103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3391

Introduced , by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
25 ILCS 10/19 new

Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that all bills introduced in the General Assembly must remain in the chamber of origin for at least 5 calendar days before it can be voted upon on third reading and passed out of the chamber. Provides that, upon passage to the other chamber of the General Assembly, the 5 calendar day requirement is in effect and begins with the day of the bill's arrival in the new chamber. Provides that if a bill is amended in a chamber, the bill must remain in the chamber for an additional 5 calendar days starting with the day the amendment is filed and adopted.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning State government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The General Assembly Operations Act is amended
5by adding Section 19 as follows:
6 (25 ILCS 10/19 new)
7 Sec. 19. Public review of legislation.All bills introduced
8in the General Assembly must remain in the chamber of origin
9for at least 5 calendar days before it can be voted upon on
10third reading and passed out of the chamber. Upon passage to
11the other chamber of the General Assembly, the 5 calendar day
12requirement is in effect and begins with the day of the bill's
13arrival in the new chamber. If a bill is amended in a chamber,
14the bill must remain in the chamber for an additional 5
15calendar days starting with the day the amendment is filed and
16adopted.