Continuation and validation of Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force.
(a)The General Assembly finds and declares the following:
(1)The Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force was created by Public Act 102-1108, effective December 21, 2022, through the addition of Section 1-22 to this Code.
(2)When it was added to this Code by Public Act 102-1108, Section 1-22 contained a subsection (d), which provided for the dissolution of the Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force and the repeal of Section 1-22 on June 1, 2025.
(3)Senate Bill 2456 of the 104th General Assembly included a provision that amended Section 1-22 of the Election Code by extending the date for the dissolution of the Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Ta
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Continuation and validation of Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares the following: (1) The Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force was created by Public Act 102-1108, effective December 21, 2022, through the addition of Section 1-22 to this Code. (2) When it was added to this Code by Public Act 102-1108, Section 1-22 contained a subsection (d), which provided for the dissolution of the Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force and the repeal of Section 1-22 on June 1, 2025. (3) Senate Bill 2456 of the 104th General Assembly included a provision that amended Section 1-22 of the Election Code by extending the date for the dissolution of the Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force and the repeal of Section 1-22 from June 1, 2025 to June 1, 2026, but Senate Bill 2456 did not become law until June 16, 2025. (4) The Statute on Statutes sets forth general rules on the repeal of statutes, but Section 1 of that Act also states that these rules will not be observed when the result would be "inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General Assembly or repugnant to the context of the statute". (5) The actions of the General Assembly in passing Senate Bill 2456 clearly manifested the intention of the General Assembly to extend the date for the dissolution of the Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force and the repeal of Section 1-22. (6) Any construction of Section 1-22 that results in the dissolution of the Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force and the repeal of Section 1-22 on June 1, 2025 would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General Assembly. (b) It is hereby declared to be the intent of the General Assembly that Section 1-22 should not be subject to repeal on June 1, 2025 and that the repeal date of the Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force and Section 1-22 of this Code should be further extended to July 1, 2027. (c) Section 1-22 of this Code, therefore, shall not be subject to repeal on June 1, 2025 and, instead, shall be deemed to have been in continuous effect since its original effective date and shall remain in effect until it is otherwise lawfully repealed. (d) All actions taken in reliance on or pursuant to Section 1-22 by any officer or agency of State government or any other person or entity are validated. (e) To ensure the continuing effectiveness of the Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force, Section 1-22 is set forth in full and re-enacted by this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly. This re-enactment is intended as a continuation of the Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force and Section 1-22. It is not intended to supersede any amendment to Section 1-22 that is enacted by the General Assembly. (f) In this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, the base text of the reenacted Section is set forth as amended by Public Act 104-10. Striking and underscoring is used only to show additional changes being made to the base text. (g) This amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly applies to all claims, civil actions, and proceedings pending on or filed on, before, or after the effective date of this amendatory Act.