budget crisis in the state of Illinois. From July 1, 2015, to August 31, 2017, Illinois was without a complete state budget for fiscal years 2016, 2017, and part of 2018. As a result, many state agenci ...

, which caused the state to go more than two years without a budget, began on July 1, 2015 and continued into the 100th General Assembly in 2017.

Senate

Of the Senate's 59 members, 19 stood for election in the 2014 Illinois Senate election. One district, the 36th, changed hands from the Democratic to the Republican Party.

Senate leadership

Party composition

The Senate of the 99th General Assembly consisted of 20 Republicans and 39 Democrats.

State senators

House

Party composition

The House of the 99th General Assembly consisted of 47 Republicans and 71 Democrats.

House leadership

State representatives

References

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