Harmon bill ending ‘venue shopping’ for constitutional challenges passes Senate – State Journal-Register (Springfield)

Senate President Don Harmon introduced an amendment which sets courtrooms in Sangamon and Cook counties as the only locations where actions alleging constitutional violation brought on by legislation or executive orders can be heard. "The reality is we're trying to legislate venue shopping because certain constitutional officers in the state, frankly, are having a lot of their decisions challenged by the people that they're supposed to serve," said Sen. Jason Plummer, later calling the legislation an "affront to democracy."