Bill Text: IL HR0832 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the House Rules. Makes changes concerning Rules 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 26, 37, 40, 41, 45, 57, 79, and 102. Adds Rules 11.5 and 13.4.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HR0832 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0832-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
3 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the | ||||||
4 | Rules of the House of Representatives of the 100th General
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5 | Assembly are amended by changing Rules 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, 14, | ||||||
6 | 15, 21, 22, 23, 26, 37, 40, 41, 45, 57, 79, and 102, and by | ||||||
7 | adding Rules 11.5 and 13.4.
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8 | (House Rule 4)
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9 | 4. The Speaker.
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10 | (a) The Speaker has those powers conferred upon
him or her | ||||||
11 | by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any
motions or | ||||||
12 | resolutions adopted by the House or jointly by the House and | ||||||
13 | Senate.
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14 | (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Speaker is the
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15 | chief administrative officer of the House and has
those powers | ||||||
16 | necessary to carry out those functions. The
Speaker may | ||||||
17 | delegate administrative duties as he
or she deems appropriate.
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18 | (c) The duties of the Speaker include the
following:
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19 | (1) To preside at all sessions of the House.
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20 | (2) To open the session at the time at which the House
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21 | is to meet by taking the chair and calling the
members to | ||||||
22 | order.
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23 | (3) To announce the business before the House in the
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24 | order upon which it is to be acted.
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1 | (4) To recognize those members entitled to the floor.
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2 | (5) To state and put to a vote all questions that are
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3 | regularly moved or that necessarily arise in the
course of | ||||||
4 | the proceedings, and to announce the
result of the vote.
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5 | (6) To preserve order and decorum.
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6 | (7) To decide all points of order, subject to appeal,
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7 | and to speak on these points in preference to other | ||||||
8 | members.
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9 | (8) To inform the House when necessary, or when any
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10 | question is raised, on any point of order or
practice | ||||||
11 | pertinent to the pending business.
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12 | (9) To sign or authenticate all acts, proceedings, or
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13 | orders of the House. All writs, warrants, and
subpoenae | ||||||
14 | issued by order of the House, or any of its committees,
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15 | shall be signed by the Speaker and attested by the Clerk.
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16 | (10) To sign all bills passed by both chambers of the
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17 | General Assembly to certify that the procedural
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18 | requirements for passage have been met.
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19 | (11) To have general supervision of the House
Chamber, | ||||||
20 | House galleries, House committee rooms and chapel, and | ||||||
21 | adjoining and connecting
hallways and passages, including | ||||||
22 | the duty to protect their security and safety and the power | ||||||
23 | to clear
them when necessary. The House Chamber shall not | ||||||
24 | be
used without permission of the Speaker.
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25 | (12) To have general supervision of the Clerk and his | ||||||
26 | or
her assistants, the Doorkeeper and his or her
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1 | assistants, the majority caucus staff, the | ||||||
2 | parliamentarians, and all
employees of the House except the | ||||||
3 | minority caucus
staff.
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4 | (13) To determine the number of majority caucus
members | ||||||
5 | and minority caucus members to be
appointed to all | ||||||
6 | committees, except as otherwise provided by these Rules.
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7 | (14) To appoint all Chairpersons, Co-Chairpersons, and
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8 | Vice-Chairpersons of committees (from either the majority | ||||||
9 | or minority caucus),
and to appoint all majority caucus | ||||||
10 | members of committees , except as provided in Rule 11.5.
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11 | (15) To enforce all constitutional provisions, | ||||||
12 | statutes,
rules, and regulations applicable to the House.
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13 | (16) To guide and direct the proceedings of the House
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14 | subject to the control and will of the members.
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15 | (17) To direct the Clerk to correct non-substantive
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16 | errors in the Journal.
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17 | (18) To assign meeting places and meeting times to
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18 | committees and subcommittees.
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19 | (19) To perform any other duties assigned to the | ||||||
20 | Speaker
by these House Rules or jointly by the House and | ||||||
21 | Senate.
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22 | (20) To decide, subject to the control and will of the
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23 | members, all questions relating to the priority of
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24 | business.
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25 | (21) To issue, in cooperation with the Comptroller and
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26 | after clearance with the United States Internal
Revenue |
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1 | Service, written regulations covering
administration of | ||||||
2 | contingent expense allowances of
members of the House.
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3 | (22) To appoint one or more parliamentarians to serve | ||||||
4 | at the pleasure of
the Speaker.
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5 | (c-5) The Speaker may call on any
member, or the Clerk in | ||||||
6 | the case of perfunctory session, to open and preside at any | ||||||
7 | session as Presiding Officer. A Presiding Officer shall perform | ||||||
8 | the duties of the Speaker necessary and related to the conduct | ||||||
9 | of session. | ||||||
10 | (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative | ||||||
11 | vote of 71 members
elected.
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12 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
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13 | (House Rule 5)
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14 | 5. Powers and Duties of the Minority Leader.
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15 | (a) The Minority Leader has those powers conferred
upon him | ||||||
16 | or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois,
and any | ||||||
17 | motions or resolutions adopted by the House or
jointly by the | ||||||
18 | House and Senate.
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19 | (b) The Minority Leader shall appoint to all committees
the | ||||||
20 | members from the minority caucus , except as provided in Rule | ||||||
21 | 11.5 and shall designate a
Minority Spokesperson for each | ||||||
22 | committee, except
that the
Speaker may appoint a minority | ||||||
23 | caucus member to be Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of a standing
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24 | committee or a special committee .
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25 | (c) The Minority Leader has general supervision
of the |
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1 | minority caucus staff.
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2 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
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3 | (House Rule 10)
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4 | 10. Committees.
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5 | (a) The committees of the House are: (i) the
standing | ||||||
6 | committees listed in Rule 11; (ii) the special
committees | ||||||
7 | created under Rule 13; (iii)
any subcommittees created under | ||||||
8 | these Rules; (iv) the Rules
Committee created under Rule 15; | ||||||
9 | (v)
any committees created under Article X or Article XII; and | ||||||
10 | (vi) any Committee of the Whole.
Committees of the Whole shall | ||||||
11 | consist of all Representatives.
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12 | (b) All Except as otherwise provided in this Rule and | ||||||
13 | subject to Rules 12 and 13, all committees shall have a | ||||||
14 | Chairperson and Minority
Spokesperson , who may be of the same | ||||||
15 | political party. A Minority Spokesperson may not be appointed | ||||||
16 | until after a Chairperson has been appointed. Standing | ||||||
17 | committees that have Co-Chairpersons from different political | ||||||
18 | parties shall not have a Minority Spokesperson.
Special | ||||||
19 | committees
that have Co-Chairpersons from different political | ||||||
20 | parties shall not have a
Minority
Spokesperson.
No member may | ||||||
21 | be appointed to serve as a Chairperson, Minority Spokesperson,
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22 | or Co-Chairperson of any committee unless the member is serving | ||||||
23 | in at least his
or her third term as a member of the General | ||||||
24 | Assembly, including any terms in
which the member was appointed | ||||||
25 | to fill a vacancy in the office of
Representative or Senator . |
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1 | Each committee may have a Vice-Chairperson appointed
by the | ||||||
2 | Speaker. The number of majority caucus members and
minority | ||||||
3 | caucus members of all committees, except the Rules Committee
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4 | created under Rule 15
and as otherwise provided by these Rules, | ||||||
5 | shall
be determined by the Speaker.
The Speaker shall file a | ||||||
6 | notice with the Clerk setting forth the number
of majority | ||||||
7 | caucus and minority caucus
members of each committee, which | ||||||
8 | shall be journalized.
A member may be temporarily replaced on a | ||||||
9 | committee if the member is otherwise unavailable. The | ||||||
10 | appointment of a member as a temporary replacement shall remain | ||||||
11 | in effect until (i) the permanent member who was replaced is in | ||||||
12 | attendance at the hearing and has been added to the committee | ||||||
13 | roll, (ii) the appointing authority withdraws the temporary | ||||||
14 | replacement appointment or appoints a different member to serve | ||||||
15 | as the temporary replacement, or (iii) the hearing is adjourned | ||||||
16 | or the authority has expired for a re-convened hearing | ||||||
17 | following a recess of the committee, whichever occurs first. | ||||||
18 | All leaders are
non-voting ex-officio members of each standing | ||||||
19 | committee and each special
committee, except
that the leaders | ||||||
20 | may also be appointed to standing committees or special
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21 | committees as
voting members.
The Speaker may also appoint any | ||||||
22 | member of the majority caucus, and the
Minority Leader may | ||||||
23 | appoint any member of the minority caucus, as a non-voting
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24 | member of any standing committee or special committee.
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25 | (c) The Chairperson of a committee has the
authority to | ||||||
26 | call the committee to order, designate which legislative |
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1 | measures and subject matters posted for hearing shall be
taken | ||||||
2 | up and in what order, order a record vote to be taken on each
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3 | legislative measure called for a vote, preserve order and
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4 | decorum during committee meetings, establish procedural rules | ||||||
5 | (subject to
approval by the Speaker) governing the presentation | ||||||
6 | and consideration of
legislative measures and subject matters, | ||||||
7 | and generally supervise
the affairs of the committee. Any such | ||||||
8 | procedural rules must be filed with the Clerk and copies | ||||||
9 | provided to all members of the committee. The Vice-Chairperson | ||||||
10 | of a
committee or other member of the committee from the | ||||||
11 | majority
caucus may preside over its meetings in the absence or | ||||||
12 | at the
direction of the Chairperson. In the case of standing or | ||||||
13 | special committees with Co-Chairpersons from different
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14 | political parties, the "Chairperson" for purposes of this Rule | ||||||
15 | is the
Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
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16 | (d) A vacancy on a committee, or in the position of | ||||||
17 | Chairperson,
Co-Chairperson,
Vice-Chairperson, or Minority | ||||||
18 | Spokesperson on a
committee, exists when a member resigns from | ||||||
19 | the
position, ceases to be a Representative, or changes | ||||||
20 | political party affiliation. Resignations and notices of a | ||||||
21 | change in political party affiliation
shall be made in writing | ||||||
22 | to the Clerk, who shall promptly
notify the Speaker and | ||||||
23 | Minority Leader.
Replacement members shall be of the same | ||||||
24 | political party as
that of the member who resigns, and shall be | ||||||
25 | appointed or elected in the
same manner as the member who has | ||||||
26 | vacated the position original appointment , except that in the |
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1 | case of a vacancy in the position of Spokesperson the
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2 | resignation of a Chairperson or Co-Chairperson , the | ||||||
3 | replacement member shall be appointed by the leader of the | ||||||
4 | political party caucus with which the vacating member was | ||||||
5 | affiliated need not
be from the same political party . The | ||||||
6 | Speaker or Minority Leader may appoint a temporary replacement | ||||||
7 | to fill a vacancy until such time as a permanent member has | ||||||
8 | been appointed. In the case of vacancies on
subcommittees, the
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9 | parent committee shall fill the vacancy in the same manner as | ||||||
10 | the original
appointment.
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11 | (e) The Chairperson of a committee has the
authority to | ||||||
12 | call meetings of that committee, subject to the
approval of the | ||||||
13 | Speaker. In the case of standing or special committees with
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14 | Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the | ||||||
15 | Co-Chairperson from the
majority caucus has
the authority to | ||||||
16 | call meetings of the special committee, subject to the
approval
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17 | of the Speaker. Except as otherwise provided by
these Rules, | ||||||
18 | committee meetings shall be convened
in accordance with Rule | ||||||
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20 | (f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote | ||||||
21 | of 71 members
elected.
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22 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
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23 | (House Rule 11.5 new)
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24 | 11.5. Officers of Committees. No hearing shall be scheduled | ||||||
25 | or held by the Rules Committee or any standing committee or |
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1 | special committee until the House has elected a Chairperson for | ||||||
2 | the committee. The Chairperson for the committee shall be | ||||||
3 | elected by the House pursuant to a majority vote in a secret | ||||||
4 | ballot election. | ||||||
5 | The House shall meet for the election of one or more | ||||||
6 | committee Chairpersons after the Speaker provides notice, at | ||||||
7 | least six days in advance, of the date for the Chairperson | ||||||
8 | elections and the committees for which a Chairperson election | ||||||
9 | shall be held. | ||||||
10 | The House shall elect each committee Chairperson | ||||||
11 | separately. All nominations require a second and shall be made | ||||||
12 | immediately prior to the election for that committee | ||||||
13 | Chairperson. Debate is not in order following nominations, or | ||||||
14 | preceding or during the vote. | ||||||
15 | When nominations are completed, the Speaker shall direct | ||||||
16 | the Clerk to distribute a single ballot to each member. The | ||||||
17 | Clerk shall then (i) collect a single completed ballot from | ||||||
18 | each member casting a vote in a manner that maintains the | ||||||
19 | secrecy of the ballot, and (ii) deliver each ballot to a | ||||||
20 | Tellers' Committee of 3 members appointed by the Speaker and 3 | ||||||
21 | members appointed by the Minority Leader. The Tellers' | ||||||
22 | Committee membership shall not include any nominee for the | ||||||
23 | position to be elected. The Tellers' Committee, while remaining | ||||||
24 | in the House chamber, shall count the votes and provide a | ||||||
25 | written report to the Speaker who shall immediately announce | ||||||
26 | the total votes cast for each member. If a member receives a |
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1 | majority vote, the Speaker shall declare the member elected | ||||||
2 | Chairperson. If no member receives a majority vote, another | ||||||
3 | round of balloting shall be required to elect a Chairperson. If | ||||||
4 | necessary, additional rounds of balloting for the completion of | ||||||
5 | elections may continue on each of the next 3 calendar days | ||||||
6 | following the day for which notice had been given. | ||||||
7 | When the House has elected a committee Chairperson, the | ||||||
8 | member not affiliated with the same political party as the | ||||||
9 | Chairperson who receives the next highest number of votes cast | ||||||
10 | for Chairperson shall be designated the Spokesperson. When two | ||||||
11 | or more members not affiliated with the same political party as | ||||||
12 | the Chairperson receive the next highest number of votes cast | ||||||
13 | for Chairperson, the Minority Leader shall appoint the | ||||||
14 | Spokesperson from such group of members, unless the elected | ||||||
15 | Chairperson is affiliated with the same political party as the | ||||||
16 | Minority Leader, in which case the Speaker shall appoint the | ||||||
17 | Spokesperson in the same manner. | ||||||
18 | No motion to reconsider the vote for committee Chairperson | ||||||
19 | shall be in order. | ||||||
20 | The Clerk shall retain the ballots, tally sheets, and | ||||||
21 | report of the Tellers' Committee for election of committee | ||||||
22 | Chairperson, and each report of the Tellers' Committee shall be | ||||||
23 | entered in full in the Journal. | ||||||
24 | This Rule may not be suspended.
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25 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
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1 | (House Rule 12)
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2 | 12. Members and Officers of Standing Committees. Except as | ||||||
3 | provided in Rule 11.5, the The members of each standing | ||||||
4 | committee shall be appointed
for the term by the Speaker and | ||||||
5 | the Minority Leader. The
Speaker, at his or her discretion, | ||||||
6 | shall appoint a
Chairperson or Co-Chairpersons. The Speaker may | ||||||
7 | appoint any member as a Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of a | ||||||
8 | standing committee, subject to Rule 10(b). If the Chairperson | ||||||
9 | or Co-Chairperson is a member of the majority or minority | ||||||
10 | leadership or the Chairperson or Minority Spokesperson of any | ||||||
11 | other standing committee or of a special committee, the member | ||||||
12 | shall receive no additional stipend or compensation for serving | ||||||
13 | as Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of the standing committee. For | ||||||
14 | purposes of Section 1 of the General Assembly Compensation Act | ||||||
15 | (25 ILCS 115/1), the member designated "Spokesperson" pursuant | ||||||
16 | to this Rule 11.5 shall be considered "Minority Spokesman" one | ||||||
17 | Co-Chairperson of a standing committee shall be considered | ||||||
18 | "Chairman" and the other shall be considered "Minority | ||||||
19 | Spokesman" unless both Co-Chairpersons are members of the | ||||||
20 | majority caucus . After the election of a Chairperson, the The | ||||||
21 | Speaker shall appoint
the remaining
standing committee members | ||||||
22 | of the majority caucus (one of whom the
Speaker may designate | ||||||
23 | as Vice-Chairperson), and the Minority
Leader shall appoint the
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24 | remaining standing committee members of the minority caucus | ||||||
25 | (one of whom the
Minority Leader may designate as Minority | ||||||
26 | Spokesperson), except that if the standing committee has |
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1 | Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the standing | ||||||
2 | committee shall not have a Minority Spokesperson. In that case, | ||||||
3 | the Minority Leader shall appoint the minority caucus members | ||||||
4 | to the standing committee, except the Co-Chairperson from the | ||||||
5 | minority caucus, who shall be appointed by the Speaker . | ||||||
6 | Appointments are
effective upon the
delivery of appropriate | ||||||
7 | correspondence from the
respective leader to the Clerk, | ||||||
8 | regardless of whether the
House is in session, and shall remain | ||||||
9 | effective for the duration of the term,
subject to Rule 10(d). | ||||||
10 | The Clerk shall journalize
the appointments. Committees may
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11 | conduct business when a majority of the total
number of | ||||||
12 | committee members has been appointed.
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13 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
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14 | (House Rule 13)
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15 | 13. Special Committees.
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16 | (a) The following Special Committees are created:
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17 | AGING | ||||||
18 | BUSINESS GROWTH & INCENTIVES | ||||||
19 | HEALTH & HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES
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20 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE & COMMERCE | ||||||
21 | MENTAL HEALTH | ||||||
22 | MUSEUMS, ARTS, & CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT | ||||||
23 | POLICE & FIRST RESPONDERS | ||||||
24 | RESTORATIVE JUSTICE | ||||||
25 | SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICES |
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1 | TOLLWAY OVERSIGHT | ||||||
2 | VETERANS' AFFAIRS | ||||||
3 | Additional special committees may be created by (i) the | ||||||
4 | Speaker or (ii) a House resolution approved by a majority of | ||||||
5 | those elected. | ||||||
6 | The Speaker may create additional special committees by | ||||||
7 | filing a notice of
the
creation of the special committee with | ||||||
8 | the Clerk.
The notice or House resolution creating an | ||||||
9 | additional special committee shall specify the subject
matter | ||||||
10 | of the special committee and the number of majority and | ||||||
11 | minority caucus members to be appointed. Any committee created | ||||||
12 | by a House resolution shall be deemed a special committee, | ||||||
13 | unless otherwise provided, for purposes of these Rules.
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14 | (b) The Speaker shall determine the number of majority and
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15 | minority caucus members to be appointed to special committees | ||||||
16 | in
accordance with Rule 10(b). The Speaker, at his or her | ||||||
17 | discretion, shall appoint a Chairperson or Co Chairpersons. The | ||||||
18 | Speaker may appoint any member as a Chairperson or Co | ||||||
19 | Chairperson of a special committee, subject to Rule 10(b). If | ||||||
20 | the Chairperson or Co Chairperson is a member of the majority | ||||||
21 | or minority leadership or the Chairperson or Minority | ||||||
22 | Spokesperson of a standing committee, the member shall receive | ||||||
23 | no additional stipend or compensation for serving as | ||||||
24 | Chairperson or Co Chairperson of the special committee. For | ||||||
25 | purposes of Section 1 of the General Assembly Compensation Act | ||||||
26 | (25 ILCS
115/1), (i) a special committee under these rules is |
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1 | considered a "select
committee" and (ii) one Co Chairperson of | ||||||
2 | a special committee shall be considered "Chairman" and the | ||||||
3 | other shall be considered "Minority Spokesman" unless both Co | ||||||
4 | Chairpersons are members of the majority caucus . The appointed | ||||||
5 | members of special committees shall be designated by the | ||||||
6 | Speaker and the Minority Leader in a like manner as provided in | ||||||
7 | Rule 12 with respect to standing committees. If the special | ||||||
8 | committee has Co Chairpersons from different political | ||||||
9 | parties, the special committee shall not have a Minority | ||||||
10 | Spokesperson. In that case, the Minority Leader shall appoint | ||||||
11 | the minority caucus members to the special committee, except | ||||||
12 | the Co Chairperson from the minority caucus who shall be | ||||||
13 | appointed by the Speaker. The Speaker may establish a reporting | ||||||
14 | date during the term for each special
committee by filing a | ||||||
15 | notice of the reporting date with the Clerk. Unless an
earlier
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16 | date is specified by the notice, special committees expire at | ||||||
17 | the end of the
term.
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18 | (c) Special committees are empowered to conduct business | ||||||
19 | when a
majority of the total number of committee members has | ||||||
20 | been appointed.
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21 | (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote | ||||||
22 | of 71 members
elected.
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23 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
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24 | (House Rule 13.4 new)
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25 | 13.4. General Assembly Compensation Act. If a member is |
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1 | eligible to receive a stipend or compensation pursuant to | ||||||
2 | Section 1 of the General Assembly Compensation Act for service | ||||||
3 | as a member of the majority or minority leadership, the member | ||||||
4 | shall receive no additional stipend or compensation for serving | ||||||
5 | as Chairperson or Spokesperson for a standing committee or a | ||||||
6 | special committee. If a member is eligible to receive the | ||||||
7 | stipend or compensation for serving as Chairperson or | ||||||
8 | Spokesperson for a standing committee or a special committee, | ||||||
9 | the member shall receive no additional stipend or compensation | ||||||
10 | for serving as Chairperson or Spokesperson of another standing | ||||||
11 | committee or special committee.
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12 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
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13 | (House Rule 14)
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14 | 14. Subcommittees.
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15 | (a) The Chairperson of a standing committee, a special
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16 | committee, or a committee created under Article X may create a | ||||||
17 | subcommittee by filing a notice with the Clerk. The notice | ||||||
18 | shall specify the subject matter, the number
of majority caucus | ||||||
19 | and minority caucus members to be
appointed to a subcommittee, | ||||||
20 | and the manner in which appointments shall be made,
and may | ||||||
21 | specify a reporting date during the term. In the case of | ||||||
22 | standing or
special committees
with Co-Chairpersons from | ||||||
23 | different political parties, the creation of
subcommittees and | ||||||
24 | the number of majority
caucus and minority caucus members to be | ||||||
25 | appointed to the subcommittee shall
be determined by the |
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1 | Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
Members of | ||||||
2 | subcommittees and any temporary replacements must be members of
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3 | the parent committee. Subcommittees shall not create | ||||||
4 | subcommittees.
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5 | Unless an earlier date is
specified
by the notice, | ||||||
6 | subcommittees expire at the end of the term.
| ||||||
7 | (b) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote | ||||||
8 | of 71 members
elected.
| ||||||
9 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
| ||||||
10 | (House Rule 15)
| ||||||
11 | 15. Rules Committee.
| ||||||
12 | (a) The Rules Committee is created as a permanent | ||||||
13 | committee.
The Rules Committee shall consist of 3 5 appointed | ||||||
14 | members,
2 3 appointed by the Speaker , and 1 2
appointed by the | ||||||
15 | Minority Leader , and a Chairperson and Spokesperson elected or | ||||||
16 | designated pursuant to Rule 11.5. If the position of | ||||||
17 | Chairperson or Spokesperson becomes vacant, it shall be filled | ||||||
18 | in the same manner as such a vacancy in a standing committee as | ||||||
19 | provided in Rule 10(d). The
Speaker and the Minority Leader are | ||||||
20 | each eligible to be
appointed to the Rules Committee. The Rules | ||||||
21 | Committee may
conduct business when a majority of the total
| ||||||
22 | number of its members has been appointed.
| ||||||
23 | (b) The majority caucus members of the Rules Committee | ||||||
24 | appointed pursuant to subsection (a)
shall serve at the | ||||||
25 | pleasure of the Speaker, and the minority
caucus member |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | appointed pursuant to subsection (a) members shall serve at the | ||||||
2 | pleasure of the Minority
Leader. Appointments shall be by | ||||||
3 | notice filed with
the Clerk, and shall be effective for the | ||||||
4 | balance of the term
or until a replacement appointment is made, | ||||||
5 | whichever
first occurs. Appointments take effect upon filing | ||||||
6 | with
the Clerk, regardless of whether the House is in
session.
| ||||||
7 | (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these
Rules, the | ||||||
8 | Rules Committee may meet upon reasonable public
notice that | ||||||
9 | includes a statement of the subjects to be
considered. All | ||||||
10 | legislative measures pending before the
Rules Committee are | ||||||
11 | eligible for consideration at any
of its meetings, and all of | ||||||
12 | those legislative measures are
deemed posted for hearing by the | ||||||
13 | Rules Committee for all of
its meetings.
| ||||||
14 | (d) Upon concurrence of a majority of those appointed,
the | ||||||
15 | Rules Committee may advance any legislative measure
pending | ||||||
16 | before it to the House, without referral to another committee;
| ||||||
17 | the Rules Committee, however, shall not so report (i) any | ||||||
18 | committee amendment, or (ii) any bill that has
never been | ||||||
19 | favorably reported by or discharged from a standing committee | ||||||
20 | or a special committee of the House or recommended for action | ||||||
21 | by a joint committee of the House and Senate. A bill advanced | ||||||
22 | to the House shall be placed on the Daily Calendar on the order | ||||||
23 | on which it appeared before it was re-referred to the Rules | ||||||
24 | Committee. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, | ||||||
25 | a floor amendment, joint action motion for final action, or | ||||||
26 | conference committee report advanced to the House by the Rules |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Committee may be considered for adoption no sooner than one | ||||||
2 | hour after the Clerk announces the report of the Rules | ||||||
3 | Committee referring such a legislative measure to the House.
| ||||||
4 | (e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote | ||||||
5 | of 71
members elected.
| ||||||
6 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
| ||||||
7 | (House Rule 21)
| ||||||
8 | 21. Notice.
| ||||||
9 | (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules or unless
| ||||||
10 | this Rule is suspended under Rule 67 or unless the Rules | ||||||
11 | Committee by majority vote waives the notice requirement for a | ||||||
12 | subject matter hearing of any committee, standing committees,
| ||||||
13 | special committees, committees created under Article X of these | ||||||
14 | Rules, and subcommittees of those committees shall not consider | ||||||
15 | or conduct a hearing with respect
to a subject matter or a | ||||||
16 | legislative measure absent notice first being given as
follows:
| ||||||
17 | (1) The Chairperson of the committee , or the | ||||||
18 | Co-Chairperson from the
majority caucus of a standing or | ||||||
19 | special committee, shall, no later
than 6 days before any | ||||||
20 | proposed hearing, post a
notice on the House bulletin board | ||||||
21 | or the General Assembly website identifying each subject | ||||||
22 | matter and each
legislative measure, other than a committee
| ||||||
23 | amendment upon initial consideration under
Rule 40, that | ||||||
24 | may be considered during that
hearing. The notice shall | ||||||
25 | contain the day, hour, and
place of the hearing. The |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | scheduled time for a hearing may be (i) changed to a later | ||||||
2 | hour without requiring additional notice, or (ii) set to | ||||||
3 | begin upon adjournment of the House. The location of a | ||||||
4 | hearing may be changed at any time, provided notice is | ||||||
5 | posted on the House bulletin board or the General Assembly | ||||||
6 | website. Legislative measures and subject matters posted | ||||||
7 | for hearing as provided in this item (1) may also be | ||||||
8 | considered at any committee hearing re-convened following | ||||||
9 | a recess of the committee for which notice was posted, but | ||||||
10 | only if (i) the House has met or was scheduled to meet in | ||||||
11 | regular, veto, or special session on each calendar day from | ||||||
12 | the time of the original committee hearing to the | ||||||
13 | re-convened committee hearing and (ii) notice is provided | ||||||
14 | on the House bulletin board or the General Assembly | ||||||
15 | website.
| ||||||
16 | (2) Meetings of the Rules Committee may be called
under | ||||||
17 | Rule 15; meetings of the standing
committees and special | ||||||
18 | committees to consider floor amendments,
joint action | ||||||
19 | motions for final action, conference committee reports, | ||||||
20 | and
motions to table committee amendments
may be called | ||||||
21 | under Rule 18.
| ||||||
22 | (3) The Chairperson , or Co-Chairperson from the | ||||||
23 | majority caucus of a standing or
special committee, shall, | ||||||
24 | in advance of a committee
hearing, notify all Principal | ||||||
25 | Sponsors of
legislative measures posted for that hearing of | ||||||
26 | the
date, time, and place of hearing. When practical,
the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Clerk shall include a notice of all scheduled
hearings, | ||||||
2 | together with all posted legislative measures and subject | ||||||
3 | matters, in the Daily Calendar of the House.
Regardless of | ||||||
4 | whether a particular legislative
measure or subject matter | ||||||
5 | has been posted for hearing, it is in
order for a committee | ||||||
6 | during any of its meetings to
refer a subject matter or | ||||||
7 | legislative measure pending before it to a
subcommittee of | ||||||
8 | that committee.
| ||||||
9 | (b) Except as authorized under Rule 28, no committee, other | ||||||
10 | than the Rules Committee, may meet during any session
of the | ||||||
11 | House, and no commission created by Illinois law that has | ||||||
12 | legislative
membership may meet during any session of the | ||||||
13 | House.
| ||||||
14 | (c) Regardless of whether notice has been
previously given, | ||||||
15 | it is always in order for a committee
to table any legislative | ||||||
16 | measure pending before it
when the Principal Sponsor so | ||||||
17 | requests, subject to Rule 60.
| ||||||
18 | (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote | ||||||
19 | of 71 members
elected, subject to Rule 25.
| ||||||
20 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
| ||||||
21 | (House Rule 22)
| ||||||
22 | 22. Committee Procedure.
| ||||||
23 | (a) A committee may consider any legislative measure
| ||||||
24 | referred to it, except as provided in subsection (b), and may | ||||||
25 | make with
respect to that legislative
measure one of the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | following reports to the House or to the
parent committee, as | ||||||
2 | appropriate:
| ||||||
3 | (1) that the bill "do pass";
| ||||||
4 | (2) that the bill "do not pass";
| ||||||
5 | (3) that the bill "do pass as amended";
| ||||||
6 | (4) that the bill "do not pass as amended";
| ||||||
7 | (5) that the resolution "be adopted";
| ||||||
8 | (6) that the resolution "be not adopted";
| ||||||
9 | (7) that the resolution "be adopted as amended";
| ||||||
10 | (8) that the resolution "be not adopted as amended";
| ||||||
11 | (9) that the floor amendment, joint action motion, | ||||||
12 | conference committee
report, or motion to table a committee | ||||||
13 | amendment "be adopted";
| ||||||
14 | (10) that the floor amendment, joint action motion, | ||||||
15 | conference
committee report, or motion to table a committee | ||||||
16 | amendment "be not adopted";
| ||||||
17 | (11) that the Executive Order "be disapproved"; | ||||||
18 | (12) that the Executive Order "be not disapproved"; | ||||||
19 | (13) "without recommendation"; or
| ||||||
20 | (14) "tabled".
| ||||||
21 | Any of the foregoing reports may be made only upon the
| ||||||
22 | concurrence of a majority of those appointed. All
legislative | ||||||
23 | measures reported "do pass", "do pass as
amended", "be | ||||||
24 | adopted", or "be adopted as amended"
are favorably reported to | ||||||
25 | the House.
Except as otherwise provided by these Rules,
any | ||||||
26 | legislative measure referred or re-referred to a
committee and |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | not reported under this Rule shall
remain in that committee.
| ||||||
2 | (b) No bill that provides for an appropriation
of money | ||||||
3 | from the State Treasury may be
considered for passage by the | ||||||
4 | House unless it has first
been favorably reported by an | ||||||
5 | Appropriations
Committee or:
| ||||||
6 | (1) the bill was discharged from an Appropriations
| ||||||
7 | Committee under Rule 58;
| ||||||
8 | (2) the bill was exempted from this requirement by a
| ||||||
9 | majority of those appointed to the Rules Committee;
or
| ||||||
10 | (3) this Rule was suspended under Rule 67.
| ||||||
11 | (c) The Clerk shall keep a record in which there shall be | ||||||
12 | entered:
| ||||||
13 | (1) The time and place of each meeting of the
| ||||||
14 | committee.
| ||||||
15 | (2) The attendance of committee members at each | ||||||
16 | meeting.
| ||||||
17 | (3) The votes cast by the committee members on all
| ||||||
18 | legislative measures acted on by the committee.
| ||||||
19 | (4) The "Record of Committee Witness" forms executed by
| ||||||
20 | each person appearing or registering in each
committee | ||||||
21 | meeting, which shall include
identification of the | ||||||
22 | witness, the person, group, or
firm represented by | ||||||
23 | appearance and the capacity
in which the representation is | ||||||
24 | made (if the person
is representing someone other than | ||||||
25 | himself or
herself), his or her position on the legislation
| ||||||
26 | under consideration, and the nature of his or her
desired |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | testimony.
| ||||||
2 | (5) An audio recording of the proceedings.
| ||||||
3 | (6) Documents submitted to the committee by persons | ||||||
4 | providing testimony or registering in each committee | ||||||
5 | meeting.
| ||||||
6 | (7) Such additional information as may be requested by
| ||||||
7 | the Clerk.
| ||||||
8 | (d) The committee Chairperson , or the Co-Chairperson from | ||||||
9 | the majority
caucus
of a standing or special committee, shall | ||||||
10 | file with the Clerk,
along with every legislative measure | ||||||
11 | reported upon, a written report containing
such information as | ||||||
12 | required by the
Clerk. The Clerk may adopt forms, policies, and | ||||||
13 | procedures
with respect to the preparation, filing, and | ||||||
14 | maintenance of
the reports.
| ||||||
15 | (e) When a committee fails to report a legislative
measure | ||||||
16 | pending before it to the House, or when a committee
fails to | ||||||
17 | hold a public hearing on a legislative measure
pending before | ||||||
18 | it, the exclusive means to bring that
legislative measure | ||||||
19 | directly before the House for its
consideration is as provided | ||||||
20 | in Rule 18 or Rule 58.
| ||||||
21 | (f) No legislative measure may be called for a vote in a | ||||||
22 | standing committee
or special
committee in the absence of the | ||||||
23 | Principal Sponsor. The committee Chairperson, the
committee | ||||||
24 | Minority Spokesperson, or a chief
co-sponsor may present a bill | ||||||
25 | or resolution in committee with the approval of
the Principal | ||||||
26 | Sponsor when the committee consents.
In the case of standing or |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | special committees with Co-Chairpersons from different | ||||||
2 | political
parties, the "Chairperson" means the Co-Chairperson | ||||||
3 | from the majority caucus, and the "Minority Spokesperson" means | ||||||
4 | the Co-Chairperson from the minority caucus.
This subsection | ||||||
5 | may not be suspended.
| ||||||
6 | (g) Motions to favorably report a legislative measure are | ||||||
7 | renewable, provided that no legislative measure may be voted on | ||||||
8 | more than
twice in any committee on motions to report the | ||||||
9 | legislative measure favorably, or to reconsider the vote by | ||||||
10 | which
the committee adopted a motion to report the legislative | ||||||
11 | measure unfavorably. A legislative measure having failed
to | ||||||
12 | receive a favorable recommendation after 2 such record
votes | ||||||
13 | shall be automatically reported with the appropriate
| ||||||
14 | unfavorable recommendation.
| ||||||
15 | (g-5) A legislative measure, having failed to receive a | ||||||
16 | favorable recommendation after 2 such record votes of a | ||||||
17 | subcommittee or having received a recommendation to | ||||||
18 | unfavorably report, shall be automatically reported to the | ||||||
19 | parent committee with the appropriate unfavorable | ||||||
20 | recommendation and the parent committee shall report the | ||||||
21 | unfavorable recommendation to the House. | ||||||
22 | (h) A bill or resolution shall be given short debate status
| ||||||
23 | by report of the committee if the bill or resolution was | ||||||
24 | favorably
reported by a three-fifths vote of the members | ||||||
25 | present and voting, including those voting "present".
Bills and | ||||||
26 | resolutions receiving favorable reports may be
placed upon the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Consent Calendar as provided in Rule 42.
| ||||||
2 | (i) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote | ||||||
3 | of 71 members
elected.
| ||||||
4 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
| ||||||
5 | (House Rule 23)
| ||||||
6 | 23. Witnesses, Oaths, and Subpoenae.
| ||||||
7 | (a) At the discretion of the Chairperson, standing | ||||||
8 | committees may administer oaths and may compel,
by subpoena, | ||||||
9 | any person to appear and give testimony as a witness before the
| ||||||
10 | standing committee and produce papers, documents, and other
| ||||||
11 | materials relating to a legislative measure pending before the | ||||||
12 | standing
committee.
| ||||||
13 | (b) At the discretion of the Chairperson, special | ||||||
14 | committees may administer oaths and may compel,
by subpoena, | ||||||
15 | any person to appear and give testimony before the special
| ||||||
16 | committee and produce papers, documents, and other materials
| ||||||
17 | relating
to the subject matter for which the special committee | ||||||
18 | was created or relating
to a legislative measure pending before | ||||||
19 | the special committee.
| ||||||
20 | (c) At the discretion of the Speaker, a Committee
of the | ||||||
21 | Whole
may administer oaths and may compel, by
subpoena, any | ||||||
22 | person to appear and give testimony before the committee of the
| ||||||
23 | whole and produce papers, documents, and other materials | ||||||
24 | relating to the
subject matter for which the committee of the | ||||||
25 | whole was created or relating to
a legislative measure pending |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | before the committee of the whole.
| ||||||
2 | (d) Oaths may be administered under this Rule by the | ||||||
3 | Presiding Officer or by
the Chairperson of a committee or any | ||||||
4 | person sitting in his or her stead.
| ||||||
5 | (e) Subpoenae issued under this Rule must be issued and | ||||||
6 | signed by the
Chairperson of the committee and must comply with | ||||||
7 | Rule 4(c)(9).
| ||||||
8 | (f) (Blank). In the case of
special committees with
| ||||||
9 | Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the term | ||||||
10 | "Chairperson" for
purposes of this Rule means the | ||||||
11 | Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
| ||||||
12 | (g) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote | ||||||
13 | of 71 members
elected.
| ||||||
14 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
| ||||||
15 | (House Rule 26)
| ||||||
16 | 26. Rights of the Public.
| ||||||
17 | (a) If a legislative measure or subject matter has been | ||||||
18 | properly set for
hearing and witnesses are present and wish to | ||||||
19 | testify, the
committee shall hear the witnesses at the | ||||||
20 | scheduled time and
place, subject to Rule 10(c).
| ||||||
21 | (b) Any person wishing to offer testimony to a committee
| ||||||
22 | hearing of a legislative measure or subject matter shall be | ||||||
23 | given a reasonable
opportunity to do so, orally or in writing. | ||||||
24 | The Chairperson
may set time limits for presentation of oral | ||||||
25 | testimony. No
testimony in writing is required of any witness, |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | but any
witness may submit a statement in writing for the | ||||||
2 | committee
record. All persons offering testimony shall | ||||||
3 | complete a
"Record of Committee Witness" form and submit it to | ||||||
4 | the
committee clerk before testifying.
In the case of standing | ||||||
5 | or special committees with Co-Chairpersons from different | ||||||
6 | political
parties, the "Chairperson" means the Co-Chairperson | ||||||
7 | from the majority caucus.
| ||||||
8 | (c) A motion to foreclose further oral testimony by
| ||||||
9 | witnesses on a matter before a committee may be
adopted only by | ||||||
10 | a three-fifths majority of those voting on
the motion. No such | ||||||
11 | motion is in order until both
proponents and opponents | ||||||
12 | requesting to be heard have been
given a fair and substantial | ||||||
13 | opportunity to express their
positions. No one shall be | ||||||
14 | prohibited from filing for the
record "Record of Committee | ||||||
15 | Witness" forms or written
statements while the matter is before | ||||||
16 | the committee.
| ||||||
17 | (d) Meetings of committees and subcommittees shall be
open | ||||||
18 | to the public. Committee meetings of the House may be
closed to | ||||||
19 | the public if two-thirds of the members elected to
the House | ||||||
20 | determine, by a record vote, that the public interest so | ||||||
21 | requires.
| ||||||
22 | (e) This Rule cannot be suspended retroactively.
| ||||||
23 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
| ||||||
24 | (House Rule 37)
| ||||||
25 | 37. Bills.
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (a) A bill may be introduced in the House by sponsorship
of | ||||||
2 | one or more members of the House, whose names shall be on
the | ||||||
3 | reproduced copies of the bills, in the House Journal, and in
| ||||||
4 | the Legislative Digest. The Principal Sponsor shall be the
| ||||||
5 | first name to appear on the bill and may be joined by no more
| ||||||
6 | than 4 chief co-sponsors with the approval of the Principal
| ||||||
7 | Sponsor; other co-sponsors shall be separated from the
| ||||||
8 | Principal Sponsor and any chief co-sponsors by a comma.
The | ||||||
9 | Principal Sponsor may change the
sponsorship of a bill to that | ||||||
10 | of one or more other
Representatives, or
to that of the | ||||||
11 | standing committee or special committee to which the bill was
| ||||||
12 | referred or from which the bill was reported. Such change
may | ||||||
13 | be made at any time the bill is pending before the House
or any | ||||||
14 | of its committees by filing a notice with the Clerk, provided | ||||||
15 | that the addition of any member as a Principal Sponsor, chief | ||||||
16 | co-sponsor, or co-sponsor must be with that member's consent.
| ||||||
17 | This subsection may not be suspended.
| ||||||
18 | (b) The Principal Sponsor of a bill controls that
bill. A | ||||||
19 | committee-sponsored bill is
controlled by the Chairperson , or | ||||||
20 | if Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by
the Co-Chairperson | ||||||
21 | from the majority caucus, who for purposes of
these Rules is | ||||||
22 | deemed the Principal Sponsor. Committee-sponsored bills may | ||||||
23 | not
have individual co-sponsors.
| ||||||
24 | (c) The Senate sponsor of a bill originating in the
Senate | ||||||
25 | may request substitute House sponsorship of that bill
by filing | ||||||
26 | a notice with the Clerk. Such notice is automatically referred |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | to the Rules Committee. The notice shall include the bill | ||||||
2 | number, signature of the Senate sponsor, signature of the | ||||||
3 | substitute House sponsor, and a statement that the original | ||||||
4 | House sponsor was provided with notice of intent to request a | ||||||
5 | substitute House sponsor. A notice that satisfies the | ||||||
6 | requirements of this subsection shall be approved by the Rules | ||||||
7 | Committee. If the Rules Committee does not act on a notice that | ||||||
8 | satisfies the requirements of this subsection within 3 | ||||||
9 | legislative days after its referral, then the notice is deemed | ||||||
10 | approved and the Clerk shall substitute sponsorship. This | ||||||
11 | subsection shall be in effect if, and only for so long as, the | ||||||
12 | Rules of the Senate include a reciprocal privilege for House | ||||||
13 | sponsors and the Senate complies with the rule. This subsection | ||||||
14 | may not be suspended.
| ||||||
15 | (d) All bills introduced in the House shall be read by
| ||||||
16 | title a first time, ordered reproduced and distributed in | ||||||
17 | accordance with Rule 39, and automatically
referred to the | ||||||
18 | Rules Committee in accordance with Rule 18. After
a Senate Bill | ||||||
19 | is received and a House member has submitted notification to | ||||||
20 | the Clerk of sponsorship of that bill, it shall be read by | ||||||
21 | title,
ordered reproduced and distributed in accordance with | ||||||
22 | Rule 39, and
automatically referred to the Rules Committee in
| ||||||
23 | accordance with Rule 18.
| ||||||
24 | (e) All bills introduced into the House shall be
| ||||||
25 | accompanied by 1 copy. Any bill that amends a statute
shall | ||||||
26 | indicate the particular changes in the following
manner:
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (1) All new matter shall be underscored.
| ||||||
2 | (2) All matter that is to be omitted or superseded
| ||||||
3 | shall be shown crossed with a line.
| ||||||
4 | (f) No bill shall be passed by the House except on a
record | ||||||
5 | vote of a majority of those elected, subject to Rule 69. A bill | ||||||
6 | that
has
lost on third reading and has not been reconsidered | ||||||
7 | may not thereafter be
revived. If a motion for the adoption of | ||||||
8 | a first conference committee report fails and the motion is not | ||||||
9 | reconsidered, then a second conference committee may be | ||||||
10 | appointed as provided in Rule 76(c). If a motion for the | ||||||
11 | adoption of a second conference committee report fails and is | ||||||
12 | not reconsidered, then the bill may not thereafter be revived.
| ||||||
13 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
| ||||||
14 | (House Rule 40)
| ||||||
15 | 40. Amendments.
| ||||||
16 | (a) A committee amendment to a bill may be adopted by a
| ||||||
17 | standing committee or special committee when the bill is before | ||||||
18 | that committee. A floor
amendment to a bill may be adopted
by | ||||||
19 | the House when a bill is on the order of Second Reading
if: (i) | ||||||
20 | the Rules Committee has referred the floor amendment to the
| ||||||
21 | House for consideration under Rule 18; (ii) a standing | ||||||
22 | committee or special
committee has referred the floor amendment | ||||||
23 | to the House; or (iii) the floor amendment has been discharged | ||||||
24 | from committee pursuant to Rule 58. All
amendments filed in the | ||||||
25 | House must be accompanied by 1 copy and reproduced and |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | distributed as provided in Rule 39.
All committee amendments | ||||||
2 | that have been referred to a standing committee or special | ||||||
3 | committee by the Rules Committee shall be considered by the | ||||||
4 | committee or a subcommittee of that
committee prior to | ||||||
5 | consideration by the committee of the bill to which the
| ||||||
6 | amendment relates. All committee amendments not adopted to a | ||||||
7 | bill prior to the favorable reporting of the bill by a standing | ||||||
8 | committee or special committee are automatically tabled.
All | ||||||
9 | floor amendments not adopted to a bill and that are still | ||||||
10 | pending in a committee or before the House upon the
passage or | ||||||
11 | defeat of a bill on Third Reading are automatically
tabled, | ||||||
12 | provided that any floor amendment tabled pursuant to this Rule | ||||||
13 | shall automatically be taken from the table upon the adoption | ||||||
14 | of a motion to reconsider the vote for the passage or defeat of | ||||||
15 | the bill on Third Reading.
| ||||||
16 | (b) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules,
committee | ||||||
17 | amendments may be offered only by the Principal Sponsor or a | ||||||
18 | member of the committee while the affected bill
is before that | ||||||
19 | committee, and shall be adopted by a majority
of those | ||||||
20 | appointed. Floor amendments may be offered for adoption only by
| ||||||
21 | a Representative while the bill is on the order of Second
| ||||||
22 | Reading, subject to Rule 18, and shall be adopted by a majority | ||||||
23 | vote. The sponsor of a committee or floor amendment may change | ||||||
24 | the sponsorship of the amendment to that of another member, | ||||||
25 | with that other member's consent. Such change may be made at | ||||||
26 | any time the amendment is pending before the House or any of |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | its committees by filing notice with the Clerk. A committee | ||||||
2 | amendment may be the subject of a motion
to "do adopt" or "do | ||||||
3 | not adopt".
A committee amendment may be adopted only by a | ||||||
4 | successful
motion to "do adopt".
The Chairperson of a committee | ||||||
5 | may refer any committee amendment to a
subcommittee of that | ||||||
6 | committee.
| ||||||
7 | (c) Committee amendments shall be filed with the
Clerk no | ||||||
8 | later than 3:00 p.m. the business day before a meeting at which | ||||||
9 | the bill or resolution it amends may be considered.
Floor | ||||||
10 | amendments
shall be filed with the Clerk only while the bill is | ||||||
11 | on the order of Second Reading or Third Reading. The Clerk | ||||||
12 | shall number amendments sequentially in the order submitted, | ||||||
13 | and all amendments that are in order shall be considered in | ||||||
14 | ascending numerical order.
| ||||||
15 | (d) No amendment shall be filed with the Clerk while a bill | ||||||
16 | is assigned to the Rules Committee. Committee amendments may be | ||||||
17 | filed for a resolution pending in the Rules Committee only if | ||||||
18 | the resolution would adopt or amend House Rules or Joint | ||||||
19 | House-Senate Rules pursuant to Rule 67.
| ||||||
20 | (e) No floor amendment is in order unless
it has been first | ||||||
21 | referred to the House for consideration by the
Rules Committee | ||||||
22 | under Rule 18, or favorably reported by, or discharged from, a | ||||||
23 | standing committee or special committee. A floor amendment may | ||||||
24 | be referred to the House for consideration, or to a standing or | ||||||
25 | special committee, only while the bill is on the order of | ||||||
26 | Second Reading or Third Reading.
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| |||||||
1 | (f) Amendments that propose to alter any existing law
shall | ||||||
2 | conform to the requirements of Rule 37(e).
| ||||||
3 | (g) If a committee reports a bill "do pass as
amended", the | ||||||
4 | committee amendments are deemed adopted by
the committee | ||||||
5 | action.
| ||||||
6 | (h) Floor amendments to resolutions are subject to the same | ||||||
7 | procedure applicable to floor amendments to bills. | ||||||
8 | (i) (Blank). In the case of special committees with | ||||||
9 | Co-Chairpersons from different
political parties, the | ||||||
10 | "Chairperson" for the purposes of this Rule is the
| ||||||
11 | Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
| ||||||
12 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
| ||||||
13 | (House Rule 41)
| ||||||
14 | 41. Note Requests; Quick Takes.
| ||||||
15 | (a) The House shall comply with all Illinois
laws requiring | ||||||
16 | fiscal or other notes. The
notes shall be filed with the Clerk, | ||||||
17 | who shall affix each note with a
time stamp endorsing the date | ||||||
18 | and time received, and attached to
the original of the bill and | ||||||
19 | available for inspection by the members.
As soon as practical, | ||||||
20 | the Clerk shall provide a copy of the note to the
Legislative
| ||||||
21 | Reference Bureau, which shall provide an informative summary
of | ||||||
22 | the note in subsequent issues of the Legislative Digest.
| ||||||
23 | At the request of the principal sponsor of a bill, a note | ||||||
24 | request for the bill as introduced into the House or received | ||||||
25 | from the Senate shall be automatically deemed inapplicable if |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (i) one or more House amendments to the bill have been adopted, | ||||||
2 | and (ii) a note of the same type for the bill as amended by each | ||||||
3 | adopted House amendment has been filed with the Clerk. If any | ||||||
4 | such adopted House amendment is later tabled, the note request | ||||||
5 | for the bill as introduced into or received by the House shall | ||||||
6 | immediately become applicable. | ||||||
7 | (b) No bill authorizing or directing the conveyance by
the | ||||||
8 | State of any particular interest in real estate to any
| ||||||
9 | individual or entity other than a governmental unit or agency
| ||||||
10 | may be voted upon in committee or upon Second Reading unless
a | ||||||
11 | certified appraisal of the value of the interest has been
| ||||||
12 | filed. The appraisal shall be filed with the Clerk of the | ||||||
13 | House, and shall be part of
the permanent record for that bill.
| ||||||
14 | (c) No bill authorizing the State or a unit of local | ||||||
15 | government to
acquire property by eminent domain using | ||||||
16 | "quick-take" powers
under the Eminent Domain Act may be voted | ||||||
17 | upon in committee or on Second Reading unless the State or the
| ||||||
18 | unit
of local government, as applicable, has complied with all | ||||||
19 | of the following
procedures:
| ||||||
20 | (1) The State or the unit of local government must | ||||||
21 | notify each
owner of an interest in the property, by | ||||||
22 | certified mail,
of the intention of the State or the unit | ||||||
23 | of local government to
request
approval of legislation by | ||||||
24 | the General Assembly
authorizing the State or the unit of | ||||||
25 | local government to acquire the
property by eminent domain | ||||||
26 | using "quick-take" powers
under Section 20-5-5 of the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Eminent Domain Act.
| ||||||
2 | (2) The State or the unit of local government must | ||||||
3 | cause notice
of its intention to request authorization to | ||||||
4 | acquire the
property by eminent domain using "quick-take" | ||||||
5 | powers to
be published in a newspaper of general | ||||||
6 | circulation in the
territory sought to be acquired by the | ||||||
7 | State or the unit of local
government.
| ||||||
8 | (3) Following the notices required under paragraphs
| ||||||
9 | (1) and (2), the State or the unit of local government must | ||||||
10 | hold at
least one public hearing, at the place where the | ||||||
11 | unit of
local government normally holds its business | ||||||
12 | meetings (or, in the case
of property sought to be acquired | ||||||
13 | by the State: (i) at a location in the
county in which the | ||||||
14 | property sought to be acquired by the State is
located, or
| ||||||
15 | (ii) if the property is located in Cook County, at a | ||||||
16 | location in the township
in which
the property is located, | ||||||
17 | or (iii) if the property is located in 2 adjacent
counties | ||||||
18 | other than
Cook County or in 2 adjacent townships in Cook | ||||||
19 | County, at a location in the
county or in
the township in | ||||||
20 | Cook County in which the majority of the property is | ||||||
21 | located,
or (iv) if
the property is located in Cook County | ||||||
22 | and an adjacent county, at a location in
the other
county | ||||||
23 | or in the township in Cook County
in which the majority of | ||||||
24 | the property is located),
on
the question of the | ||||||
25 | acquisition
of the property by the State or the unit of | ||||||
26 | local government by eminent
domain using
"quick-take" |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | powers.
| ||||||
2 | (4) In the case of property sought to be acquired by a | ||||||
3 | unit of local
government, following the public hearing or | ||||||
4 | hearings held
under paragraph (3), the unit of local | ||||||
5 | government must
adopt, by recorded vote, a resolution to | ||||||
6 | request approval
of legislation by the General Assembly | ||||||
7 | authorizing the
unit of local government to acquire the | ||||||
8 | property by
eminent domain using "quick-take" powers under | ||||||
9 | the Eminent Domain Act. The resolution
must include a | ||||||
10 | statement of the time period within which
the unit of local | ||||||
11 | government requests authority to
exercise "quick-take" | ||||||
12 | powers, which may not exceed one
year.
| ||||||
13 | (5) Following the public hearing or hearings held
under | ||||||
14 | paragraph (3), the head of the appropriate State office, | ||||||
15 | department, or
agency or the chief elected official of the | ||||||
16 | unit of
local government, as applicable, must submit to the | ||||||
17 | Chairperson and Minority Spokesperson of the
House
| ||||||
18 | Executive Committee a sworn, notarized affidavit that
| ||||||
19 | contains, or has attached as an incorporated exhibit, all | ||||||
20 | of the following:
| ||||||
21 | (A) The legal description of the property.
| ||||||
22 | (B) The street address of the property.
| ||||||
23 | (C) The name of each State Senator and State
| ||||||
24 | Representative who represents the territory that is | ||||||
25 | the subject of the
proposed
taking.
| ||||||
26 | (D) The date or dates on which the State or the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | unit of
local government contacted each such State | ||||||
2 | Senator
and State Representative concerning the | ||||||
3 | intention of the State or the
unit of
local government | ||||||
4 | to request approval of
legislation by the General | ||||||
5 | Assembly authorizing the State or the
unit of local | ||||||
6 | government to acquire the property by
eminent domain | ||||||
7 | using "quick-take" powers.
| ||||||
8 | (E) The current name, address, and telephone
| ||||||
9 | number of each owner of an interest in the property.
| ||||||
10 | (F) A summary of all negotiations between the State | ||||||
11 | or the
unit of local government and the owner or owners | ||||||
12 | of
the property concerning the sale of the property to
| ||||||
13 | the State or the unit of local government.
| ||||||
14 | (G) A statement of the date and location of
each | ||||||
15 | public hearing held under paragraph (3).
| ||||||
16 | (H) A statement of the public purpose for which
the | ||||||
17 | State or the unit of local government seeks to acquire | ||||||
18 | the
property.
| ||||||
19 | (I) The certification of the head of the
| ||||||
20 | appropriate State office, department, or agency or the | ||||||
21 | chief elected
official of the unit of local government, | ||||||
22 | as applicable, that (i) the property is located
within | ||||||
23 | the territory under the jurisdiction of the State or | ||||||
24 | the unit of
local government and (ii) the State or the | ||||||
25 | unit of local government
seeks
to acquire the property | ||||||
26 | for a public purpose.
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (J) A map of the area in which the property to
be | ||||||
2 | acquired is located, showing the location of the
| ||||||
3 | property.
| ||||||
4 | (K) Photographs of the property.
| ||||||
5 | (L) An appraisal of the property by a real
estate | ||||||
6 | appraiser who is certified or licensed under
the Real | ||||||
7 | Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002.
| ||||||
8 | (M) In the case of property sought to be acquired | ||||||
9 | by a unit of local
government, a copy of the resolution | ||||||
10 | adopted by the
unit of local government under paragraph | ||||||
11 | (4).
| ||||||
12 | (N) Documentation of the public purpose for
which | ||||||
13 | the State or the unit of local government seeks to | ||||||
14 | acquire
the property.
| ||||||
15 | (O) A copy of each notice sent to an owner of
an | ||||||
16 | interest in the property under paragraph (1).
| ||||||
17 | A request for quick-take authority shall not be considered | ||||||
18 | by a House committee fewer than 30 days after the date of the | ||||||
19 | notice to each property owner as required by paragraph (1).
| ||||||
20 | Every affidavit submitted by the State or a unit of
local | ||||||
21 | government pursuant to this Rule 41(c), together with
all | ||||||
22 | documents and other items submitted with the affidavit,
must be | ||||||
23 | made available to any person upon request for
inspection and | ||||||
24 | copying. | ||||||
25 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (House Rule 45)
| ||||||
2 | 45. Resolutions.
| ||||||
3 | (a) A resolution may be introduced in the House by
| ||||||
4 | sponsorship of one or more members of the House. The name of | ||||||
5 | the Principal Sponsor shall be included in the House Journal,
| ||||||
6 | and the names of all sponsors shall be included in the | ||||||
7 | Legislative Digest. The Principal Sponsor of a resolution, or | ||||||
8 | the sponsor of an amendment to a resolution, may change the | ||||||
9 | sponsorship of the resolution or amendment, as applicable, to | ||||||
10 | that of another member, with that other member's consent, by | ||||||
11 | filing notice with the Clerk. Each resolution introduced
shall | ||||||
12 | be accompanied by 1 copy.
| ||||||
13 | (b) The Principal Sponsor of a resolution controls that | ||||||
14 | resolution. A standing committee-sponsored resolution is | ||||||
15 | controlled by the Chairperson of the committee , or if | ||||||
16 | Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson | ||||||
17 | from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is | ||||||
18 | deemed the Principal Sponsor. A special committee-sponsored | ||||||
19 | resolution is controlled by the Chairperson , or if | ||||||
20 | Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson | ||||||
21 | from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is | ||||||
22 | deemed the Principal Sponsor. Committee-sponsored resolutions | ||||||
23 | may not have individual co-sponsors.
| ||||||
24 | (c)
Any resolution calling for the expenditure of State
| ||||||
25 | funds may be adopted only by a record vote of a majority of
| ||||||
26 | those elected.
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
| ||||||
2 | (House Rule 57)
| ||||||
3 | 57. Appealing a Ruling.
| ||||||
4 | (a) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of the
Presiding | ||||||
5 | Officer, the Presiding Officer shall be sustained
unless 71 of | ||||||
6 | the members elected vote to overrule the
Presiding Officer. | ||||||
7 | Notwithstanding Rule 52, debate on a motion to appeal is
| ||||||
8 | limited to a 2-minute presentation by the Principal Sponsor or | ||||||
9 | a member
designated by the Principal Sponsor, a 2-minute | ||||||
10 | presentation by a member in
response, and one-minute for the | ||||||
11 | Principal Sponsor to close debate, or yield to
other members. A | ||||||
12 | motion to appeal is not in order
if the House has conducted | ||||||
13 | intervening business
since the ruling at issue was made.
| ||||||
14 | (b) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of a committee
| ||||||
15 | Chairperson, the Chairperson shall be sustained unless
| ||||||
16 | three-fifths of those appointed vote to overrule the
| ||||||
17 | Chairperson. A motion to appeal is not
in order if the | ||||||
18 | committee has adjourned or recessed, or if
intervening business | ||||||
19 | has occurred. In the case of special committees with
| ||||||
20 | Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the | ||||||
21 | "Chairperson" for
purposes of this Rule is the Co-Chairperson | ||||||
22 | from the majority caucus.
| ||||||
23 | (c) In an appeal of a ruling of the Presiding Officer or
| ||||||
24 | Chairperson, the question is: "Shall the ruling of the Chair
be | ||||||
25 | sustained?"
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote | ||||||
2 | of 71
members elected.
| ||||||
3 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
| ||||||
4 | (House Rule 79)
| ||||||
5 | 79. Motions to Consider Vetoes. For purposes of this
| ||||||
6 | Article, the term "motions" means motions to
accept or override | ||||||
7 | a veto of the Governor. Motions with
respect to bills returned | ||||||
8 | by the Governor may be made by the
Principal Sponsor, or the | ||||||
9 | committee Chairperson in the case of a
committee-sponsored | ||||||
10 | bill , or if Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the
| ||||||
11 | Co-Chairperson of the majority caucus in the case of special
| ||||||
12 | committee-sponsored bills .
Motions shall be filed in writing | ||||||
13 | with the Clerk.
Any motion to override a veto of the Governor | ||||||
14 | shall not be referred to a
committee and may be immediately | ||||||
15 | considered and adopted by the House subject to
Rule 80.
All | ||||||
16 | motions shall be
assigned standard debate status, subject to
| ||||||
17 | Rule 52, are renewable, and may be reconsidered, provided that | ||||||
18 | no motion may be voted on more than twice by the House.
| ||||||
19 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
| ||||||
20 | (House Rule 102)
| ||||||
21 | 102. Definitions. As used in these Rules, terms have
the | ||||||
22 | meanings ascribed to them as follows, unless the
context | ||||||
23 | clearly requires a different meaning:
| ||||||
24 | (1) Chairperson. "Chairperson" means that
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Representative designated pursuant to Rule 11.5 by the | ||||||
2 | Speaker to serve as chair of
a committee.
| ||||||
3 | (2) (Blank). Co-Chairperson. "Co-Chairperson" means a | ||||||
4 | Representative
designated by the Speaker to serve as | ||||||
5 | co-chair of a standing or special committee.
| ||||||
6 | (3) Clerk. "Clerk" means the elected Clerk of the
| ||||||
7 | House.
| ||||||
8 | (4) Committee. "Committee" means a committee of the
| ||||||
9 | House and includes a standing committee, a special | ||||||
10 | committee, any subcommittee of a committee, the Rules | ||||||
11 | Committee,
committees created
under Article X and Article | ||||||
12 | XII of these Rules, and a Committee of the Whole. | ||||||
13 | "Committee" does not mean a conference
committee, and the | ||||||
14 | procedural and notice requirements
applicable to | ||||||
15 | committees do not apply to conference
committees.
| ||||||
16 | (5) Constitution. "Constitution" means the
| ||||||
17 | Constitution of the State of Illinois.
| ||||||
18 | (6) General Assembly. "General Assembly" means the
| ||||||
19 | current General Assembly of the State of Illinois.
| ||||||
20 | (7) House. "House" means the House of Representatives
| ||||||
21 | of the General Assembly.
| ||||||
22 | (8) Joint Action Motions. "Joint action motions"
means | ||||||
23 | the following motions before the House:
(i) to concur in a | ||||||
24 | Senate amendment, (ii) to non-concur in a Senate
amendment | ||||||
25 | and ask the Senate to recede, (iii) to recede from a House | ||||||
26 | amendment, (iv) to not
recede from a House amendment and |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | request that a conference
committee be appointed, (v) to | ||||||
2 | adopt a conference committee
report, or (vi) to refuse to | ||||||
3 | adopt a conference committee report and request | ||||||
4 | appointment of a second conference committee.
| ||||||
5 | (9) Legislative Digest. "Legislative Digest" means the
| ||||||
6 | Legislative Synopsis and Digest that is prepared by the
| ||||||
7 | Legislative Reference Bureau of the General Assembly.
| ||||||
8 | (10) Legislative Measures. "Legislative measures" | ||||||
9 | means
all matters brought before the House for | ||||||
10 | consideration,
whether originated in the House or Senate, | ||||||
11 | and includes
bills, amendments, resolutions, conference | ||||||
12 | committee reports,
motions, messages, notices, and | ||||||
13 | Executive Orders from the
executive branch.
| ||||||
14 | (11) Majority. "Majority" means a majority of those
| ||||||
15 | members present and voting on a question. Unless otherwise
| ||||||
16 | specified with respect to a particular House Rule, for
| ||||||
17 | purposes of determining the number of members present and
| ||||||
18 | voting on a question, a "present" vote shall not be | ||||||
19 | counted.
| ||||||
20 | (12) Majority Caucus. "Majority caucus" means that
| ||||||
21 | group of Representatives from the numerically strongest
| ||||||
22 | political party in the House.
| ||||||
23 | (13) Majority of those Appointed. "Majority of those
| ||||||
24 | appointed" means a majority of the total number of
| ||||||
25 | Representatives authorized to be appointed to a committee, | ||||||
26 | but does not include ex-officio or non-voting members.
|
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| |||||||
1 | (14) Majority of those Elected. "Majority of those
| ||||||
2 | elected" means a majority of the total number of
| ||||||
3 | Representatives entitled to be elected to the House,
| ||||||
4 | regardless of the number of elected or appointed
| ||||||
5 | Representatives actually serving in office. So long as 118
| ||||||
6 | Representatives are entitled to be elected to the House,
| ||||||
7 | "majority of those elected" means 60 affirmative votes;
71 | ||||||
8 | affirmative votes means three-fifths of the
members | ||||||
9 | elected; and 79 affirmative votes means two-thirds of the
| ||||||
10 | members elected.
| ||||||
11 | (15) Member. "Member" means a Representative. Where
| ||||||
12 | the context so requires, "member" may also mean a Senator | ||||||
13 | of
the Illinois Senate.
| ||||||
14 | (16) (Blank).
| ||||||
15 | (17) Members Elected. "Members elected" means the 118
| ||||||
16 | Representatives entitled to be elected to the House,
| ||||||
17 | regardless of the number of elected or appointed
| ||||||
18 | Representatives actually serving in office.
| ||||||
19 | (18) Minority Caucus. "Minority caucus" means that
| ||||||
20 | group of Representatives from the second numerically
| ||||||
21 | strongest political party in the House.
| ||||||
22 | (19) Minority Leader. "Minority Leader" means the
| ||||||
23 | Minority Leader of the House elected under Rule 2.
| ||||||
24 | (20) (Blank). Minority Spokesperson. "Minority | ||||||
25 | spokesperson"
means that Representative designated by the | ||||||
26 | Minority Leader
to serve as the minority spokesperson of a |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | committee.
| ||||||
2 | (21) Perfunctory Session. "Perfunctory session" means
| ||||||
3 | the convening of the House, pursuant to the scheduling of | ||||||
4 | the
Speaker, for purposes consistent with Rule 28.
| ||||||
5 | (22) Presiding Officer. "Presiding Officer" means that
| ||||||
6 | Representative serving as the presiding officer of the | ||||||
7 | House,
whether that Representative is the Speaker or | ||||||
8 | another
Representative designated by the Speaker under | ||||||
9 | Rule 4.
| ||||||
10 | (23) Principal Sponsor. "Principal sponsor" means the
| ||||||
11 | first listed House sponsor of any legislative measure; with
| ||||||
12 | respect to a committee-sponsored bill or resolution, it | ||||||
13 | means
the Chairperson of the committee or the | ||||||
14 | Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus .
| ||||||
15 | (24) Record Vote. "Record vote" means a vote by ayes
| ||||||
16 | and nays entered on the journal.
| ||||||
17 | (25) Representative. "Representative" means any duly
| ||||||
18 | elected or duly appointed Illinois State Representative, | ||||||
19 | and
means the same as "member".
| ||||||
20 | (26) Senate. "Senate" means the Senate of the General
| ||||||
21 | Assembly.
| ||||||
22 | (27) Speaker. "Speaker" means the Speaker of the
House | ||||||
23 | elected as provided in Rule 1.
| ||||||
24 | (28) Spokesperson. "Spokesperson" means that | ||||||
25 | Representative designated as such pursuant to Rule 11.5, or | ||||||
26 | pursuant to Rule 10 when a vacancy in the position is |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | filled. | ||||||
2 | (29) (28) Term. "Term" means the 2-year term of a | ||||||
3 | General
Assembly.
| ||||||
4 | (30) (29) Vice-Chairperson. "Vice-Chairperson" means | ||||||
5 | that
Representative designated by the Speaker to serve as
| ||||||
6 | Vice-Chairperson of a committee.
| ||||||
7 | (Source: H.R. 46, 100th G.A.)
|