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3	3	1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
4	4	2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
5	5	3 HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6	6	4 the following (which are the same as the Rules of the House of
7	7	5 Representatives of the One Hundred Third General Assembly
8	8	6 except as indicated by striking and underscoring) are adopted
9	9	7 as the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred
10	10	8 Fourth General Assembly:
11	11	9 ARTICLE I
12	12	10 ORGANIZATION
13	13	11 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
14	14	12 (House Rule 1)
15	15	13 1. Election of the Speaker.
16	16	14 (a) At the first meeting of the House of each General
17	17	15 Assembly, the Secretary of State shall convene the House at
18	18	16 12:00 noon, designate a Temporary Clerk of the House, and
19	19	17 preside during the nomination and election of the Speaker. As
20	20	18 the first item of business each day before the election of the
21	21	19 Speaker, the Secretary of State shall order the Temporary
22	22	20 Clerk to call the roll of the members to establish the presence
23	23	21 of a quorum as required by the Constitution. If a majority of
24	24	22 those elected are not present, the House shall stand adjourned
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33	33	1 until the next calendar day, excepting weekends, at the hour
34	34	2 prescribed in Rule 29. If a quorum of members elected is
35	35	3 present, the Secretary of State shall then call for
36	36	4 nominations of members for the Office of Speaker. All
37	37	5 nominations require a second. When nominating a member for the
38	38	6 Office of Speaker, one member shall make a nomination, and no
39	39	7 more than two members may second the nomination. When the
40	40	8 nominations are completed, the Secretary of State shall direct
41	41	9 the Temporary Clerk to call the roll of the members to elect
42	42	10 the Speaker.
43	43	11 (b) The election of the Speaker requires the affirmative
44	44	12 vote of a majority of those elected. Debate is not in order
45	45	13 following nominations and preceding or during the vote.
46	46	14 (c) No legislative measure may be considered and no
47	47	15 committees may be appointed or meet before the election of the
48	48	16 Speaker.
49	49	17 (d) When a vacancy in the Office of Speaker occurs, the
50	50	18 foregoing procedure shall be employed to elect a new Speaker;
51	51	19 when the Secretary of State is of a political party other than
52	52	20 that of the majority caucus, however, the Majority Leader
53	53	21 shall preside during the nomination and election of the
54	54	22 successor Speaker. No legislative measures, other than for the
55	55	23 nomination and election of a successor Speaker, may be
56	56	24 considered by the House during a vacancy in the Office of
57	57	25 Speaker.
58	58	26 (e) No member may be elected as Speaker for more than five
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69	69	1 General Assemblies, including any term in which the member was
70	70	2 elected to fill a vacancy in the office; provided that such
71	71	3 service before the commencement of the 102nd General Assembly
72	72	4 shall not be considered in the calculation of the member's
73	73	5 service.
74	74	6 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
75	75	7 (House Rule 2)
76	76	8 2. Election of the Minority Leader.
77	77	9 (a) The House shall elect a Minority Leader in a manner
78	78	10 consistent with the laws of Illinois. The member nominated for
79	79	11 Speaker who received the second highest number of votes shall
80	80	12 be elected Minority Leader, provided the member is affiliated
81	81	13 with the numerically strongest political party other than the
82	82	14 party to which the Speaker belongs and is not otherwise
83	83	15 prohibited under subsection (c) of this Section. If the member
84	84	16 is prohibited from being elected as Minority Leader under
85	85	17 subsection (c), the Office of Minority Leader shall be
86	86	18 considered vacant.
87	87	19 (b) When a vacancy in the Office of Minority Leader
88	88	20 occurs, the Speaker shall preside during the nomination and
89	89	21 election of the successor Minority Leader.
90	90	22 (c) No member may be elected as Minority Leader for more
91	91	23 than five General Assemblies, including any term in which the
92	92	24 member was elected to fill a vacancy in the such office;
93	93	25 provided that such service before the commencement of the
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104	104	1 102nd General Assembly shall not be considered in the
105	105	2 calculation of the member's service.
106	106	3 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
107	107	4 vote of 71 members elected.
108	108	5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
109	109	6 (House Rule 3)
110	110	7 3. Majority and Minority Leadership.
111	111	8 (a) The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall appoint from
112	112	9 within their respective caucuses the members of the Majority
113	113	10 and Minority Leaderships as allowed by law.
114	114	11 (b) Appointments are effective upon being filed with the
115	115	12 Clerk and remain effective at the pleasure of the Speaker and
116	116	13 Minority Leader, respectively, or until a vacancy occurs by
117	117	14 reason of resignation or because a leader has ceased to be a
118	118	15 Representative. Successor leaders shall be appointed in the
119	119	16 same manner as their predecessors. Leaders have those powers
120	120	17 delegated to them by the Speaker or Minority Leader, as the
121	121	18 case may be.
122	122	19 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
123	123	20 (House Rule 4)
124	124	21 4. The Speaker.
125	125	22 (a) The Speaker has those powers conferred upon him or her
126	126	23 by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any motions or
127	127	24 resolutions adopted by the House or jointly by the House and
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138	138	1 Senate.
139	139	2 (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Speaker is
140	140	3 the chief administrative officer of the House and has those
141	141	4 powers necessary to carry out those functions. The Speaker may
142	142	5 delegate administrative duties as he or she deems appropriate.
143	143	6 (c) The duties of the Speaker include the following:
144	144	7 (1) To preside at all sessions of the House.
145	145	8 (2) To open the session at the time at which the House
146	146	9 is to meet by taking the chair and calling the members to
147	147	10 order.
148	148	11 (3) To announce the business before the House in the
149	149	12 order upon which it is to be acted.
150	150	13 (4) To recognize those members entitled to the floor.
151	151	14 (5) To state and put to a vote all questions that are
152	152	15 regularly moved or that necessarily arise in the course of
153	153	16 the proceedings, and to announce the result of the vote.
154	154	17 (6) To preserve order and decorum.
155	155	18 (7) To decide all points of order, subject to appeal,
156	156	19 and to speak on these points in preference to other
157	157	20 members.
158	158	21 (8) To inform the House when necessary, or when any
159	159	22 question is raised, on any point of order or practice
160	160	23 pertinent to the pending business.
161	161	24 (9) To sign or authenticate all acts, proceedings, or
162	162	25 orders of the House. All writs, warrants, and subpoenas
163	163	26 issued by order of the House, or any of its committees,
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174	174	1 shall be signed by the Speaker and attested by the Clerk.
175	175	2 (10) To sign all bills passed by both chambers of the
176	176	3 General Assembly to certify that the procedural
177	177	4 requirements for passage have been met.
178	178	5 (11) To have general supervision of the House Chamber,
179	179	6 House galleries, House committee rooms and chapel, and
180	180	7 adjoining and connecting hallways and passages, including
181	181	8 the duty to protect their security and safety and the
182	182	9 power to clear them when necessary. The House Chamber
183	183	10 shall not be used without permission of the Speaker.
184	184	11 (12) To have general supervision of the Clerk and his
185	185	12 or her assistants, the Doorkeeper and his or her
186	186	13 assistants, the majority caucus staff, the
187	187	14 parliamentarians, and all employees of the House except
188	188	15 the minority caucus staff.
189	189	16 (13) To determine the number of majority caucus
190	190	17 members and minority caucus members to be appointed to all
191	191	18 committees, except as otherwise provided by these Rules.
192	192	19 (14) To appoint all Chairpersons, Co-Chairpersons, and
193	193	20 Vice-Chairpersons of committees (from either the majority
194	194	21 or minority caucus), and to appoint all majority caucus
195	195	22 members of committees.
196	196	23 (15) To enforce all constitutional provisions,
197	197	24 statutes, rules, and regulations applicable to the House.
198	198	25 (16) To guide and direct the proceedings of the House
199	199	26 subject to the control and will of the members.
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210	210	1 (17) To direct the Clerk to correct non-substantive
211	211	2 errors in the Journal.
212	212	3 (18) To assign meeting places and meeting times to
213	213	4 committees.
214	214	5 (19) To perform any other duties assigned to the
215	215	6 Speaker by these House Rules or jointly by the House and
216	216	7 Senate.
217	217	8 (20) To decide, subject to Rule 43, all questions
218	218	9 relating to the priority of business.
219	219	10 (21) To issue, in cooperation with the Comptroller and
220	220	11 after clearance with the United States Internal Revenue
221	221	12 Service, written regulations covering administration of
222	222	13 contingent expense allowances of members of the House.
223	223	14 (22) To appoint one or more parliamentarians to serve
224	224	15 at the pleasure of the Speaker.
225	225	16 (c-5) The Speaker may call on any member, or the Clerk in
226	226	17 the case of perfunctory session, to open and preside at any
227	227	18 session as Presiding Officer. A Presiding Officer shall
228	228	19 perform the duties of the Speaker necessary and related to the
229	229	20 conduct of session.
230	230	21 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
231	231	22 vote of 71 members elected.
232	232	23 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
233	233	24 (House Rule 5)
234	234	25 5. Powers and Duties of the Minority Leader.
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245	245	1 (a) The Minority Leader has those powers conferred upon
246	246	2 him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any
247	247	3 motions or resolutions adopted by the House or jointly by the
248	248	4 House and Senate.
249	249	5 (b) The Minority Leader shall appoint to all committees
250	250	6 the members from the minority caucus and shall designate a
251	251	7 Minority Spokesperson for each committee, except that the
252	252	8 Speaker may appoint a minority caucus member to be Chairperson
253	253	9 or Co-Chairperson of a standing committee or a special
254	254	10 committee.
255	255	11 (c) The Minority Leader has general supervision of the
256	256	12 minority caucus staff.
257	257	13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
258	258	14 (House Rule 6)
259	259	15 6. Clerk of the House.
260	260	16 (a) The House shall elect a Clerk, who may adopt
261	261	17 appropriate policies or procedures for the conduct of his or
262	262	18 her office. The Speaker is the final arbiter of any dispute
263	263	19 arising in connection with the operation of the Office of the
264	264	20 Clerk.
265	265	21 (b) The duties of the Clerk include the following:
266	266	22 (1) To have custody of all bills, papers, and records
267	267	23 of the House, which shall not be taken out of the Clerk's
268	268	24 custody except in the regular course of business in the
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280	280	1 (2) To endorse on every original bill and each copy
281	281	2 its number, the names of sponsors, the date of
282	282	3 introduction, and the several orders taken on it. When
283	283	4 reproduced, the names of the sponsors shall appear on the
284	284	5 front page of the bill in the same order they appeared when
285	285	6 introduced.
286	286	7 (3) To cause each measure subject to such a
287	287	8 requirement to be reproduced and placed on the desks of
288	288	9 the members as soon as it is reproduced, as provided in
289	289	10 Rule 39.
290	290	11 (4) To keep the Journal of the proceedings of the
291	291	12 House and, under the direction of the Speaker, correct
292	292	13 errors in the Journal.
293	293	14 (5) To keep the transcripts of the debates of the
294	294	15 House and make them available to the public under
295	295	16 reasonable conditions.
296	296	17 (6) To keep the necessary records for the House and
297	297	18 its committees and task forces; and to prepare the House
298	298	19 Calendar for each legislative day, except perfunctory
299	299	20 session days.
300	300	21 (7) To examine all House Bills and Constitutional
301	301	22 Amendment Resolutions following Second Reading and before
302	302	23 final passage for the purpose of correcting any
303	303	24 non-substantive errors, and to report the same back to the
304	304	25 Speaker promptly; to supervise the enrolling and
305	305	26 engrossing of bills and resolutions, subject to the
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316	316	1 direction of the Speaker; and to attest to the passage or
317	317	2 adoption of legislative measures, and to note thereon the
318	318	3 date of final House action. Any corrections made by the
319	319	4 Clerk and approved by the Speaker shall be entered on the
320	320	5 Journal.
321	321	6 (8) To transmit bills, other documents, and messages
322	322	7 to the Senate and secure a receipt therefor, and to
323	323	8 receive from the Senate bills, other documents, and
324	324	9 messages and give receipt therefor.
325	325	10 (9) To file with the Secretary of State debate
326	326	11 transcripts and House documents as required by law.
327	327	12 (10) To attend every session of the House; record the
328	328	13 roll; and read all bills, resolutions, and other papers as
329	329	14 directed by the Speaker. Bills shall be read by title
330	330	15 only.
331	331	16 (11) To supervise the Assistant Clerk, the Doorkeeper,
332	332	17 pages, messengers, committee clerks, and other employees
333	333	18 of his or her office.
334	334	19 (12) To establish the format for all documents, forms,
335	335	20 and committee records and audio recordings prepared by
336	336	21 committee clerks.
337	337	22 (13) Subject to approval by the Speaker, to establish
338	338	23 standards of decorum and other standards regarding
339	339	24 statements filed under Rule 53 or Rule 53.5.
340	340	25 (14) To serve as the Speaker's authorized designee for
341	341	26 purposes of the Freedom of Information Act. The Clerk
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352	352	1 shall provide copies of all requests for information under
353	353	2 the Freedom of Information Act to the member or staff
354	354	3 subject to the request, as well as any responses,
355	355	4 notifications, or public records included with responses
356	356	5 and notifications.
357	357	6 (15) To ensure each motion under consideration for a
358	358	7 roll call vote is accurately displayed on the public
359	359	8 viewing board. Accurate and appropriate display of items
360	360	9 shall be determined by the standard practices set forth by
361	361	10 the Speaker within the technological abilities and
362	362	11 limitations of the system.
363	363	12 (16) To review vouchers to be presented to the
364	364	13 Comptroller for payment of expenditures related to the
365	365	14 operations of the House, including vouchers for payment
366	366	15 from members' office allowances under the General Assembly
367	367	16 Compensation Act. The Clerk shall have the authority to
368	368	17 deny any such voucher if the expenditure or payment is not
369	369	18 properly authorized.
370	370	19 (17) To perform other duties assigned by the Speaker.
371	371	20 (c) The Clerk and those under the supervision of the
372	372	21 Clerk, including the Assistant Clerk, committee clerks, and
373	373	22 other employees, may accept a bill, amendment, conference
374	374	23 committee report, amendatory veto acceptance motion, or
375	375	24 resolution for filing only if (i) it is a document entered into
376	376	25 the General Assembly's computer system, at the direction of or
377	377	26 with the approval of a member, by the Legislative Reference
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388	388	1 Bureau, the House or the Senate Democratic staff, the House or
389	389	2 the Senate Republican staff, or House or Senate Enrolling and
390	390	3 Engrossing or, with respect to appropriation documents only,
391	391	4 entered into the General Assembly's computer system by the
392	392	5 Governor's Office of Management and Budget, (ii) it bears a
393	393	6 bar coded document number of the drafting entity that is
394	394	7 compatible with the computer system used by the House, and
395	395	8 (iii) the bar coded document number does not duplicate one on
396	396	9 another document that has already been filed in the House or
397	397	10 the Senate.
398	398	11 (d) Whenever a vacancy in the office of Clerk exists due to
399	399	12 resignation, death, removal, disability, or other inability to
400	400	13 act, the Speaker may appoint an Acting Clerk to perform the
401	401	14 duties of the Clerk until a successor is elected by the House.
402	402	15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
403	403	16 (House Rule 7)
404	404	17 7. Assistant Clerk of the House. The House shall, in a
405	405	18 manner consistent with the laws of Illinois, elect an
406	406	19 Assistant Clerk, who shall perform those duties assigned by
407	407	20 the Clerk. Whenever a vacancy in the office of Assistant Clerk
408	408	21 exists due to resignation, death, removal, disability, or
409	409	22 other inability to act, the Speaker, after consultation with
410	410	23 the Minority Leader, may appoint an Acting Assistant Clerk to
411	411	24 perform the duties of the Assistant Clerk until a successor is
412	412	25 elected by the House. The Acting Assistant Clerk shall not be
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426	426	4 8. Doorkeeper.
427	427	5 (a) The House shall elect a Doorkeeper who shall perform
428	428	6 those duties assigned by law, or as ordered by the Speaker,
429	429	7 Presiding Officer, or Clerk.
430	430	8 (b) The duties of the Doorkeeper shall include the
431	431	9 following:
432	432	10 (1) To attend the House during its sessions and
433	433	11 execute the commands of the Speaker or Presiding Officer.
434	434	12 (2) To maintain order among spectators admitted into
435	435	13 the House Chamber, galleries, and adjoining or connecting
436	436	14 hallways and passages.
437	437	15 (3) To take proper measures to prevent interruption of
438	438	16 the House.
439	439	17 (4) To remove unruly persons from the House Chamber,
440	440	18 galleries, and adjoining and connecting hallways and
441	441	19 passages.
442	442	20 (5) To ensure that only authorized persons have access
443	443	21 to the House Chamber, galleries, and adjoining hallways
444	444	22 and passages, subject to the direction of the Speaker.
445	445	23 (6) To supervise any Assistant Doorkeepers.
446	446	24 (7) To perform other duties assigned by the Speaker.
447	447	25 (c) Whenever a vacancy in the office of Doorkeeper exists
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458	458	1 due to resignation, death, removal, disability, or other
459	459	2 inability to act, the Speaker may appoint an Acting Doorkeeper
460	460	3 to perform the duties of the Doorkeeper until a successor is
461	461	4 elected by the House.
462	462	5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
463	463	6 (House Rule 9)
464	464	7 9. Schedule.
465	465	8 (a) The Speaker shall periodically establish a schedule of
466	466	9 days on which the House shall convene in regular, perfunctory,
467	467	10 and veto session, with that schedule subject to revision at
468	468	11 the discretion of the Speaker.
469	469	12 (b) The Speaker may schedule or reschedule deadlines at
470	470	13 his or her discretion for any action on any category of
471	471	14 legislative measure as the Speaker deems appropriate,
472	472	15 including deadlines for the following legislative actions:
473	473	16 (1) Final day to request bills from the Legislative
474	474	17 Reference Bureau.
475	475	18 (2) Final day for introduction of bills.
476	476	19 (3) Final day for standing committees of the House to
477	477	20 report House bills, except House appropriation bills.
478	478	21 (4) Final day for standing committees of the House to
479	479	22 report House appropriation bills.
480	480	23 (5) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House
481	481	24 bills, except House appropriation bills.
482	482	25 (6) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House
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493	493	1 appropriation bills.
494	494	2 (7) Final day for standing committees of the House to
495	495	3 report Senate appropriation bills.
496	496	4 (8) Final day for standing committees of the House to
497	497	5 report Senate bills, except appropriation bills.
498	498	6 (9) Final day for special committees to report to the
499	499	7 House.
500	500	8 (10) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
501	501	9 appropriation bills.
502	502	10 (11) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
503	503	11 bills, except appropriation bills.
504	504	12 (12) Final day for consideration of joint action
505	505	13 motions and conference committee reports.
506	506	14 (c) The Speaker may schedule or reschedule any necessary
507	507	15 deadlines for legislative action during any special session of
508	508	16 the House.
509	509	17 (d) The foregoing deadlines, or any revisions to those
510	510	18 deadlines, are effective upon being filed by the Speaker with
511	511	19 the Clerk. The Clerk shall journalize those deadlines.
512	512	20 (e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
513	513	21 vote of 71 members elected.
514	514	22 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
515	515	23 ARTICLE II
516	516	24 COMMITTEES
517	517	25 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
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528	528	1 (House Rule 10)
529	529	2 10. Committees.
530	530	3 (a) The committees of the House are: (i) the standing
531	531	4 committees listed in Rule 11; (ii) the special committees
532	532	5 created under Rule 13; (iii) any subcommittees created under
533	533	6 these Rules; (iv) the Rules Committee created under Rule 15;
534	534	7 (v) any committees created under Article X or Article XII; and
535	535	8 (vi) any Committee of the Whole. Committees of the Whole shall
536	536	9 consist of all Representatives.
537	537	10 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Rule and subject
538	538	11 to Rules 12 and 13, all committees shall have a Chairperson and
539	539	12 Minority Spokesperson, who may be of the same political party.
540	540	13 A Minority Spokesperson may not be appointed until after a
541	541	14 Chairperson has been appointed. Standing committees that have
542	542	15 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties shall not
543	543	16 have a Minority Spokesperson. Special committees that have
544	544	17 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties shall not
545	545	18 have a Minority Spokesperson. No member may be appointed to
546	546	19 serve as a Chairperson, Minority Spokesperson, or
547	547	20 Co-Chairperson of any committee unless the member is serving
548	548	21 in at least his or her third term as a member of the General
549	549	22 Assembly, including any terms in which the member was
550	550	23 appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of Representative or
551	551	24 Senator. Each committee may have a Vice-Chairperson appointed
552	552	25 by the Speaker. The number of majority caucus members and
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563	563	1 minority caucus members of all committees, except the Rules
564	564	2 Committee created under Rule 15 and as otherwise provided by
565	565	3 these Rules, shall be determined by the Speaker. The Speaker
566	566	4 shall file a notice with the Clerk setting forth the number of
567	567	5 majority caucus and minority caucus members of each committee,
568	568	6 which shall be journalized. A member may be temporarily
569	569	7 replaced on a committee if the member is otherwise
570	570	8 unavailable. The appointment of a member as a temporary
571	571	9 replacement shall remain in effect until (i) the permanent
572	572	10 member who was replaced is in attendance at the hearing and has
573	573	11 been added to the committee roll, (ii) the appointing
574	574	12 authority withdraws the temporary replacement appointment or
575	575	13 appoints a different member to serve as the temporary
576	576	14 replacement, or (iii) the hearing is adjourned or the
577	577	15 authority has expired for a re-convened hearing following a
578	578	16 recess of the committee, whichever occurs first. All leaders
579	579	17 are non-voting ex-officio members of each standing committee
580	580	18 and each special committee, except that the leaders may also
581	581	19 be appointed to standing committees or special committees as
582	582	20 voting members. The Speaker may also appoint any member of the
583	583	21 majority caucus, and the Minority Leader may appoint any
584	584	22 member of the minority caucus, as a non-voting member of any
585	585	23 standing committee or special committee.
586	586	24 (c) The Chairperson of a committee has the authority to
587	587	25 call the committee to order, designate which legislative
588	588	26 measures and subject matters posted for hearing shall be taken
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599	599	1 up and in what order, order a record vote to be taken on each
600	600	2 legislative measure called for a vote, preserve order and
601	601	3 decorum during committee meetings, establish procedural rules
602	602	4 (subject to approval by the Speaker) governing the
603	603	5 presentation and consideration of legislative measures and
604	604	6 subject matters, and generally supervise the affairs of the
605	605	7 committee. Any such procedural rules must be filed with the
606	606	8 Clerk and copies provided to all members of the committee. The
607	607	9 Vice-Chairperson of a committee or other member of the
608	608	10 committee from the majority caucus may preside over its
609	609	11 meetings in the absence or at the direction of the
610	610	12 Chairperson. In the case of standing or special committees
611	611	13 with Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
612	612	14 "Chairperson" for purposes of this Rule is the Co-Chairperson
613	613	15 from the majority caucus.
614	614	16 (d) A vacancy on a committee, or in the position of
615	615	17 Chairperson, Co-Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or Minority
616	616	18 Spokesperson on a committee, exists when a member resigns from
617	617	19 the position, ceases to be a Representative, or changes
618	618	20 political party affiliation. Resignations and notices of a
619	619	21 change in political party affiliation shall be made in writing
620	620	22 to the Clerk, who shall promptly notify the Speaker and
621	621	23 Minority Leader. Replacement members shall be of the same
622	622	24 political party as that of the member who resigns, and shall be
623	623	25 appointed in the same manner as the original appointment,
624	624	26 except that in the case of a vacancy in the position of
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635	635	1 Chairperson or Co-Chairperson, the replacement member need not
636	636	2 be from the same political party. The Speaker or Minority
637	637	3 Leader may appoint a temporary replacement to fill a vacancy
638	638	4 until such time as a permanent member has been appointed. In
639	639	5 the case of vacancies on subcommittees, the parent committee
640	640	6 shall fill the vacancy in the same manner as the original
641	641	7 appointment.
642	642	8 (e) The Chairperson of a committee has the authority to
643	643	9 call meetings of that committee, subject to the approval of
644	644	10 the Speaker. In the case of standing or special committees
645	645	11 with Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
646	646	12 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus has the authority to
647	647	13 call meetings of the special committee, subject to the
648	648	14 approval of the Speaker. Except as otherwise provided by these
649	649	15 Rules, committee meetings shall be convened in accordance with
650	650	16 Rule 21.
651	651	17 (f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
652	652	18 vote of 71 members elected.
653	653	19 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
654	654	20 (House Rule 11)
655	655	21 11. Standing Committees. The Standing Committees of the
656	656	22 House are as follows:
657	657	23 ADOPTION & CHILD WELFARE
658	658	24 AGRICULTURE & CONSERVATION
659	659	25 APPROPRIATIONS-ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION
660	660
661	661
662	662
663	663
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670	670	1 APPROPRIATIONS-GENERAL SERVICES
671	671	2 APPROPRIATIONS-HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
672	672	3 APPROPRIATIONS-HIGHER EDUCATION
673	673	4 APPROPRIATIONS-PENSIONS AND PERSONNEL
674	674	5 APPROPRIATIONS-PUBLIC SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
675	675	6 CHILD CARE ACCESSIBILITY & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
676	676	7 CITIES & VILLAGES
677	677	8 CONSUMER PROTECTION
678	678	9 COUNTIES & TOWNSHIPS
679	679	10 CYBERSECURITY, DATA ANALYTICS, & IT (INFORMATION
680	680	11 TECHNOLOGY)
681	681	12 ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY & EQUITY
682	682	13 ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION: ADMINISTRATION,
683	683	14 LICENSING, & CHARTER SCHOOLS
684	684	15 ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION: SCHOOL CURRICULUM &
685	685	16 POLICIES
686	686	17 ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
687	687	18 ETHICS & ELECTIONS
688	688	19 EXECUTIVE
689	689	20 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND LICENSING
690	690	21 GAMING
691	691	22 HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY & ACCESSIBILITY
692	692	23 HEALTH CARE LICENSES
693	693	24 HIGHER EDUCATION
694	694	25 HOUSING
695	695	26 HUMAN SERVICES
696	696
697	697
698	698
699	699
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706	706	1 IMMIGRATION & HUMAN RIGHTS
707	707	2 INSURANCE
708	708	3 JUDICIARY - CIVIL
709	709	4 JUDICIARY - CRIMINAL
710	710	5 LABOR & COMMERCE
711	711	6 MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION
712	712	7 PERSONNEL & PENSIONS
713	713	8 POLICE & FIRE
714	714	9 PRESCRIPTION DRUG AFFORDABILITY & ACCESSIBILITY
715	715	10 PUBLIC HEALTH
716	716	11 PUBLIC UTILITIES
717	717	12 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
718	718	13 REVENUE & FINANCE
719	719	14 STATE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
720	720	15 TRANSPORTATION: REGULATION, ROADS & BRIDGES
721	721	16 TRANSPORTATION: VEHICLES & SAFETY
722	722	17 VETERANS' AFFAIRS
723	723	18 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
724	724	19 (House Rule 12)
725	725	20 12. Members and Officers of Standing Committees. Except
726	726	21 for temporary appointments authorized by Rule 10, the members
727	727	22 of each standing committee shall be appointed for the term by
728	728	23 the Speaker and the Minority Leader, unless replaced as a
729	729	24 permanent member by the appointing authority. The Speaker, at
730	730	25 his or her discretion, shall appoint a Chairperson or
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741	741	1 Co-Chairpersons. The Speaker may appoint any member as a
742	742	2 Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of a standing committee, subject
743	743	3 to Rule 10(b). If the Chairperson or Co-Chairperson is a
744	744	4 member of the majority or minority leadership or the
745	745	5 Chairperson or Minority Spokesperson of any other standing
746	746	6 committee or of a special committee, the member shall receive
747	747	7 no additional stipend or compensation for serving as
748	748	8 Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of the standing committee. For
749	749	9 purposes of Section 1 of the General Assembly Compensation Act
750	750	10 (25 ILCS 115/1), one Co-Chairperson of a standing committee
751	751	11 shall be considered "Chairman" and the other shall be
752	752	12 considered "Minority Spokesman" unless both Co-Chairpersons
753	753	13 are members of the majority caucus. The Speaker shall appoint
754	754	14 the remaining standing committee members of the majority
755	755	15 caucus (one of whom the Speaker may designate as
756	756	16 Vice-Chairperson), and the Minority Leader shall appoint the
757	757	17 remaining standing committee members of the minority caucus
758	758	18 (one of whom the Minority Leader may designate as Minority
759	759	19 Spokesperson), except that if the standing committee has
760	760	20 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the standing
761	761	21 committee shall not have a Minority Spokesperson. In that
762	762	22 case, the Minority Leader shall appoint the minority caucus
763	763	23 members to the standing committee, except the Co-Chairperson
764	764	24 from the minority caucus, who shall be appointed by the
765	765	25 Speaker. Appointments are effective upon the delivery of
766	766	26 appropriate correspondence from the respective leader to the
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777	777	1 Clerk, regardless of whether the House is in session, and
778	778	2 shall remain effective for the duration of the term, subject
779	779	3 to Rule 10(d). The Clerk shall journalize the appointments.
780	780	4 Committees may conduct business when a majority of the total
781	781	5 number of committee members has been appointed.
782	782	6 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
783	783	7 (House Rule 13)
784	784	8 13. Special Committees.
785	785	9 (a) Special committees may be created by (i) the Speaker
786	786	10 or (ii) a House resolution approved by a majority of those
787	787	11 elected.
788	788	12 The Speaker may create additional special committees by
789	789	13 filing a notice of the creation of the special committee with
790	790	14 the Clerk. The notice or House resolution creating an
791	791	15 additional special committee shall specify the subject matter
792	792	16 of the special committee and the number of majority and
793	793	17 minority caucus members to be appointed. Any committee created
794	794	18 by a House resolution shall be deemed a special committee,
795	795	19 unless otherwise provided, for purposes of these Rules.
796	796	20 (b) The Speaker shall determine the number of majority and
797	797	21 minority caucus members to be appointed to special committees
798	798	22 in accordance with Rule 10(b). The Speaker, at his or her
799	799	23 discretion, shall appoint a Chairperson or Co-Chairpersons.
800	800	24 The Speaker may appoint any member as a Chairperson or
801	801	25 Co-Chairperson of a special committee, subject to Rule 10(b).
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812	812	1 If the Chairperson or Co-Chairperson is a member of the
813	813	2 majority or minority leadership or the Chairperson or Minority
814	814	3 Spokesperson of a standing committee, the member shall receive
815	815	4 no additional stipend or compensation for serving as
816	816	5 Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of the special committee. For
817	817	6 purposes of Section 1 of the General Assembly Compensation Act
818	818	7 (25 ILCS 115/1), (i) a special committee under these rules is
819	819	8 considered a "select committee" and (ii) one Co-Chairperson of
820	820	9 a special committee shall be considered "Chairman" and the
821	821	10 other shall be considered "Minority Spokesman" unless both
822	822	11 Co-Chairpersons are members of the majority caucus. The
823	823	12 appointed members of special committees shall be designated by
824	824	13 the Speaker and the Minority Leader in a like manner as
825	825	14 provided in Rule 12 with respect to standing committees. If
826	826	15 the special committee has Co-Chairpersons from different
827	827	16 political parties, the special committee shall not have a
828	828	17 Minority Spokesperson. In that case, the Minority Leader shall
829	829	18 appoint the minority caucus members to the special committee,
830	830	19 except the Co-Chairperson from the minority caucus who shall
831	831	20 be appointed by the Speaker. The Speaker may establish a
832	832	21 reporting date during the term for each special committee by
833	833	22 filing a notice of the reporting date with the Clerk. Unless an
834	834	23 earlier date is specified by the notice, special committees
835	835	24 expire at the end of the term.
836	836	25 (c) Special committees are empowered to conduct business
837	837	26 when a majority of the total number of committee members has
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848	848	1 been appointed.
849	849	2 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
850	850	3 vote of 71 members elected.
851	851	4 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
852	852	5 (House Rule 13.5)
853	853	6 13.5. Task Forces. A task force of the House may be created
854	854	7 by (i) the Speaker, or (ii) a House resolution approved by a
855	855	8 majority of those elected. A notice or resolution creating a
856	856	9 task force shall include the subject matter of the task force
857	857	10 and the number of majority and minority caucus members to be
858	858	11 appointed. House members shall be designated by the Speaker
859	859	12 and the Minority Leader. Except as otherwise provided for in
860	860	13 the notice or House resolution creating the task force, the
861	861	14 Speaker shall designate the Chair and the Minority Leader
862	862	15 shall designate the Minority Spokesperson; however, the task
863	863	16 force shall not have a Minority Spokesperson if the task force
864	864	17 has Co-Chairpersons from different political parties. Except
865	865	18 as otherwise provided for in the notice or House resolution
866	866	19 creating the task force, all actions and recommendations of
867	867	20 the task force must be approved by a majority of those
868	868	21 appointed to the task force. Task forces are empowered to
869	869	22 conduct business when a majority of the total number of
870	870	23 members has been appointed. For purposes of Section 1 of the
871	871	24 General Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), a task
872	872	25 force is not considered a "select committee".
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883	883	1 The Chair or Co-Chairpersons of a task force shall
884	884	2 provide, no later than 48 hours before a proposed hearing, a
885	885	3 notice identifying the date, time, location, and subject
886	886	4 matter of any hearing. The Clerk shall be the custodian of
887	887	5 record for documents, records, and audio recordings for task
888	888	6 force hearings.
889	889	7 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
890	890	8 (House Rule 14)
891	891	9 14. Subcommittees.
892	892	10 (a) The Chairperson of a standing committee, a special
893	893	11 committee, or a committee created under Article X may create a
894	894	12 subcommittee by filing a notice with the Clerk. The notice
895	895	13 shall specify the subject matter, the number of majority
896	896	14 caucus and minority caucus members to be appointed to a
897	897	15 subcommittee, and the manner in which appointments shall be
898	898	16 made, and may specify a reporting date during the term. In the
899	899	17 case of standing or special committees with Co-Chairpersons
900	900	18 from different political parties, the creation of
901	901	19 subcommittees and the number of majority caucus and minority
902	902	20 caucus members to be appointed to the subcommittee shall be
903	903	21 determined by the Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
904	904	22 Members of subcommittees and any temporary replacements must
905	905	23 be members of the parent committee. Subcommittees shall not
906	906	24 create subcommittees.
907	907	25 Unless an earlier date is specified by the notice,
908	908
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918	918	1 subcommittees expire at the end of the term.
919	919	2 (b) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
920	920	3 vote of 71 members elected.
921	921	4 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
922	922	5 (House Rule 15)
923	923	6 15. Rules Committee.
924	924	7 (a) The Rules Committee is created as a permanent
925	925	8 committee. The Rules Committee shall consist of 5 members, 3
926	926	9 appointed by the Speaker and 2 appointed by the Minority
927	927	10 Leader. The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall not serve as
928	928	11 members of the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee may
929	929	12 conduct business when a majority of the total number of its
930	930	13 members has been appointed.
931	931	14 (b) The majority caucus members of the Rules Committee
932	932	15 shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker, and the minority
933	933	16 caucus members shall serve at the pleasure of the Minority
934	934	17 Leader. Appointments shall be by notice filed with the Clerk,
935	935	18 and shall be effective for the balance of the term or until a
936	936	19 replacement appointment is made, whichever first occurs.
937	937	20 Appointments take effect upon filing with the Clerk,
938	938	21 regardless of whether the House is in session.
939	939	22 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules,
940	940	23 the Rules Committee may meet upon reasonable public notice
941	941	24 that includes a statement of the subjects to be considered.
942	942	25 All legislative measures pending before the Rules Committee
943	943
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953	953	1 are eligible for consideration at any of its meetings, and all
954	954	2 of those legislative measures are deemed posted for hearing by
955	955	3 the Rules Committee for all of its meetings.
956	956	4 (c-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules,
957	957	5 members of the Rules Committee may, at the discretion of the
958	958	6 Chairperson, participate remotely in its meetings, except
959	959	7 those held on regular, veto, special, or joint session days. A
960	960	8 member participating remotely shall be considered present,
961	961	9 including for purposes of voting in accordance with Rule 49
962	962	10 and determining if a quorum is present. Action taken by a
963	963	11 member of the committee who is participating remotely shall
964	964	12 have the same legal effect as if the member were physically
965	965	13 present when the action is taken. The Speaker may establish
966	966	14 additional procedures for remote participation pursuant to
967	967	15 this subsection and shall designate the technology or software
968	968	16 that must be used. The technology or software must, at a
969	969	17 minimum, be sufficient to (1) verify the identity of a member
970	970	18 who is participating remotely, (2) allow the public, including
971	971	19 representatives of the press, to hear or view each member and
972	972	20 witness who is participating remotely, and (3) allow witnesses
973	973	21 to testify as permitted under Rule 26.
974	974	22 (d) Upon concurrence of a majority of those appointed, the
975	975	23 Rules Committee may advance any legislative measure pending
976	976	24 before it to the House, without referral to another committee;
977	977	25 the Rules Committee, however, shall not so report (i) any
978	978	26 committee amendment, or (ii) any bill that has never been
979	979
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989	989	1 favorably reported by or discharged from a standing committee
990	990	2 or a special committee of the House or recommended for action
991	991	3 by a joint committee of the House and Senate. A bill advanced
992	992	4 to the House shall be placed on the Daily Calendar on the order
993	993	5 on which it appeared before it was re-referred to the Rules
994	994	6 Committee. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules,
995	995	7 a floor amendment, joint action motion for final action, or
996	996	8 conference committee report advanced to the House by the Rules
997	997	9 Committee may be considered for adoption no sooner than one
998	998	10 hour after the Clerk announces the report of the Rules
999	999	11 Committee referring such a legislative measure to the House.
1000	1000	12 (e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
1001	1001	13 vote of 71 members elected.
1002	1002	14 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1003	1003	15 (House Rule 16)
1004	1004	16 16. Referrals of Resolutions and Reorganization Orders.
1005	1005	17 (a) All resolutions, except adjournment resolutions and
1006	1006	18 resolutions considered under subsection (b) or (c) of this
1007	1007	19 Rule, after being initially read by the Clerk, shall be
1008	1008	20 automatically referred to the Rules Committee, which may
1009	1009	21 thereafter refer any resolution before it to the House
1010	1010	22 pursuant to Rule 15(d) or to a standing committee or special
1011	1011	23 committee. No resolution, except adjournment resolutions and
1012	1012	24 resolutions considered under subsection (b), (c), or (d) of
1013	1013	25 this Rule, may be considered by the House unless (i) referred
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1024	1024	1 to the House by the Rules Committee, (ii) favorably reported
1025	1025	2 by a standing committee or special committee, (iii) authorized
1026	1026	3 under Article XII, or (iv) discharged from committee pursuant
1027	1027	4 to Rule 18(g) or Rule 58. An adjournment resolution is subject
1028	1028	5 to Rule 66.
1029	1029	6 (b) Any member may file a congratulatory or death
1030	1030	7 resolution for consideration by the House. The Principal
1031	1031	8 Sponsor of each congratulatory or death resolution shall pay a
1032	1032	9 reasonable fee, determined by the Clerk with the approval of
1033	1033	10 the Speaker, to offset the actual cost of producing the
1034	1034	11 congratulatory or death resolution. The fee may be paid from
1035	1035	12 the office allowance provided by Section 4 of the General
1036	1036	13 Assembly Compensation Act, or from any other funds available
1037	1037	14 to the member. Upon agreement of the Speaker and the Minority
1038	1038	15 Leader, congratulatory or death resolutions may be immediately
1039	1039	16 considered and adopted by the House without referral to the
1040	1040	17 Rules Committee. Those resolutions may be adopted as a group
1041	1041	18 by a single motion pursuant to a voice vote. A member may
1042	1042	19 record a vote of "present" or "no" for a particular resolution
1043	1043	20 by filing a notice with the Clerk to be included in the House
1044	1044	21 Journal. Congratulatory and death resolutions shall be entered
1045	1045	22 on the Journal only by number, sponsorship, and subject. The
1046	1046	23 provisions of this subsection requiring the Principal Sponsor
1047	1047	24 to pay a reasonable fee may not be suspended.
1048	1048	25 (c) Death resolutions in memory of former members of the
1049	1049	26 General Assembly and former constitutional officers, upon
1050	1050
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1052	1052
1053	1053
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1060	1060	1 introduction, may be immediately considered by the House
1061	1061	2 without referral to the Rules Committee. Those resolutions
1062	1062	3 shall be entered on the Journal in full.
1063	1063	4 (d) Executive reorganization orders of the Governor issued
1064	1064	5 under Article V, Section 11 of the Constitution, upon being
1065	1065	6 read into the record by the Clerk, are automatically referred
1066	1066	7 to the Rules Committee for its referral to a standing
1067	1067	8 committee or a special committee, which may issue a
1068	1068	9 recommendation to the House with respect to the Executive
1069	1069	10 Order. The Rules Committee may refer a resolution to
1070	1070	11 disapprove an Executive Order to the House if a standing
1071	1071	12 committee or a special committee has reported to the House on
1072	1072	13 the Executive Order, or if the Executive Order has been
1073	1073	14 discharged under Rule 58. The House may disapprove of an
1074	1074	15 Executive Order by resolution adopted by a majority of those
1075	1075	16 elected.
1076	1076	17 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1077	1077	18 (House Rule 17)
1078	1078	19 17. Sponsorship by the Rules Committee. The Rules
1079	1079	20 Committee may consider any legislative measure referred to it
1080	1080	21 under these Rules, by motion or resolution, or by order of the
1081	1081	22 Presiding Officer upon initial reading. The Rules Committee
1082	1082	23 may, with the concurrence of a majority of those appointed,
1083	1083	24 sponsor motions or resolutions; notwithstanding any other
1084	1084	25 provision of these Rules, any motion or resolution sponsored
1085	1085
1086	1086
1087	1087
1088	1088
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1091	1091
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1095	1095	1 by the Rules Committee may be immediately considered by the
1096	1096	2 House without referral to a committee. Any such motion or
1097	1097	3 resolution shall be assigned standard debate status, subject
1098	1098	4 to Rule 52.
1099	1099	5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1100	1100	6 (House Rule 18)
1101	1101	7 18. Referrals to Committees.
1102	1102	8 (a) All House bills and Senate bills, after being
1103	1103	9 initially read by the Clerk, are automatically referred to the
1104	1104	10 Rules Committee.
1105	1105	11 (b) The Rules Committee may refer any such bill before it
1106	1106	12 to a standing committee or a special committee. During
1107	1107	13 even-numbered years, the Rules Committee shall refer to a
1108	1108	14 standing committee or a special committee only appropriation
1109	1109	15 bills implementing the budget and bills deemed by the Rules
1110	1110	16 Committee, by the affirmative vote of a majority of those
1111	1111	17 appointed, to be of an emergency nature or to be of substantial
1112	1112	18 importance to the operation of government. This subsection (b)
1113	1113	19 applies equally to House Bills and Senate Bills introduced
1114	1114	20 into or received by the House.
1115	1115	21 (b-5) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Rules Committee
1116	1116	22 may refer any legislative measure to a joint committee of the
1117	1117	23 House and Senate created by joint resolution. That joint
1118	1118	24 committee shall report back to the Rules Committee any
1119	1119	25 recommendation for action made by that joint committee. The
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1122	1122
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1130	1130	1 Rules Committee may, at any time, however, refer the
1131	1131	2 legislative measure to a standing or special committee of the
1132	1132	3 House.
1133	1133	4 (c) The Chairperson of a standing committee or a special
1134	1134	5 committee may refer a subject matter or a legislative measure
1135	1135	6 pending in that committee to a subcommittee of that committee,
1136	1136	7 regardless of whether the subject matter or legislative
1137	1137	8 measure has been posted for hearing.
1138	1138	9 (d) All legislative measures favorably reported by a
1139	1139	10 standing committee or a special committee, or discharged from
1140	1140	11 a standing committee or a special committee under Rule 58,
1141	1141	12 shall be referred to the House and placed on the appropriate
1142	1142	13 order of business, which shall appear on the Daily Calendar.
1143	1143	14 (e) All committee amendments, floor amendments, joint
1144	1144	15 action motions for final action, conference committee reports,
1145	1145	16 and motions to table committee amendments, upon filing with
1146	1146	17 the Clerk, are automatically referred to the Rules Committee.
1147	1147	18 The Rules Committee may refer any committee amendment to the
1148	1148	19 standing committee or the special committee to which the bill
1149	1149	20 or resolution it amends has been referred for its review and
1150	1150	21 consideration. The Rules Committee may refer any floor
1151	1151	22 amendment, joint action motion for final action, conference
1152	1152	23 committee report, or motion to table a committee amendment to
1153	1153	24 the House or to a standing committee or a special committee for
1154	1154	25 its review and consideration. Any floor amendment, joint
1155	1155	26 action motion for final action, conference committee report,
1156	1156
1157	1157
1158	1158
1159	1159
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1166	1166	1 or motion to table a committee amendment that is not referred
1167	1167	2 to the House by, or discharged from, the Rules Committee is out
1168	1168	3 of order, except that any floor amendment, joint action motion
1169	1169	4 for final action, conference committee report, or motion to
1170	1170	5 table a committee amendment favorably reported by, or
1171	1171	6 discharged from, a standing committee or a special committee
1172	1172	7 is deemed referred to the House by the Rules Committee for
1173	1173	8 purposes of this Rule.
1174	1174	9 (f) The Rules Committee may at any time refer or re-refer a
1175	1175	10 legislative measure from a committee to a Committee of the
1176	1176	11 Whole or to any other committee. If a bill or resolution is
1177	1177	12 re-referred from a standing or special committee to a
1178	1178	13 Committee of the Whole or to any other committee pursuant to
1179	1179	14 this Rule, any committee amendments pending in the standing or
1180	1180	15 special committee shall be automatically re-referred with the
1181	1181	16 bill or resolution.
1182	1182	17 (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules,
1183	1183	18 any bill pending before the Rules Committee shall be
1184	1184	19 immediately discharged and referred to a standing committee,
1185	1185	20 special committee, or order of the Daily Calendar, as provided
1186	1186	21 in this Rule, if the Principal Sponsor of the bill files a
1187	1187	22 motion that is signed by no less than three-fifths of the
1188	1188	23 members of both the majority and minority caucuses, provided
1189	1189	24 each member signing the motion is a sponsor of the underlying
1190	1190	25 bill subject to the motion and the motion specifies the
1191	1191	26 appropriate standing committee, special committee, or order on
1192	1192
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1194	1194
1195	1195
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1202	1202	1 the Daily Calendar to which the bill shall be referred. Such a
1203	1203	2 motion shall be filed, in writing, with the Clerk. All other
1204	1204	3 legislative measures may be discharged from the Rules
1205	1205	4 Committee only by unanimous consent of the House. A bill or
1206	1206	5 resolution discharged from the Rules Committee shall be
1207	1207	6 referred as follows: (i) a bill or resolution that was not
1208	1208	7 previously referred shall be referred to the standing
1209	1209	8 committee or special committee designated on the motion,
1210	1210	9 subject to the notice requirement of Rule 21; (ii) a bill or
1211	1211	10 resolution re-referred to the Rules Committee from a standing
1212	1212	11 committee or special committee shall be re-referred to that
1213	1213	12 committee, subject to the notice requirement of Rule 21; and
1214	1214	13 (iii) a bill or resolution re-referred to the Rules Committee
1215	1215	14 from an order of business on the Daily Calendar shall be
1216	1216	15 re-referred to the same order of business, provided the bill
1217	1217	16 or resolution shall be carried on the Daily Calendar for at
1218	1218	17 least one legislative day prior to consideration by the House.
1219	1219	18 Legislative measures, other than bills or resolutions, that
1220	1220	19 are discharged from the Rules Committee shall be referred as
1221	1221	20 follows: (i) an amendment, joint action motion for final
1222	1222	21 action, or conference committee report shall be referred to
1223	1223	22 the committee that considered the underlying bill or
1224	1224	23 resolution and (ii) any other legislative measure shall be
1225	1225	24 referred to the proper order of business on the Daily
1226	1226	25 Calendar, provided the legislative measure shall be carried on
1227	1227	26 the Daily Calendar for at least one legislative day prior to
1228	1228
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1230	1230
1231	1231
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1234	1234
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1238	1238	1 consideration by the House. Rulings of the Presiding Officer
1239	1239	2 related to this subsection (g) may not be appealed. This
1240	1240	3 subsection may not be suspended.
1241	1241	4 (h) Except for those provisions that may not be suspended,
1242	1242	5 this Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote of 71
1243	1243	6 members elected.
1244	1244	7 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1245	1245	8 (House Rule 19)
1246	1246	9 19. Re-Referrals to the Rules Committee.
1247	1247	10 (a) All legislative measures that fail to meet the
1248	1248	11 applicable deadline established under Rule 9 for reporting to
1249	1249	12 the House by a standing committee or a special committee, for
1250	1250	13 Third Reading and passage, or for consideration of joint
1251	1251	14 action motions and conference committee reports are
1252	1252	15 automatically re-referred to the Rules Committee unless: (i)
1253	1253	16 the deadline has been suspended or revised by the Speaker,
1254	1254	17 with re-referral to the Rules Committee to occur if the bill
1255	1255	18 has not been reported to the House in accordance with a revised
1256	1256	19 deadline; or (ii) the Rules Committee has issued a written
1257	1257	20 exception to the Clerk with respect to a particular bill
1258	1258	21 before the reporting deadline, with re-referral to occur, if
1259	1259	22 at all, in accordance with the written exception; or (iii) the
1260	1260	23 deadline has been automatically suspended because the bill has
1261	1261	24 been passed, but remains subject to further consideration
1262	1262	25 pursuant to Rule 65.
1263	1263
1264	1264
1265	1265
1266	1266
1267	1267
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1269	1269
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1273	1273	1 (b) All legislative measures pending before the House or
1274	1274	2 any of its committees are automatically re-referred to the
1275	1275	3 Rules Committee on the 31st consecutive day that the House has
1276	1276	4 not convened for session unless: (i) any deadline applicable
1277	1277	5 to the bill or resolution that has been designated by the
1278	1278	6 Speaker under Rule 9 exceeds 31 days, with re-referral to
1279	1279	7 occur, if at all, in accordance with that deadline; (ii) this
1280	1280	8 Rule is suspended under Rule 67; (iii) the Rules Committee, by
1281	1281	9 the affirmative vote of a majority of those appointed, issues
1282	1282	10 a written exception to the Clerk before that 31st day; or (iv)
1283	1283	11 the bill has been passed but remains subject to further
1284	1284	12 consideration pursuant to Rule 65.
1285	1285	13 (c) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, when a
1286	1286	14 bill or resolution is re-referred to the Rules Committee under
1287	1287	15 this Rule, all pending amendments and motions on the
1288	1288	16 legislative measure shall also be referred to the Rules
1289	1289	17 Committee. When the deadline for a legislative measure is
1290	1290	18 changed under these Rules or an exception is made under this
1291	1291	19 Rule, for purposes of this Rule, such change or exception
1292	1292	20 shall also apply to all pending amendments and motions on the
1293	1293	21 legislative measure.
1294	1294	22 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1295	1295	23 (House Rule 20)
1296	1296	24 20. Reporting by Committees. Committees shall report to
1297	1297	25 the House, and subcommittees shall report to their parent
1298	1298
1299	1299
1300	1300
1301	1301
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1308	1308	1 committees unless otherwise provided in these Rules.
1309	1309	2 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1310	1310	3 (House Rule 21)
1311	1311	4 21. Notice.
1312	1312	5 (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules or unless
1313	1313	6 this Rule is suspended or the Rules Committee by majority vote
1314	1314	7 waives the notice requirement for a subject matter hearing of
1315	1315	8 any committee, standing committees, special committees,
1316	1316	9 committees created under Article X of these Rules, and
1317	1317	10 subcommittees of those committees shall not consider or
1318	1318	11 conduct a hearing with respect to a subject matter or a
1319	1319	12 legislative measure absent notice first being given as
1320	1320	13 follows:
1321	1321	14 (1) The Chairperson of the committee, or the
1322	1322	15 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus of a standing or
1323	1323	16 special committee, shall, no later than 6 days before any
1324	1324	17 proposed hearing, post a notice on the House bulletin
1325	1325	18 board or the General Assembly website identifying each
1326	1326	19 subject matter and each legislative measure that may be
1327	1327	20 considered during that hearing. The notice shall contain
1328	1328	21 the day, hour, and place of the hearing. The scheduled
1329	1329	22 time for a hearing may be (i) changed to a later hour
1330	1330	23 without requiring additional notice, or (ii) set to begin
1331	1331	24 upon adjournment of the House. The location of a hearing
1332	1332	25 may be changed at any time, provided notice is posted on
1333	1333
1334	1334
1335	1335
1336	1336
1337	1337
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1339	1339
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1343	1343	1 the House bulletin board or the General Assembly website.
1344	1344	2 Legislative measures and subject matters posted for
1345	1345	3 hearing as provided in this item (1) may also be
1346	1346	4 considered at any committee hearing re-convened following
1347	1347	5 a recess of the committee for which notice was posted, but
1348	1348	6 only if (i) the House has met or was scheduled to meet in
1349	1349	7 regular, veto, or special session on each calendar day
1350	1350	8 from the time of the original committee hearing to the
1351	1351	9 re-convened committee hearing and (ii) notice is provided
1352	1352	10 on the House bulletin board or the General Assembly
1353	1353	11 website.
1354	1354	12 (2) Standing and special committees, or subcommittees
1355	1355	13 of those committees, may hold a hearing on and consider
1356	1356	14 floor amendments, joint action motions for final action,
1357	1357	15 conference committee reports, and motions to table
1358	1358	16 committee amendments referred to them upon one-hour
1359	1359	17 advance notice, provided notice is posted on the House
1360	1360	18 bulletin board or the General Assembly website. Committee
1361	1361	19 amendments referred to a standing or special committee, or
1362	1362	20 subcommittee of those committees, may be considered by the
1363	1363	21 committee provided the committee amendment was filed no
1364	1364	22 later than 3:00 p.m. the business day before the meeting
1365	1365	23 of the committee and notice is posted on the House
1366	1366	24 bulletin board or the General Assembly website. "Business
1367	1367	25 day" does not include Saturday, Sunday, or State or
1368	1368	26 federal holidays unless the House is in session or the
1369	1369
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1379	1379	1 Clerk's office is otherwise open to the public on that
1380	1380	2 day.
1381	1381	3 (3) The Chairperson, or Co-Chairperson from the
1382	1382	4 majority caucus of a standing or special committee, shall,
1383	1383	5 in advance of a committee hearing, notify all Principal
1384	1384	6 Sponsors of legislative measures posted for that hearing
1385	1385	7 of the date, time, and place of hearing.
1386	1386	8 (b) Except as authorized under Rule 28, no committee,
1387	1387	9 other than the Rules Committee, may meet during any session of
1388	1388	10 the House, and no task force or commission created by Illinois
1389	1389	11 law that has legislative membership may meet during any
1390	1390	12 session of the House.
1391	1391	13 (c) Regardless of whether notice has been previously
1392	1392	14 given, it is always in order for a committee to table any
1393	1393	15 legislative measure pending before it when the Principal
1394	1394	16 Sponsor so requests, subject to Rule 60.
1395	1395	17 (d) When practical, the Clerk shall include a notice of
1396	1396	18 all scheduled hearings, except hearings of the Rules
1397	1397	19 Committee, together with all posted legislative measures and
1398	1398	20 subject matters, on the Daily Calendar.
1399	1399	21 (e) A motion to suspend the posting requirements of item
1400	1400	22 (1) of subsection (a) must be in writing, specifying the
1401	1401	23 committee and the legislative measures to which the motion
1402	1402	24 applies, and adopted by the affirmative vote of 60 members
1403	1403	25 elected. The requirement that the motion be in writing may not
1404	1404	26 be suspended.
1405	1405
1406	1406
1407	1407
1408	1408
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1411	1411
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1415	1415	1 (f) Subject to subsection (e) and except for those
1416	1416	2 provisions that may not be suspended, this Rule may be
1417	1417	3 suspended only by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
1418	1418	4 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1419	1419	5 (House Rule 22)
1420	1420	6 22. Committee Procedure.
1421	1421	7 (a) A committee may consider any legislative measure
1422	1422	8 referred to it, subject to Rule 21 and except as provided in
1423	1423	9 subsection (b), and may make with respect to that legislative
1424	1424	10 measure one of the following reports to the House or to the
1425	1425	11 parent committee, as appropriate:
1426	1426	12 (1) that the bill "do pass";
1427	1427	13 (2) that the bill "do not pass";
1428	1428	14 (3) that the bill "do pass as amended";
1429	1429	15 (4) that the bill "do not pass as amended";
1430	1430	16 (5) that the resolution "be adopted";
1431	1431	17 (6) that the resolution "be not adopted";
1432	1432	18 (7) that the resolution "be adopted as amended";
1433	1433	19 (8) that the resolution "be not adopted as amended";
1434	1434	20 (9) that the floor amendment, joint action motion,
1435	1435	21 conference committee report, or motion to table a
1436	1436	22 committee amendment "be adopted";
1437	1437	23 (10) that the floor amendment, joint action motion,
1438	1438	24 conference committee report, or motion to table a
1439	1439	25 committee amendment "be not adopted";
1440	1440
1441	1441
1442	1442
1443	1443
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1446	1446
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1450	1450	1 (11) that the Executive Order "be disapproved";
1451	1451	2 (12) that the Executive Order "be not disapproved";
1452	1452	3 (13) "without recommendation"; or
1453	1453	4 (14) "tabled".
1454	1454	5 Any of the foregoing reports may be made only upon the
1455	1455	6 concurrence of a majority of those appointed. All legislative
1456	1456	7 measures reported "do pass", "do pass as amended", "be
1457	1457	8 adopted", or "be adopted as amended" are favorably reported to
1458	1458	9 the House. Except as otherwise provided by these Rules, any
1459	1459	10 legislative measure referred or re-referred to a committee and
1460	1460	11 not reported under this Rule shall remain in that committee.
1461	1461	12 For the purposes of this subsection (a), a resolution
1462	1462	13 proposing to amend the Illinois Constitution shall be reported
1463	1463	14 in the same manner as a bill.
1464	1464	15 (b) No bill that provides for an appropriation of money
1465	1465	16 from the State Treasury may be considered for passage by the
1466	1466	17 House unless it has first been favorably reported by an
1467	1467	18 Appropriations Committee or:
1468	1468	19 (1) the bill was discharged from an Appropriations
1469	1469	20 Committee under Rule 58;
1470	1470	21 (2) the bill was exempted from this requirement by a
1471	1471	22 majority of those appointed to the Rules Committee; or
1472	1472	23 (3) this Rule was suspended under Rule 67.
1473	1473	24 (c) The Clerk shall keep a record in which there shall be
1474	1474	25 entered:
1475	1475	26 (1) The time and place of each meeting of the
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1486	1486	1 committee.
1487	1487	2 (2) The attendance of committee members at each
1488	1488	3 meeting.
1489	1489	4 (3) The votes cast by the committee members on all
1490	1490	5 legislative measures acted on by the committee.
1491	1491	6 (4) The "Record of Committee Witness" forms executed
1492	1492	7 by each person appearing or registering in each committee
1493	1493	8 meeting, which shall include identification of the
1494	1494	9 witness, the person, group, or firm represented by
1495	1495	10 appearance and the capacity in which the representation is
1496	1496	11 made (if the person is representing someone other than
1497	1497	12 himself or herself), his or her position on the
1498	1498	13 legislation under consideration, and the nature of his or
1499	1499	14 her desired testimony.
1500	1500	15 (5) An audio recording of the proceedings.
1501	1501	16 (6) Documents submitted to the committee by persons
1502	1502	17 providing testimony or registering in each committee
1503	1503	18 meeting.
1504	1504	19 (7) Such additional information as may be requested by
1505	1505	20 the Clerk.
1506	1506	21 (d) The committee Chairperson, or the Co-Chairperson from
1507	1507	22 the majority caucus of a standing or special committee, shall
1508	1508	23 file with the Clerk, along with every legislative measure
1509	1509	24 reported upon, a written report containing such information as
1510	1510	25 required by the Clerk. The Clerk may adopt forms, policies,
1511	1511	26 and procedures with respect to the preparation, filing, and
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1522	1522	1 maintenance of the reports.
1523	1523	2 (e) When a committee fails to report a legislative measure
1524	1524	3 pending before it to the House, or when a committee fails to
1525	1525	4 hold a public hearing on a legislative measure pending before
1526	1526	5 it, the exclusive means to bring that legislative measure
1527	1527	6 directly before the House for its consideration is as provided
1528	1528	7 in Rule 18 or Rule 58.
1529	1529	8 (f) No legislative measure may be called for a vote in a
1530	1530	9 standing committee or special committee in the absence of the
1531	1531	10 Principal Sponsor. The committee Chairperson, the committee
1532	1532	11 Minority Spokesperson, or a chief co-sponsor may present a
1533	1533	12 bill or resolution in committee with the approval of the
1534	1534	13 Principal Sponsor when the committee consents. In the case of
1535	1535	14 standing or special committees with Co-Chairpersons from
1536	1536	15 different political parties, the "Chairperson" means the
1537	1537	16 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus, and the "Minority
1538	1538	17 Spokesperson" means the Co-Chairperson from the minority
1539	1539	18 caucus. This subsection may not be suspended.
1540	1540	19 (g) Motions to favorably report a legislative measure are
1541	1541	20 renewable, provided that no legislative measure may be voted
1542	1542	21 on more than twice in any committee on motions to report the
1543	1543	22 legislative measure favorably, or to reconsider the vote by
1544	1544	23 which the committee adopted a motion to report the legislative
1545	1545	24 measure unfavorably. A legislative measure having failed to
1546	1546	25 receive a favorable recommendation after 2 such record votes
1547	1547	26 shall be automatically reported with the appropriate
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1558	1558	1 unfavorable recommendation.
1559	1559	2 (g-5) A legislative measure, having failed to receive a
1560	1560	3 favorable recommendation after 2 such record votes of a
1561	1561	4 subcommittee or having received a recommendation to
1562	1562	5 unfavorably report, shall be automatically reported to the
1563	1563	6 House with the appropriate unfavorable recommendation.
1564	1564	7 (h) Bills and resolutions receiving favorable reports may
1565	1565	8 be placed upon the Consent Calendar as provided in Rule 42.
1566	1566	9 (i) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
1567	1567	10 vote of 71 members elected.
1568	1568	11 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1569	1569	12 (House Rule 23)
1570	1570	13 23. Witnesses, Oaths, and Subpoenas.
1571	1571	14 (a) At the discretion of the Chairperson, standing
1572	1572	15 committees may administer oaths and may compel, by subpoena,
1573	1573	16 any person to appear and give testimony as a witness before the
1574	1574	17 standing committee and produce papers, documents, and other
1575	1575	18 materials relating to a legislative measure pending before the
1576	1576	19 standing committee.
1577	1577	20 (b) At the discretion of the Chairperson, special
1578	1578	21 committees may administer oaths and may compel, by subpoena,
1579	1579	22 any person to appear and give testimony before the special
1580	1580	23 committee and produce papers, documents, and other materials
1581	1581	24 relating to the subject matter for which the special committee
1582	1582	25 was created or relating to a legislative measure pending
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1593	1593	1 before the special committee.
1594	1594	2 (c) At the discretion of the Speaker, a Committee of the
1595	1595	3 Whole may administer oaths and may compel, by subpoena, any
1596	1596	4 person to appear and give testimony before the Committee of
1597	1597	5 the Whole and produce papers, documents, and other materials
1598	1598	6 relating to the subject matter for which the Committee of the
1599	1599	7 Whole was created or relating to a legislative measure pending
1600	1600	8 before the committee of the Whole.
1601	1601	9 (d) Oaths may be administered under this Rule by the
1602	1602	10 Presiding Officer or by the Chairperson of a committee or any
1603	1603	11 person sitting in his or her stead.
1604	1604	12 (e) Subpoenas issued under this Rule must be issued and
1605	1605	13 signed by the Chairperson of the committee and must comply
1606	1606	14 with Rule 4(c)(9).
1607	1607	15 (f) In the case of special committees with Co-Chairpersons
1608	1608	16 from different political parties, the term "Chairperson" for
1609	1609	17 purposes of this Rule means the Co-Chairperson from the
1610	1610	18 majority caucus.
1611	1611	19 (g) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
1612	1612	20 vote of 71 members elected.
1613	1613	21 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1614	1614	22 (House Rule 24)
1615	1615	23 24. Committee Reports.
1616	1616	24 (a) All bills favorably reported to the House from a
1617	1617	25 committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
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1628	1628	1 discharged, shall be reported to the House and shall be placed
1629	1629	2 on the order of Second Reading. Bills reported to the House
1630	1630	3 from committee "do not pass", "do not pass as amended",
1631	1631	4 "without recommendation", or "tabled" shall lie on the table.
1632	1632	5 (b) All floor amendments, joint action motions for final
1633	1633	6 action, conference committee reports, and motions to table
1634	1634	7 committee amendments favorably reported from a standing
1635	1635	8 committee or special committee shall be referred to the House
1636	1636	9 and eligible for consideration when the House is on an
1637	1637	10 appropriate order of business. All floor amendments, joint
1638	1638	11 action motions for final action, conference committee reports,
1639	1639	12 and motions to table committee amendments that are reported to
1640	1640	13 the House from committee "be not adopted", "without
1641	1641	14 recommendation", or "tabled" shall lie on the table.
1642	1642	15 (c) All resolutions favorably reported to the House from
1643	1643	16 the Rules Committee, a standing committee, or a special
1644	1644	17 committee, or with respect to which the committee has been
1645	1645	18 discharged, shall be referred to the House and placed on the
1646	1646	19 order of Resolutions. All resolutions that are reported to the
1647	1647	20 House from committee "be not adopted", "be not adopted as
1648	1648	21 amended", "without recommendation", or "tabled" shall lie on
1649	1649	22 the table.
1650	1650	23 (d) For the purposes subsections (a) and (c) of this Rule,
1651	1651	24 a resolution proposing to amend the Illinois Constitution
1652	1652	25 shall be reported to the House or tabled in the same manner as
1653	1653	26 a bill.
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1664	1664	1 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1665	1665	2 (House Rule 25)
1666	1666	3 25. Remote Participation in Committees and Task Forces.
1667	1667	4 (a) The Speaker may allow members to participate remotely
1668	1668	5 in subject matter hearings for committees or task forces when
1669	1669	6 the committee or task force location has sufficient technology
1670	1670	7 to support remote participation. A member of the committee or
1671	1671	8 task force participating remotely under this subsection (a)
1672	1672	9 shall be considered in attendance for recordkeeping purposes
1673	1673	10 only but shall not be considered present for the purpose of
1674	1674	11 voting in accordance with Rule 49 or for the purpose of
1675	1675	12 determining if a quorum is present.
1676	1676	13 (b) The Speaker may allow members to participate remotely
1677	1677	14 in hearings for committees or task forces, other than subject
1678	1678	15 matter hearings, when the hearing is taking place on a day when
1679	1679	16 the House is not in session and the committee or task force
1680	1680	17 location has sufficient technology to support remote
1681	1681	18 participation. A member of the committee or task force
1682	1682	19 participating remotely under this subsection (b) shall be
1683	1683	20 considered present and in attendance at the committee or task
1684	1684	21 force hearing, including for the purpose of voting in
1685	1685	22 accordance with Rule 49 and for the purpose of determining if a
1686	1686	23 quorum is present. Action taken by a member of a committee or
1687	1687	24 task force who is participating remotely under this subsection
1688	1688	25 (b) shall have the same legal effect as if the member were
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1699	1699	1 physically present when the action is taken.
1700	1700	2 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, in
1701	1701	3 the case of pestilence or public danger upon declaration of
1702	1702	4 the Speaker, members may participate remotely in hearings for
1703	1703	5 committees and task forces. A member of the committee or task
1704	1704	6 force participating remotely after such a declaration shall be
1705	1705	7 considered present and in attendance at the committee hearing,
1706	1706	8 including for the purpose of voting in accordance with Rule 49
1707	1707	9 and for the purpose of determining if a quorum is present.
1708	1708	10 Action taken by a member of a committee who is participating
1709	1709	11 remotely after such a declaration shall have the same legal
1710	1710	12 effect as if the member were physically present when the
1711	1711	13 action is taken.
1712	1712	14 (d) The Speaker may establish additional procedures for
1713	1713	15 remote participation under this Section and shall designate
1714	1714	16 the technology or software that must be used. The technology
1715	1715	17 or software must, at a minimum, be sufficient to (1) verify the
1716	1716	18 identity of a member who is participating remotely, (2) allow
1717	1717	19 the public, including representatives of the press, to hear or
1718	1718	20 view each member and witness who is participating remotely,
1719	1719	21 and (3) allow witnesses to testify as permitted under Rule 26.
1720	1720	22 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1721	1721	23 (House Rule 26)
1722	1722	24 26. Rights of the Public.
1723	1723	25 (a) If a legislative measure or subject matter has been
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1734	1734	1 properly set for hearing and witnesses are present and wish to
1735	1735	2 testify, the committee shall hear the witnesses at the
1736	1736	3 scheduled time and place, subject to Rule 10(c). The
1737	1737	4 Chairperson may allow remote witness testimony when the
1738	1738	5 committee or task force location has sufficient technology to
1739	1739	6 support remote participation.
1740	1740	7 (b) Any person wishing to offer testimony to a committee
1741	1741	8 hearing of a legislative measure or subject matter shall be
1742	1742	9 given a reasonable opportunity to do so, orally or in writing.
1743	1743	10 The Chairperson may set time limits for presentation of oral
1744	1744	11 testimony. No testimony in writing is required of any witness,
1745	1745	12 but any witness may submit a statement in writing for the
1746	1746	13 committee record. All persons offering testimony shall
1747	1747	14 complete and submit a "Record of Committee Witness" form on
1748	1748	15 the General Assembly website before testifying. In the case of
1749	1749	16 standing or special committees with Co-Chairpersons from
1750	1750	17 different political parties, the "Chairperson" means the
1751	1751	18 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
1752	1752	19 (c) A motion to foreclose further oral testimony by
1753	1753	20 witnesses on a matter before a committee may be adopted only by
1754	1754	21 a three-fifths majority of those voting on the motion. No such
1755	1755	22 motion is in order until both proponents and opponents
1756	1756	23 requesting to be heard have been given a fair and substantial
1757	1757	24 opportunity to express their positions. No one shall be
1758	1758	25 prohibited from filing for the record "Record of Committee
1759	1759	26 Witness" forms or written statements while the matter is
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1770	1770	1 before the committee.
1771	1771	2 (d) Meetings of committees and subcommittees shall be open
1772	1772	3 to the public. Committee meetings of the House may be closed to
1773	1773	4 the public if two-thirds of the members elected to the House
1774	1774	5 determine, by a record vote, that the public interest so
1775	1775	6 requires.
1776	1776	7 (d-5) For meetings of committees following a declaration
1777	1777	8 of pestilence or public danger by the Speaker, the Speaker,
1778	1778	9 after consultation with the Minority Leader, may limit access
1779	1779	10 to the room in which the committee is held to members and
1780	1780	11 officers of the General Assembly, majority and minority staff,
1781	1781	12 and no more than 5 members of the public who are
1782	1782	13 representatives of the press, except as otherwise authorized
1783	1783	14 by the Speaker. If access is so limited, the Speaker may
1784	1784	15 designate one or more locations outside of the committee room
1785	1785	16 for the public to safely watch or listen to the proceedings of
1786	1786	17 the committee via a live audio/video broadcast. Access to such
1787	1787	18 locations may be limited as necessary to maintain safety,
1788	1788	19 including, but not limited to, requiring that persons at such
1789	1789	20 locations follow one or more of the decorum protocols of Rule
1790	1790	21 51.5(a). This subsection shall only apply to meetings in which
1791	1791	22 members are physically present and may not be suspended.
1792	1792	23 (e) This Rule cannot be suspended retroactively.
1793	1793	24 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1794	1794	25 (House Rule 27)
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1805	1805	1 27. Smoking. Smoking is prohibited at any official
1806	1806	2 committee hearing, and no committee member, staff member, or
1807	1807	3 member of the public is permitted to smoke in the room in which
1808	1808	4 the hearing is being held.
1809	1809	5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1810	1810	6 ARTICLE III
1811	1811	7 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
1812	1812	8 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1813	1813	9 (House Rule 28)
1814	1814	10 28. Sessions of the House.
1815	1815	11 (a) The House is in session whenever it convenes in
1816	1816	12 perfunctory session, regular session, veto session, special
1817	1817	13 session, or joint session with the Senate. Members are
1818	1818	14 entitled to per diem expense reimbursements authorized by law
1819	1819	15 only on those regular, veto, special session, and joint
1820	1820	16 session days that they are in attendance at the House and
1821	1821	17 either (i) are recorded as present on the quorum roll call or
1822	1822	18 (ii) personally appear before the Clerk or the Clerk's
1823	1823	19 designee after the quorum roll call but prior to the close of
1824	1824	20 the Clerk's Office for the day. Attendance by members is not
1825	1825	21 required or recorded on perfunctory session days.
1826	1826	22 (b) Regular and veto session days shall be scheduled with
1827	1827	23 notice by the Speaker under Rule 9. Special session days shall
1828	1828	24 be scheduled in accordance with the Constitution and laws of
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1839	1839	1 Illinois. The Speaker may convene the House when deemed
1840	1840	2 necessary, regardless of whether a different date or time has
1841	1841	3 been established.
1842	1842	4 (c) The Speaker may schedule perfunctory session days
1843	1843	5 during which the Clerk may read into the House record any
1844	1844	6 legislative measure. Committees may meet and may consider and
1845	1845	7 act upon legislative measures during a perfunctory session
1846	1846	8 day, and the Clerk may receive and read committee reports into
1847	1847	9 the House record during a perfunctory day. In accordance with
1848	1848	10 Rule 53.5, and with the approval of the Clerk, a member may
1849	1849	11 make an oral statement during a perfunctory session. Except
1850	1850	12 for automatic referral under these Rules, no further action
1851	1851	13 may be taken by the House with respect to a legislative measure
1852	1852	14 during a perfunctory session day.
1853	1853	15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1854	1854	16 (House Rule 29)
1855	1855	17 29. Hour of Meeting. Unless otherwise ordered by the
1856	1856	18 Speaker or Presiding Officer, the House shall regularly
1857	1857	19 convene at 12:00 noon on all days the House convenes in
1858	1858	20 regular, veto, or special session.
1859	1859	21 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1860	1860	22 (House Rule 30)
1861	1861	23 30. Access to the House Floor and Chamber.
1862	1862	24 (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, only the
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1873	1873	1 following persons shall be admitted to the House while it is in
1874	1874	2 session: members and officers of the General Assembly; elected
1875	1875	3 officers of the executive branch; justices of the Supreme
1876	1876	4 Court; the designated aide to an executive or judicial branch
1877	1877	5 constitutional officer, except as limited by the Speaker; the
1878	1878	6 parliamentarian; majority staff members and minority staff
1879	1879	7 members, except as limited by the Speaker or Presiding
1880	1880	8 Officer; former members, except as limited by the Speaker or
1881	1881	9 prohibited under subsection (d); and employees of the
1882	1882	10 Legislative Reference Bureau, except as limited by the
1883	1883	11 Speaker. Representatives of the press, while the House is in
1884	1884	12 session, may have access to the galleries and places allotted
1885	1885	13 to them by the Speaker or his or her designee. No person is
1886	1886	14 entitled to the floor unless appropriately attired. Only
1887	1887	15 members of the General Assembly may use telephones at the
1888	1888	16 members' desks. Smoking is prohibited on the floor of the
1889	1889	17 House and in the House galleries.
1890	1890	18 (a-5) On any day in which the House is in session following
1891	1891	19 a declaration of pestilence or public danger by the Speaker,
1892	1892	20 the Speaker, after consultation with the Minority Leader, may
1893	1893	21 limit access to the House Chamber and adjoining hallways and
1894	1894	22 passages to members and officers of the General Assembly,
1895	1895	23 majority and minority staff as authorized by the Speaker or
1896	1896	24 Presiding Officer, and no more than 5 members of the public who
1897	1897	25 are representatives of the press, except as otherwise
1898	1898	26 authorized by the Speaker. If access is so limited, the
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1909	1909	1 Speaker may designate one or more locations outside of the
1910	1910	2 House Chamber for the public to safely watch and listen to the
1911	1911	3 proceedings of the House and its committees via a live
1912	1912	4 audio/video broadcast. Access to such locations may be limited
1913	1913	5 as necessary to maintain safety, including, but not limited
1914	1914	6 to, requiring that persons at such locations follow the
1915	1915	7 decorum protocols of Rule 51.5(a). This subsection may not be
1916	1916	8 suspended.
1917	1917	9 (b) On days during which the House is in session, the
1918	1918	10 Doorkeeper shall clear the floor of all persons not entitled
1919	1919	11 to access to the floor 15 minutes before the convening time,
1920	1920	12 and the Doorkeeper shall enforce all other provisions of this
1921	1921	13 Rule.
1922	1922	14 (c) The Speaker may authorize the admission to the floor
1923	1923	15 of any other person, except as prohibited under subsection
1924	1924	16 (d).
1925	1925	17 (d) No person who is directly or indirectly interested in
1926	1926	18 defeating or promoting any pending legislative measure, if
1927	1927	19 required to be registered as a lobbyist or compensated by an
1928	1928	20 entity required to register as a lobbyist, shall be allowed
1929	1929	21 access to the floor of the House at any time during the
1930	1930	22 session. The Speaker, or his or her designee, shall have the
1931	1931	23 authority to determine whether a person may be granted or
1932	1932	24 denied access in accordance with this subsection.
1933	1933	25 (e) When he or she deems it necessary for the preservation
1934	1934	26 of order, the Presiding Officer may by order remove any person
1935	1935
1936	1936
1937	1937
1938	1938
1939	1939
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1945	1945	1 from the floor of the House. A Representative may be removed
1946	1946	2 from the floor only under Rule 51.5 or Article XI or XII of
1947	1947	3 these Rules.
1948	1948	4 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
1949	1949	5 (House Rule 31)
1950	1950	6 31. Standing Order of Business.
1951	1951	7 (a) Unless otherwise determined by the Presiding Officer,
1952	1952	8 the standing daily order of business of the House is as
1953	1953	9 follows:
1954	1954	10 (1) Call to Order, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance,
1955	1955	11 and Roll Call.
1956	1956	12 (2) Approval of the Journal.
1957	1957	13 (3) Reading of House Bills a first time.
1958	1958	14 (4) Reports from committees, with reports from the
1959	1959	15 Rules Committee ordinarily made at any time.
1960	1960	16 (5) Presentation of Resolutions, Petitions, and
1961	1961	17 Messages.
1962	1962	18 (6) Introduction of House Bills.
1963	1963	19 (7) Messages from the Senate, not including reading
1964	1964	20 Senate Bills a first time.
1965	1965	21 (8) Reading of House Bills a second time.
1966	1966	22 (9) Reading of House Bills a third time.
1967	1967	23 (10) Reading of Senate Bills a third time.
1968	1968	24 (11) Reading of Senate Bills a second time.
1969	1969	25 (12) Reading of Senate Bills a first time.
1970	1970
1971	1971
1972	1972
1973	1973
1974	1974
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1976	1976
1977	1977
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1980	1980	1 (13) House Bills on the Order of Concurrence.
1981	1981	2 (14) Senate Bills on the Order of Non-Concurrence.
1982	1982	3 (15) Conference Committee Reports.
1983	1983	4 (16) Motions in Writing.
1984	1984	5 (17) Constitutional Amendment Resolutions.
1985	1985	6 (18) Motions with respect to Vetoes.
1986	1986	7 (19) Consideration of Resolutions.
1987	1987	8 (20) Motions to Discharge Committee.
1988	1988	9 (21) Motions to Take from the Table.
1989	1989	10 (22) Motions to Suspend the Rules.
1990	1990	11 (23) Consideration of Bills on the Order of Postponed
1991	1991	12 Consideration.
1992	1992	13 (b) The Speaker may establish a Weekly Order of Business
1993	1993	14 or a Daily Order of Business setting forth the date and
1994	1994	15 approximate time at which specific legislative measures may be
1995	1995	16 considered by the House. The Weekly Order of Business or Daily
1996	1996	17 Order of Business is effective upon being filed by the Speaker
1997	1997	18 with the Clerk and takes the place of the standing order of
1998	1998	19 business for the amount of time necessary for its completion.
1999	1999	20 Nothing in this Rule, however, limits the Speaker's or
2000	2000	21 Presiding Officer's powers under Rule 4(c)(3) or Rule 43(a).
2001	2001	22 (c) A special order of business may be set by the Rules
2002	2002	23 Committee or by the Speaker as provided in Rule 44.
2003	2003	24 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
2004	2004	25 vote of 71 members elected.
2005	2005	26 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2006	2006
2007	2007
2008	2008
2009	2009
2010	2010
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2016	2016	1 (House Rule 32)
2017	2017	2 32. Quorum.
2018	2018	3 (a) A majority of those elected constitutes a quorum of
2019	2019	4 the House, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, or
2020	2020	5 recess for less than one day, and compel the attendance of
2021	2021	6 absent members. A majority of those appointed constitutes a
2022	2022	7 quorum of a committee. When a quorum is not present for a
2023	2023	8 hearing of a committee, a smaller number may adjourn, recess,
2024	2024	9 or conduct a hearing on a subject matter as authorized by Rule
2025	2025	10 21. The attendance of absent members may also be compelled by
2026	2026	11 order of the Speaker. This subsection may not be suspended.
2027	2027	12 (b) The question of the presence of a quorum in any
2028	2028	13 committee may not be raised on consideration of a legislative
2029	2029	14 measure by the House unless the same question was previously
2030	2030	15 raised before the committee with respect to that legislative
2031	2031	16 measure.
2032	2032	17 (c) Any member not answering the quorum roll call of the
2033	2033	18 House on any session day who is in attendance and wishes to be
2034	2034	19 added to that quorum roll call must file a request to be shown
2035	2035	20 present on the quorum roll call with the Clerk. The request
2036	2036	21 must be in writing and filed in person by the member on the
2037	2037	22 same calendar day the quorum roll call was taken.
2038	2038	23 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2039	2039	24 (House Rule 33)
2040	2040
2041	2041
2042	2042
2043	2043
2044	2044
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2046	2046
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2050	2050	1 33. Approval of the Journal. The Speaker or his or her
2051	2051	2 designee shall periodically examine and report to the House
2052	2052	3 any corrections he or she deems should be made in the Journal
2053	2053	4 before it is approved. If those corrections are approved by
2054	2054	5 the House, they shall be made by the Clerk.
2055	2055	6 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2056	2056	7 (House Rule 34)
2057	2057	8 34. Executive Sessions. The sessions of the House shall be
2058	2058	9 open to the public. Sessions and committee meetings of the
2059	2059	10 House may be closed to the public if two-thirds of the members
2060	2060	11 elected determine, by a record vote, that the public interest
2061	2061	12 so requires.
2062	2062	13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2063	2063	14 (House Rule 35)
2064	2064	15 35. Length of Adjournment. The House, without the consent
2065	2065	16 of the Senate, shall not adjourn for more than 3 days or to a
2066	2066	17 place other than where the 2 chambers of the General Assembly
2067	2067	18 are sitting. The House is in session on any day in which it
2068	2068	19 convenes in perfunctory session, regular session, veto
2069	2069	20 session, special session, or joint session with the Senate.
2070	2070	21 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2071	2071	22 (House Rule 36)
2072	2072	23 36. Transcript of the House. Nothing contained in the
2073	2073
2074	2074
2075	2075
2076	2076
2077	2077
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2079	2079
2080	2080
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2083	2083	1 official transcript of the House shall be changed or expunged
2084	2084	2 except by written request of a Representative to the Clerk and
2085	2085	3 Speaker, and that request may be approved only by the record
2086	2086	4 vote of 71 members elected.
2087	2087	5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2088	2088	6 ARTICLE IV
2089	2089	7 BILLS AND AMENDMENTS
2090	2090	8 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2091	2091	9 (House Rule 37)
2092	2092	10 37. Bills.
2093	2093	11 (a) A bill may be introduced in the House by sponsorship of
2094	2094	12 one or more members of the House, whose names shall be on the
2095	2095	13 reproduced copies of the bills, in the House Journal, and in
2096	2096	14 the Legislative Digest. The Principal Sponsor shall be the
2097	2097	15 first name to appear on the bill and may be joined by no more
2098	2098	16 than 4 chief co-sponsors with the approval of the Principal
2099	2099	17 Sponsor; other co-sponsors shall be separated from the
2100	2100	18 Principal Sponsor and any chief co-sponsors by a comma. The
2101	2101	19 Principal Sponsor may change the sponsorship of a bill to that
2102	2102	20 of one or more other Representatives, or to that of the
2103	2103	21 standing committee or special committee to which the bill was
2104	2104	22 referred or from which the bill was reported. Such change may
2105	2105	23 be made at any time the bill is pending before the General
2106	2106	24 Assembly House or any of its committees by filing a notice with
2107	2107
2108	2108
2109	2109
2110	2110
2111	2111
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2113	2113
2114	2114
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2117	2117	1 the Clerk, provided that the addition of any member as a
2118	2118	2 Principal Sponsor, chief co-sponsor, or co-sponsor must be
2119	2119	3 with that member's consent. When the Principal Sponsor ceases
2120	2120	4 to be a Representative during the term, the chief sponsorship
2121	2121	5 of any of his or her pending legislative measures may be
2122	2122	6 changed to another Representative upon approval by the Speaker
2123	2123	7 or Minority Leader, whichever served as the Representative's
2124	2124	8 caucus leader. This subsection may not be suspended.
2125	2125	9 (b) The Principal Sponsor of a bill controls that bill. A
2126	2126	10 committee-sponsored bill is controlled by the Chairperson, or
2127	2127	11 if Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson
2128	2128	12 from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is
2129	2129	13 deemed the Principal Sponsor. Committee-sponsored bills may
2130	2130	14 not have individual co-sponsors.
2131	2131	15 (c) The Senate sponsor of a bill originating in the Senate
2132	2132	16 may request substitute House sponsorship of that bill by
2133	2133	17 filing a notice with the Clerk. Such notice is automatically
2134	2134	18 referred to the Rules Committee. The notice shall include the
2135	2135	19 bill number, signature of the Senate sponsor, signature of the
2136	2136	20 substitute House sponsor, and a statement that the original
2137	2137	21 House sponsor was provided with notice of intent to request a
2138	2138	22 substitute House sponsor. A notice that satisfies the
2139	2139	23 requirements of this subsection shall be approved by the Rules
2140	2140	24 Committee. If the Rules Committee does not act on a notice that
2141	2141	25 satisfies the requirements of this subsection within 3
2142	2142	26 legislative days after its referral, then the notice is deemed
2143	2143
2144	2144
2145	2145
2146	2146
2147	2147
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2149	2149
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2153	2153	1 approved and the Clerk shall substitute sponsorship. This
2154	2154	2 subsection shall be in effect if, and only for so long as, the
2155	2155	3 Rules of the Senate include a reciprocal privilege for House
2156	2156	4 sponsors and the Senate complies with the rule. This
2157	2157	5 subsection may not be suspended.
2158	2158	6 (d) All bills introduced in the House shall be read by
2159	2159	7 title a first time and automatically referred to the Rules
2160	2160	8 Committee in accordance with Rule 18. After a Senate Bill is
2161	2161	9 received and a House member has submitted notification to the
2162	2162	10 Clerk of sponsorship of that bill, it shall be read by title
2163	2163	11 and automatically referred to the Rules Committee in
2164	2164	12 accordance with Rule 18.
2165	2165	13 (e) All bills introduced into the House shall be
2166	2166	14 accompanied by 1 copy. Any bill that amends a statute shall
2167	2167	15 indicate the particular changes in the following manner:
2168	2168	16 (1) All new matter shall be underscored.
2169	2169	17 (2) All matter that is to be omitted or superseded
2170	2170	18 shall be shown crossed with a line.
2171	2171	19 (f) No bill shall be passed by the House except on a record
2172	2172	20 vote of a majority of those elected, subject to Rule 69. A bill
2173	2173	21 that has lost on Third Reading and has not been reconsidered
2174	2174	22 may not thereafter be revived. If a motion for the adoption of
2175	2175	23 a first conference committee report fails and the motion is
2176	2176	24 not reconsidered, then a second conference committee may be
2177	2177	25 appointed as provided in Rule 76(c). If a motion for the
2178	2178	26 adoption of a second conference committee report fails and is
2179	2179
2180	2180
2181	2181
2182	2182
2183	2183
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2189	2189	1 not reconsidered, then the bill may not thereafter be revived.
2190	2190	2 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2191	2191	3 (House Rule 38)
2192	2192	4 38. Reading of Bills. Every bill shall be read by title on
2193	2193	5 3 different days before passage by the House.
2194	2194	6 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2195	2195	7 (House Rule 39)
2196	2196	8 39. Reproduction and Distribution. The Clerk shall cause
2197	2197	9 any bill, amendment, or resolution, filed with or received by
2198	2198	10 the Clerk, whether originating in the House or the Senate, and
2199	2199	11 any other measure subject to this Rule to be reproduced and
2200	2200	12 distributed to the members. Reproduction and distribution may
2201	2201	13 be done electronically, either via email or publication on the
2202	2202	14 General Assembly website, or the Clerk may establish a method
2203	2203	15 that any member may use to secure a copy.
2204	2204	16 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2205	2205	17 (House Rule 40)
2206	2206	18 40. Amendments.
2207	2207	19 (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, committee
2208	2208	20 amendments may be offered only by the Principal Sponsor, chief
2209	2209	21 co-sponsor, or a member of the committee and adopted by a
2210	2210	22 standing or special committee only while the affected bill is
2211	2211	23 before that committee. Committee amendments shall be adopted
2212	2212
2213	2213
2214	2214
2215	2215
2216	2216
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2218	2218
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2222	2222	1 by a majority of those appointed. All committee amendments
2223	2223	2 that have been referred to a standing committee or special
2224	2224	3 committee by the Rules Committee shall be considered by the
2225	2225	4 committee or a subcommittee of that committee prior to
2226	2226	5 consideration by the committee of the bill to which the
2227	2227	6 amendment relates. A committee amendment may be the subject of
2228	2228	7 a motion to "do adopt" or "do not adopt". A committee amendment
2229	2229	8 may be adopted only by a successful motion to "do adopt". All
2230	2230	9 committee amendments not adopted to a bill prior to the
2231	2231	10 favorable reporting of the bill by a standing committee or
2232	2232	11 special committee are automatically tabled. Committee
2233	2233	12 amendments to resolutions are subject to the same procedure
2234	2234	13 applicable to committee amendments to bills.
2235	2235	14 (b) A floor amendment may be filed and may be referred by
2236	2236	15 the Rules Committee to the House for consideration, or to a
2237	2237	16 standing or special committee, only while the bill is on the
2238	2238	17 order of Second Reading, Third Reading, or Postponed
2239	2239	18 Consideration. Floor amendments may be offered for adoption
2240	2240	19 only while the bill is on the order of Second Reading, subject
2241	2241	20 to Rule 18, and shall be adopted by a majority vote. A floor
2242	2242	21 amendment to a bill may be adopted by the House when a bill is
2243	2243	22 on the order of Second Reading if: (i) the Rules Committee has
2244	2244	23 referred the floor amendment to the House for consideration
2245	2245	24 under Rule 18; (ii) a standing or special committee has
2246	2246	25 referred the floor amendment to the House; or (iii) the floor
2247	2247	26 amendment has been discharged from committee pursuant to Rule
2248	2248
2249	2249
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2258	2258	1 58. All floor amendments not adopted to a bill and that are
2259	2259	2 still pending in a committee or before the House upon the
2260	2260	3 passage or defeat of a bill on Third Reading are automatically
2261	2261	4 tabled, provided that any floor amendment tabled pursuant to
2262	2262	5 this Rule shall automatically be taken from the table upon the
2263	2263	6 adoption of a motion to reconsider the vote for the passage or
2264	2264	7 defeat of the bill on Third Reading. Floor amendments to
2265	2265	8 resolutions are subject to the same procedure applicable to
2266	2266	9 floor amendments to bills.
2267	2267	10 (c) All amendments filed in the House must be accompanied
2268	2268	11 by one copy. The Clerk shall number amendments sequentially in
2269	2269	12 the order submitted, and all amendments that are in order
2270	2270	13 shall be considered in ascending numerical order.
2271	2271	14 (d) No amendment shall be filed with the Clerk while a bill
2272	2272	15 is assigned to the Rules Committee. Committee amendments may
2273	2273	16 be filed for a resolution pending in the Rules Committee only
2274	2274	17 if the resolution would adopt or amend House Rules or Joint
2275	2275	18 House-Senate Rules pursuant to Rule 67.
2276	2276	19 (e) The sponsor of an amendment may change the sponsorship
2277	2277	20 of the amendment to that of another member, with that other
2278	2278	21 member's consent. Such change may be made at any time the
2279	2279	22 amendment is pending before the House or any of its committees
2280	2280	23 by filing notice with the Clerk.
2281	2281	24 (f) Amendments that propose to alter any existing law
2282	2282	25 shall conform to the requirements of Rule 37(e).
2283	2283	26 (g) If a committee reports a legislative measure "do pass
2284	2284
2285	2285
2286	2286
2287	2287
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2294	2294	1 as amended" or "do adopt as amended", the committee amendments
2295	2295	2 are deemed adopted by the committee action.
2296	2296	3 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2297	2297	4 (House Rule 41)
2298	2298	5 41. Note Requests; Quick Takes.
2299	2299	6 (a) The House shall comply with all Illinois laws
2300	2300	7 requiring fiscal or other notes. The notes shall be filed with
2301	2301	8 the Clerk, who shall affix each note with a time stamp
2302	2302	9 endorsing the date and time received, and attached to the
2303	2303	10 original of the bill and available for inspection by the
2304	2304	11 members. As soon as practical, the Clerk shall provide a copy
2305	2305	12 of the note to the Legislative Reference Bureau, which shall
2306	2306	13 provide an informative summary of the note in subsequent
2307	2307	14 issues of the Legislative Digest.
2308	2308	15 A motion to have any note request deemed inapplicable may
2309	2309	16 be made by the Principal Sponsor of the bill, or by a chief
2310	2310	17 co-sponsor with the consent of the Principal Sponsor, at any
2311	2311	18 time and shall be adopted by a majority of those voting on the
2312	2312	19 motion. No member, except the Principal Sponsor of the bill,
2313	2313	20 may file a request for a note with the Clerk during debate of
2314	2314	21 the legislative measure to which the note relates. At the
2315	2315	22 request of the Principal Sponsor of a bill, or by a chief
2316	2316	23 co-sponsor with the consent of the Principal Sponsor, a note
2317	2317	24 request for the bill as introduced into the House or received
2318	2318	25 from the Senate shall be automatically deemed inapplicable if
2319	2319
2320	2320
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2322	2322
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2329	2329	1 (i) one or more House amendments to the bill have been adopted,
2330	2330	2 and (ii) a note of the same type for the bill as amended by
2331	2331	3 each adopted House amendment has been filed with the Clerk. If
2332	2332	4 any such adopted House amendment is later tabled, the note
2333	2333	5 request for the bill as introduced into or received by the
2334	2334	6 House shall immediately become applicable. A note request
2335	2335	7 deemed inapplicable under this Rule shall not be further
2336	2336	8 considered and shall not prevent the bill from advancing.
2337	2337	9 (b) No bill authorizing or directing the conveyance by the
2338	2338	10 State of any particular interest in real estate to any
2339	2339	11 individual or entity other than a governmental unit or agency
2340	2340	12 may be voted upon in committee or upon Second Reading unless a
2341	2341	13 certified appraisal of the value of the interest has been
2342	2342	14 filed. The appraisal shall be filed with the Clerk of the
2343	2343	15 House, and shall be part of the permanent record for that bill.
2344	2344	16 (c) No bill authorizing the State or a unit of local
2345	2345	17 government to acquire property by eminent domain using
2346	2346	18 "quick-take" powers under the Eminent Domain Act may be voted
2347	2347	19 upon in committee or on Second Reading unless the State or the
2348	2348	20 unit of local government, as applicable, has complied with all
2349	2349	21 of the following procedures:
2350	2350	22 (1) The State or the unit of local government must
2351	2351	23 notify each owner of an interest in the property, by
2352	2352	24 certified mail, of the intention of the State or the unit
2353	2353	25 of local government to request approval of legislation by
2354	2354	26 the General Assembly authorizing the State or the unit of
2355	2355
2356	2356
2357	2357
2358	2358
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2361	2361
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2365	2365	1 local government to acquire the property by eminent domain
2366	2366	2 using "quick-take" powers under Section 20-5-5 of the
2367	2367	3 Eminent Domain Act.
2368	2368	4 (2) The State or the unit of local government must
2369	2369	5 cause notice of its intention to request authorization to
2370	2370	6 acquire the property by eminent domain using "quick-take"
2371	2371	7 powers to be published in a newspaper of general
2372	2372	8 circulation in the territory sought to be acquired by the
2373	2373	9 State or the unit of local government.
2374	2374	10 (3) Following the notices required under paragraphs
2375	2375	11 (1) and (2), the State or the unit of local government must
2376	2376	12 hold at least one public hearing, at the place where the
2377	2377	13 unit of local government normally holds its business
2378	2378	14 meetings (or, in the case of property sought to be
2379	2379	15 acquired by the State: (i) at a location in the county in
2380	2380	16 which the property sought to be acquired by the State is
2381	2381	17 located, or (ii) if the property is located in Cook
2382	2382	18 County, at a location in the township in which the
2383	2383	19 property is located, or (iii) if the property is located
2384	2384	20 in 2 adjacent counties other than Cook County or in 2
2385	2385	21 adjacent townships in Cook County, at a location in the
2386	2386	22 county or in the township in Cook County in which the
2387	2387	23 majority of the property is located, or (iv) if the
2388	2388	24 property is located in Cook County and an adjacent county,
2389	2389	25 at a location in the other county or in the township in
2390	2390	26 Cook County in which the majority of the property is
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2401	2401	1 located), on the question of the acquisition of the
2402	2402	2 property by the State or the unit of local government by
2403	2403	3 eminent domain using "quick-take" powers.
2404	2404	4 (4) In the case of property sought to be acquired by a
2405	2405	5 unit of local government, following the public hearing or
2406	2406	6 hearings held under paragraph (3), the unit of local
2407	2407	7 government must adopt, by recorded vote, a resolution to
2408	2408	8 request approval of legislation by the General Assembly
2409	2409	9 authorizing the unit of local government to acquire the
2410	2410	10 property by eminent domain using "quick-take" powers under
2411	2411	11 the Eminent Domain Act. The resolution must include a
2412	2412	12 statement of the time period within which the unit of
2413	2413	13 local government requests authority to exercise
2414	2414	14 "quick-take" powers, which may not exceed one year.
2415	2415	15 (5) Following the public hearing or hearings held
2416	2416	16 under paragraph (3), the head of the appropriate State
2417	2417	17 office, department, or agency or the chief elected
2418	2418	18 official of the unit of local government, as applicable,
2419	2419	19 must submit to the Chairperson and Minority Spokesperson
2420	2420	20 of the House Executive Committee a sworn, notarized
2421	2421	21 affidavit that contains, or has attached as an
2422	2422	22 incorporated exhibit, all of the following:
2423	2423	23 (A) The legal description of the property.
2424	2424	24 (B) The street address of the property.
2425	2425	25 (C) The name of each State Senator and State
2426	2426	26 Representative who represents the territory that is
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2437	2437	1 the subject of the proposed taking.
2438	2438	2 (D) The date or dates on which the State or the
2439	2439	3 unit of local government contacted each such State
2440	2440	4 Senator and State Representative concerning the
2441	2441	5 intention of the State or the unit of local government
2442	2442	6 to request approval of legislation by the General
2443	2443	7 Assembly authorizing the State or the unit of local
2444	2444	8 government to acquire the property by eminent domain
2445	2445	9 using "quick-take" powers.
2446	2446	10 (E) The current name, address, and telephone
2447	2447	11 number of each owner of an interest in the property.
2448	2448	12 (F) A summary of all negotiations between the
2449	2449	13 State or the unit of local government and the owner or
2450	2450	14 owners of the property concerning the sale of the
2451	2451	15 property to the State or the unit of local government.
2452	2452	16 (G) A statement of the date and location of each
2453	2453	17 public hearing held under paragraph (3).
2454	2454	18 (H) A statement of the public purpose for which
2455	2455	19 the State or the unit of local government seeks to
2456	2456	20 acquire the property.
2457	2457	21 (I) The certification of the head of the
2458	2458	22 appropriate State office, department, or agency or the
2459	2459	23 chief elected official of the unit of local
2460	2460	24 government, as applicable, that (i) the property is
2461	2461	25 located within the territory under the jurisdiction of
2462	2462	26 the State or the unit of local government and (ii) the
2463	2463
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2473	2473	1 State or the unit of local government seeks to acquire
2474	2474	2 the property for a public purpose.
2475	2475	3 (J) A map of the area in which the property to be
2476	2476	4 acquired is located, showing the location of the
2477	2477	5 property.
2478	2478	6 (K) Photographs of the property.
2479	2479	7 (L) An appraisal of the property by a real estate
2480	2480	8 appraiser who is certified or licensed under the Real
2481	2481	9 Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002.
2482	2482	10 (M) In the case of property sought to be acquired
2483	2483	11 by a unit of local government, a copy of the resolution
2484	2484	12 adopted by the unit of local government under
2485	2485	13 paragraph (4).
2486	2486	14 (N) Documentation of the public purpose for which
2487	2487	15 the State or the unit of local government seeks to
2488	2488	16 acquire the property.
2489	2489	17 (O) A copy of each notice sent to an owner of an
2490	2490	18 interest in the property under paragraph (1).
2491	2491	19 A request for quick-take authority shall not be considered
2492	2492	20 by a House committee fewer than 30 days after the date of the
2493	2493	21 notice to each property owner as required by paragraph (1).
2494	2494	22 Every affidavit submitted by the State or a unit of local
2495	2495	23 government pursuant to this Rule 41(c), together with all
2496	2496	24 documents and other items submitted with the affidavit, must
2497	2497	25 be made available to any person upon request for inspection
2498	2498	26 and copying.
2499	2499
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2509	2509	1 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2510	2510	2 (House Rule 42)
2511	2511	3 42. Consent Calendar.
2512	2512	4 (a) The Clerk shall include a Consent Calendar on the
2513	2513	5 Daily Calendar and designate it as a separate calendar. The
2514	2514	6 Consent Calendar shall contain 3 orders of business: Consent
2515	2515	7 Calendar - Second Reading, Consent Calendar - Third Reading,
2516	2516	8 and Consent Calendar - Resolutions. Within each order of
2517	2517	9 business, bills or resolutions shall be listed in separate
2518	2518	10 groups according to the number of required days each has been
2519	2519	11 on that order of business on the Consent Calendar. No more than
2520	2520	12 80 bills and resolutions shall be listed in each group. All
2521	2521	13 bills or resolutions to which amendments have been adopted
2522	2522	14 shall be so designated.
2523	2523	15 (b) No debate is in order regarding any item on the Consent
2524	2524	16 Calendar. The Presiding Officer, however, shall allow a
2525	2525	17 reasonable time for questions from the floor and answers to
2526	2526	18 those questions. No amendment from the floor is in order
2527	2527	19 regarding any bill or resolution on the Consent Calendar.
2528	2528	20 (c) A bill on the Consent Calendar shall stand for 2
2529	2529	21 legislative days on the order of Consent Calendar - Second
2530	2530	22 Reading, and for at least 2 legislative days on the order of
2531	2531	23 Consent Calendar - Third Reading, before a vote on the final
2532	2532	24 passage may be taken. Resolutions on the Consent Calendar
2533	2533	25 shall stand for at least 4 legislative days before a vote on
2534	2534
2535	2535
2536	2536
2537	2537
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2541	2541
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2544	2544	1 adoption may be taken. One record vote on final passage shall
2545	2545	2 be taken on those bills called for final passage. Immediately
2546	2546	3 before a vote on the bills on the Consent Calendar, the
2547	2547	4 Presiding Officer shall call to the attention of the members
2548	2548	5 the fact that the next legislative action will be the vote on
2549	2549	6 the Consent Calendar.
2550	2550	7 (d) A bill or resolution may be placed on the Consent
2551	2551	8 Calendar by report of a standing committee or special
2552	2552	9 committee upon a motion adopted by a unanimous vote of the
2553	2553	10 members present. For purposes of this subsection (d), a
2554	2554	11 unanimous vote on the motion is a vote with no member voting
2555	2555	12 nay.
2556	2556	13 (e) No bill regarding revenue or appropriations may be
2557	2557	14 placed on the Consent Calendar. No resolution requiring more
2558	2558	15 than 60 affirmative votes for adoption and no bill requiring
2559	2559	16 more than 60 affirmative votes for passage by the House may be
2560	2560	17 placed on the Consent Calendar.
2561	2561	18 (f) The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall each appoint
2562	2562	19 3 members who may challenge the presence of any bill or
2563	2563	20 resolution on the Consent Calendar. Before a vote on final
2564	2564	21 passage of any item on the Consent Calendar, an item shall be
2565	2565	22 removed from the Consent Calendar if (i) 4 or more members,
2566	2566	23 (ii) the Principal Sponsor of the bill or resolution, or (iii)
2567	2567	24 one or more of the appointed challengers file with the Clerk
2568	2568	25 written objections to the presence of the bill or resolution
2569	2569	26 on the Consent Calendar. Any bill or resolution so removed may
2570	2570
2571	2571
2572	2572
2573	2573
2574	2574
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2577	2577
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2580	2580	1 not be placed thereafter on the Consent Calendar during that
2581	2581	2 session of the General Assembly, unless the member or members
2582	2582	3 who objected to the presence of the bill or resolution on the
2583	2583	4 Consent Calendar consent in writing to restoration of the bill
2584	2584	5 or resolution on the Consent Calendar.
2585	2585	6 Any bill removed from the Consent Calendar shall stand on
2586	2586	7 the order of Second Reading with short debate status, subject
2587	2587	8 to Rule 52, and any resolution so removed shall stand on the
2588	2588	9 order of Resolutions with short debate status, subject to Rule
2589	2589	10 52.
2590	2590	11 (g) This Rule shall not be in effect unless ordered by the
2591	2591	12 Speaker and may be suspended at any time by order of the
2592	2592	13 Speaker.
2593	2593	14 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2594	2594	15 (House Rule 43)
2595	2595	16 43. Changing Order of Business.
2596	2596	17 (a) Any order of business may be changed at any time by the
2597	2597	18 Speaker or Presiding Officer.
2598	2598	19 (b) Any order of business may be changed at any time upon
2599	2599	20 the motion of any member, supported by 5 additional members,
2600	2600	21 if the motion is adopted by an affirmative vote of 71 members
2601	2601	22 elected.
2602	2602	23 (c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
2603	2603	24 vote of 71 members elected.
2604	2604	25 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2605	2605
2606	2606
2607	2607
2608	2608
2609	2609
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2615	2615	1 (House Rule 44)
2616	2616	2 44. Special Orders; Rules Committee.
2617	2617	3 (a) A special order of business may be set by the Rules
2618	2618	4 Committee or by the Speaker. The Principal Sponsor of a bill or
2619	2619	5 resolution must consent to the placement of the bill or
2620	2620	6 resolution on a special order. A special order shall fix the
2621	2621	7 day to which it applies and the matters to be included. The
2622	2622	8 Speaker, or the Rules Committee by a vote of a majority of
2623	2623	9 those appointed, may establish time limits for a special order
2624	2624	10 and may establish limitations on debate during a special order
2625	2625	11 (notwithstanding Rule 52), in which event the allotted time
2626	2626	12 shall be fairly divided between proponents and opponents of
2627	2627	13 the legislation to be considered. A special order of business
2628	2628	14 takes the place of the standing order for such time as may be
2629	2629	15 necessary for its completion. Only matters that may otherwise
2630	2630	16 properly be before the House may be included in a special
2631	2631	17 order.
2632	2632	18 (b) A special order shall appear on the Daily Calendar for
2633	2633	19 3 legislative days. This subsection (b) may be suspended only
2634	2634	20 by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
2635	2635	21 (c) A special order may be suspended, amended, or modified
2636	2636	22 by motion adopted by an affirmative vote of 60 members. A
2637	2637	23 special order shall be suspended by a written objection signed
2638	2638	24 by 3 members of the Rules Committee and filed during the first
2639	2639	25 legislative day on which the special order appears on the
2640	2640
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2642	2642
2643	2643
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2650	2650	1 calendar.
2651	2651	2 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2652	2652	3 ARTICLE V
2653	2653	4 RESOLUTIONS AND CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
2654	2654	5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2655	2655	6 (House Rule 45)
2656	2656	7 45. Resolutions.
2657	2657	8 (a) A resolution may be introduced in the House by
2658	2658	9 sponsorship of one or more members of the House. The name of
2659	2659	10 the Principal Sponsor shall be included in the House Journal,
2660	2660	11 and the names of all sponsors shall be included in the
2661	2661	12 Legislative Digest. The Principal Sponsor of a resolution, or
2662	2662	13 the sponsor of an amendment to a resolution, may change the
2663	2663	14 sponsorship of the resolution or amendment, as applicable, to
2664	2664	15 that of another member, with that other member's consent, by
2665	2665	16 filing notice with the Clerk. When the Principal Sponsor
2666	2666	17 ceases to be a Representative during the term, the chief
2667	2667	18 sponsorship of any of his or her pending legislative measures
2668	2668	19 may be changed to another Representative upon approval by the
2669	2669	20 Speaker or Minority Leader, whichever served as the
2670	2670	21 Representative's caucus leader. Each resolution introduced
2671	2671	22 shall be accompanied by 1 copy.
2672	2672	23 (b) The Principal Sponsor of a resolution controls that
2673	2673	24 resolution. A standing committee-sponsored resolution is
2674	2674
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2676	2676
2677	2677
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2684	2684	1 controlled by the Chairperson of the committee, or if
2685	2685	2 Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson
2686	2686	3 from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is
2687	2687	4 deemed the Principal Sponsor. A special committee-sponsored
2688	2688	5 resolution is controlled by the Chairperson, or if
2689	2689	6 Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson
2690	2690	7 from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is
2691	2691	8 deemed the Principal Sponsor. Committee-sponsored resolutions
2692	2692	9 may not have individual co-sponsors.
2693	2693	10 (c) Any resolution calling for the expenditure of State
2694	2694	11 funds may be adopted only by a record vote of a majority of
2695	2695	12 those elected.
2696	2696	13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2697	2697	14 (House Rule 46)
2698	2698	15 46. State Constitutional Amendments. A resolution
2699	2699	16 proposing to amend the Illinois Constitution shall be read in
2700	2700	17 full in its final form on 3 different days. Upon adoption of
2701	2701	18 any amendment, the Clerk shall read the amended resolution in
2702	2702	19 full form on 3 different days. Final passage requires the
2703	2703	20 affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
2704	2704	21 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2705	2705	22 (House Rule 47)
2706	2706	23 47. Federal Constitutional Amendments and Constitutional
2707	2707	24 Conventions.
2708	2708
2709	2709
2710	2710
2711	2711
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2714	2714
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2718	2718	1 (a) The affirmative vote of 71 of the members elected is
2719	2719	2 required to adopt any resolution:
2720	2720	3 (1) requesting Congress to call a federal
2721	2721	4 constitutional convention;
2722	2722	5 (2) ratifying a proposed amendment to the Constitution
2723	2723	6 of the United States; or
2724	2724	7 (3) calling a State convention to ratify a proposed
2725	2725	8 amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
2726	2726	9 (b) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
2727	2727	10 vote of 71 members elected.
2728	2728	11 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2729	2729	12 (House Rule 48)
2730	2730	13 48. Certificates of Recognition. Any member may sponsor a
2731	2731	14 certificate of recognition to be signed by the Speaker and
2732	2732	15 attested by the Clerk to recognize any person, organization,
2733	2733	16 or event worthy of public commendation. Upon request, the
2734	2734	17 sponsor may sign the certificate, in addition to the Speaker.
2735	2735	18 The form of the Certificate of Recognition shall be determined
2736	2736	19 by the Clerk with the approval of the Speaker.
2737	2737	20 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2738	2738	21 ARTICLE VI
2739	2739	22 PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE
2740	2740	23 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2741	2741
2742	2742
2743	2743
2744	2744
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2751	2751	1 (House Rule 49)
2752	2752	2 49. Voting. The Presiding Officer shall put all questions
2753	2753	3 distinctly, as follows: "All those in favor vote AYE, and
2754	2754	4 those opposed vote NAY." No member may vote on any question
2755	2755	5 before the House unless on the quorum roll call before the vote
2756	2756	6 is announced. Any vote of the House shall be by record vote
2757	2757	7 whenever 5 Representatives shall so request or whenever the
2758	2758	8 Presiding Officer shall so order. No member of a committee may
2759	2759	9 vote except when present at the time of the committee vote,
2760	2760	10 provided the member is on the committee roll before results of
2761	2761	11 the vote are announced.
2762	2762	12 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2763	2763	13 (House Rule 49.5)
2764	2764	14 49.5. (Blank).
2765	2765	15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2766	2766	16 (House Rule 50)
2767	2767	17 50. Record Vote. When taking a record vote, the Presiding
2768	2768	18 Officer shall put the question and then announce to the House:
2769	2769	19 "The voting is open." While the vote is being taken, the
2770	2770	20 Presiding Officer shall state: "Have all voted who wish?" The
2771	2771	21 voting is closed when the Presiding Officer announces: "Take
2772	2772	22 the Record." The Presiding Officer, unless an intervening
2773	2773	23 motion to postpone consideration by the Principal Sponsor is
2774	2774	24 made, shall then announce the results of the record vote.
2775	2775
2776	2776
2777	2777
2778	2778
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2785	2785	1 After the record is taken, no member may vote, change his or
2786	2786	2 her vote, or remove his or her vote as recorded; except that
2787	2787	3 when a record vote is taken on more than one legislative
2788	2788	4 measure at the same time, each member has the right to have his
2789	2789	5 or her votes recorded separately for each of those legislative
2790	2790	6 measures by filing a signed document with the Clerk on the same
2791	2791	7 legislative day. Each record vote of the House shall be
2792	2792	8 entered on the Journal.
2793	2793	9 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2794	2794	10 (House Rule 51)
2795	2795	11 51. Decorum.
2796	2796	12 (a) When any member is about to speak to the House, he or
2797	2797	13 she shall rise and address the Presiding Officer as "Speaker".
2798	2798	14 The Presiding Officer, upon recognizing the member, shall
2799	2799	15 address him or her by name, and thereupon the engineer in
2800	2800	16 charge of operating the microphones in the House shall give
2801	2801	17 the use of the microphone to the member who has been so
2802	2802	18 recognized. The member in speaking shall confine himself or
2803	2803	19 herself to the subject matter under discussion and avoid
2804	2804	20 personalities.
2805	2805	21 (b) Questions affecting the rights, reputation, and
2806	2806	22 conduct of members of the House in their representative
2807	2807	23 capacity are questions of personal privilege. A matter of
2808	2808	24 personal explanation does not constitute a question of
2809	2809	25 personal privilege.
2810	2810
2811	2811
2812	2812
2813	2813
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2820	2820	1 (c) If 2 or more members rise at once, the Presiding
2821	2821	2 Officer shall name the member who is to speak first.
2822	2822	3 (d) No person shall give any signs of approbation or
2823	2823	4 disapprobation while the House is in session.
2824	2824	5 (e) Recognition of guests by any member is prohibited
2825	2825	6 during debate on a legislative measure, except that the
2826	2826	7 Speaker or Presiding Officer may recognize an honored guest.
2827	2827	8 (f) While the Presiding Officer is putting a question, no
2828	2828	9 member shall leave or walk across the House Chamber. When a
2829	2829	10 member is addressing the House, no member or other person
2830	2830	11 entitled to the floor shall entertain private discourse or
2831	2831	12 pass between the member speaking and the Presiding Officer.
2832	2832	13 (g) In case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct, the
2833	2833	14 Speaker or Presiding Officer may order that the lobby,
2834	2834	15 gallery, or hallways adjoining the House Chamber be cleared.
2835	2835	16 (h) No literature may be distributed on the House floor,
2836	2836	17 except staff may distribute documents to caucus members at the
2837	2837	18 direction of the Speaker or Minority Leader.
2838	2838	19 (i) No member may be absent from a session of the House
2839	2839	20 unless he or she has leave or is sick or his or her absence is
2840	2840	21 unavoidable. The switch to the electrical roll call recording
2841	2841	22 equipment located on the desk of any member who has been
2842	2842	23 excused or is absent shall be locked by the Clerk and shall not
2843	2843	24 be unlocked until the member returns and files with the Clerk a
2844	2844	25 request to be shown as present on the quorum roll call as
2845	2845	26 provided in Rule 32(c).
2846	2846
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2856	2856	1 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2857	2857	2 (House Rule 51.5)
2858	2858	3 51.5. Decorum following a declaration of pestilence or
2859	2859	4 public danger.
2860	2860	5 (a) On any day in which the House is in session following a
2861	2861	6 declaration of pestilence or public danger by the Speaker, the
2862	2862	7 Speaker, after consultation with the Minority Leader, may
2863	2863	8 require all members and officers of the General Assembly,
2864	2864	9 majority and minority staff, and other persons when entitled
2865	2865	10 to the House floor, galleries, and adjoining hallways and
2866	2866	11 passages to do one or more of the following:
2867	2867	12 (1) to the extent medically able and except as
2868	2868	13 reasonably necessary for eating or drinking, wear a
2869	2869	14 face-covering that covers the nose and mouth;
2870	2870	15 (2) to the extent possible, maintain social distancing
2871	2871	16 of at least six feet from any other person except as
2872	2872	17 permitted by the other person;
2873	2873	18 (3) submit to and pass a temperature check prior to
2874	2874	19 entry; or
2875	2875	20 (4) take any other reasonable safety precautions
2876	2876	21 deemed necessary by the Speaker to respond to the
2877	2877	22 pestilence or public danger.
2878	2878	23 (b) In a committee hearing at which members are physically
2879	2879	24 present following a declaration of pestilence or public danger
2880	2880	25 by the Speaker, the Speaker, after consultation with the
2881	2881
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2883	2883
2884	2884
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2891	2891	1 Minority Leader, may require all members and officers of the
2892	2892	2 General Assembly, staff, witnesses, and members of the public
2893	2893	3 in the room in which the committee is held to follow one or
2894	2894	4 more of the decorum protocols of subsection (a) of this Rule.
2895	2895	5 (c) A violation of the protocols required under this Rule
2896	2896	6 shall be considered a breach of decorum and disorderly
2897	2897	7 behavior. The Presiding Officer may by order remove any
2898	2898	8 person, other than a Representative, from the House floor,
2899	2899	9 galleries, and adjoining hallways and passages for violation
2900	2900	10 of this Rule. Notwithstanding any other provision of these
2901	2901	11 Rules, including Rule 30(e) and Articles XI and XII, a
2902	2902	12 Representative in violation of this Rule may be disciplined
2903	2903	13 and subject to reprimand, censure, removal from the House
2904	2904	14 chamber, or other disciplinary measure, except expulsion and
2905	2905	15 imprisonment, upon a motion approved by a majority of those
2906	2906	16 elected. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
2907	2907	17 limit discipline pursuant to Article XI or XII of these Rules.
2908	2908	18 (d) This Rule may not be suspended.
2909	2909	19 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2910	2910	20 (House Rule 52)
2911	2911	21 52. Debate.
2912	2912	22 (a) All legislative measures, except those legislative
2913	2913	23 measures that are not debatable as provided in these Rules,
2914	2914	24 are subject to a debate status as follows:
2915	2915	25 (1) Short Debate: Debate is limited to a 2-minute
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2926	2926	1 presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
2927	2927	2 designated by the Principal Sponsor, a 2-minute
2928	2928	3 presentation by a member in response, and one minute for
2929	2929	4 the Principal Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other
2930	2930	5 members; provided that at the request of 7 members before
2931	2931	6 the close of debate, the debate status shall be opened to
2932	2932	7 standard debate;
2933	2933	8 (2) Standard Debate: Debate is limited to a 5-minute
2934	2934	9 presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
2935	2935	10 designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by each of 2
2936	2936	11 additional proponents of the legislative measure and by 3
2937	2937	12 members in response to the legislative measure, and 3
2938	2938	13 minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close debate, or
2939	2939	14 yield to other members;
2940	2940	15 (3) Extended Debate: Debate is limited to a 5-minute
2941	2941	16 presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
2942	2942	17 designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by each of 4
2943	2943	18 proponents of the legislative measure and 5 members in
2944	2944	19 response, and 5 minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close
2945	2945	20 debate, or yield to other members;
2946	2946	21 (4) Unlimited Debate: Debate shall consist of a
2947	2947	22 10-minute presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a
2948	2948	23 member designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by each
2949	2949	24 proponent and member in response who seeks recognition,
2950	2950	25 and 5 minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close debate,
2951	2951	26 or yield to other members; or
2952	2952
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2954	2954
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2962	2962	1 (5) Amendment Debate: Debate on floor amendments
2963	2963	2 referred to the House from a committee, or discharged from
2964	2964	3 a committee, is limited to a 3-minute presentation by the
2965	2965	4 Principal Sponsor, or a member designated by the Principal
2966	2966	5 Sponsor, debate by one proponent, debate by each of 2
2967	2967	6 members in response, and 3 minutes for the Principal
2968	2968	7 Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other members.
2969	2969	8 No debate is in order on bills or resolutions on the order
2970	2970	9 of First Reading or Second Reading, except for debate on floor
2971	2971	10 amendments as provided in this Rule.
2972	2972	11 (b) All legislative measures, except those assigned to the
2973	2973	12 Consent Calendar, those assigned short debate status by a
2974	2974	13 standing or special committee, and floor amendments, referred
2975	2975	14 to the House from a committee, or discharged from a committee,
2976	2976	15 are automatically assigned standard debate status, subject to
2977	2977	16 subsection (c) of this Rule. A bill, resolution, or joint
2978	2978	17 action motion for final action shall be given short debate
2979	2979	18 status by report of the committee if the bill, resolution, or
2980	2980	19 joint action motion was favorably reported by a three-fifths
2981	2981	20 vote of the members present and voting, including those voting
2982	2982	21 "present", subject to subsection (c) of this Rule. All floor
2983	2983	22 amendments referred to the House from a committee, or
2984	2984	23 discharged from a committee, are automatically assigned
2985	2985	24 amendment debate status, subject to subsection (c) of this
2986	2986	25 Rule.
2987	2987	26 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules to
2988	2988
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2998	2998	1 the contrary (except Rule 44), the debate status of any
2999	2999	2 legislative measure may be changed only (i) by the Speaker, as
3000	3000	3 defined in item (27) of Rule 102, by filing a notice with the
3001	3001	4 Clerk, or (ii) by the Rules Committee by motion approved by a
3002	3002	5 majority of those appointed. While a legislative measure is
3003	3003	6 being considered by the House, the debate status may also be
3004	3004	7 changed by unanimous consent. No legislative measure, however,
3005	3005	8 may be placed on the Consent Calendar under this Rule. No
3006	3006	9 legislative measure, except a floor amendment, may be assigned
3007	3007	10 amendment debate status under this Rule.
3008	3008	11 (d) The Speaker or Rules Committee, as the case may be,
3009	3009	12 shall notify the Clerk of any action to change the debate
3010	3010	13 status of any legislative measure. The Clerk shall cause that
3011	3011	14 information to be reflected on the Daily Calendar on
3012	3012	15 subsequent legislative days, provided the legislative measure
3013	3013	16 is still before the House.
3014	3014	17 (e) No member shall speak longer than 5 minutes at one time
3015	3015	18 or more than once on the same question except by leave of the
3016	3016	19 House. The Principal Sponsor of a measure or a member
3017	3017	20 designated by the Principal Sponsor, however, shall be allowed
3018	3018	21 to open the debate and to close the debate in accordance with
3019	3019	22 subsection (a) of this Rule. The provisions of this subsection
3020	3020	23 (e) are subject to and limited by subsections (a), (b), and (c)
3021	3021	24 of this Rule. A member may yield to another member the time
3022	3022	25 allotted for the member's debate.
3023	3023	26 (f) The Presiding Officer shall allocate the debate on
3024	3024
3025	3025
3026	3026
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3034	3034	1 each legislative measure alternately, if possible, between
3035	3035	2 proponents and opponents of the legislative measure under
3036	3036	3 debate.
3037	3037	4 (g) This Rule may not be suspended.
3038	3038	5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3039	3039	6 (House Rule 53)
3040	3040	7 53. Written Statements.
3041	3041	8 (a) Any member may submit a written statement regarding
3042	3042	9 any bill, resolution, or floor amendment considered by the
3043	3043	10 House, by submitting that statement to the Clerk within one
3044	3044	11 legislative day or 3 business days, whichever is shorter,
3045	3045	12 after the day on which the bill, resolution, or floor
3046	3046	13 amendment to which the comments relate was considered by the
3047	3047	14 House. The Clerk shall affix a time stamp to each statement
3048	3048	15 indicating the date on which the statement was submitted. Each
3049	3049	16 statement shall indicate the member or members on whose behalf
3050	3050	17 the statement is submitted, the bill, resolution, or floor
3051	3051	18 amendment to which it applies, the names of any other members
3052	3052	19 mentioned in the statement, and the person who actually
3053	3053	20 submits the statement to the Clerk. Each member on whose
3054	3054	21 behalf a statement is submitted is under an obligation to
3055	3055	22 ensure that all required information, specifically including
3056	3056	23 the names of any other members mentioned in the statement, is
3057	3057	24 indicated at the time a statement is submitted. Each statement
3058	3058	25 shall comply with standards as may be established by the Clerk
3059	3059
3060	3060
3061	3061
3062	3062
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3069	3069	1 with the approval of the Speaker. The standards established by
3070	3070	2 the Clerk, however, shall not relate to the contents of the
3071	3071	3 written statement. The Clerk shall maintain statements that
3072	3072	4 comply with this Rule and established standards in files for
3073	3073	5 each bill and resolution. A statement is not considered filed
3074	3074	6 until the Clerk has determined that it complies with this Rule
3075	3075	7 and established standards. The Clerk shall notify the member
3076	3076	8 or members on whose behalf a statement was submitted if the
3077	3077	9 statement is determined not to comply. Statements filed under
3078	3078	10 this Rule shall be considered part of the transcript and made
3079	3079	11 available to the public.
3080	3080	12 (b) If a statement mentions another member, the statement
3081	3081	13 shall not be considered filed until the member mentioned has
3082	3082	14 an opportunity to respond as a matter of personal privilege.
3083	3083	15 The Clerk shall notify each member who is identified at the
3084	3084	16 time a statement is submitted as being mentioned in the
3085	3085	17 statement. The member identified as mentioned in the statement
3086	3086	18 shall have one legislative day or 3 business days, whichever
3087	3087	19 is shorter, after notification by the Clerk in which to file a
3088	3088	20 written response to the statement. The original statement and
3089	3089	21 any responsive statement shall both be considered filed at the
3090	3090	22 close of business on the final day on which a response may be
3091	3091	23 filed. If, however, a statement is submitted mentioning
3092	3092	24 another member and the name of the member mentioned is not
3093	3093	25 indicated to the Clerk at the time of submission, the
3094	3094	26 statement shall be stricken at the request of the member
3095	3095
3096	3096
3097	3097
3098	3098
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3105	3105	1 mentioned in the statement. The Clerk shall notify each member
3106	3106	2 on whose behalf the statement was submitted that the statement
3107	3107	3 has been stricken from the record.
3108	3108	4 (c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
3109	3109	5 vote of 71 members elected.
3110	3110	6 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3111	3111	7 (House Rule 53.5)
3112	3112	8 53.5. Member Statements.
3113	3113	9 While the House is in perfunctory session, a member may
3114	3114	10 request to make an oral statement regarding any legislative
3115	3115	11 measure filed with the Clerk. Statements shall comply with the
3116	3116	12 standards established by the Clerk.
3117	3117	13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3118	3118	14 (House Rule 54)
3119	3119	15 54. Motions.
3120	3120	16 (a) The following are general rules for all motions:
3121	3121	17 (1) Every motion shall be reduced to writing if
3122	3122	18 ordered by the Presiding Officer. Unless otherwise
3123	3123	19 provided in these Rules, no second is required to any
3124	3124	20 motion presented to the House, or in any committee. The
3125	3125	21 Presiding Officer may refer any motion, except to adjourn,
3126	3126	22 recess, or postpone consideration, to the Rules Committee.
3127	3127	23 (2) Before the House debates a motion, the Presiding
3128	3128	24 Officer shall state an oral motion and the Clerk shall
3129	3129
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3131	3131
3132	3132
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3139	3139	1 read aloud a written motion. Each motion, unless otherwise
3140	3140	2 provided in these Rules, is assigned standard debate
3141	3141	3 status, subject to Rule 52.
3142	3142	4 (3) After a motion is stated by the Presiding Officer
3143	3143	5 or read by the Clerk, it is deemed in the possession of the
3144	3144	6 House, but may be withdrawn at any time before decision
3145	3145	7 with consent of a majority of those elected.
3146	3146	8 (4) If a motion is divisible, any member may call for a
3147	3147	9 division of the question.
3148	3148	10 (5) Any question taken under consideration may be
3149	3149	11 withdrawn, postponed, or tabled by unanimous consent or,
3150	3150	12 if unanimous consent is denied, by a motion adopted by a
3151	3151	13 majority of those elected.
3152	3152	14 (b) The Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote
3153	3153	15 of 71 members elected.
3154	3154	16 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3155	3155	17 (House Rule 55)
3156	3156	18 55. Precedence of Motions.
3157	3157	19 (a) When a question is under debate, no motion may be
3158	3158	20 entertained except:
3159	3159	21 (1) to adjourn to a time certain;
3160	3160	22 (2) to adjourn;
3161	3161	23 (3) to question the presence of a quorum;
3162	3162	24 (4) to recess;
3163	3163	25 (5) to lay on the table;
3164	3164
3165	3165
3166	3166
3167	3167
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3174	3174	1 (6) for the previous question;
3175	3175	2 (7) to postpone consideration;
3176	3176	3 (8) to commit or recommit; or
3177	3177	4 (9) to amend, except as otherwise provided in these
3178	3178	5 Rules.
3179	3179	6 The foregoing motions have precedence in the order in
3180	3180	7 which they are listed.
3181	3181	8 (b) During a record vote, no motion (except a motion to
3182	3182	9 postpone consideration) is in order until after the
3183	3183	10 announcement of the result of the vote.
3184	3184	11 (c) A motion to commit or recommit, until it is decided,
3185	3185	12 precludes all amendments and debate on the main question. A
3186	3186	13 motion to postpone consideration, until it is decided,
3187	3187	14 precludes all amendments and debate on the main question.
3188	3188	15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3189	3189	16 (House Rule 56)
3190	3190	17 56. Verification.
3191	3191	18 (a) After any record vote, except for a vote that requires
3192	3192	19 a specific number of affirmative votes and that has not
3193	3193	20 received the required votes, and before intervening business,
3194	3194	21 it is in order for any member that voted on the question to
3195	3195	22 request verification of the results of the record vote, except
3196	3196	23 that (i) a member voting in the affirmative may not request
3197	3197	24 verification of the affirmative votes and (ii) a member voting
3198	3198	25 in the negative may not request a verification of the negative
3199	3199
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3209	3209	1 votes. A Representative who voted "present" or failed to vote
3210	3210	2 on the question does not have the right to move for a
3211	3211	3 verification. If a member is disqualified from requesting a
3212	3212	4 verification, a qualifying member who makes a subsequent
3213	3213	5 request for a verification shall be allowed to proceed with
3214	3214	6 the verification.
3215	3215	7 (b) In verifying a record vote, the Presiding Officer
3216	3216	8 shall instruct the Clerk to call the names of those members
3217	3217	9 whose votes are to be verified. The member requesting the
3218	3218	10 verification may thereafter identify those members he or she
3219	3219	11 wishes to verify. If a member does not answer, his or her vote
3220	3220	12 shall be stricken; the member's vote shall be restored to the
3221	3221	13 roll, however, if his or her presence is recognized before the
3222	3222	14 Presiding Officer announces the final result of the
3223	3223	15 verification. The Presiding Officer shall determine the
3224	3224	16 presence or absence of each member whose name is called, and
3225	3225	17 shall then announce the results of the verification.
3226	3226	18 (c) While the results of any record vote are being
3227	3227	19 verified, it is in order for any member to announce his or her
3228	3228	20 presence and thereby have his or her vote verified. The
3229	3229	21 Presiding Officer may announce the presence of any member and
3230	3230	22 thereby have his or her vote verified prior to ordering the
3231	3231	23 Clerk to call the names of the members whose votes are to be
3232	3232	24 verified.
3233	3233	25 (d) A request for a verification of the affirmative and
3234	3234	26 negative results of a record vote may be made only once on each
3235	3235
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3237	3237
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3245	3245	1 record vote.
3246	3246	2 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3247	3247	3 (House Rule 57)
3248	3248	4 57. Appealing a Ruling.
3249	3249	5 (a) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of the Presiding
3250	3250	6 Officer, the Presiding Officer shall be sustained unless 71 of
3251	3251	7 the members elected vote to overrule the Presiding Officer.
3252	3252	8 Notwithstanding Rule 52, debate on a motion to appeal is
3253	3253	9 limited to a 2-minute presentation by the Principal Sponsor or
3254	3254	10 a member designated by the Principal Sponsor, a 2-minute
3255	3255	11 presentation by a member in response, and one minute for the
3256	3256	12 Principal Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other members.
3257	3257	13 A motion to appeal is not in order if the House has conducted
3258	3258	14 intervening business since the ruling at issue was made.
3259	3259	15 (b) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of a committee
3260	3260	16 Chairperson, the Chairperson shall be sustained unless
3261	3261	17 three-fifths of those appointed vote to overrule the
3262	3262	18 Chairperson. A motion to appeal is not in order if the
3263	3263	19 committee has adjourned or recessed, or if intervening
3264	3264	20 business has occurred. In the case of special committees with
3265	3265	21 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
3266	3266	22 "Chairperson" for purposes of this Rule is the Co-Chairperson
3267	3267	23 from the majority caucus.
3268	3268	24 (c) In an appeal of a ruling of the Presiding Officer or
3269	3269	25 Chairperson, the question is: "Shall the ruling of the Chair
3270	3270
3271	3271
3272	3272
3273	3273
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3280	3280	1 be sustained?"
3281	3281	2 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
3282	3282	3 vote of 71 members elected.
3283	3283	4 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3284	3284	5 (House Rule 58)
3285	3285	6 58. Discharge of Committee.
3286	3286	7 (a) Any member may move that a standing committee or a
3287	3287	8 special committee be discharged from consideration of any
3288	3288	9 legislative measure assigned to it and not reported back
3289	3289	10 unfavorably.
3290	3290	11 (b) The motion must be in writing and shall be carried on
3291	3291	12 the Daily Calendar for the next legislative day under the
3292	3292	13 order of "Motions". No action shall be taken on the motion
3293	3293	14 until it is on the calendar.
3294	3294	15 (c) If the motion receives an affirmative vote of 60
3295	3295	16 members, the legislative measure subject to the motion shall
3296	3296	17 be referred to the House and placed on the appropriate order of
3297	3297	18 business.
3298	3298	19 (d) A motion under this Rule is automatically tabled upon
3299	3299	20 re-referral of the legislative measure subject to the motion
3300	3300	21 to the Rules Committee under Rule 19.
3301	3301	22 (e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
3302	3302	23 vote of 71 members elected.
3303	3303	24 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
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3314	3314	1 (House Rule 59)
3315	3315	2 59. Previous Question.
3316	3316	3 (a) A motion for the previous question may be made at any
3317	3317	4 time, except that a member may not move the previous question
3318	3318	5 while participating in debate pursuant to Rule 52. A motion
3319	3319	6 for the previous question is not debatable and requires the
3320	3320	7 affirmative vote of 60 members elected.
3321	3321	8 (b) The previous question shall be stated in the following
3322	3322	9 form: "Shall the main question be put?" Until the previous
3323	3323	10 question is decided, all amendments and debate are precluded.
3324	3324	11 When it is decided that the main question shall not be put, the
3325	3325	12 main question remains under debate.
3326	3326	13 (c) The effect of the main question being ordered is to put
3327	3327	14 an end to all debate and bring the House to a direct vote on
3328	3328	15 the immediately pending motion. After a motion for the
3329	3329	16 previous question has been approved, it is not in order to move
3330	3330	17 for adjournment or to make any other motion before a decision
3331	3331	18 on the main question.
3332	3332	19 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
3333	3333	20 vote of 71 members elected.
3334	3334	21 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3335	3335	22 (House Rule 60)
3336	3336	23 60. Tabling.
3337	3337	24 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (d) and
3338	3338	25 (e), a motion to lay on the table applies only to the
3339	3339
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3349	3349	1 particular proposition and is neither debatable nor amendable.
3350	3350	2 (b) A motion to table a bill or resolution shall identify
3351	3351	3 the bill or resolution by number. The Principal Sponsor of a
3352	3352	4 bill or resolution may, with leave of the House, table that
3353	3353	5 bill or resolution at any time. A motion to table a committee
3354	3354	6 bill that is before the House may be adopted only by the
3355	3355	7 affirmative vote of a majority of those elected.
3356	3356	8 (c) The Principal Sponsor of a bill or resolution before a
3357	3357	9 committee may, with leave of the committee, table the bill or
3358	3358	10 resolution. Upon tabling, the Chairperson of the committee
3359	3359	11 shall return the bill or resolution to the Clerk, noting
3360	3360	12 thereon that it has been tabled.
3361	3361	13 (d) If a floor amendment to a bill has been adopted by the
3362	3362	14 House, then a motion to table that amendment is in order and
3363	3363	15 may be adopted only when the bill is on Second Reading. If a
3364	3364	16 floor amendment to a resolution has been adopted by the House,
3365	3365	17 then a motion to table that amendment is in order and may be
3366	3366	18 adopted only when the resolution is pending before the House.
3367	3367	19 Motions to table floor amendments are debatable and may be
3368	3368	20 adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of those
3369	3369	21 elected.
3370	3370	22 (e) If a committee amendment to a bill has been adopted by
3371	3371	23 a committee, then a motion to table that amendment is in order
3372	3372	24 and may be adopted (i) by that committee at any time while the
3373	3373	25 bill is before that committee or (ii) by the House only when
3374	3374	26 the bill is on Second Reading. If a committee amendment to a
3375	3375
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3377	3377
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3385	3385	1 resolution has been adopted by a committee, then a motion to
3386	3386	2 table that amendment is in order and may be adopted (i) by the
3387	3387	3 committee at any time while the resolution is before that
3388	3388	4 committee or (ii) by the House only when the resolution is
3389	3389	5 pending before the House. No motion to table a committee
3390	3390	6 amendment to a bill or resolution before the House is in order
3391	3391	7 unless it has been first referred to the House for
3392	3392	8 consideration by the Rules Committee under Rule 18, or by a
3393	3393	9 standing or special committee. Motions to table committee
3394	3394	10 amendments are debatable and may be adopted by the affirmative
3395	3395	11 vote of a majority of those elected to the House or majority of
3396	3396	12 those appointed to the committee, as applicable.
3397	3397	13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3398	3398	14 (House Rule 61)
3399	3399	15 61. Motion to Take from Table.
3400	3400	16 (a) A motion to take from the table requires the
3401	3401	17 affirmative vote of a majority of those elected if the Rules
3402	3402	18 Committee has previously recommended that action by written
3403	3403	19 notice filed with the Clerk; otherwise, a motion to take from
3404	3404	20 the table requires the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
3405	3405	21 (b) A bill taken from the table shall, as applicable, (i)
3406	3406	22 be placed on the Daily Calendar on the order on which it
3407	3407	23 appeared before it was tabled or (ii) be returned to the
3408	3408	24 committee to which it was assigned before it was tabled.
3409	3409	25 (b-5) An amendment taken from the table shall be returned
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3413	3413
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3420	3420	1 to the position it held before it was tabled, provided that an
3421	3421	2 amendment may be taken from the table while the bill is on the
3422	3422	3 order of Second Reading or in a committee, but a committee
3423	3423	4 amendment that has been tabled by a committee may be taken from
3424	3424	5 the table only while the bill is in committee.
3425	3425	6 (c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
3426	3426	7 vote of 71 members elected.
3427	3427	8 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3428	3428	9 (House Rule 62)
3429	3429	10 62. Motion to Postpone Consideration. A motion to postpone
3430	3430	11 consideration on a bill or resolution may not be made more than
3431	3431	12 once on the same bill or resolution. Unless otherwise provided
3432	3432	13 by these Rules, a motion to postpone consideration shall be
3433	3433	14 granted as a matter of privilege; no motion to postpone
3434	3434	15 consideration is in order, however, if the bill or resolution
3435	3435	16 initially received an affirmative vote of fewer than 47 of the
3436	3436	17 members elected.
3437	3437	18 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3438	3438	19 (House Rule 63)
3439	3439	20 63. Motion on Different Subject. No motion or other
3440	3440	21 legislative measure on a subject different from that under
3441	3441	22 consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.
3442	3442	23 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3443	3443
3444	3444
3445	3445
3446	3446
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3453	3453	1 (House Rule 64)
3454	3454	2 64. Division of Question. If the question under
3455	3455	3 consideration contains several points, any member may have the
3456	3456	4 question divided. On a motion to strike out and insert, it is
3457	3457	5 not in order to move for a division of the question. The
3458	3458	6 rejection of a motion to strike out and insert one proposition
3459	3459	7 does not prevent a motion to strike out and insert a different
3460	3460	8 proposition.
3461	3461	9 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3462	3462	10 (House Rule 65)
3463	3463	11 65. Reconsideration.
3464	3464	12 (a) A member who voted on the prevailing side of a record
3465	3465	13 vote on a legislative measure still within the control of the
3466	3466	14 House may on the same or the following legislative day move to
3467	3467	15 reconsider the vote. The motion to reconsider may be laid on
3468	3468	16 the table without affecting the vote to which it refers. When
3469	3469	17 the motion to reconsider is made during the last 3 days of
3470	3470	18 April or any time thereafter during the regular session, or at
3471	3471	19 any time during a veto or special session, any member may move
3472	3472	20 that the vote on reconsideration be taken immediately. The
3473	3473	21 member who filed the motion to reconsider may withdraw the
3474	3474	22 motion at any time by filing a notice of withdrawal with the
3475	3475	23 Clerk. A question that requires the affirmative vote of a
3476	3476	24 majority of those elected or more to carry requires a majority
3477	3477	25 of those elected to reconsider. A question in committee that
3478	3478
3479	3479
3480	3480
3481	3481
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3488	3488	1 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of those appointed
3489	3489	2 or more to carry requires a majority of those appointed to
3490	3490	3 reconsider; any other question in committee requires a
3491	3491	4 majority of those voting to reconsider.
3492	3492	5 (b) A motion to reconsider a record vote on the adoption of
3493	3493	6 a floor amendment to a bill may be made only on Second Reading.
3494	3494	7 (c) If a motion to reconsider is made under this Rule and
3495	3495	8 the motion is later tabled, the question shall not be further
3496	3496	9 reconsidered. This subsection (c) may be suspended only by the
3497	3497	10 affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
3498	3498	11 (d) When a motion to reconsider is made within the time
3499	3499	12 prescribed by these Rules, the Clerk shall not allow the bill
3500	3500	13 or other subject matter of the motion to pass out of the
3501	3501	14 possession of the House until after the motion has been
3502	3502	15 decided or withdrawn. Such a motion shall be deemed rejected
3503	3503	16 if laid on the table.
3504	3504	17 (e) A Representative who voted "present" or failed to vote
3505	3505	18 on a question does not have the right to move for
3506	3506	19 reconsideration.
3507	3507	20 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3508	3508	21 (House Rule 66)
3509	3509	22 66. Motion to Adjourn or Adjourn to a Time Certain.
3510	3510	23 (a) A motion to adjourn or adjourn to a time certain is in
3511	3511	24 order at any time, except when a prior motion to adjourn or
3512	3512	25 adjourn to a time certain has been defeated and no intervening
3513	3513
3514	3514
3515	3515
3516	3516
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3523	3523	1 business has transpired.
3524	3524	2 (b) A motion to adjourn or adjourn to a time certain is
3525	3525	3 neither debatable nor amendable.
3526	3526	4 (c) The Clerk shall enter in the Journal the hour at which
3527	3527	5 every motion to adjourn or adjourn to a time certain is made.
3528	3528	6 (d) Unless the Presiding Officer otherwise orders, the
3529	3529	7 standing hour to which the House adjourns is 12:00 noon.
3530	3530	8 (d-5) A motion to adjourn to a time certain shall include
3531	3531	9 the date and time to which the House shall adjourn and must be
3532	3532	10 limited to the same or next scheduled legislative day. A
3533	3533	11 motion to adjourn to a time certain on a date the House is not
3534	3534	12 scheduled to convene shall be out of order.
3535	3535	13 (e) A motion to adjourn for more than 3 days is not in
3536	3536	14 order unless both chambers of the General Assembly have
3537	3537	15 adopted a joint resolution permitting that adjournment.
3538	3538	16 Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, any such
3539	3539	17 resolution filed in the House or received from the Senate may
3540	3540	18 be referred to the Rules Committee by the Presiding Officer or
3541	3541	19 may be immediately considered and adopted by the House.
3542	3542	20 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3543	3543	21 (House Rule 67)
3544	3544	22 67. Adoption and Amendment to or Suspension of Rules.
3545	3545	23 (a) Adoption of Rules. At the commencement of a term, the
3546	3546	24 House shall adopt new rules of organization and procedure by
3547	3547	25 resolution setting forth those rules in their entirety. The
3548	3548
3549	3549
3550	3550
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3558	3558	1 resolution must be adopted by the affirmative vote of a
3559	3559	2 majority of those elected. These Rules of the House of
3560	3560	3 Representatives are subject to revision or amendment only in
3561	3561	4 accordance with this Rule.
3562	3562	5 (b) Rules may be amended only by resolution. Any
3563	3563	6 resolution to amend these Rules shall show the proposed
3564	3564	7 changes in the existing rules by underscoring all new matter
3565	3565	8 and by crossing out with a line all matter that is to be
3566	3566	9 omitted or superseded.
3567	3567	10 (c) Any resolution proposing to amend a House Rule or any
3568	3568	11 Joint House-Senate Rule, upon initial reading by the Clerk, is
3569	3569	12 automatically referred to the Rules Committee. Resolutions to
3570	3570	13 amend the House Rules or any Joint House-Senate Rules may be
3571	3571	14 initiated and sponsored by the Rules Committee and may be
3572	3572	15 amended by the Rules Committee; those resolutions shall not be
3573	3573	16 referred to a committee and may be immediately considered and
3574	3574	17 adopted by the House. Those resolutions shall be assigned
3575	3575	18 standard debate status, subject to Rule 52.
3576	3576	19 (d) A resolution to amend the House Rules or any Joint
3577	3577	20 House-Senate Rules that has been reported "be adopted" or "be
3578	3578	21 adopted as amended" by a majority of those appointed to the
3579	3579	22 Rules Committee requires the affirmative vote of a majority of
3580	3580	23 those elected for adoption by the House. Any other resolution
3581	3581	24 proposing to amend the House Rules or any Joint House-Senate
3582	3582	25 Rules requires the affirmative vote of 71 of the members
3583	3583	26 elected for adoption by the House.
3584	3584
3585	3585
3586	3586
3587	3587
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3590	3590
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3594	3594	1 (e) No House Rule or any Joint House-Senate Rule may be
3595	3595	2 suspended except by unanimous consent of the members present
3596	3596	3 or upon a motion supported by the affirmative vote of a
3597	3597	4 majority of those elected unless a higher number is required
3598	3598	5 in the Rule sought to be suspended. A committee may not suspend
3599	3599	6 any Rule.
3600	3600	7 (f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
3601	3601	8 vote of 71 members elected.
3602	3602	9 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3603	3603	10 (House Rule 68)
3604	3604	11 68. Motion to Commit or Recommit. A motion to commit or
3605	3605	12 recommit requires an affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
3606	3606	13 No motion to commit or recommit a legislative measure to
3607	3607	14 committee, being decided in the negative, shall again be
3608	3608	15 allowed on the same day, or at the same stage of the
3609	3609	16 legislative measure.
3610	3610	17 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3611	3611	18 (House Rule 69)
3612	3612	19 69. Effective Date.
3613	3613	20 (a) A bill passed after May 31 of a calendar year shall not
3614	3614	21 become effective prior to June 1 of the next calendar year
3615	3615	22 unless an earlier effective date is specified in the bill and
3616	3616	23 it is approved by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
3617	3617	24 (b) If a majority of those elected, but fewer than 71, vote
3618	3618
3619	3619
3620	3620
3621	3621
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3628	3628	1 affirmatively for a bill on Third Reading after May 31 and the
3629	3629	2 bill specifies an effective date earlier than the following
3630	3630	3 June 1, the bill has not passed, but the Principal Sponsor has
3631	3631	4 the right to have the bill automatically reconsidered and
3632	3632	5 returned to the order of Second Reading for an amendment to
3633	3633	6 remove the earlier effective date.
3634	3634	7 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3635	3635	8 (House Rule 70)
3636	3636	9 70. Home Rule. No bill denies or limits any power or
3637	3637	10 function of a home rule unit under paragraph (g), (h), (i),
3638	3638	11 (j), or (k) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Constitution
3639	3639	12 unless there is specific language limiting or denying the
3640	3640	13 power or function and the language specifically sets forth in
3641	3641	14 what manner and to what extent it is a denial or limitation of
3642	3642	15 the power or function of a home rule unit. If a majority of
3643	3643	16 those elected, but fewer than 71, vote affirmatively for a
3644	3644	17 bill on Third Reading that requires the affirmative vote of 71
3645	3645	18 members elected to deny or limit a power of a home rule unit,
3646	3646	19 the bill has not passed, but the Principal Sponsor has the
3647	3647	20 right to have the bill automatically reconsidered and returned
3648	3648	21 to the order of Second Reading for an amendment to remove those
3649	3649	22 effects of the bill.
3650	3650	23 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3651	3651	24 ARTICLE VII
3652	3652
3653	3653
3654	3654
3655	3655
3656	3656
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3658	3658
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3662	3662	1 (RESERVED)
3663	3663	2 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3664	3664	3 (House Rule 71)
3665	3665	4 71. (Blank.)
3666	3666	5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3667	3667	6 ARTICLE VIII
3668	3668	7 JOINT ACTION
3669	3669	8 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3670	3670	9 (House Rule 72)
3671	3671	10 72. Concurring in or Receding from Amendments.
3672	3672	11 (a) If a House bill or House resolution is received back in
3673	3673	12 the House with one or more amendments added by the Senate, the
3674	3674	13 bill or resolution shall be placed on the calendar on the order
3675	3675	14 of "Concurrence", and the Principal Sponsor may present a
3676	3676	15 motion "to concur" or "not to concur and to ask the Senate to
3677	3677	16 recede" with respect to each, several, or all of those
3678	3678	17 amendments, subject to Rules 18 and 75. A motion to concur
3679	3679	18 shall be by record vote and shall be adopted by the affirmative
3680	3680	19 vote of a majority of those elected, subject to Rule 69. Any
3681	3681	20 member may demand a separate vote or a separate record vote, as
3682	3682	21 applicable, on any of those amendments.
3683	3683	22 (b) When the Senate has refused to concur in one or more
3684	3684	23 amendments added to a Senate bill or Senate resolution by the
3685	3685
3686	3686
3687	3687
3688	3688
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3691	3691
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3695	3695	1 House and has delivered to the House a message requesting the
3696	3696	2 House to recede from one or more of its amendments, the bill or
3697	3697	3 resolution shall be placed on the calendar on the order of
3698	3698	4 "Non-Concurrence", and the Principal Sponsor may present a
3699	3699	5 motion "to recede" from the House amendments or "not to recede
3700	3700	6 and to request a conference", subject to Rules 18 and 75. A
3701	3701	7 motion to recede shall be by record vote and shall be adopted
3702	3702	8 by the affirmative vote of a majority of those elected,
3703	3703	9 subject to Rule 69. Any member may demand a separate vote or a
3704	3704	10 separate record vote, as applicable, on any of those
3705	3705	11 amendments.
3706	3706	12 (c) Motions authorized by this Rule are renewable and may
3707	3707	13 be reconsidered, provided that no such motion may be voted on
3708	3708	14 more than twice by the House.
3709	3709	15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3710	3710	16 (House Rule 73)
3711	3711	17 73. Conference Committees.
3712	3712	18 (a) A disagreement between the House and Senate exists
3713	3713	19 with respect to any bill or resolution in the following
3714	3714	20 situations:
3715	3715	21 (1) when the Senate refuses to recede from the
3716	3716	22 adoption of any amendment, after the House has previously
3717	3717	23 refused to concur in the amendment; or
3718	3718	24 (2) when the House refuses to recede from the adoption
3719	3719	25 of any amendment, after the Senate has previously refused
3720	3720
3721	3721
3722	3722
3723	3723
3724	3724
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3726	3726
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3730	3730	1 to concur in the amendment.
3731	3731	2 In those cases of disagreement between the House and
3732	3732	3 Senate, the House may request a conference. When such a
3733	3733	4 request is made, both chambers of the General Assembly shall
3734	3734	5 appoint members to a committee to confer on the subject of the
3735	3735	6 bill or resolution giving rise to the disagreement. The
3736	3736	7 combined membership of the 2 chambers appointed for that
3737	3737	8 purpose is the conference committee.
3738	3738	9 (b) The conference committee shall consist of 5 members
3739	3739	10 from each chamber of the General Assembly. The number of
3740	3740	11 majority caucus members from each chamber shall be one more
3741	3741	12 than the number of minority caucus members from each chamber.
3742	3742	13 (c) Each conference committee shall be comprised of 5
3743	3743	14 members of the House, 3 appointed by the Speaker and 2
3744	3744	15 appointed by the Minority Leader. No conference committee
3745	3745	16 report may be filed with the Clerk until a majority of the
3746	3746	17 House conferees has been appointed.
3747	3747	18 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3748	3748	19 (House Rule 74)
3749	3749	20 74. Conference Committee Reports.
3750	3750	21 (a) No subject matter shall be included in any conference
3751	3751	22 committee report on any bill unless that subject matter
3752	3752	23 directly relates to the matters of difference between the
3753	3753	24 House and Senate that have been referred to the conference
3754	3754	25 committee unless the Rules Committee, by a majority of those
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3765	3765	1 appointed, determines that the proposed subject matter is of
3766	3766	2 an emergency nature, is of substantial importance to the
3767	3767	3 operation of government, or is in the best interests of
3768	3768	4 Illinois.
3769	3769	5 (b) No conference committee report shall be received by
3770	3770	6 the Clerk or acted upon by the House unless it has been signed
3771	3771	7 by at least 6 conferees. The report shall be signed in
3772	3772	8 duplicate. One of the reports shall be filed with the
3773	3773	9 Secretary of the Senate and one with the Clerk. The report
3774	3774	10 shall contain the agreements reached by the committee.
3775	3775	11 (c) If the conference committee determines that it is
3776	3776	12 unable to reach agreement, the committee shall so report to
3777	3777	13 each chamber of the General Assembly and request appointment
3778	3778	14 of a second conference committee. If there is agreement, the
3779	3779	15 committee shall so report to each chamber.
3780	3780	16 (d) No conference committee report shall be adopted by the
3781	3781	17 House except on a record vote of a majority of those elected,
3782	3782	18 subject to Rule 69.
3783	3783	19 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3784	3784	20 (House Rule 75)
3785	3785	21 75. House Consideration of Joint Action.
3786	3786	22 (a) No joint action motion for final action or conference
3787	3787	23 committee report may be considered by the House unless it has
3788	3788	24 first been referred to the House by the Rules Committee or a
3789	3789	25 standing committee or special committee in accordance with
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3800	3800	1 Rule 18, or unless the joint action motion or conference
3801	3801	2 committee report has been discharged from the Rules Committee
3802	3802	3 under Rule 18. Joint action motions for final action and
3803	3803	4 conference committee reports referred to a standing committee
3804	3804	5 or special committee by the Rules Committee may not be
3805	3805	6 discharged from the standing committee or special committee.
3806	3806	7 This subsection (a) may be suspended by unanimous consent.
3807	3807	8 (b) No conference committee report may be considered by
3808	3808	9 the House unless it has been reproduced and distributed as
3809	3809	10 provided in Rule 39, for one full day during the period
3810	3810	11 beginning with the convening of the House on the 2nd Wednesday
3811	3811	12 of January each year and ending on the 30th day prior to the
3812	3812	13 scheduled adjournment of the regular session established each
3813	3813	14 year by the Speaker pursuant to Rule 9(a), and for one full
3814	3814	15 hour on any other day.
3815	3815	16 (c) Before any conference committee report on an
3816	3816	17 appropriation bill is considered by the House, the conference
3817	3817	18 committee report shall first be the subject of a public
3818	3818	19 hearing by a standing Appropriations Committee or another
3819	3819	20 committee (the conference committee report need not be
3820	3820	21 referred to a committee, but instead may remain before the
3821	3821	22 Rules Committee or the House, as the case may be). The hearing
3822	3822	23 shall be held pursuant to not less than one-hour advance
3823	3823	24 notice by announcement on the House floor, or one-day advance
3824	3824	25 notice by posting on the House bulletin board or the General
3825	3825	26 Assembly website. An Appropriations Committee or special
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3836	3836	1 committee shall not issue any report with respect to the
3837	3837	2 conference committee report following the hearing.
3838	3838	3 (d) (Blank).
3839	3839	4 (e) No House Bill that is returned to the House with Senate
3840	3840	5 amendments may be called except by the Principal Sponsor, or
3841	3841	6 by a chief co-sponsor with the consent of the Principal
3842	3842	7 Sponsor. This subsection may not be suspended.
3843	3843	8 (f) Except as otherwise provided in Rule 74, the report of
3844	3844	9 a conference committee on a non-appropriation bill or
3845	3845	10 resolution shall be confined to the subject of the bill or
3846	3846	11 resolution referred to the conference committee. The report of
3847	3847	12 a conference committee on an appropriation bill shall be
3848	3848	13 confined to the subject of appropriations.
3849	3849	14 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3850	3850	15 (House Rule 76)
3851	3851	16 76. Action on Conference Committee Reports.
3852	3852	17 (a) Each chamber of the General Assembly shall inform the
3853	3853	18 other by message of any action taken with respect to a
3854	3854	19 conference committee report. Copies of all papers necessary
3855	3855	20 for a complete understanding of the action shall accompany the
3856	3856	21 message. The original bill or resolution shall remain in the
3857	3857	22 chamber of origin.
3858	3858	23 (b) No conference committee report may be called except by
3859	3859	24 the Principal Sponsor of the bill for which the conference
3860	3860	25 committee was appointed. A chief co-sponsor may call a
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3871	3871	1 conference committee report with the consent of the Principal
3872	3872	2 Sponsor. This subsection may not be suspended.
3873	3873	3 (c) If either chamber refuses to adopt the report of the
3874	3874	4 conference committee, the report of the conference committee
3875	3875	5 is laid on the table, or the first conference committee is
3876	3876	6 unable to reach agreement, either chamber may request a second
3877	3877	7 conference committee. When such a request is made, each
3878	3878	8 chamber shall again appoint a conference committee. If either
3879	3879	9 chamber refuses to adopt the report of a second conference
3880	3880	10 committee, the 2 chambers shall have adhered to their
3881	3881	11 disagreement, and the bill or resolution is lost.
3882	3882	12 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3883	3883	13 ARTICLE IX
3884	3884	14 VETOES
3885	3885	15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3886	3886	16 (House Rule 77)
3887	3887	17 77. Recording of Vetoes. Upon the receipt by the House of
3888	3888	18 any bill returned by the Governor under any of the provisions
3889	3889	19 of Article IV, Section 9 of the Constitution, the Clerk shall
3890	3890	20 enter the objections of the Governor on the Journal, and shall
3891	3891	21 reproduce and distribute copies of all veto messages, together
3892	3892	22 with copies of the vetoed bill or item, as provided in Rule 39.
3893	3893	23 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
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3904	3904	1 (House Rule 78)
3905	3905	2 78. Amendatory Vetoes.
3906	3906	3 (a) The Principal Sponsor of a bill that has been passed by
3907	3907	4 the General Assembly may request the Clerk to notify the
3908	3908	5 Governor that the Principal Sponsor wishes to be consulted by
3909	3909	6 the Governor or his or her designee before the Governor
3910	3910	7 returns the bill together with specific recommendations for
3911	3911	8 change under subsection (e) of Section 9 of Article IV of the
3912	3912	9 Illinois Constitution.
3913	3913	10 (b) Any bill returned by the Governor together with
3914	3914	11 specific recommendations for change under subsection (e) of
3915	3915	12 Section 9 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution shall
3916	3916	13 automatically be placed on the Daily Calendar on the order of
3917	3917	14 amendatory vetoes, and shall be considered as provided in this
3918	3918	15 Rule.
3919	3919	16 (c) The Governor's specific recommendations for change
3920	3920	17 with respect to a bill returned under subsection (e) of
3921	3921	18 Section 9 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution shall be
3922	3922	19 limited to addressing the Governor's objections to portions of
3923	3923	20 a bill the general merit of which the Governor recognizes and
3924	3924	21 shall not alter the fundamental purpose or legislative scheme
3925	3925	22 set forth in the bill as passed.
3926	3926	23 (d) Any motion to accept the Governor's specific
3927	3927	24 recommendations for change shall be automatically referred to
3928	3928	25 the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee shall examine the
3929	3929	26 Governor's specific recommendations for change and determine
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3940	3940	1 by a majority of those appointed whether those recommendations
3941	3941	2 comply with the standard set forth in subsection (c). Any
3942	3942	3 motion to accept specific recommendations for change that the
3943	3943	4 Rules Committee determines are in compliance with subsection
3944	3944	5 (c) of this Rule shall be subject to action by the Rules
3945	3945	6 Committee in the same manner as floor amendments, joint action
3946	3946	7 motions, conference committee reports and motions to table
3947	3947	8 committee amendments under Rule 18(e).
3948	3948	9 (e) Any motion to override the Governor's specific
3949	3949	10 recommendations for change shall not be referred to a
3950	3950	11 committee and may be immediately considered and adopted by the
3951	3951	12 House subject to Rule 80(d).
3952	3952	13 (f) This rule may not be suspended.
3953	3953	14 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3954	3954	15 (House Rule 79)
3955	3955	16 79. Motions to Consider Vetoes. For purposes of this
3956	3956	17 Article, the term "motions" means motions to accept or
3957	3957	18 override a veto of the Governor. Motions with respect to bills
3958	3958	19 returned by the Governor may be made by the Principal Sponsor,
3959	3959	20 the committee Chairperson in the case of a committee-sponsored
3960	3960	21 bill, or if Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the
3961	3961	22 Co-Chairperson of the majority caucus in the case of special
3962	3962	23 committee-sponsored bills. Motions shall be filed in writing
3963	3963	24 with the Clerk. Any motion to override a veto of the Governor
3964	3964	25 shall not be referred to a committee and may be immediately
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3975	3975	1 considered and adopted by the House subject to Rule 80. All
3976	3976	2 motions shall be assigned standard debate status, subject to
3977	3977	3 Rule 52, are renewable, and may be reconsidered, provided that
3978	3978	4 no motion may be voted on more than twice by the House.
3979	3979	5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3980	3980	6 (House Rule 80)
3981	3981	7 80. Consideration of Motions.
3982	3982	8 (a) The vote to override a veto of a bill vetoed in its
3983	3983	9 entirety shall be by record vote. The form of motion with
3984	3984	10 respect to these bills shall be: "I move that ________ Bill
3985	3985	11 _____ do pass, notwithstanding the veto of the Governor.".
3986	3986	12 (b) The vote to override an item veto shall be by record
3987	3987	13 vote as to each item separately. The form of motion with
3988	3988	14 respect to an item shall be: "I move that the item on page
3989	3989	15 ____, line ____, of ____ Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding
3990	3990	16 the item veto of the Governor.".
3991	3991	17 (c) The vote to override an item reduction veto and
3992	3992	18 restore an item that has been reduced shall be by record vote
3993	3993	19 as to each item separately. The form of motion with respect to
3994	3994	20 an item shall be: "I move that the item on page ____, line
3995	3995	21 ____, of ____ Bill ____ be restored, notwithstanding the item
3996	3996	22 reduction of the Governor.".
3997	3997	23 (d) A bill returned together with specific recommendations
3998	3998	24 of the Governor may be acted upon, by record vote, in either of
3999	3999	25 the following manners:
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4010	4010	1 (1) By a motion to accept the specific recommendations
4011	4011	2 of the Governor. The form of motion shall be: "I move to
4012	4012	3 accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to
4013	4013	4 _____ Bill _____ in manner and form as follows: (inserting
4014	4014	5 herein the language deemed necessary to effectuate the
4015	4015	6 specific recommendations)."; or
4016	4016	7 (2) By considering the bill as a vetoed bill and
4017	4017	8 overriding the recommendation and passing the bill in its
4018	4018	9 original form. The form of motion shall be: "I move that
4019	4019	10 _____ Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding the specific
4020	4020	11 recommendations of the Governor.".
4021	4021	12 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4022	4022	13 (House Rule 81)
4023	4023	14 81. Vetoed Bills Considered in Entirety. If a bill is
4024	4024	15 returned by the Governor containing more than one item veto,
4025	4025	16 reduction veto, specific recommendation for change, or
4026	4026	17 combination of them, the bill shall be acted upon in its
4027	4027	18 entirety before the bill is released from the custody of the
4028	4028	19 House.
4029	4029	20 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4030	4030	21 (House Rule 82)
4031	4031	22 82. Disposition of Vetoes. When a bill or item has
4032	4032	23 received the affirmative vote of the number of members elected
4033	4033	24 necessary under the Constitution, the Presiding Officer shall
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4044	4044	1 declare that the bill or item has been passed or restored over
4045	4045	2 the veto of the Governor, or that the specific recommendations
4046	4046	3 for change have been approved, as the case may be. The bill
4047	4047	4 shall then be attested to by the Clerk who shall note thereon
4048	4048	5 the day the bill passed. The bill and the objections of the
4049	4049	6 Governor shall then be immediately delivered to the Senate.
4050	4050	7 When specific recommendations have been accepted, then the
4051	4051	8 accepting language shall be attached to the original bill, and
4052	4052	9 the bill shall be delivered to the Senate.
4053	4053	10 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4054	4054	11 ARTICLE X
4055	4055	12 ELECTION CONTESTS AND QUALIFICATIONS CHALLENGES
4056	4056	13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4057	4057	14 (House Rule 83)
4058	4058	15 83. Election Contests and Qualifications Challenges.
4059	4059	16 (a) An election contest places in issue only the validity
4060	4060	17 of the results of an election of a member to the House in a
4061	4061	18 representative district. An election contest may result only
4062	4062	19 in a determination of which candidate in that election was
4063	4063	20 properly elected to the House and shall be seated.
4064	4064	21 (b) A qualifications challenge places in issue only the
4065	4065	22 qualifications of an incumbent member of the House under the
4066	4066	23 Constitution, or the legality of an appointment of a person as
4067	4067	24 a member of the House to fill a vacancy. A qualifications
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4078	4078	1 challenge may result only in a determination of whether a
4079	4079	2 member of the House is properly seated.
4080	4080	3 (c) Election contests and qualifications challenges shall
4081	4081	4 be brought and conducted as provided in these Rules.
4082	4082	5 (d) If an election contest or qualifications challenge is
4083	4083	6 filed with the Clerk, the Speaker shall create an Election
4084	4084	7 Contest or Qualifications Challenge Committee, as the case may
4085	4085	8 be, within 3 legislative days by filing a notice with the
4086	4086	9 Clerk. The creation of any committee under this Rule shall be
4087	4087	10 governed by Rule 10. The election contest or qualifications
4088	4088	11 challenge shall be automatically referred to the Election
4089	4089	12 Contest or Qualifications Challenge Committee, as the case may
4090	4090	13 be. For purposes of this Article, the term "committee" means
4091	4091	14 only the Election Contest or Qualifications Challenge
4092	4092	15 Committees created under this Rule. This subsection may not be
4093	4093	16 suspended.
4094	4094	17 (e) The committee may adopt rules to govern election
4095	4095	18 contests and qualifications challenges, but those committee
4096	4096	19 rules must be consistent with these Rules, must be filed with
4097	4097	20 the Clerk, and must be made available to all parties and to the
4098	4098	21 public. Any committee rule shall be subject to amendment,
4099	4099	22 suspension, or repeal by House resolution.
4100	4100	23 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4101	4101	24 (House Rule 84)
4102	4102	25 84. Initiating Election Contests.
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4113	4113	1 (a) Election contests may be brought only by a registered
4114	4114	2 voter of the representative district or by a member of the
4115	4115	3 House.
4116	4116	4 (b) Election contests may be brought only by the
4117	4117	5 procedures and within the time limits established by the
4118	4118	6 Election Code. Notice of intention to contest shall be served
4119	4119	7 on the person certified as elected to the House from the
4120	4120	8 representative district within the time limits established by
4121	4121	9 the Election Code. The requirements of this subsection apply
4122	4122	10 to a member of the House appointed to fill a vacancy the same
4123	4123	11 as if that member had been elected to the House.
4124	4124	12 (c) Within 10 days after the convening of the House in
4125	4125	13 January following the general election contested, each
4126	4126	14 contestant shall file with the Clerk a petition of election
4127	4127	15 contest and shall serve the petition on the incumbent member
4128	4128	16 of the House from the representative district. A petition of
4129	4129	17 election contest shall allege the contestant's qualifications
4130	4130	18 to bring the contest and to serve as a member of the House,
4131	4131	19 that he or she believes that a mistake or fraud has been
4132	4132	20 committed in specified precincts in the counting, return, or
4133	4133	21 canvass of the votes, or that there was some other specified
4134	4134	22 irregularity in the conduct of the election in specified
4135	4135	23 precincts. A petition of election contest shall contain a
4136	4136	24 prayer specifying the relief requested and the precincts in
4137	4137	25 which a recount or other inquiry is desired. A petition of
4138	4138	26 election contest shall be verified by affidavit swearing to
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4149	4149	1 the truth of the allegations or based upon information and
4150	4150	2 belief, and shall be accompanied by proof of service on all
4151	4151	3 respondents.
4152	4152	4 (d) A notice of intent to contest may not be amended to
4153	4153	5 cure a defect under the statutory requirements. A petition of
4154	4154	6 election contest, if filed and served after the notice of
4155	4155	7 intention to contest, may not raise points not expressed in
4156	4156	8 the notice.
4157	4157	9 (e) The incumbent member of the House from the
4158	4158	10 representative district is a necessary party to the initiation
4159	4159	11 of an election contest.
4160	4160	12 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4161	4161	13 (House Rule 85)
4162	4162	14 85. Initiating Qualifications Challenges.
4163	4163	15 (a) Qualifications challenges may be brought only by a
4164	4164	16 registered voter of the representative district of the
4165	4165	17 representative challenged or by a member of the House.
4166	4166	18 (b) Qualifications challenges must be brought within 90
4167	4167	19 days after the day the challenged member takes his or her oath
4168	4168	20 of office as a member of the House, or within 90 days after the
4169	4169	21 day the petitioner first learns of the information on which
4170	4170	22 the challenge is based, whichever occurs later.
4171	4171	23 (c) A qualifications challenge shall be brought by filing
4172	4172	24 a petition of qualifications challenge with the Clerk, and by
4173	4173	25 serving a copy of the petition on the respondent member of the
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4184	4184	1 House. The petition must be accompanied by proof of personal
4185	4185	2 service upon the respondent member and must be verified by
4186	4186	3 affidavit swearing to the truth of the allegations or based
4187	4187	4 upon information and belief. A petition of qualifications
4188	4188	5 challenge shall set forth the grounds on which the respondent
4189	4189	6 member is alleged to be constitutionally unqualified, or on
4190	4190	7 which his or her appointment to the House is claimed to be
4191	4191	8 legally improper, the qualifications of the petitioner to
4192	4192	9 bring the challenge, and a prayer for relief.
4193	4193	10 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4194	4194	11 (House Rule 86)
4195	4195	12 86. Contests and Challenges; Due Process.
4196	4196	13 (a) Election contests and challenges shall be heard and
4197	4197	14 determined as expeditiously as possible under adversary
4198	4198	15 procedures wherein each party to the proceedings has a
4199	4199	16 reasonable opportunity to present his or her claim, to present
4200	4200	17 any defense and arguments, and to respond to those of his or
4201	4201	18 her opponents. All parties may be represented by counsel.
4202	4202	19 (b) Election contests and qualifications challenges shall
4203	4203	20 be heard and determined in accordance with the applicable
4204	4204	21 provisions of the Election Code and other Illinois statutes,
4205	4205	22 the Illinois Constitution, and the United States Constitution.
4206	4206	23 Judicial decisions that bear on a point of law in a contest or
4207	4207	24 challenge shall be admissible in the arguments of the parties
4208	4208	25 and the deliberations and decisions of the committee. Judicial
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4219	4219	1 decisions applicable to a point of law or to a fact situation
4220	4220	2 to the committee shall be given weight as precedent.
4221	4221	3 (c) In addition to notice of meetings required under these
4222	4222	4 Rules, the committee and any subcommittee shall give notice to
4223	4223	5 all parties reasonably in advance of each meeting or other
4224	4224	6 proceeding. The committee shall also give notice of all rules,
4225	4225	7 timetables, or deadlines adopted by the committee. Notice
4226	4226	8 under this subsection shall be in writing and shall be given
4227	4227	9 either personally with receipt, or by certified mail (return
4228	4228	10 receipt requested) addressed to the party at his or her place
4229	4229	11 of residence, and to his or her attorney of record at the
4230	4230	12 attorney's office if so requested by the party.
4231	4231	13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4232	4232	14 (House Rule 87)
4233	4233	15 87. Committee Proceedings and Powers in Contests and
4234	4234	16 Challenges.
4235	4235	17 (a) All proceedings of the committee and any subcommittees
4236	4236	18 concerning election contests and qualifications challenges
4237	4237	19 shall be transcribed by a certified court reporter. Copies of
4238	4238	20 the transcript shall be made available to the members of the
4239	4239	21 committee and to the parties.
4240	4240	22 (b) The committee may dismiss an election contest or
4241	4241	23 qualifications challenge, or may determine to proceed to a
4242	4242	24 recount or other inquiry. The committee may limit the issues
4243	4243	25 to be determined in a contest or challenge, except that when a
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4254	4254	1 recount is conducted in an election contest, any precinct
4255	4255	2 timely requested by any party to be recounted shall be
4256	4256	3 recounted by the committee.
4257	4257	4 (c) In conducting inquiries, investigations, and recounts
4258	4258	5 in election contests and qualifications challenges, the
4259	4259	6 committee has the power to send for and compel the attendance
4260	4260	7 of witnesses and the production of books, papers, ballots,
4261	4261	8 documents, and records by subpoena signed by the Chairperson
4262	4262	9 of the committee as provided by law and subject to Rule
4263	4263	10 4(c)(9). In conducting proceedings in election contests and
4264	4264	11 qualifications challenges, the Chairperson of the committee
4265	4265	12 and the Chairperson of any subcommittee may administer oaths
4266	4266	13 to witnesses, as provided by law, and for this purpose a
4267	4267	14 subcommittee is deemed to be a committee of the House.
4268	4268	15 (d) The committee may issue commissions by its Chairperson
4269	4269	16 to any officer authorized to take depositions of any necessary
4270	4270	17 witnesses as may be permitted by law. In recounting the
4271	4271	18 ballots in any election contest, however, no person other than
4272	4272	19 a member of the committee shall handle any ballots, tally
4273	4273	20 sheets, or other election materials without consent of the
4274	4274	21 committee or subcommittee. The responsibility for the actual
4275	4275	22 recounting of ballots may not be delegated.
4276	4276	23 (e) The committee shall maintain an accurate and complete
4277	4277	24 record of proceedings in every election contest and
4278	4278	25 qualifications challenge. That record shall include all
4279	4279	26 notices and pleadings, the transcripts and roll call votes,
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4290	4290	1 all reports and dissents, and all documents that were admitted
4291	4291	2 into the proceeding. The committee shall file the record with
4292	4292	3 the Clerk of the House upon the adoption of its final report.
4293	4293	4 The record shall then be available for examination in the
4294	4294	5 Clerk's office.
4295	4295	6 (f) With the approval of the Speaker, the committee may
4296	4296	7 employ clerks, stenographers, court reporters, professional
4297	4297	8 staff, and messengers.
4298	4298	9 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4299	4299	10 (House Rule 88)
4300	4300	11 88. Adoption of Reports in Contests and Challenges.
4301	4301	12 (a) All final decisions of the committee regarding an
4302	4302	13 election contest or qualification challenge shall be approved
4303	4303	14 by a majority of those appointed to the committee and reported
4304	4304	15 in writing to the House. Reports shall include a specific
4305	4305	16 recommendation to the House as to the disposition of the
4306	4306	17 contest or challenge. Final reports following full inquiry on
4307	4307	18 the merits of a contest or challenge shall contain findings of
4308	4308	19 fact and, when necessary, conclusions of law.
4309	4309	20 (b) Any member of the committee may file a dissent from a
4310	4310	21 report of the committee, a minority report, or a special
4311	4311	22 concurrence with the majority report or with any minority
4312	4312	23 report.
4313	4313	24 (c) A subcommittee shall report to the committee in
4314	4314	25 writing in the same form as required for the committee report.
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4325	4325	1 Subcommittee members may file dissents, reports, and special
4326	4326	2 concurrences.
4327	4327	3 (d) Reports shall not be adopted by the committee or a
4328	4328	4 subcommittee until a hearing has been held thereon, with
4329	4329	5 notice to all parties and a reasonable opportunity to examine
4330	4330	6 and respond to a proposed majority report.
4331	4331	7 (e) Reports of the committee shall be filed with the
4332	4332	8 Clerk, reproduced, and distributed, along with any dissents,
4333	4333	9 minority reports, or special concurrences, as provided in Rule
4334	4334	10 39. The report shall be listed on the calendar under the
4335	4335	11 heading "Report of Election Contest" or "Report of
4336	4336	12 Qualifications Challenge". The report shall be carried on the
4337	4337	13 Daily Calendar for 2 legislative days before any action by the
4338	4338	14 House.
4339	4339	15 (f) The House shall adopt the majority report or a
4340	4340	16 minority report in an election contest or qualifications
4341	4341	17 challenge or shall refuse to adopt any report filed and
4342	4342	18 re-refer the contest or challenge to the committee for further
4343	4343	19 proceedings or for a modified report. A report that has the
4344	4344	20 effect of unseating an incumbent member of the House shall be
4345	4345	21 adopted only by the affirmative vote of 60 members elected.
4346	4346	22 (g) Each party to a contest or challenge shall file with
4347	4347	23 the Clerk within 10 days after the filing of the final report a
4348	4348	24 detailed statement of attorney's fees and expenses incurred by
4349	4349	25 that party in connection with the case. The committee shall
4350	4350	26 make recommendations to the House concerning reimbursement of
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4361	4361	1 attorney's fees and the expenses of the parties. If the
4362	4362	2 committee fails to file a final report prior to the end of the
4363	4363	3 General Assembly term, each party may, within 60 days of the
4364	4364	4 beginning of the next General Assembly term, file with the
4365	4365	5 Clerk of House a request for reimbursement including a
4366	4366	6 detailed statement of attorney's fees and expenses incurred by
4367	4367	7 that party in connection with the case. The request shall be
4368	4368	8 referred to the Rules Committee which may refer it to a
4369	4369	9 standing committee, special committee, or a committee created
4370	4370	10 under this Article X for consideration. The committee may make
4371	4371	11 recommendations to the House concerning reimbursement of
4372	4372	12 attorney's fees and the expenses of the parties. The
4373	4373	13 recommendation for reimbursement under this Section shall not
4374	4374	14 exceed a sum that is reasonable, just, and proper.
4375	4375	15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4376	4376	16 ARTICLE XI
4377	4377	17 DISCIPLINE AND PROTEST
4378	4378	18 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4379	4379	19 (House Rule 89)
4380	4380	20 89. Disorderly Behavior.
4381	4381	21 (a) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d) of the
4382	4382	22 Constitution, the House may punish any of its members for
4383	4383	23 disorderly behavior and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of
4384	4384	24 the members elected, expel a member (but not for a second time
4385	4385
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4395	4395	1 for the same offense). The reason for expulsion shall be
4396	4396	2 entered upon the Journal with the names and votes of those
4397	4397	3 members voting on the question.
4398	4398	4 (b) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d) of the
4399	4399	5 Constitution, the House during its session may punish by
4400	4400	6 imprisonment any person, not a member, guilty of disrespect to
4401	4401	7 the House by disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its
4402	4402	8 presence. That imprisonment shall not extend beyond 24 hours
4403	4403	9 at one time unless the person persists in disorderly or
4404	4404	10 contemptuous behavior.
4405	4405	11 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4406	4406	12 (House Rule 89.5)
4407	4407	13 89.5. Reporting. Any member who is subjected to or
4408	4408	14 witnesses conduct that the member reasonably believes to be
4409	4409	15 sexual harassment, discrimination, or other unethical conduct
4410	4410	16 is strongly encouraged to report the conduct to the Speaker,
4411	4411	17 the Minority Leader, an Ethics Officer, or the Legislative
4412	4412	18 Inspector General.
4413	4413	19 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4414	4414	20 (House Rule 90)
4415	4415	21 90. Protest. Any 2 members have the right to dissent and
4416	4416	22 protest, in respectful language, against any act or resolution
4417	4417	23 that they may think injurious to the public or to any
4418	4418	24 individual, and have the reason of their protest entered upon
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4429	4429	1 the Journal. When by motion a majority of members determines
4430	4430	2 that the language of a protest is not respectful, the protest
4431	4431	3 shall be referred back to the protesting members.
4432	4432	4 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4433	4433	5 ARTICLE XII
4434	4434	6 DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
4435	4435	7 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4436	4436	8 (House Rule 91)
4437	4437	9 91. Special Investigating Committee.
4438	4438	10 (a) Disciplinary proceedings may be commenced by filing
4439	4439	11 with the Speaker and the Minority Leader a petition, signed by
4440	4440	12 3 or more members of the House, for a special investigating
4441	4441	13 committee. The petition shall contain the alleged charge or
4442	4442	14 charges that, if true, may subject the member named in the
4443	4443	15 petition to disciplinary action by the House and may include
4444	4444	16 any other factual information that supports the charge or
4445	4445	17 charges.
4446	4446	18 (b) Upon filing the petition, a special investigating
4447	4447	19 committee consisting of 6 members shall be created. The
4448	4448	20 Speaker shall appoint 3 members from the majority caucus and
4449	4449	21 the Minority Leader shall appoint 3 members from the minority
4450	4450	22 caucus. The Speaker shall appoint the Chairperson from among
4451	4451	23 the 6 members. Members signing the petition may not be
4452	4452	24 appointed to the special investigating committee. The contents
4453	4453
4454	4454
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4459	4459
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4463	4463	1 of a petition for a special investigating committee shall be
4464	4464	2 confidential until the appointment of all members except as to
4465	4465	3 the member named, the members signing it, the Speaker, the
4466	4466	4 Minority Leader, and the members of a special investigating
4467	4467	5 committee.
4468	4468	6 (c) The Chairperson shall give reasonable notice of all
4469	4469	7 meetings to the member named in the petition and to the public.
4470	4470	8 All meetings of the special investigating committee shall be
4471	4471	9 open to the public, unless, pursuant to Article IV, Section
4472	4472	10 5(c) of the Illinois Constitution, the House votes by the
4473	4473	11 affirmative vote of 79 members to hold proceedings in
4474	4474	12 executive session. The Clerk shall keep an audio recording and
4475	4475	13 transcript of all meetings.
4476	4476	14 (d) The member named in the petition has the right to
4477	4477	15 counsel during all meetings of the special investigating
4478	4478	16 committee.
4479	4479	17 (e) The Chairperson may establish procedural rules,
4480	4480	18 provided such procedural rules do not conflict with these
4481	4481	19 Rules. Any such procedural rules must be filed with the Clerk,
4482	4482	20 and copies must be provided to the member named in the petition
4483	4483	21 and all members of the committee. The Committee may, in the
4484	4484	22 discretion of the Chairperson, administer oaths and compel by
4485	4485	23 subpoena (subject to Rule 4(c)(9)) any person to appear and
4486	4486	24 give testimony as a witness or produce papers, documents, or
4487	4487	25 other materials relevant to the charge or charges.
4488	4488	26 (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, if
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4499	4499	1 the Speaker is a petitioner or the subject of the petition, the
4500	4500	2 highest ranking member of the majority caucus who is not a
4501	4501	3 petitioner or the subject of the petition shall have the
4502	4502	4 powers and duties of the Speaker in connection with the
4503	4503	5 Special Investigating Committee, and if the Minority Leader is
4504	4504	6 a petitioner or the subject of the petition, the highest
4505	4505	7 ranking member of the minority caucus who is not a petitioner
4506	4506	8 or the subject of the petition shall have the powers and duties
4507	4507	9 of the Minority Leader in connection with the Special
4508	4508	10 Investigating Committee.
4509	4509	11 (g) This Rule may be suspended only by unanimous consent.
4510	4510	12 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4511	4511	13 (House Rule 92)
4512	4512	14 92. Investigation.
4513	4513	15 (a) At the initial meeting of the special investigating
4514	4514	16 committee, the Chairperson shall enter the petition into the
4515	4515	17 record.
4516	4516	18 (b) The special investigating committee shall conduct a
4517	4517	19 thorough investigation of all charges alleged in the petition.
4518	4518	20 The special investigating committee shall meet as often as
4519	4519	21 necessary and consider any information or testimony it deems
4520	4520	22 relevant to the charges alleged in the petition, regardless of
4521	4521	23 whether such information was contained in the petition or is
4522	4522	24 discovered through subsequent investigation.
4523	4523	25 (c) The special investigating committee shall give the
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4534	4534	1 member named in the petition an opportunity to be present at
4535	4535	2 all meetings and to testify or otherwise present any relevant
4536	4536	3 information.
4537	4537	4 (d) The special investigating committee shall determine if
4538	4538	5 reasonable grounds exist to authorize charges against the
4539	4539	6 member named in the petition that may result in disciplinary
4540	4540	7 action by the House. The special investigating committee shall
4541	4541	8 vote on each charge alleged in the petition by record vote. A
4542	4542	9 motion to authorize a charge requires the affirmative vote of
4543	4543	10 a majority of those appointed.
4544	4544	11 (e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
4545	4545	12 vote of 71 members elected.
4546	4546	13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4547	4547	14 (House Rule 93)
4548	4548	15 93. Report of the Special Investigating Committee.
4549	4549	16 (a) The special investigating committee shall file with
4550	4550	17 the Clerk a written report that includes, at a minimum, a
4551	4551	18 summary of each charge alleged in the petition, the vote on
4552	4552	19 each charge alleged in the petition, and the reasons the
4553	4553	20 committee did or did not authorize each charge against the
4554	4554	21 member. Any member of the special investigating committee may
4555	4555	22 include a supplemental statement in the report, either
4556	4556	23 concurring with or dissenting from all or part of the report,
4557	4557	24 or explaining a reason for his or her vote on a charge. The
4558	4558	25 report shall be signed by all of the members of the special
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4569	4569	1 investigating committee, regardless of their original vote in
4570	4570	2 the committee proceedings on whether to authorize charges.
4571	4571	3 (b) If a majority of those appointed determines that
4572	4572	4 reasonable grounds exist to authorize a charge or charges,
4573	4573	5 then for each authorized charge the report shall include a
4574	4574	6 statement of the authorized charge and any factual information
4575	4575	7 supporting that charge. Within the report, the special
4576	4576	8 investigating committee shall appoint 2 members of the House,
4577	4577	9 one from the majority caucus and one from the minority caucus,
4578	4578	10 who are not members of the special investigating committee and
4579	4579	11 did not sign the petition, to be managers for the House at the
4580	4580	12 hearing on the authorized charge or charges.
4581	4581	13 (c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
4582	4582	14 vote of 71 members elected.
4583	4583	15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4584	4584	16 (House Rule 94)
4585	4585	17 94. Select Committee on Discipline.
4586	4586	18 (a) If a special investigating committee authorizes
4587	4587	19 charges against any member of the House, the Speaker and the
4588	4588	20 Minority Leader shall appoint a select committee on discipline
4589	4589	21 to hear and determine those charges. The select committee
4590	4590	22 shall consist of 12 members of the House, 6 of whom shall be
4591	4591	23 appointed by the Speaker from the majority caucus and 6 of whom
4592	4592	24 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader from the minority
4593	4593	25 caucus. The Speaker shall appoint a Chairperson from among the
4594	4594
4595	4595
4596	4596
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4604	4604	1 12 members. No member who signed the petition or served on the
4605	4605	2 special investigating committee may be appointed to the select
4606	4606	3 committee.
4607	4607	4 (b) All appointments to a select committee shall be
4608	4608	5 completed and the select committee shall convene within 30
4609	4609	6 days after the filing of a report issued by the special
4610	4610	7 investigating committee.
4611	4611	8 (c) The Chairperson shall give reasonable notice of all
4612	4612	9 meetings to the member named in the petition and to the public.
4613	4613	10 All meetings of the select committee shall be open to the
4614	4614	11 public, unless, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5(c) of the
4615	4615	12 Illinois Constitution, the House votes by the affirmative vote
4616	4616	13 of 79 members to hold proceedings in executive session. The
4617	4617	14 Clerk shall keep an audio recording and transcript of all
4618	4618	15 meetings.
4619	4619	16 (d) The Chairperson may establish procedural rules,
4620	4620	17 provided such procedural rules do not conflict with these
4621	4621	18 Rules. Any such procedural rules must be filed with the Clerk,
4622	4622	19 and copies must be provided to the member named in the petition
4623	4623	20 and all members of the committee. The select committee may, at
4624	4624	21 the discretion of the Chairperson, administer oaths and compel
4625	4625	22 by subpoena (subject to Rule 4(c)(9)) any person to appear and
4626	4626	23 give testimony as a witness or produce papers, documents, or
4627	4627	24 other materials relevant to the charge or charges.
4628	4628	25 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, if
4629	4629	26 the Speaker was a petitioner or the subject of the petition,
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4640	4640	1 the highest ranking member of the majority caucus who was not a
4641	4641	2 petitioner or the subject of the petition shall perform the
4642	4642	3 duties of the Speaker in connection with the Select Committee
4643	4643	4 on Discipline, and if the Minority Leader was a petitioner or
4644	4644	5 the subject of the petition, the highest ranking member of the
4645	4645	6 minority caucus who was not a petitioner or the subject of the
4646	4646	7 petition shall perform the duties of the Minority Leader in
4647	4647	8 connection with the Select Committee on Discipline.
4648	4648	9 (f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
4649	4649	10 vote of 79 members elected.
4650	4650	11 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4651	4651	12 (House Rule 95)
4652	4652	13 95. Hearings on Disciplinary Charges.
4653	4653	14 (a) Proceedings before the select committee shall be
4654	4654	15 adversarial in form, with the managers for the House
4655	4655	16 presenting the case for disciplinary action. The member
4656	4656	17 subject to charges has the right to counsel during all
4657	4657	18 hearings of the select committee.
4658	4658	19 (b) Stipulations of fact shall be encouraged by the select
4659	4659	20 committee.
4660	4660	21 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4661	4661	22 (House Rule 96)
4662	4662	23 96. Report of the Select Committee on Discipline.
4663	4663	24 (a) The select committee shall vote on each charge by
4664	4664
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4674	4674	1 record vote. For each charge the select committee shall vote
4675	4675	2 on the question, "Is the Member at fault on this charge?" If a
4676	4676	3 majority of those appointed vote in the affirmative, the
4677	4677	4 member shall be found at fault on that charge. If less than a
4678	4678	5 majority of those appointed vote in the affirmative, it shall
4679	4679	6 be reported that there is insufficient evidence to find the
4680	4680	7 member at fault on that charge.
4681	4681	8 (b) If the select committee finds the member at fault on
4682	4682	9 any charge, the committee shall adopt a recommendation for
4683	4683	10 disciplinary action. The committee may recommend a reprimand,
4684	4684	11 a censure, expulsion from the House, or that no penalty be
4685	4685	12 invoked. The recommendation on disciplinary action requires an
4686	4686	13 affirmative vote of the majority of those appointed. If a
4687	4687	14 majority of those appointed cannot, by record vote, agree on a
4688	4688	15 penalty, it shall report a recommendation that no penalty be
4689	4689	16 invoked.
4690	4690	17 (c) The select committee shall file a report of its
4691	4691	18 findings on each charge. The report shall include, at a
4692	4692	19 minimum, the vote of the committee on each charge, the reasons
4693	4693	20 for each conclusion, and any recommendation as to a penalty
4694	4694	21 for a finding of fault on a charge. Any member of the select
4695	4695	22 committee may include a supplemental statement in the report,
4696	4696	23 either concurring with or dissenting from all or part of the
4697	4697	24 report, or explaining a reason for his or her vote on a charge.
4698	4698	25 (d) If the select committee finds the member at fault on
4699	4699	26 any charge, the select committee shall file a resolution that
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4710	4710	1 includes its findings, the charge, and the recommended penalty
4711	4711	2 for that charge. Separate resolutions must be filed for each
4712	4712	3 charge.
4713	4713	4 (e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
4714	4714	5 vote of 71 members elected.
4715	4715	6 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4716	4716	7 (House Rule 97)
4717	4717	8 97. House Action on the Report of the Select Committee on
4718	4718	9 Discipline.
4719	4719	10 (a) The report of a select committee and any accompanying
4720	4720	11 resolution shall be filed with the Clerk and reproduced and
4721	4721	12 distributed as provided in Rule 39. The report and any
4722	4722	13 accompanying resolutions shall be placed on the calendar under
4723	4723	14 the heading "Report and Resolutions of Select Committee on
4724	4724	15 Discipline". The report and resolutions shall be carried on
4725	4725	16 the Daily Calendar for 2 legislative days before any action by
4726	4726	17 the House.
4727	4727	18 (b) The House shall take action by a record vote on each
4728	4728	19 resolution. The House may amend a resolution for disciplinary
4729	4729	20 action to decrease the recommended penalty by a record vote of
4730	4730	21 60 members elected.
4731	4731	22 (c) A resolution finding a member at fault regarding a
4732	4732	23 charge may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of 71
4733	4733	24 members elected, except that a resolution the effect of which
4734	4734	25 is to expel a member may be adopted only by the affirmative
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4736	4736
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4745	4745	1 vote of 79 members elected.
4746	4746	2 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
4747	4747	3 vote of 79 members elected, except that paragraph (c) may not
4748	4748	4 be suspended.
4749	4749	5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4750	4750	6 ARTICLE XIII
4751	4751	7 FORCE AND EFFECT
4752	4752	8 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4753	4753	9 (House Rule 98)
4754	4754	10 98. Applicability. The meetings and actions of the House,
4755	4755	11 including all of its committees, are governed by these House
4756	4756	12 Rules.
4757	4757	13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4758	4758	14 (House Rule 99)
4759	4759	15 99. Parliamentary Authority. The rules of parliamentary
4760	4760	16 practice appearing in the latest edition of Robert's Rules of
4761	4761	17 Order Newly Revised govern the House in all cases to which they
4762	4762	18 apply so long as they are not inconsistent with these Rules.
4763	4763	19 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4764	4764	20 (House Rule 100)
4765	4765	21 100. Certification by Speaker. With respect to each bill
4766	4766	22 that is certified by the Speaker in accordance with Article
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4768	4768
4769	4769
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4777	4777	1 IV, Section 8(d) of the Constitution, there is an irrebuttable
4778	4778	2 presumption that the procedural requirements for passage have
4779	4779	3 been met.
4780	4780	4 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4781	4781	5 (House Rule 101)
4782	4782	6 101. Effective Date. These rules are in full force and
4783	4783	7 effect upon their adoption, and shall remain in full force and
4784	4784	8 effect except as amended in accordance with these Rules, or
4785	4785	9 until superseded by new rules adopted as part of the
4786	4786	10 organization of a newly-constituted General Assembly at the
4787	4787	11 commencement of a term.
4788	4788	12 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4789	4789	13 ARTICLE XIV
4790	4790	14 DEFINITIONS
4791	4791	15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4792	4792	16 (House Rule 102)
4793	4793	17 102. Definitions. As used in these Rules, terms have the
4794	4794	18 meanings ascribed to them as follows, unless the context
4795	4795	19 clearly requires a different meaning:
4796	4796	20 (1) Chairperson. "Chairperson" means that
4797	4797	21 Representative designated by the Speaker to serve as chair
4798	4798	22 of a committee.
4799	4799	23 (2) Co-Chairperson. "Co-Chairperson" means a
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4810	4810	1 Representative designated by the Speaker to serve as
4811	4811	2 co-chair of a standing or special committee.
4812	4812	3 (3) Clerk. "Clerk" means the elected Clerk of the
4813	4813	4 House.
4814	4814	5 (4) Committee. "Committee" means a committee of the
4815	4815	6 House and includes a standing committee, a special
4816	4816	7 committee, any subcommittee of a committee, the Rules
4817	4817	8 Committee, committees created under Article X and Article
4818	4818	9 XII of these Rules, and a Committee of the Whole.
4819	4819	10 "Committee" does not mean a conference committee, and the
4820	4820	11 procedural and notice requirements applicable to
4821	4821	12 committees do not apply to conference committees.
4822	4822	13 (5) Constitution. "Constitution" means the
4823	4823	14 Constitution of the State of Illinois.
4824	4824	15 (6) General Assembly. "General Assembly" means the
4825	4825	16 current General Assembly of the State of Illinois.
4826	4826	17 (7) House. "House" means the House of Representatives
4827	4827	18 of the General Assembly.
4828	4828	19 (8) Joint Action Motions. "Joint action motions" means
4829	4829	20 the following motions before the House: (i) to concur in a
4830	4830	21 Senate amendment, (ii) to non-concur in a Senate amendment
4831	4831	22 and ask the Senate to recede, (iii) to recede from a House
4832	4832	23 amendment, (iv) to not recede from a House amendment and
4833	4833	24 request that a conference committee be appointed, (v) to
4834	4834	25 adopt a conference committee report, or (vi) to refuse to
4835	4835	26 adopt a conference committee report and request
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4846	4846	1 appointment of a second conference committee.
4847	4847	2 (9) Legislative Digest. "Legislative Digest" means the
4848	4848	3 Legislative Synopsis and Digest that is prepared by the
4849	4849	4 Legislative Reference Bureau of the General Assembly.
4850	4850	5 (10) Legislative Measures. "Legislative measures"
4851	4851	6 means all matters brought before the House for
4852	4852	7 consideration, whether originated in the House or Senate,
4853	4853	8 and includes bills, amendments, resolutions, conference
4854	4854	9 committee reports, motions, messages, notices, and
4855	4855	10 Executive Orders from the executive branch.
4856	4856	11 (11) Majority. "Majority" means a majority of those
4857	4857	12 members present and voting on a question. Unless otherwise
4858	4858	13 specified with respect to a particular House Rule, for
4859	4859	14 purposes of determining the number of members present and
4860	4860	15 voting on a question, a "present" vote shall not be
4861	4861	16 counted.
4862	4862	17 (12) Majority Caucus. "Majority caucus" means that
4863	4863	18 group of Representatives from the numerically strongest
4864	4864	19 political party in the House.
4865	4865	20 (13) Majority of those Appointed. "Majority of those
4866	4866	21 appointed" means a majority of the total number of
4867	4867	22 Representatives authorized to be appointed to a committee,
4868	4868	23 but does not include ex-officio or non-voting members.
4869	4869	24 (14) Majority of those Elected. "Majority of those
4870	4870	25 elected" means a majority of the total number of
4871	4871	26 Representatives entitled to be elected to the House,
4872	4872
4873	4873
4874	4874
4875	4875
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4882	4882	1 regardless of the number of elected or appointed
4883	4883	2 Representatives actually serving in office. So long as 118
4884	4884	3 Representatives are entitled to be elected to the House,
4885	4885	4 "majority of those elected" means 60 affirmative votes; 71
4886	4886	5 affirmative votes means three-fifths of the members
4887	4887	6 elected; and 79 affirmative votes means two-thirds of the
4888	4888	7 members elected.
4889	4889	8 (15) Member. "Member" means a Representative. Where
4890	4890	9 the context so requires, "member" may also mean a Senator
4891	4891	10 of the Illinois Senate.
4892	4892	11 (16) (Blank).
4893	4893	12 (17) Members Elected. "Members elected" means the 118
4894	4894	13 Representatives entitled to be elected to the House,
4895	4895	14 regardless of the number of elected or appointed
4896	4896	15 Representatives actually serving in office.
4897	4897	16 (18) Minority Caucus. "Minority caucus" means that
4898	4898	17 group of Representatives from the second numerically
4899	4899	18 strongest political party in the House.
4900	4900	19 (19) Minority Leader. "Minority Leader" means the
4901	4901	20 Minority Leader of the House elected under Rule 2.
4902	4902	21 (20) Minority Spokesperson. "Minority Spokesperson"
4903	4903	22 means that Representative designated by the Minority
4904	4904	23 Leader to serve as the Minority Spokesperson of a
4905	4905	24 committee.
4906	4906	25 (21) Perfunctory Session. "Perfunctory session" means
4907	4907	26 the convening of the House, pursuant to the scheduling of
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