Bill Text: IL SR0006 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Senate Rules for the 102nd General Assembly. Changes Rules 2-5, 3-4, 3-8, 3-1, 3-12, and 7-9. Adds Rules 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8, and 11-9.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-29 - Referred to Assignments [SR0006 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SR0006-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Rules of the Senate
of the 102nd General Assembly are amended by changing Rules
2-5, 3-4, 3-8, 3-11, 3-12, and 7-9 and by adding Rules 11-3,
11-4, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8, and 11-9 as follows:
(Senate Rule 2-5)
2-5. Powers and Duties of the President.
(a) The President shall have those powers conferred upon
him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any
motions or resolutions adopted by the Senate or jointly by the
Senate and House.
(b) Except as provided by law with respect to the Senate
Operations Commission, the President is the chief
administrative officer of the Senate and shall have those
powers necessary to carry out that function. The President may
delegate his or her administrative duties as he or she deems
appropriate.
(c) The powers and duties of the President shall include,
but are not limited to, the following:

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(1) To preside at all sessions of the Senate, although
the President may call on any member to preside
temporarily.
(2) To open the session at the time at which the Senate
is to meet by taking the podium and calling the members to
order. The President may call on any member, or the
Secretary in case of perfunctory session, to open the
session.
(3) To announce the business before the Senate in the
order in which it is to be acted upon. At the beginning of
each legislative day, the President shall announce the
bills the Senate shall consider for final action on that
day and the order of their consideration. Once announced,
this order is not subject to change except by vote of
two-thirds of the members present. No bill not included on
the President's Daily Final Action Calendar shall be heard
on that day.
(4) To recognize those members entitled to the floor.
(5) To state and put to vote all questions that are
regularly moved or that necessarily arise in the course of
the proceedings, and to announce the result of the vote.

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(6) To preserve order and decorum.
(7) To decide all points of order, subject to appeal,
and to speak thereon in preference to other members.
(8) To inform the Senate when necessary, or when any
question is raised, on any point of order or practice
pertinent to the pending business.
(9) To sign or authenticate all acts, proceedings, or
orders of the Senate. All writs, warrants, and subpoenas
issued by order of the Senate or one of its committees
shall be signed by the President and attested by the
Secretary.
(10) To sign all bills passed by both chambers of the
General Assembly in order to certify that the procedural
requirements for passage have been met.
(11) To have general supervision, including the duty
to protect the security and safety, of the Senate chamber,
galleries, and adjoining and connecting hallways and
passages, including the power to clear them when
necessary.
(12) To have general supervision of the Secretary and

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his or her assistants, the Sergeant-at-Arms and his or her
assistants, the majority caucus staff, and all employees
of the Senate except the minority caucus staff.
(13) To determine the number of majority caucus
members and minority caucus members to be appointed to all
committees, except the Committee on Assignments created by
Rule 3-5.
(14) To appoint or replace all majority caucus members
of committees and to designate all Chairpersons,
Co-Chairpersons, and Vice-Chairpersons of committees,
except as the Senate otherwise orders in accordance with
these Senate Rules.
(15) To enforce all constitutional provisions,
statutes, rules, and regulations applicable to the Senate.
(16) To guide and direct the proceedings of the Senate
subject to the control and will of the members as provided
in these Senate Rules.
(17) To direct the Secretary during regular session,
veto session, special session, or perfunctory session to
read into the Senate record legislative measures and other
papers.

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(18) To direct the Secretary to correct
non-substantive errors in the Journal.
(19) To assign meeting places and meeting times to
committees.
(20) To decide, subject to the control and will of the
members in accordance with these Senate Rules, all
questions relating to the priority of business.
(21) To appoint a parliamentarian to serve at the
pleasure of the President.
(22) To promulgate forms for nominees subject to the
advice and consent of the Senate, for temporary
appointment messages, and for messages designating acting
appointees.
(23) To promulgate forms for members of the Senate to
disclose conflicts under the Illinois Governmental Ethics
Act.
(d) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
the members elected.
(Source: S.R. 2, 102nd G.A.)

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(Senate Rule 3-4)
3-4. Standing Committees. The Standing Committees of the
Senate are as follows:
The Committee on AGRICULTURE shall consider and report
upon bills and matters referred to it relating to animals,
animal disease, pest control, agriculture, food production,
and soil and water.
The Committee on APPROPRIATIONS I shall consider and
report upon all bills and matters referred to it relating to
general appropriations and disbursement of public money.
The Committee on APPROPRIATIONS II shall consider and
report upon all bills and matters referred to it relating to
general appropriations and disbursement of public money.
The Committee on COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT shall
consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it
relating to business regulation, consumer protection,
commerce, and economic development.
The Committee on CRIMINAL LAW shall consider and report
upon bills and matters referred to it relating to criminal
laws, probate, and corrections.

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The Committee on EDUCATION shall consider and report upon
bills and matters referred to it relating to kindergarten,
elementary, secondary, and vocational education and schools.
The Committee on ENERGY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES shall
consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it
relating to energy, energy policy planning and regulation, and
public utilities.
The Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION shall
consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it
relating to the air, water and other natural resources of the
state, conservation, recreation, pollution control, fisheries
and game, state parks and forests, and water resources and
flood and erosion control.
The Committee on GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS
shall consider and report upon bills and matters referred to
it relating to ethics, good government, and government
accountability.
The EXECUTIVE Committee shall consider and report upon
bills and matters referred to it relating to elections,
constitutional amendments, gaming, cannabis, and liquor.

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The Committee on EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS shall consider and
report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to
nominations, appointments by the Governor and all other
appointments requiring confirmation.
The Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS shall consider and
report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to banks
and banking, savings and loan associations, stocks, bonds, and
other securities, securities dealers, partnerships and
corporations, and home mortgage financing.
The Committee on HUMAN SERVICES shall consider and report
upon bills and matters referred to it relating to public
assistance, youth services, day care programs, foster care,
homelessness, and the promotion and general well-being of
youth, families, and the elderly.
The Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION shall consider and
report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to
public and independent institutions of higher education,
private occupational schools, and post-secondary education.
The Committee on INSURANCE shall consider and report upon
bills and matters referred to it relating to insurance.
The Committee on JUDICIARY shall consider matters

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pertaining to state and local courts, court clerks and
stenographers and other employees of the courts, civil
procedures, adoption, divorce, bankruptcy, escheat, law
libraries, deeds, mortgages, conveyancing, preservation of
land records and other public documents, and other issues
directly related to the judicial system.
The Committee on LABOR shall consider and report upon
bills and matters referred to it relating to labor-management
relations, industrial safety, unemployment compensation, and
workers' compensation.
The Committee on LICENSED ACTIVITIES shall consider and
report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to
licensed professions and industries.
The Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT shall consider and
report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to local
governments.
The Committee on PENSIONS shall consider and report upon
bills and matters referred to it relating to the regulation
and administration of public pensions.
The Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH shall consider and report
upon bills and matters referred to it relating to public

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health, emergency medical services, nursing homes,
vaccinations, and like issues.
The Committee on REVENUE shall consider and report upon
bills and matters referred to it relating to levying,
increasing, reducing, collecting, enforcing, and
administrating taxes and other revenue-producing measures.
The Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT shall consider and
report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to state
government and state agencies, except where the subject matter
relates more appropriately to another committee, state
procurement, statutory revisions, and the management of state
facilities and property.
The Committee on TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY shall consider and report upon bills and matters
referred to it relating to technology, telecommunications, and
the regulatory and privacy issues involved with technology and
telecommunications.
The Committee on TRANSPORTATION shall consider and report
upon bills and matters referred to it relating to motor
vehicles; traffic regulation, highways, railways, airports,
air transportation, common carriers or other forms of
transportation, and ports, harbors, and docks.

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The Committee on VETERANS AFFAIRS shall consider and
report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to
military affairs, the National Guard, Reserve and veterans.
AGRICULTURE
APPROPRIATIONS
BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
COMMERCE
CRIMINAL LAW
EDUCATION
ENERGY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
ETHICS
EXECUTIVE
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
HEALTH
HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY
HUMAN RIGHTS
HIGHER EDUCATION
INSURANCE
JUDICIARY
LABOR
LICENSED ACTIVITIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PENSIONS
PUBLIC SAFETY
REDISTRICTING

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REVENUE
STATE GOVERNMENT
TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
TRANSPORTATION
VETERANS AFFAIRS
(Source: S.R. 2, 102nd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 3-8)
3-8. Referrals to Committees.
(a) All Senate Bills and House Bills shall, after having
been initially read by the Secretary, be automatically
referred to the Committee on Assignments, which, at its next
meeting, shall may thereafter refer any bill before it to the
appropriate a committee. The Committee on Assignments shall
may refer any resolution before it to the appropriate a
committee or approve the resolution for consideration. The
Committee on Assignments shall assign all Senate Bills and
House Bills to the appropriate subject-matter committee. A
committee's subject-matter jurisdiction extends to all matters
reasonably comprehended in the name of the committee and
pursuant to Rule 3-4. No bill or resolution may be referred to

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a committee except pursuant to this Rule or Rule 7-17. A
standing or special committee may refer a matter pending in
that committee to a subcommittee of that committee. When the
Committee on Assignments is of the opinion that a legislative
measure should be considered by more than one committee, at
the time of referring it, the Committee may direct that when
the committee to which it is referred completes its
consideration thereof and makes a recommendation with respect
thereto, the committee's report shall also recommend that it
be referred to the additional committee or committees as
directed by the Committee on Assignments. When a legislative
measure is so reported, it shall automatically be referred as
directed. Except for subcommittees created under Rule
3-3(a-5), the Committee on Assignments may not refer a
legislative measure to any subcommittee of a standing or
special committee.
(b) All floor amendments, joint action motions for final
action, and conference committee reports shall, upon filing
with the Secretary, be automatically referred to the Committee
on Assignments. No such amendment, joint action motion, or
conference committee report may be considered by the Senate
unless approved for consideration by the Committee on
Assignments. The Committee on Assignments may approve for
consideration to the Senate any floor amendment, joint action
motion for final action, or conference committee report that:

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(i) consists of language that has previously been favorably
reported to the Senate by a committee; (ii) consists of
technical or clarifying language; or (iii) consists of
language deemed by the Committee on Assignments to be of an
emergency nature, of substantial importance to the operation
of government, or in the best interests of Illinois. The
Committee on Assignments may refer any floor amendment, joint
action motion for final action, or conference committee report
to a committee for its review and consideration (in those
instances, and notwithstanding any other provision of these
Senate Rules, the committee may hold a hearing on and consider
those legislative measures pursuant to twenty-four hours
one-hour advance notice, with the exception of amendments to
appropriations bills which require seventy-two hour advance
notice). Any floor amendment, joint action motion for final
action, or conference committee report that is not approved
for consideration or referred by the Committee on Assignments,
and is attempted to be acted upon by a committee shall be out
of order, except as provided for under Rule 8-4.
(b-1) A floor amendment filed by the chief sponsor of a
bill shall be automatically referred to the standing committee
from which the bill was reported (or to another standing
committee as the Committee on Assignments may determine) upon
adjournment of the Senate on the third regular session day
following the day on which the floor amendment was filed,

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unless (i) the Committee on Assignments referred the floor
amendment to a standing committee or acted on the floor
amendment in the first instance and referred it to the Senate
for consideration; (ii) the bill is no longer pending before
the Senate; (iii) the floor amendment deals with the subject
of appropriations or State revenue; or (iv) the Committee on
Assignments has determined by a majority vote that the floor
amendment substantively alters the nature and scope of the
underlying bill. If the Committee on Assignments makes a
determination under item (iv) of this subsection, then the
Committee on Assignments shall may, in its discretion, (A)
refer the floor amendment to the appropriate any standing
committee or (B) not refer the floor amendment to any other
committee.
(c) All committee amendments shall, upon filing with the
Secretary, be automatically referred to the Committee on
Assignments. No committee amendment may be considered by a
committee unless the committee amendment is referred to the
committee by the Committee on Assignments and the committee
amendment has first been made available electronically or
otherwise for not less than twenty-four hours, with the
exception of amendments to appropriations bills which require
seventy-two hour advance notice one hour. Any committee
amendment referred by the Committee on Assignments shall be
referred to the committee before which the underlying bill or

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resolution is pending. Any committee amendment that is not
referred by the Committee on Assignments to a committee, and
is attempted to be acted upon by a committee shall be out of
order.
(c-1) A committee amendment filed by the chief sponsor of
a bill shall be automatically referred to the standing
committee to which the bill was assigned upon adjournment of
the Senate on the third regular session day following the day
on which the committee amendment was filed, unless (i) the
Committee on Assignments referred the committee amendment to
the standing committee to which the bill was assigned; (ii)
the bill is no longer pending before the committee; (iii) the
committee amendment deals with the subject of appropriations
or State revenue; or (iv) the Committee on Assignments has
determined by a majority vote that the committee amendment
substantively alters the nature and scope of the underlying
bill. If the Committee on Assignments makes a determination
under item (iv) of this subsection, then the Committee on
Assignments shall may, in its discretion, (A) refer both the
bill and the committee amendment to the appropriate any
standing committee or (B) not refer the committee amendment to
any other committee.
(d) The Committee on Assignments may at any time re-refer
a legislative measure from a committee to a Committee of the

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Whole or to any other appropriate committee. However, the
Committee on Assignments may not re-refer a bill from a
committee to a Committee of the Whole or any other committee
unless the Chair of the committee to which the bill was
originally referred consents in writing to the re-referral.
(d-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
Rules, any bill pending before the Committee on Assignments
shall be immediately referred to the indicated standing
committee if the chief sponsor of the bill files a discharge
motion for that bill that is signed by no less than
three-fifths of the members of both the majority and minority
caucus, and each of the members signing the discharge motion
is a sponsor of the bill. This subsection does not apply to
bills dealing with the subject of appropriations or State
revenue.
(e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
the members elected.
(Source: S.R. 2, 102nd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 3-11)
3-11. Committee Procedure.
(a) A committee may consider any legislative measure
referred to it and may make with respect to that legislative
measure one of the following reports to the Senate or to the

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parent committee, as appropriate:
(1) that the bill "do pass";
(2) that the bill "do not pass";
(3) that the bill "do pass as amended";
(4) that the bill "do not pass as amended";
(5) that the resolution "be adopted";
(6) that the resolution "be not adopted";
(7) that the resolution "be adopted as amended";
(8) that the resolution "be not adopted as amended";
(9) that the floor amendment, joint action motion, or
conference committee report "recommend do adopt";
(10) that the floor amendment, joint action motion, or
conference committee report "recommend do not adopt";
(11) "without recommendation";

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(12) that the legislative measure "be re-referred to
the Committee on Assignments";
(13) that the Appointment Message be reported "do
recommend consent"; or
(14) that the Appointment Message be reported "do not
recommend consent".
No second shall be required to any motion presented in
committee. Any of the foregoing reports may only be made upon
the concurrence of a majority of those appointed. All
legislative measures reported "do pass", "do pass as amended",
"be adopted", "be adopted as amended", or "be approved for
consideration" shall be deemed favorably reported to the
Senate. All Appointment Messages reported "do recommend
consent", "do not recommend consent", or "without
recommendation" shall be deemed reported to the Senate. Except
as otherwise provided by these Senate Rules, any legislative
measure referred to a committee and not reported pursuant to
this Rule shall remain in that committee. Pursuant to Rules
3-11(g) and 7-10, a committee may report a legislative measure
as tabled.
(b) No bill that provides for an appropriation or
expenditure of money from the State Treasury may be considered

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for passage by the Senate unless it has first been reported to
the Senate by an Appropriations Committee, unless:
(1) the bill was discharged from an Appropriations
Committee in accordance with Rule 7-9;
(2) the bill was exempted from this requirement by a
majority of those appointed to the Committee on
Assignments; or
(3) this Rule was suspended in accordance with Rule
7-17.
(c) The Chair of each committee shall keep, or cause to be
kept, a record in which there shall be entered:
(1) The time and place of each meeting of the
committee.
(2) The attendance of committee members at each
meeting.
(3) The votes cast by the committee members on all
legislative measures acted upon by the committee.
(4) All witness slips that may have been presented to

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the committee.
(5) Such additional information as may be requested by
the Secretary.
(d) The committee Chair shall file with the Secretary,
along with every bill or resolution reported upon, a sheet
containing such information as is required by the Secretary.
The Secretary may adopt forms, policies, and procedures with
respect to the preparation, filing, and maintenance of these
reports.
(e) Except as provided in Rule 3-5 or 3-8 or unless this
Rule is suspended pursuant to Rule 7-17, no committee may
consider or conduct a hearing with respect to a legislative
measure absent notice first being given as follows:
(1) The Chair of the committee shall, no later than
six days before any proposed hearing, post a notice on the
Senate bulletin board, or electronically make the notice
available, identifying each legislative measure that may
be considered during that hearing. The notice shall
contain the day, hour, and place of the hearing.
(2) Meetings of the Committee on Assignments may be
called pursuant to Rule 3-5; meetings of committees to

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consider floor amendments, joint action motions, and
conference committee reports may be called pursuant to
Rule 3-8.
(3) The Chair shall, in advance of a committee
hearing, notify all principal sponsors of legislative
measures posted for hearing of the date, time, and place
of hearing. When practicable, the Secretary shall include
a notice of all scheduled hearings, together with all
posted bills and resolutions, in the Daily Calendar of the
Senate.
Irrespective of whether a legislative measure has been posted
for hearing, it shall be in order for a committee during any of
its meetings to refer that legislative measure pending before
it to a subcommittee of that committee.
(f) Other than the Committee on Assignments and properly
convened committees as permitted by Rule 4-1(c), no committee
may meet during any session of the Senate, and no commission
created by Illinois law that has legislative membership may
meet during any session of the Senate. A perfunctory session
is not deemed to be a session for the purposes of this
provision.
(g) Regardless of whether notice has been previously

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given, it is always in order for a committee to order any
legislative measure pending before it to lie on the table when
the principal sponsor so requests. When reported to the
Senate, such committee action shall stand as the action of the
Senate.
(h) When a committee fails to report a legislative measure
pending before it to the Senate, or when a committee fails to
hold a public hearing on a legislative measure pending before
it, a majority of the committee, by written petition, may
require the Chair to schedule a committee hearing to hear the
bill or resolution and related subject-matter testimony the
exclusive means of bringing that legislative measure directly
before the Senate for its consideration is pursuant to Rule
7-9.
(i) No legislative measure may be called for a vote in
committee in the absence of the principal sponsor, except
that, with the approval of the principal sponsor and the
consent of the committee, a legislative measure may be called
for a vote in committee by a chief cosponsor of the legislative
measure or by a member of the committee who is a member of the
same caucus as the principal sponsor.
(j) A committee may conduct a legislative investigation
with regard to legislative measures pending before the

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committee.
(Source: S.R. 2, 102nd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 3-12)
3-12. Committee Reports.
(a) All bills favorably reported to the Senate from a
committee or directed committees, or with respect to which a
committee has been discharged, shall stand on the order of
Second Reading unless otherwise ordered by the Senate, and may
be amended only on Second Reading. Bills reported to the
Senate from committee "do not pass", "do not pass as amended",
or "without recommendation" shall lie on the table.
(b) All floor amendments, joint action motions, and
conference committee reports favorably reported to the Senate
from a committee shall be before the Senate and eligible for
consideration by the Senate when it is on an appropriate order
of business (floor amendments may be considered by the Senate
only when the bill to be amended is on Second Reading). All
floor amendments, joint action motions, and conference
committee reports that are reported to the Senate from
committee "recommend do not adopt" or "without recommendation"
shall lie on the table.
(c) All resolutions favorably reported to the Senate from
a committee, or with respect to which a committee has been

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discharged, shall stand on the order of Resolutions. All
resolutions that are reported to the Senate from committee "be
not adopted", "be not adopted as amended", or "without
recommendation" shall lie on the table. Floor amendments to
resolutions shall be subject to the same procedure applicable
to floor amendments to bills.
(d) All Appointment Messages reported to the Senate from a
committee or directed committees, or with respect to which a
committee has been discharged, shall stand on the order of
Executive Appointments.
(e) The minority of a committee may make a report in
writing, signed by at least two members of the committee,
setting forth succinctly the reasons for their dissent. The
names of those members of the committee who concur with the
minority report may be included in the report. Notice of a
minority report must be given when the majority report is read
and shall be recorded in the Journal of the Senate. A minority
report must be filed with the Secretary of the Senate before
the Third Reading and consideration of the bill or resolution
dissented to and shall also become a part of the official
archives of the Senate.
(Source: S.R. 2, 102nd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 7-9)

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7-9. Discharge of Committee.
(a) A committee may be discharged from further
consideration of a legislative measure by a vote of a majority
three-fifths of the members elected. Upon concurrence of a
majority of those appointed, the Committee on Assignments may
advance any legislative measure pending before it to the
Senate without referral to another committee; however, the
Committee on Assignments shall not so report any bill that has
never been before a standing committee of the Senate.
(b) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
the members elected.
(Source: S.R. 2, 102nd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 11-3 new)
11-3. Special Investigating Committee.
(a) Disciplinary proceedings may be commenced by filing
with the President and the Minority Leader a petition, signed
by 3 or more members of the Senate, for a special investigating
committee. The petition shall contain the alleged charge or
charges that, if true, may subject the member named in the
petition to disciplinary action by the Senate and may include
any other factual information that supports the charge or
charges.
(b) Upon filing the petition, a special investigating

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committee consisting of 6 members shall be created. The
President shall appoint 3 members from the majority caucus and
the Minority Leader shall appoint 3 members from the minority
caucus. The President shall appoint the Chairperson from among
the 6 members. Members signing the petition may not be
appointed to the special investigating committee. If the
President is the subject of inquiry of the Special
Investigating Committee, the President shall not appoint any
members and instead the majority caucus shall appoint 3
members to the committee. If the Minority Leader is the
subject of inquiry of the Special Investigating Committee, the
Minority Leader shall not appoint any members and instead the
minority caucus shall appoint 3 members to the committee. The
contents of a petition for a special investigating committee
shall be confidential until the appointment of all members
except as to the member named, the members signing it, the
President, the Minority Leader, and the members of a special
investigating committee.
(c) The Chairperson shall give reasonable notice of all
meetings to the member named in the petition and to the public.
All meetings of the special investigating committee shall be
open to the public, unless, pursuant to Article IV, Section
5(c) of the Illinois Constitution, the Senate votes by the
affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members to hold
proceedings in executive session. The Secretary shall keep an

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audio recording and transcript of all meetings.
(d) The member named in the petition has the right to
counsel during all meetings of the special investigating
committee.
(e) The Chairperson may establish procedural rules
(subject to the approval of the President). The Committee may,
in the discretion of the Chairperson, administer oaths and
compel by subpoena (subject to Rule 2-5(c)(9)) any person to
appear and give testimony as a witness or produce papers,
documents, or other materials relevant to the charge or
charges.
(Senate Rule 11-4 new)
11-4. Investigation.
(a) At the initial meeting of the special investigating
committee, the Chairperson shall enter the petition into the
record.
(b) The special investigating committee shall conduct a
thorough investigation of all charges alleged in the petition.
The special investigating committee shall meet as often as
necessary and consider any information or testimony it deems
relevant to the charges alleged in the petition, regardless of
whether such information was contained in the petition or is

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discovered through subsequent investigation.
(c) The special investigating committee shall give the
member named in the petition an opportunity to be present at
all meetings and to testify or otherwise present any relevant
information.
(d) The special investigating committee shall determine if
reasonable grounds exist to authorize charges against the
member named in the petition that may result in disciplinary
action by the Senate. The special investigating committee
shall vote on each charge alleged in the petition by record
vote. A motion to authorize a charge requires the affirmative
vote of a majority of those appointed.
(Senate Rule 11-5 new)
11-5. Report of the Special Investigating Committee.
(a) The special investigating committee shall file with
the Secretary a written report that includes, at a minimum, a
summary of each charge alleged in the petition, the vote on
each charge alleged in the petition, and the reasons the
committee did or did not authorize each charge against the
member. Any member of the special investigating committee may
include a supplemental statement in the report, either
concurring with or dissenting from all or part of the report,
or explaining a reason for his or her vote on a charge. The

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report shall be signed by all of the members of the special
investigating committee, regardless of their original vote in
the committee proceedings on whether to authorize charges.
(b) If a majority of those appointed determines that
reasonable grounds exist to authorize a charge or charges,
then for each authorized charge the report shall include a
statement of the authorized charge and any factual information
supporting that charge. Within the report, the special
investigating committee shall appoint 2 members of the Senate,
one from the majority caucus and one from the minority caucus,
who are not members of the special investigating committee and
did not sign the petition, to be managers for the Senate at the
hearing on the authorized charge or charges.
(Senate Rule 11-6 new)
11-6. Select Committee on Discipline.
(a) If a special investigating committee authorizes
charges against any member of the Senate, the President and
the Minority Leader shall appoint a select committee on
discipline to hear and determine those charges. The select
committee shall consist of 12 members of the Senate, 6 of whom
shall be appointed by the President from the majority caucus
and 6 of whom shall be appointed by the Minority Leader from
the minority caucus. The President shall appoint a Chairperson
from among the 12 members. No member who signed the petition or

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served on the special investigating committee may be appointed
to the select committee.
(b) All appointments to a select committee shall be
completed and the select committee shall convene within 30
days after the filing of a report issued by the special
investigating committee.
(c) The Chairperson shall give reasonable notice of all
meetings to the member named in the petition and to the public.
All meetings of the select committee shall be open to the
public, unless, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5(c) of the
Illinois Constitution, the Senate votes by the affirmative
vote of two-thirds of the members to hold proceedings in
executive session. The Secretary shall keep an audio recording
and transcript of all meetings.
(d) The Chairperson may establish procedural rules
(subject to the approval of the President). The select
committee may, at the discretion of the Chairperson,
administer oaths and compel by subpoena (subject to Rule
2-5(c)(9)) any person to appear and give testimony as a
witness or produce papers, documents, or other materials
relevant to the charge or charges.
(Senate Rule 11-7 new)

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11-7. Hearings on Disciplinary Charges.
(a) Proceedings before the select committee shall be
adversarial in form, with the managers for the Senate
presenting the case for disciplinary action. The member
subject to charges has the right to counsel during all
hearings of the select committee.
(b) Stipulations of fact shall be encouraged by the select
committee.
(Senate Rule 11-8 new)
11-8. Report of the Select Committee on Discipline.
(a) The select committee shall vote on each charge by
record vote. For each charge the select committee shall vote
on the question, "Is the Member at fault on this charge?" If a
majority of those appointed vote in the affirmative, the
member shall be found at fault on that charge. If less than a
majority of those appointed vote in the affirmative, it shall
be reported that there is insufficient evidence to find the
member at fault on that charge.
(b) If the select committee finds the member at fault on
any charge, the committee shall adopt a recommendation for
disciplinary action. The committee may recommend a reprimand,
a censure, expulsion from the Senate, or that no penalty be
invoked. The recommendation on disciplinary action requires an

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affirmative vote of the majority of those appointed. If a
majority of those appointed cannot, by record vote, agree on a
penalty, it shall report a recommendation that no penalty be
invoked.
(c) The select committee shall file a report of its
findings on each charge. The report shall include, at a
minimum, the vote of the committee on each charge, the reasons
for each conclusion, and any recommendation as to a penalty
for a finding of fault on a charge. Any member of the select
committee may include a supplemental statement in the report,
either concurring with or dissenting from all or part of the
report, or explaining a reason for his or her vote on a charge.
(d) If the select committee finds the member at fault on
any charge, the select committee shall file a resolution that
includes its findings, the charge, and the recommended penalty
for that charge. Separate resolutions must be filed for each
charge.
(Senate Rule 11-9 new)
11-9. Senate Action on the Report of the Select Committee
on Discipline.
(a) The report of a select committee and any accompanying
resolution shall be filed with the Secretary and reproduced
and distributed as provided in Rule 5-4. The report and any

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accompanying resolutions shall be placed on the calendar under
the heading "Report and Resolutions of Select Committee on
Discipline". The report and resolutions shall be carried on
the Daily Calendar for 2 legislative days before any action by
the Senate.
(b) The Senate shall take action by a record vote on each
resolution. The Senate may amend a resolution for disciplinary
action to decrease the recommended penalty by a record vote of
a majority of the members elected.
(c) A resolution finding a member at fault regarding a
charge may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of
three-fifths of the members elected, except that a resolution
the effect of which is to expel a member may be adopted only by
the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected.