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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
3 HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4 the following (which are the same as the Rules of the House of
5 Representatives of the One Hundred Third General Assembly
6 except as indicated by striking and underscoring) are adopted
7 as the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred
8 Fourth General Assembly:
9 ARTICLE I
10 ORGANIZATION
11 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
12 (House Rule 1)
13 1. Election of the Speaker.
14 (a) At the first meeting of the House of each General
15 Assembly, the Secretary of State shall convene the House at
16 12:00 noon, designate a Temporary Clerk of the House, and
17 preside during the nomination and election of the Speaker. As
18 the first item of business each day before the election of the
19 Speaker, the Secretary of State shall order the Temporary
20 Clerk to call the roll of the members to establish the presence
21 of a quorum as required by the Constitution. If a majority of
22 those elected are not present, the House shall stand adjourned
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1 until the next calendar day, excepting weekends, at the hour
2 prescribed in Rule 29. If a quorum of members elected is
3 present, the Secretary of State shall then call for
4 nominations of members for the Office of Speaker. All
5 nominations require a second. When nominating a member for the
6 Office of Speaker, one member shall make a nomination, and no
7 more than two members may second the nomination. When the
8 nominations are completed, the Secretary of State shall direct
9 the Temporary Clerk to call the roll of the members to elect
10 the Speaker.
11 (b) The election of the Speaker requires the affirmative
12 vote of a majority of those elected. Debate is not in order
13 following nominations and preceding or during the vote.
14 (c) No legislative measure may be considered and no
15 committees may be appointed or meet before the election of the
16 Speaker.
17 (d) When a vacancy in the Office of Speaker occurs, the
18 foregoing procedure shall be employed to elect a new Speaker;
19 when the Secretary of State is of a political party other than
20 that of the majority caucus, however, the Majority Leader
21 shall preside during the nomination and election of the
22 successor Speaker. No legislative measures, other than for the
23 nomination and election of a successor Speaker, may be
24 considered by the House during a vacancy in the Office of
25 Speaker.
26 (e) No member may be elected as Speaker for more than five
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1 General Assemblies, including any term in which the member was
2 elected to fill a vacancy in the office; provided that such
3 service before the commencement of the 102nd General Assembly
4 shall not be considered in the calculation of the member's
5 service.
6 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
7 (House Rule 2)
8 2. Election of the Minority Leader.
9 (a) The House shall elect a Minority Leader in a manner
10 consistent with the laws of Illinois. The member nominated for
11 Speaker who received the second highest number of votes shall
12 be elected Minority Leader, provided the member is affiliated
13 with the numerically strongest political party other than the
14 party to which the Speaker belongs and is not otherwise
15 prohibited under subsection (c) of this Section. If the member
16 is prohibited from being elected as Minority Leader under
17 subsection (c), the Office of Minority Leader shall be
18 considered vacant.
19 (b) When a vacancy in the Office of Minority Leader
20 occurs, the Speaker shall preside during the nomination and
21 election of the successor Minority Leader.
22 (c) No member may be elected as Minority Leader for more
23 than five General Assemblies, including any term in which the
24 member was elected to fill a vacancy in the such office;
25 provided that such service before the commencement of the
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1 102nd General Assembly shall not be considered in the
2 calculation of the member's service.
3 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
4 vote of 71 members elected.
5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
6 (House Rule 3)
7 3. Majority and Minority Leadership.
8 (a) The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall appoint from
9 within their respective caucuses the members of the Majority
10 and Minority Leaderships as allowed by law.
11 (b) Appointments are effective upon being filed with the
12 Clerk and remain effective at the pleasure of the Speaker and
13 Minority Leader, respectively, or until a vacancy occurs by
14 reason of resignation or because a leader has ceased to be a
15 Representative. Successor leaders shall be appointed in the
16 same manner as their predecessors. Leaders have those powers
17 delegated to them by the Speaker or Minority Leader, as the
18 case may be.
19 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
20 (House Rule 4)
21 4. The Speaker.
22 (a) The Speaker has those powers conferred upon him or her
23 by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any motions or
24 resolutions adopted by the House or jointly by the House and
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1 Senate.
2 (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Speaker is
3 the chief administrative officer of the House and has those
4 powers necessary to carry out those functions. The Speaker may
5 delegate administrative duties as he or she deems appropriate.
6 (c) The duties of the Speaker include the following:
7 (1) To preside at all sessions of the House.
8 (2) To open the session at the time at which the House
9 is to meet by taking the chair and calling the members to
10 order.
11 (3) To announce the business before the House in the
12 order upon which it is to be acted.
13 (4) To recognize those members entitled to the floor.
14 (5) To state and put to a vote all questions that are
15 regularly moved or that necessarily arise in the course of
16 the proceedings, and to announce the result of the vote.
17 (6) To preserve order and decorum.
18 (7) To decide all points of order, subject to appeal,
19 and to speak on these points in preference to other
20 members.
21 (8) To inform the House when necessary, or when any
22 question is raised, on any point of order or practice
23 pertinent to the pending business.
24 (9) To sign or authenticate all acts, proceedings, or
25 orders of the House. All writs, warrants, and subpoenas
26 issued by order of the House, or any of its committees,
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1 shall be signed by the Speaker and attested by the Clerk.
2 (10) To sign all bills passed by both chambers of the
3 General Assembly to certify that the procedural
4 requirements for passage have been met.
5 (11) To have general supervision of the House Chamber,
6 House galleries, House committee rooms and chapel, and
7 adjoining and connecting hallways and passages, including
8 the duty to protect their security and safety and the
9 power to clear them when necessary. The House Chamber
10 shall not be used without permission of the Speaker.
11 (12) To have general supervision of the Clerk and his
12 or her assistants, the Doorkeeper and his or her
13 assistants, the majority caucus staff, the
14 parliamentarians, and all employees of the House except
15 the minority caucus staff.
16 (13) To determine the number of majority caucus
17 members and minority caucus members to be appointed to all
18 committees, except as otherwise provided by these Rules.
19 (14) To appoint all Chairpersons, Co-Chairpersons, and
20 Vice-Chairpersons of committees (from either the majority
21 or minority caucus), and to appoint all majority caucus
22 members of committees.
23 (15) To enforce all constitutional provisions,
24 statutes, rules, and regulations applicable to the House.
25 (16) To guide and direct the proceedings of the House
26 subject to the control and will of the members.
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1 (17) To direct the Clerk to correct non-substantive
2 errors in the Journal.
3 (18) To assign meeting places and meeting times to
4 committees.
5 (19) To perform any other duties assigned to the
6 Speaker by these House Rules or jointly by the House and
7 Senate.
8 (20) To decide, subject to Rule 43, all questions
9 relating to the priority of business.
10 (21) To issue, in cooperation with the Comptroller and
11 after clearance with the United States Internal Revenue
12 Service, written regulations covering administration of
13 contingent expense allowances of members of the House.
14 (22) To appoint one or more parliamentarians to serve
15 at the pleasure of the Speaker.
16 (c-5) The Speaker may call on any member, or the Clerk in
17 the case of perfunctory session, to open and preside at any
18 session as Presiding Officer. A Presiding Officer shall
19 perform the duties of the Speaker necessary and related to the
20 conduct of session.
21 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
22 vote of 71 members elected.
23 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
24 (House Rule 5)
25 5. Powers and Duties of the Minority Leader.
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1 (a) The Minority Leader has those powers conferred upon
2 him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any
3 motions or resolutions adopted by the House or jointly by the
4 House and Senate.
5 (b) The Minority Leader shall appoint to all committees
6 the members from the minority caucus and shall designate a
7 Minority Spokesperson for each committee, except that the
8 Speaker may appoint a minority caucus member to be Chairperson
9 or Co-Chairperson of a standing committee or a special
10 committee.
11 (c) The Minority Leader has general supervision of the
12 minority caucus staff.
13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
14 (House Rule 6)
15 6. Clerk of the House.
16 (a) The House shall elect a Clerk, who may adopt
17 appropriate policies or procedures for the conduct of his or
18 her office. The Speaker is the final arbiter of any dispute
19 arising in connection with the operation of the Office of the
20 Clerk.
21 (b) The duties of the Clerk include the following:
22 (1) To have custody of all bills, papers, and records
23 of the House, which shall not be taken out of the Clerk's
24 custody except in the regular course of business in the
25 House.
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1 (2) To endorse on every original bill and each copy
2 its number, the names of sponsors, the date of
3 introduction, and the several orders taken on it. When
4 reproduced, the names of the sponsors shall appear on the
5 front page of the bill in the same order they appeared when
6 introduced.
7 (3) To cause each measure subject to such a
8 requirement to be reproduced and placed on the desks of
9 the members as soon as it is reproduced, as provided in
10 Rule 39.
11 (4) To keep the Journal of the proceedings of the
12 House and, under the direction of the Speaker, correct
13 errors in the Journal.
14 (5) To keep the transcripts of the debates of the
15 House and make them available to the public under
16 reasonable conditions.
17 (6) To keep the necessary records for the House and
18 its committees and task forces; and to prepare the House
19 Calendar for each legislative day, except perfunctory
20 session days.
21 (7) To examine all House Bills and Constitutional
22 Amendment Resolutions following Second Reading and before
23 final passage for the purpose of correcting any
24 non-substantive errors, and to report the same back to the
25 Speaker promptly; to supervise the enrolling and
26 engrossing of bills and resolutions, subject to the
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1 direction of the Speaker; and to attest to the passage or
2 adoption of legislative measures, and to note thereon the
3 date of final House action. Any corrections made by the
4 Clerk and approved by the Speaker shall be entered on the
5 Journal.
6 (8) To transmit bills, other documents, and messages
7 to the Senate and secure a receipt therefor, and to
8 receive from the Senate bills, other documents, and
9 messages and give receipt therefor.
10 (9) To file with the Secretary of State debate
11 transcripts and House documents as required by law.
12 (10) To attend every session of the House; record the
13 roll; and read all bills, resolutions, and other papers as
14 directed by the Speaker. Bills shall be read by title
15 only.
16 (11) To supervise the Assistant Clerk, the Doorkeeper,
17 pages, messengers, committee clerks, and other employees
18 of his or her office.
19 (12) To establish the format for all documents, forms,
20 and committee records and audio recordings prepared by
21 committee clerks.
22 (13) Subject to approval by the Speaker, to establish
23 standards of decorum and other standards regarding
24 statements filed under Rule 53 or Rule 53.5.
25 (14) To serve as the Speaker's authorized designee for
26 purposes of the Freedom of Information Act. The Clerk
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1 shall provide copies of all requests for information under
2 the Freedom of Information Act to the member or staff
3 subject to the request, as well as any responses,
4 notifications, or public records included with responses
5 and notifications.
6 (15) To ensure each motion under consideration for a
7 roll call vote is accurately displayed on the public
8 viewing board. Accurate and appropriate display of items
9 shall be determined by the standard practices set forth by
10 the Speaker within the technological abilities and
11 limitations of the system.
12 (16) To review vouchers to be presented to the
13 Comptroller for payment of expenditures related to the
14 operations of the House, including vouchers for payment
15 from members' office allowances under the General Assembly
16 Compensation Act. The Clerk shall have the authority to
17 deny any such voucher if the expenditure or payment is not
18 properly authorized.
19 (17) To perform other duties assigned by the Speaker.
20 (c) The Clerk and those under the supervision of the
21 Clerk, including the Assistant Clerk, committee clerks, and
22 other employees, may accept a bill, amendment, conference
23 committee report, amendatory veto acceptance motion, or
24 resolution for filing only if (i) it is a document entered into
25 the General Assembly's computer system, at the direction of or
26 with the approval of a member, by the Legislative Reference
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1 Bureau, the House or the Senate Democratic staff, the House or
2 the Senate Republican staff, or House or Senate Enrolling and
3 Engrossing or, with respect to appropriation documents only,
4 entered into the General Assembly's computer system by the
5 Governor's Office of Management and Budget, (ii) it bears a
6 bar coded document number of the drafting entity that is
7 compatible with the computer system used by the House, and
8 (iii) the bar coded document number does not duplicate one on
9 another document that has already been filed in the House or
10 the Senate.
11 (d) Whenever a vacancy in the office of Clerk exists due to
12 resignation, death, removal, disability, or other inability to
13 act, the Speaker may appoint an Acting Clerk to perform the
14 duties of the Clerk until a successor is elected by the House.
15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
16 (House Rule 7)
17 7. Assistant Clerk of the House. The House shall, in a
18 manner consistent with the laws of Illinois, elect an
19 Assistant Clerk, who shall perform those duties assigned by
20 the Clerk. Whenever a vacancy in the office of Assistant Clerk
21 exists due to resignation, death, removal, disability, or
22 other inability to act, the Speaker, after consultation with
23 the Minority Leader, may appoint an Acting Assistant Clerk to
24 perform the duties of the Assistant Clerk until a successor is
25 elected by the House. The Acting Assistant Clerk shall not be
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1 of the same political party as the Clerk.
2 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3 (House Rule 8)
4 8. Doorkeeper.
5 (a) The House shall elect a Doorkeeper who shall perform
6 those duties assigned by law, or as ordered by the Speaker,
7 Presiding Officer, or Clerk.
8 (b) The duties of the Doorkeeper shall include the
9 following:
10 (1) To attend the House during its sessions and
11 execute the commands of the Speaker or Presiding Officer.
12 (2) To maintain order among spectators admitted into
13 the House Chamber, galleries, and adjoining or connecting
14 hallways and passages.
15 (3) To take proper measures to prevent interruption of
16 the House.
17 (4) To remove unruly persons from the House Chamber,
18 galleries, and adjoining and connecting hallways and
19 passages.
20 (5) To ensure that only authorized persons have access
21 to the House Chamber, galleries, and adjoining hallways
22 and passages, subject to the direction of the Speaker.
23 (6) To supervise any Assistant Doorkeepers.
24 (7) To perform other duties assigned by the Speaker.
25 (c) Whenever a vacancy in the office of Doorkeeper exists
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1 due to resignation, death, removal, disability, or other
2 inability to act, the Speaker may appoint an Acting Doorkeeper
3 to perform the duties of the Doorkeeper until a successor is
4 elected by the House.
5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
6 (House Rule 9)
7 9. Schedule.
8 (a) The Speaker shall periodically establish a schedule of
9 days on which the House shall convene in regular, perfunctory,
10 and veto session, with that schedule subject to revision at
11 the discretion of the Speaker.
12 (b) The Speaker may schedule or reschedule deadlines at
13 his or her discretion for any action on any category of
14 legislative measure as the Speaker deems appropriate,
15 including deadlines for the following legislative actions:
16 (1) Final day to request bills from the Legislative
17 Reference Bureau.
18 (2) Final day for introduction of bills.
19 (3) Final day for standing committees of the House to
20 report House bills, except House appropriation bills.
21 (4) Final day for standing committees of the House to
22 report House appropriation bills.
23 (5) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House
24 bills, except House appropriation bills.
25 (6) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House
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1 appropriation bills.
2 (7) Final day for standing committees of the House to
3 report Senate appropriation bills.
4 (8) Final day for standing committees of the House to
5 report Senate bills, except appropriation bills.
6 (9) Final day for special committees to report to the
7 House.
8 (10) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
9 appropriation bills.
10 (11) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
11 bills, except appropriation bills.
12 (12) Final day for consideration of joint action
13 motions and conference committee reports.
14 (c) The Speaker may schedule or reschedule any necessary
15 deadlines for legislative action during any special session of
16 the House.
17 (d) The foregoing deadlines, or any revisions to those
18 deadlines, are effective upon being filed by the Speaker with
19 the Clerk. The Clerk shall journalize those deadlines.
20 (e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
21 vote of 71 members elected.
22 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
23 ARTICLE II
24 COMMITTEES
25 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
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1 (House Rule 10)
2 10. Committees.
3 (a) The committees of the House are: (i) the standing
4 committees listed in Rule 11; (ii) the special committees
5 created under Rule 13; (iii) any subcommittees created under
6 these Rules; (iv) the Rules Committee created under Rule 15;
7 (v) any committees created under Article X or Article XII; and
8 (vi) any Committee of the Whole. Committees of the Whole shall
9 consist of all Representatives.
10 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Rule and subject
11 to Rules 12 and 13, all committees shall have a Chairperson and
12 Minority Spokesperson, who may be of the same political party.
13 A Minority Spokesperson may not be appointed until after a
14 Chairperson has been appointed. Standing committees that have
15 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties shall not
16 have a Minority Spokesperson. Special committees that have
17 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties shall not
18 have a Minority Spokesperson. No member may be appointed to
19 serve as a Chairperson, Minority Spokesperson, or
20 Co-Chairperson of any committee unless the member is serving
21 in at least his or her third term as a member of the General
22 Assembly, including any terms in which the member was
23 appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of Representative or
24 Senator. Each committee may have a Vice-Chairperson appointed
25 by the Speaker. The number of majority caucus members and
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1 minority caucus members of all committees, except the Rules
2 Committee created under Rule 15 and as otherwise provided by
3 these Rules, shall be determined by the Speaker. The Speaker
4 shall file a notice with the Clerk setting forth the number of
5 majority caucus and minority caucus members of each committee,
6 which shall be journalized. A member may be temporarily
7 replaced on a committee if the member is otherwise
8 unavailable. The appointment of a member as a temporary
9 replacement shall remain in effect until (i) the permanent
10 member who was replaced is in attendance at the hearing and has
11 been added to the committee roll, (ii) the appointing
12 authority withdraws the temporary replacement appointment or
13 appoints a different member to serve as the temporary
14 replacement, or (iii) the hearing is adjourned or the
15 authority has expired for a re-convened hearing following a
16 recess of the committee, whichever occurs first. All leaders
17 are non-voting ex-officio members of each standing committee
18 and each special committee, except that the leaders may also
19 be appointed to standing committees or special committees as
20 voting members. The Speaker may also appoint any member of the
21 majority caucus, and the Minority Leader may appoint any
22 member of the minority caucus, as a non-voting member of any
23 standing committee or special committee.
24 (c) The Chairperson of a committee has the authority to
25 call the committee to order, designate which legislative
26 measures and subject matters posted for hearing shall be taken
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1 up and in what order, order a record vote to be taken on each
2 legislative measure called for a vote, preserve order and
3 decorum during committee meetings, establish procedural rules
4 (subject to approval by the Speaker) governing the
5 presentation and consideration of legislative measures and
6 subject matters, and generally supervise the affairs of the
7 committee. Any such procedural rules must be filed with the
8 Clerk and copies provided to all members of the committee. The
9 Vice-Chairperson of a committee or other member of the
10 committee from the majority caucus may preside over its
11 meetings in the absence or at the direction of the
12 Chairperson. In the case of standing or special committees
13 with Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
14 "Chairperson" for purposes of this Rule is the Co-Chairperson
15 from the majority caucus.
16 (d) A vacancy on a committee, or in the position of
17 Chairperson, Co-Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or Minority
18 Spokesperson on a committee, exists when a member resigns from
19 the position, ceases to be a Representative, or changes
20 political party affiliation. Resignations and notices of a
21 change in political party affiliation shall be made in writing
22 to the Clerk, who shall promptly notify the Speaker and
23 Minority Leader. Replacement members shall be of the same
24 political party as that of the member who resigns, and shall be
25 appointed in the same manner as the original appointment,
26 except that in the case of a vacancy in the position of
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1 Chairperson or Co-Chairperson, the replacement member need not
2 be from the same political party. The Speaker or Minority
3 Leader may appoint a temporary replacement to fill a vacancy
4 until such time as a permanent member has been appointed. In
5 the case of vacancies on subcommittees, the parent committee
6 shall fill the vacancy in the same manner as the original
7 appointment.
8 (e) The Chairperson of a committee has the authority to
9 call meetings of that committee, subject to the approval of
10 the Speaker. In the case of standing or special committees
11 with Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
12 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus has the authority to
13 call meetings of the special committee, subject to the
14 approval of the Speaker. Except as otherwise provided by these
15 Rules, committee meetings shall be convened in accordance with
16 Rule 21.
17 (f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
18 vote of 71 members elected.
19 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
20 (House Rule 11)
21 11. Standing Committees. The Standing Committees of the
22 House are as follows:
23 ADOPTION & CHILD WELFARE
24 AGRICULTURE & CONSERVATION
25 APPROPRIATIONS-ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION
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1 APPROPRIATIONS-GENERAL SERVICES
2 APPROPRIATIONS-HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
3 APPROPRIATIONS-HIGHER EDUCATION
4 APPROPRIATIONS-PENSIONS AND PERSONNEL
5 APPROPRIATIONS-PUBLIC SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
6 CHILD CARE ACCESSIBILITY & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
7 CITIES & VILLAGES
8 CONSUMER PROTECTION
9 COUNTIES & TOWNSHIPS
10 CYBERSECURITY, DATA ANALYTICS, & IT (INFORMATION
11 TECHNOLOGY)
12 ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY & EQUITY
13 ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION: ADMINISTRATION,
14 LICENSING, & CHARTER SCHOOLS
15 ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION: SCHOOL CURRICULUM &
16 POLICIES
17 ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
18 ETHICS & ELECTIONS
19 EXECUTIVE
20 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND LICENSING
21 GAMING
22 HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY & ACCESSIBILITY
23 HEALTH CARE LICENSES
24 HIGHER EDUCATION
25 HOUSING
26 HUMAN SERVICES
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1 IMMIGRATION & HUMAN RIGHTS
2 INSURANCE
3 JUDICIARY - CIVIL
4 JUDICIARY - CRIMINAL
5 LABOR & COMMERCE
6 MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION
7 PERSONNEL & PENSIONS
8 POLICE & FIRE
9 PRESCRIPTION DRUG AFFORDABILITY & ACCESSIBILITY
10 PUBLIC HEALTH
11 PUBLIC UTILITIES
12 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
13 REVENUE & FINANCE
14 STATE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
15 TRANSPORTATION: REGULATION, ROADS & BRIDGES
16 TRANSPORTATION: VEHICLES & SAFETY
17 VETERANS' AFFAIRS
18 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
19 (House Rule 12)
20 12. Members and Officers of Standing Committees. Except
21 for temporary appointments authorized by Rule 10, the members
22 of each standing committee shall be appointed for the term by
23 the Speaker and the Minority Leader, unless replaced as a
24 permanent member by the appointing authority. The Speaker, at
25 his or her discretion, shall appoint a Chairperson or
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1 Co-Chairpersons. The Speaker may appoint any member as a
2 Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of a standing committee, subject
3 to Rule 10(b). If the Chairperson or Co-Chairperson is a
4 member of the majority or minority leadership or the
5 Chairperson or Minority Spokesperson of any other standing
6 committee or of a special committee, the member shall receive
7 no additional stipend or compensation for serving as
8 Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of the standing committee. For
9 purposes of Section 1 of the General Assembly Compensation Act
10 (25 ILCS 115/1), one Co-Chairperson of a standing committee
11 shall be considered "Chairman" and the other shall be
12 considered "Minority Spokesman" unless both Co-Chairpersons
13 are members of the majority caucus. The Speaker shall appoint
14 the remaining standing committee members of the majority
15 caucus (one of whom the Speaker may designate as
16 Vice-Chairperson), and the Minority Leader shall appoint the
17 remaining standing committee members of the minority caucus
18 (one of whom the Minority Leader may designate as Minority
19 Spokesperson), except that if the standing committee has
20 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the standing
21 committee shall not have a Minority Spokesperson. In that
22 case, the Minority Leader shall appoint the minority caucus
23 members to the standing committee, except the Co-Chairperson
24 from the minority caucus, who shall be appointed by the
25 Speaker. Appointments are effective upon the delivery of
26 appropriate correspondence from the respective leader to the
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1 Clerk, regardless of whether the House is in session, and
2 shall remain effective for the duration of the term, subject
3 to Rule 10(d). The Clerk shall journalize the appointments.
4 Committees may conduct business when a majority of the total
5 number of committee members has been appointed.
6 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
7 (House Rule 13)
8 13. Special Committees.
9 (a) Special committees may be created by (i) the Speaker
10 or (ii) a House resolution approved by a majority of those
11 elected.
12 The Speaker may create additional special committees by
13 filing a notice of the creation of the special committee with
14 the Clerk. The notice or House resolution creating an
15 additional special committee shall specify the subject matter
16 of the special committee and the number of majority and
17 minority caucus members to be appointed. Any committee created
18 by a House resolution shall be deemed a special committee,
19 unless otherwise provided, for purposes of these Rules.
20 (b) The Speaker shall determine the number of majority and
21 minority caucus members to be appointed to special committees
22 in accordance with Rule 10(b). The Speaker, at his or her
23 discretion, shall appoint a Chairperson or Co-Chairpersons.
24 The Speaker may appoint any member as a Chairperson or
25 Co-Chairperson of a special committee, subject to Rule 10(b).
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1 If the Chairperson or Co-Chairperson is a member of the
2 majority or minority leadership or the Chairperson or Minority
3 Spokesperson of a standing committee, the member shall receive
4 no additional stipend or compensation for serving as
5 Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of the special committee. For
6 purposes of Section 1 of the General Assembly Compensation Act
7 (25 ILCS 115/1), (i) a special committee under these rules is
8 considered a "select committee" and (ii) one Co-Chairperson of
9 a special committee shall be considered "Chairman" and the
10 other shall be considered "Minority Spokesman" unless both
11 Co-Chairpersons are members of the majority caucus. The
12 appointed members of special committees shall be designated by
13 the Speaker and the Minority Leader in a like manner as
14 provided in Rule 12 with respect to standing committees. If
15 the special committee has Co-Chairpersons from different
16 political parties, the special committee shall not have a
17 Minority Spokesperson. In that case, the Minority Leader shall
18 appoint the minority caucus members to the special committee,
19 except the Co-Chairperson from the minority caucus who shall
20 be appointed by the Speaker. The Speaker may establish a
21 reporting date during the term for each special committee by
22 filing a notice of the reporting date with the Clerk. Unless an
23 earlier date is specified by the notice, special committees
24 expire at the end of the term.
25 (c) Special committees are empowered to conduct business
26 when a majority of the total number of committee members has
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1 been appointed.
2 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
3 vote of 71 members elected.
4 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
5 (House Rule 13.5)
6 13.5. Task Forces. A task force of the House may be created
7 by (i) the Speaker, or (ii) a House resolution approved by a
8 majority of those elected. A notice or resolution creating a
9 task force shall include the subject matter of the task force
10 and the number of majority and minority caucus members to be
11 appointed. House members shall be designated by the Speaker
12 and the Minority Leader. Except as otherwise provided for in
13 the notice or House resolution creating the task force, the
14 Speaker shall designate the Chair and the Minority Leader
15 shall designate the Minority Spokesperson; however, the task
16 force shall not have a Minority Spokesperson if the task force
17 has Co-Chairpersons from different political parties. Except
18 as otherwise provided for in the notice or House resolution
19 creating the task force, all actions and recommendations of
20 the task force must be approved by a majority of those
21 appointed to the task force. Task forces are empowered to
22 conduct business when a majority of the total number of
23 members has been appointed. For purposes of Section 1 of the
24 General Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), a task
25 force is not considered a "select committee".
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1 The Chair or Co-Chairpersons of a task force shall
2 provide, no later than 48 hours before a proposed hearing, a
3 notice identifying the date, time, location, and subject
4 matter of any hearing. The Clerk shall be the custodian of
5 record for documents, records, and audio recordings for task
6 force hearings.
7 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
8 (House Rule 14)
9 14. Subcommittees.
10 (a) The Chairperson of a standing committee, a special
11 committee, or a committee created under Article X may create a
12 subcommittee by filing a notice with the Clerk. The notice
13 shall specify the subject matter, the number of majority
14 caucus and minority caucus members to be appointed to a
15 subcommittee, and the manner in which appointments shall be
16 made, and may specify a reporting date during the term. In the
17 case of standing or special committees with Co-Chairpersons
18 from different political parties, the creation of
19 subcommittees and the number of majority caucus and minority
20 caucus members to be appointed to the subcommittee shall be
21 determined by the Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
22 Members of subcommittees and any temporary replacements must
23 be members of the parent committee. Subcommittees shall not
24 create subcommittees.
25 Unless an earlier date is specified by the notice,
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1 subcommittees expire at the end of the term.
2 (b) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
3 vote of 71 members elected.
4 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
5 (House Rule 15)
6 15. Rules Committee.
7 (a) The Rules Committee is created as a permanent
8 committee. The Rules Committee shall consist of 5 members, 3
9 appointed by the Speaker and 2 appointed by the Minority
10 Leader. The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall not serve as
11 members of the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee may
12 conduct business when a majority of the total number of its
13 members has been appointed.
14 (b) The majority caucus members of the Rules Committee
15 shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker, and the minority
16 caucus members shall serve at the pleasure of the Minority
17 Leader. Appointments shall be by notice filed with the Clerk,
18 and shall be effective for the balance of the term or until a
19 replacement appointment is made, whichever first occurs.
20 Appointments take effect upon filing with the Clerk,
21 regardless of whether the House is in session.
22 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules,
23 the Rules Committee may meet upon reasonable public notice
24 that includes a statement of the subjects to be considered.
25 All legislative measures pending before the Rules Committee
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1 are eligible for consideration at any of its meetings, and all
2 of those legislative measures are deemed posted for hearing by
3 the Rules Committee for all of its meetings.
4 (c-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules,
5 members of the Rules Committee may, at the discretion of the
6 Chairperson, participate remotely in its meetings, except
7 those held on regular, veto, special, or joint session days. A
8 member participating remotely shall be considered present,
9 including for purposes of voting in accordance with Rule 49
10 and determining if a quorum is present. Action taken by a
11 member of the committee who is participating remotely shall
12 have the same legal effect as if the member were physically
13 present when the action is taken. The Speaker may establish
14 additional procedures for remote participation pursuant to
15 this subsection and shall designate the technology or software
16 that must be used. The technology or software must, at a
17 minimum, be sufficient to (1) verify the identity of a member
18 who is participating remotely, (2) allow the public, including
19 representatives of the press, to hear or view each member and
20 witness who is participating remotely, and (3) allow witnesses
21 to testify as permitted under Rule 26.
22 (d) Upon concurrence of a majority of those appointed, the
23 Rules Committee may advance any legislative measure pending
24 before it to the House, without referral to another committee;
25 the Rules Committee, however, shall not so report (i) any
26 committee amendment, or (ii) any bill that has never been
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1 favorably reported by or discharged from a standing committee
2 or a special committee of the House or recommended for action
3 by a joint committee of the House and Senate. A bill advanced
4 to the House shall be placed on the Daily Calendar on the order
5 on which it appeared before it was re-referred to the Rules
6 Committee. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules,
7 a floor amendment, joint action motion for final action, or
8 conference committee report advanced to the House by the Rules
9 Committee may be considered for adoption no sooner than one
10 hour after the Clerk announces the report of the Rules
11 Committee referring such a legislative measure to the House.
12 (e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
13 vote of 71 members elected.
14 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
15 (House Rule 16)
16 16. Referrals of Resolutions and Reorganization Orders.
17 (a) All resolutions, except adjournment resolutions and
18 resolutions considered under subsection (b) or (c) of this
19 Rule, after being initially read by the Clerk, shall be
20 automatically referred to the Rules Committee, which may
21 thereafter refer any resolution before it to the House
22 pursuant to Rule 15(d) or to a standing committee or special
23 committee. No resolution, except adjournment resolutions and
24 resolutions considered under subsection (b), (c), or (d) of
25 this Rule, may be considered by the House unless (i) referred
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1 to the House by the Rules Committee, (ii) favorably reported
2 by a standing committee or special committee, (iii) authorized
3 under Article XII, or (iv) discharged from committee pursuant
4 to Rule 18(g) or Rule 58. An adjournment resolution is subject
5 to Rule 66.
6 (b) Any member may file a congratulatory or death
7 resolution for consideration by the House. The Principal
8 Sponsor of each congratulatory or death resolution shall pay a
9 reasonable fee, determined by the Clerk with the approval of
10 the Speaker, to offset the actual cost of producing the
11 congratulatory or death resolution. The fee may be paid from
12 the office allowance provided by Section 4 of the General
13 Assembly Compensation Act, or from any other funds available
14 to the member. Upon agreement of the Speaker and the Minority
15 Leader, congratulatory or death resolutions may be immediately
16 considered and adopted by the House without referral to the
17 Rules Committee. Those resolutions may be adopted as a group
18 by a single motion pursuant to a voice vote. A member may
19 record a vote of "present" or "no" for a particular resolution
20 by filing a notice with the Clerk to be included in the House
21 Journal. Congratulatory and death resolutions shall be entered
22 on the Journal only by number, sponsorship, and subject. The
23 provisions of this subsection requiring the Principal Sponsor
24 to pay a reasonable fee may not be suspended.
25 (c) Death resolutions in memory of former members of the
26 General Assembly and former constitutional officers, upon
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1 introduction, may be immediately considered by the House
2 without referral to the Rules Committee. Those resolutions
3 shall be entered on the Journal in full.
4 (d) Executive reorganization orders of the Governor issued
5 under Article V, Section 11 of the Constitution, upon being
6 read into the record by the Clerk, are automatically referred
7 to the Rules Committee for its referral to a standing
8 committee or a special committee, which may issue a
9 recommendation to the House with respect to the Executive
10 Order. The Rules Committee may refer a resolution to
11 disapprove an Executive Order to the House if a standing
12 committee or a special committee has reported to the House on
13 the Executive Order, or if the Executive Order has been
14 discharged under Rule 58. The House may disapprove of an
15 Executive Order by resolution adopted by a majority of those
16 elected.
17 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
18 (House Rule 17)
19 17. Sponsorship by the Rules Committee. The Rules
20 Committee may consider any legislative measure referred to it
21 under these Rules, by motion or resolution, or by order of the
22 Presiding Officer upon initial reading. The Rules Committee
23 may, with the concurrence of a majority of those appointed,
24 sponsor motions or resolutions; notwithstanding any other
25 provision of these Rules, any motion or resolution sponsored
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1 by the Rules Committee may be immediately considered by the
2 House without referral to a committee. Any such motion or
3 resolution shall be assigned standard debate status, subject
4 to Rule 52.
5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
6 (House Rule 18)
7 18. Referrals to Committees.
8 (a) All House bills and Senate bills, after being
9 initially read by the Clerk, are automatically referred to the
10 Rules Committee.
11 (b) The Rules Committee may refer any such bill before it
12 to a standing committee or a special committee. During
13 even-numbered years, the Rules Committee shall refer to a
14 standing committee or a special committee only appropriation
15 bills implementing the budget and bills deemed by the Rules
16 Committee, by the affirmative vote of a majority of those
17 appointed, to be of an emergency nature or to be of substantial
18 importance to the operation of government. This subsection (b)
19 applies equally to House Bills and Senate Bills introduced
20 into or received by the House.
21 (b-5) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Rules Committee
22 may refer any legislative measure to a joint committee of the
23 House and Senate created by joint resolution. That joint
24 committee shall report back to the Rules Committee any
25 recommendation for action made by that joint committee. The
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1 Rules Committee may, at any time, however, refer the
2 legislative measure to a standing or special committee of the
3 House.
4 (c) The Chairperson of a standing committee or a special
5 committee may refer a subject matter or a legislative measure
6 pending in that committee to a subcommittee of that committee,
7 regardless of whether the subject matter or legislative
8 measure has been posted for hearing.
9 (d) All legislative measures favorably reported by a
10 standing committee or a special committee, or discharged from
11 a standing committee or a special committee under Rule 58,
12 shall be referred to the House and placed on the appropriate
13 order of business, which shall appear on the Daily Calendar.
14 (e) All committee amendments, floor amendments, joint
15 action motions for final action, conference committee reports,
16 and motions to table committee amendments, upon filing with
17 the Clerk, are automatically referred to the Rules Committee.
18 The Rules Committee may refer any committee amendment to the
19 standing committee or the special committee to which the bill
20 or resolution it amends has been referred for its review and
21 consideration. The Rules Committee may refer any floor
22 amendment, joint action motion for final action, conference
23 committee report, or motion to table a committee amendment to
24 the House or to a standing committee or a special committee for
25 its review and consideration. Any floor amendment, joint
26 action motion for final action, conference committee report,
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1 or motion to table a committee amendment that is not referred
2 to the House by, or discharged from, the Rules Committee is out
3 of order, except that any floor amendment, joint action motion
4 for final action, conference committee report, or motion to
5 table a committee amendment favorably reported by, or
6 discharged from, a standing committee or a special committee
7 is deemed referred to the House by the Rules Committee for
8 purposes of this Rule.
9 (f) The Rules Committee may at any time refer or re-refer a
10 legislative measure from a committee to a Committee of the
11 Whole or to any other committee. If a bill or resolution is
12 re-referred from a standing or special committee to a
13 Committee of the Whole or to any other committee pursuant to
14 this Rule, any committee amendments pending in the standing or
15 special committee shall be automatically re-referred with the
16 bill or resolution.
17 (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules,
18 any bill pending before the Rules Committee shall be
19 immediately discharged and referred to a standing committee,
20 special committee, or order of the Daily Calendar, as provided
21 in this Rule, if the Principal Sponsor of the bill files a
22 motion that is signed by no less than three-fifths of the
23 members of both the majority and minority caucuses, provided
24 each member signing the motion is a sponsor of the underlying
25 bill subject to the motion and the motion specifies the
26 appropriate standing committee, special committee, or order on
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1 the Daily Calendar to which the bill shall be referred. Such a
2 motion shall be filed, in writing, with the Clerk. All other
3 legislative measures may be discharged from the Rules
4 Committee only by unanimous consent of the House. A bill or
5 resolution discharged from the Rules Committee shall be
6 referred as follows: (i) a bill or resolution that was not
7 previously referred shall be referred to the standing
8 committee or special committee designated on the motion,
9 subject to the notice requirement of Rule 21; (ii) a bill or
10 resolution re-referred to the Rules Committee from a standing
11 committee or special committee shall be re-referred to that
12 committee, subject to the notice requirement of Rule 21; and
13 (iii) a bill or resolution re-referred to the Rules Committee
14 from an order of business on the Daily Calendar shall be
15 re-referred to the same order of business, provided the bill
16 or resolution shall be carried on the Daily Calendar for at
17 least one legislative day prior to consideration by the House.
18 Legislative measures, other than bills or resolutions, that
19 are discharged from the Rules Committee shall be referred as
20 follows: (i) an amendment, joint action motion for final
21 action, or conference committee report shall be referred to
22 the committee that considered the underlying bill or
23 resolution and (ii) any other legislative measure shall be
24 referred to the proper order of business on the Daily
25 Calendar, provided the legislative measure shall be carried on
26 the Daily Calendar for at least one legislative day prior to
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1 consideration by the House. Rulings of the Presiding Officer
2 related to this subsection (g) may not be appealed. This
3 subsection may not be suspended.
4 (h) Except for those provisions that may not be suspended,
5 this Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote of 71
6 members elected.
7 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
8 (House Rule 19)
9 19. Re-Referrals to the Rules Committee.
10 (a) All legislative measures that fail to meet the
11 applicable deadline established under Rule 9 for reporting to
12 the House by a standing committee or a special committee, for
13 Third Reading and passage, or for consideration of joint
14 action motions and conference committee reports are
15 automatically re-referred to the Rules Committee unless: (i)
16 the deadline has been suspended or revised by the Speaker,
17 with re-referral to the Rules Committee to occur if the bill
18 has not been reported to the House in accordance with a revised
19 deadline; or (ii) the Rules Committee has issued a written
20 exception to the Clerk with respect to a particular bill
21 before the reporting deadline, with re-referral to occur, if
22 at all, in accordance with the written exception; or (iii) the
23 deadline has been automatically suspended because the bill has
24 been passed, but remains subject to further consideration
25 pursuant to Rule 65.
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1 (b) All legislative measures pending before the House or
2 any of its committees are automatically re-referred to the
3 Rules Committee on the 31st consecutive day that the House has
4 not convened for session unless: (i) any deadline applicable
5 to the bill or resolution that has been designated by the
6 Speaker under Rule 9 exceeds 31 days, with re-referral to
7 occur, if at all, in accordance with that deadline; (ii) this
8 Rule is suspended under Rule 67; (iii) the Rules Committee, by
9 the affirmative vote of a majority of those appointed, issues
10 a written exception to the Clerk before that 31st day; or (iv)
11 the bill has been passed but remains subject to further
12 consideration pursuant to Rule 65.
13 (c) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, when a
14 bill or resolution is re-referred to the Rules Committee under
15 this Rule, all pending amendments and motions on the
16 legislative measure shall also be referred to the Rules
17 Committee. When the deadline for a legislative measure is
18 changed under these Rules or an exception is made under this
19 Rule, for purposes of this Rule, such change or exception
20 shall also apply to all pending amendments and motions on the
21 legislative measure.
22 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
23 (House Rule 20)
24 20. Reporting by Committees. Committees shall report to
25 the House, and subcommittees shall report to their parent
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1 committees unless otherwise provided in these Rules.
2 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3 (House Rule 21)
4 21. Notice.
5 (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules or unless
6 this Rule is suspended or the Rules Committee by majority vote
7 waives the notice requirement for a subject matter hearing of
8 any committee, standing committees, special committees,
9 committees created under Article X of these Rules, and
10 subcommittees of those committees shall not consider or
11 conduct a hearing with respect to a subject matter or a
12 legislative measure absent notice first being given as
13 follows:
14 (1) The Chairperson of the committee, or the
15 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus of a standing or
16 special committee, shall, no later than 6 days before any
17 proposed hearing, post a notice on the House bulletin
18 board or the General Assembly website identifying each
19 subject matter and each legislative measure that may be
20 considered during that hearing. The notice shall contain
21 the day, hour, and place of the hearing. The scheduled
22 time for a hearing may be (i) changed to a later hour
23 without requiring additional notice, or (ii) set to begin
24 upon adjournment of the House. The location of a hearing
25 may be changed at any time, provided notice is posted on
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1 the House bulletin board or the General Assembly website.
2 Legislative measures and subject matters posted for
3 hearing as provided in this item (1) may also be
4 considered at any committee hearing re-convened following
5 a recess of the committee for which notice was posted, but
6 only if (i) the House has met or was scheduled to meet in
7 regular, veto, or special session on each calendar day
8 from the time of the original committee hearing to the
9 re-convened committee hearing and (ii) notice is provided
10 on the House bulletin board or the General Assembly
11 website.
12 (2) Standing and special committees, or subcommittees
13 of those committees, may hold a hearing on and consider
14 floor amendments, joint action motions for final action,
15 conference committee reports, and motions to table
16 committee amendments referred to them upon one-hour
17 advance notice, provided notice is posted on the House
18 bulletin board or the General Assembly website. Committee
19 amendments referred to a standing or special committee, or
20 subcommittee of those committees, may be considered by the
21 committee provided the committee amendment was filed no
22 later than 3:00 p.m. the business day before the meeting
23 of the committee and notice is posted on the House
24 bulletin board or the General Assembly website. "Business
25 day" does not include Saturday, Sunday, or State or
26 federal holidays unless the House is in session or the
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1 Clerk's office is otherwise open to the public on that
2 day.
3 (3) The Chairperson, or Co-Chairperson from the
4 majority caucus of a standing or special committee, shall,
5 in advance of a committee hearing, notify all Principal
6 Sponsors of legislative measures posted for that hearing
7 of the date, time, and place of hearing.
8 (b) Except as authorized under Rule 28, no committee,
9 other than the Rules Committee, may meet during any session of
10 the House, and no task force or commission created by Illinois
11 law that has legislative membership may meet during any
12 session of the House.
13 (c) Regardless of whether notice has been previously
14 given, it is always in order for a committee to table any
15 legislative measure pending before it when the Principal
16 Sponsor so requests, subject to Rule 60.
17 (d) When practical, the Clerk shall include a notice of
18 all scheduled hearings, except hearings of the Rules
19 Committee, together with all posted legislative measures and
20 subject matters, on the Daily Calendar.
21 (e) A motion to suspend the posting requirements of item
22 (1) of subsection (a) must be in writing, specifying the
23 committee and the legislative measures to which the motion
24 applies, and adopted by the affirmative vote of 60 members
25 elected. The requirement that the motion be in writing may not
26 be suspended.
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1 (f) Subject to subsection (e) and except for those
2 provisions that may not be suspended, this Rule may be
3 suspended only by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
4 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
5 (House Rule 22)
6 22. Committee Procedure.
7 (a) A committee may consider any legislative measure
8 referred to it, subject to Rule 21 and except as provided in
9 subsection (b), and may make with respect to that legislative
10 measure one of the following reports to the House or to the
11 parent committee, as appropriate:
12 (1) that the bill "do pass";
13 (2) that the bill "do not pass";
14 (3) that the bill "do pass as amended";
15 (4) that the bill "do not pass as amended";
16 (5) that the resolution "be adopted";
17 (6) that the resolution "be not adopted";
18 (7) that the resolution "be adopted as amended";
19 (8) that the resolution "be not adopted as amended";
20 (9) that the floor amendment, joint action motion,
21 conference committee report, or motion to table a
22 committee amendment "be adopted";
23 (10) that the floor amendment, joint action motion,
24 conference committee report, or motion to table a
25 committee amendment "be not adopted";
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1 (11) that the Executive Order "be disapproved";
2 (12) that the Executive Order "be not disapproved";
3 (13) "without recommendation"; or
4 (14) "tabled".
5 Any of the foregoing reports may be made only upon the
6 concurrence of a majority of those appointed. All legislative
7 measures reported "do pass", "do pass as amended", "be
8 adopted", or "be adopted as amended" are favorably reported to
9 the House. Except as otherwise provided by these Rules, any
10 legislative measure referred or re-referred to a committee and
11 not reported under this Rule shall remain in that committee.
12 For the purposes of this subsection (a), a resolution
13 proposing to amend the Illinois Constitution shall be reported
14 in the same manner as a bill.
15 (b) No bill that provides for an appropriation of money
16 from the State Treasury may be considered for passage by the
17 House unless it has first been favorably reported by an
18 Appropriations Committee or:
19 (1) the bill was discharged from an Appropriations
20 Committee under Rule 58;
21 (2) the bill was exempted from this requirement by a
22 majority of those appointed to the Rules Committee; or
23 (3) this Rule was suspended under Rule 67.
24 (c) The Clerk shall keep a record in which there shall be
25 entered:
26 (1) The time and place of each meeting of the
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1 committee.
2 (2) The attendance of committee members at each
3 meeting.
4 (3) The votes cast by the committee members on all
5 legislative measures acted on by the committee.
6 (4) The "Record of Committee Witness" forms executed
7 by each person appearing or registering in each committee
8 meeting, which shall include identification of the
9 witness, the person, group, or firm represented by
10 appearance and the capacity in which the representation is
11 made (if the person is representing someone other than
12 himself or herself), his or her position on the
13 legislation under consideration, and the nature of his or
14 her desired testimony.
15 (5) An audio recording of the proceedings.
16 (6) Documents submitted to the committee by persons
17 providing testimony or registering in each committee
18 meeting.
19 (7) Such additional information as may be requested by
20 the Clerk.
21 (d) The committee Chairperson, or the Co-Chairperson from
22 the majority caucus of a standing or special committee, shall
23 file with the Clerk, along with every legislative measure
24 reported upon, a written report containing such information as
25 required by the Clerk. The Clerk may adopt forms, policies,
26 and procedures with respect to the preparation, filing, and
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1 maintenance of the reports.
2 (e) When a committee fails to report a legislative measure
3 pending before it to the House, or when a committee fails to
4 hold a public hearing on a legislative measure pending before
5 it, the exclusive means to bring that legislative measure
6 directly before the House for its consideration is as provided
7 in Rule 18 or Rule 58.
8 (f) No legislative measure may be called for a vote in a
9 standing committee or special committee in the absence of the
10 Principal Sponsor. The committee Chairperson, the committee
11 Minority Spokesperson, or a chief co-sponsor may present a
12 bill or resolution in committee with the approval of the
13 Principal Sponsor when the committee consents. In the case of
14 standing or special committees with Co-Chairpersons from
15 different political parties, the "Chairperson" means the
16 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus, and the "Minority
17 Spokesperson" means the Co-Chairperson from the minority
18 caucus. This subsection may not be suspended.
19 (g) Motions to favorably report a legislative measure are
20 renewable, provided that no legislative measure may be voted
21 on more than twice in any committee on motions to report the
22 legislative measure favorably, or to reconsider the vote by
23 which the committee adopted a motion to report the legislative
24 measure unfavorably. A legislative measure having failed to
25 receive a favorable recommendation after 2 such record votes
26 shall be automatically reported with the appropriate
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1 unfavorable recommendation.
2 (g-5) A legislative measure, having failed to receive a
3 favorable recommendation after 2 such record votes of a
4 subcommittee or having received a recommendation to
5 unfavorably report, shall be automatically reported to the
6 House with the appropriate unfavorable recommendation.
7 (h) Bills and resolutions receiving favorable reports may
8 be placed upon the Consent Calendar as provided in Rule 42.
9 (i) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
10 vote of 71 members elected.
11 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
12 (House Rule 23)
13 23. Witnesses, Oaths, and Subpoenas.
14 (a) At the discretion of the Chairperson, standing
15 committees may administer oaths and may compel, by subpoena,
16 any person to appear and give testimony as a witness before the
17 standing committee and produce papers, documents, and other
18 materials relating to a legislative measure pending before the
19 standing committee.
20 (b) At the discretion of the Chairperson, special
21 committees may administer oaths and may compel, by subpoena,
22 any person to appear and give testimony before the special
23 committee and produce papers, documents, and other materials
24 relating to the subject matter for which the special committee
25 was created or relating to a legislative measure pending
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1 before the special committee.
2 (c) At the discretion of the Speaker, a Committee of the
3 Whole may administer oaths and may compel, by subpoena, any
4 person to appear and give testimony before the Committee of
5 the Whole and produce papers, documents, and other materials
6 relating to the subject matter for which the Committee of the
7 Whole was created or relating to a legislative measure pending
8 before the committee of the Whole.
9 (d) Oaths may be administered under this Rule by the
10 Presiding Officer or by the Chairperson of a committee or any
11 person sitting in his or her stead.
12 (e) Subpoenas issued under this Rule must be issued and
13 signed by the Chairperson of the committee and must comply
14 with Rule 4(c)(9).
15 (f) In the case of special committees with Co-Chairpersons
16 from different political parties, the term "Chairperson" for
17 purposes of this Rule means the Co-Chairperson from the
18 majority caucus.
19 (g) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
20 vote of 71 members elected.
21 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
22 (House Rule 24)
23 24. Committee Reports.
24 (a) All bills favorably reported to the House from a
25 committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
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1 discharged, shall be reported to the House and shall be placed
2 on the order of Second Reading. Bills reported to the House
3 from committee "do not pass", "do not pass as amended",
4 "without recommendation", or "tabled" shall lie on the table.
5 (b) All floor amendments, joint action motions for final
6 action, conference committee reports, and motions to table
7 committee amendments favorably reported from a standing
8 committee or special committee shall be referred to the House
9 and eligible for consideration when the House is on an
10 appropriate order of business. All floor amendments, joint
11 action motions for final action, conference committee reports,
12 and motions to table committee amendments that are reported to
13 the House from committee "be not adopted", "without
14 recommendation", or "tabled" shall lie on the table.
15 (c) All resolutions favorably reported to the House from
16 the Rules Committee, a standing committee, or a special
17 committee, or with respect to which the committee has been
18 discharged, shall be referred to the House and placed on the
19 order of Resolutions. All resolutions that are reported to the
20 House from committee "be not adopted", "be not adopted as
21 amended", "without recommendation", or "tabled" shall lie on
22 the table.
23 (d) For the purposes subsections (a) and (c) of this Rule,
24 a resolution proposing to amend the Illinois Constitution
25 shall be reported to the House or tabled in the same manner as
26 a bill.
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1 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2 (House Rule 25)
3 25. Remote Participation in Committees and Task Forces.
4 (a) The Speaker may allow members to participate remotely
5 in subject matter hearings for committees or task forces when
6 the committee or task force location has sufficient technology
7 to support remote participation. A member of the committee or
8 task force participating remotely under this subsection (a)
9 shall be considered in attendance for recordkeeping purposes
10 only but shall not be considered present for the purpose of
11 voting in accordance with Rule 49 or for the purpose of
12 determining if a quorum is present.
13 (b) The Speaker may allow members to participate remotely
14 in hearings for committees or task forces, other than subject
15 matter hearings, when the hearing is taking place on a day when
16 the House is not in session and the committee or task force
17 location has sufficient technology to support remote
18 participation. A member of the committee or task force
19 participating remotely under this subsection (b) shall be
20 considered present and in attendance at the committee or task
21 force hearing, including for the purpose of voting in
22 accordance with Rule 49 and for the purpose of determining if a
23 quorum is present. Action taken by a member of a committee or
24 task force who is participating remotely under this subsection
25 (b) shall have the same legal effect as if the member were
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1 physically present when the action is taken.
2 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, in
3 the case of pestilence or public danger upon declaration of
4 the Speaker, members may participate remotely in hearings for
5 committees and task forces. A member of the committee or task
6 force participating remotely after such a declaration shall be
7 considered present and in attendance at the committee hearing,
8 including for the purpose of voting in accordance with Rule 49
9 and for the purpose of determining if a quorum is present.
10 Action taken by a member of a committee who is participating
11 remotely after such a declaration shall have the same legal
12 effect as if the member were physically present when the
13 action is taken.
14 (d) The Speaker may establish additional procedures for
15 remote participation under this Section and shall designate
16 the technology or software that must be used. The technology
17 or software must, at a minimum, be sufficient to (1) verify the
18 identity of a member who is participating remotely, (2) allow
19 the public, including representatives of the press, to hear or
20 view each member and witness who is participating remotely,
21 and (3) allow witnesses to testify as permitted under Rule 26.
22 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
23 (House Rule 26)
24 26. Rights of the Public.
25 (a) If a legislative measure or subject matter has been
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1 properly set for hearing and witnesses are present and wish to
2 testify, the committee shall hear the witnesses at the
3 scheduled time and place, subject to Rule 10(c). The
4 Chairperson may allow remote witness testimony when the
5 committee or task force location has sufficient technology to
6 support remote participation.
7 (b) Any person wishing to offer testimony to a committee
8 hearing of a legislative measure or subject matter shall be
9 given a reasonable opportunity to do so, orally or in writing.
10 The Chairperson may set time limits for presentation of oral
11 testimony. No testimony in writing is required of any witness,
12 but any witness may submit a statement in writing for the
13 committee record. All persons offering testimony shall
14 complete and submit a "Record of Committee Witness" form on
15 the General Assembly website before testifying. In the case of
16 standing or special committees with Co-Chairpersons from
17 different political parties, the "Chairperson" means the
18 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
19 (c) A motion to foreclose further oral testimony by
20 witnesses on a matter before a committee may be adopted only by
21 a three-fifths majority of those voting on the motion. No such
22 motion is in order until both proponents and opponents
23 requesting to be heard have been given a fair and substantial
24 opportunity to express their positions. No one shall be
25 prohibited from filing for the record "Record of Committee
26 Witness" forms or written statements while the matter is
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1 before the committee.
2 (d) Meetings of committees and subcommittees shall be open
3 to the public. Committee meetings of the House may be closed to
4 the public if two-thirds of the members elected to the House
5 determine, by a record vote, that the public interest so
6 requires.
7 (d-5) For meetings of committees following a declaration
8 of pestilence or public danger by the Speaker, the Speaker,
9 after consultation with the Minority Leader, may limit access
10 to the room in which the committee is held to members and
11 officers of the General Assembly, majority and minority staff,
12 and no more than 5 members of the public who are
13 representatives of the press, except as otherwise authorized
14 by the Speaker. If access is so limited, the Speaker may
15 designate one or more locations outside of the committee room
16 for the public to safely watch or listen to the proceedings of
17 the committee via a live audio/video broadcast. Access to such
18 locations may be limited as necessary to maintain safety,
19 including, but not limited to, requiring that persons at such
20 locations follow one or more of the decorum protocols of Rule
21 51.5(a). This subsection shall only apply to meetings in which
22 members are physically present and may not be suspended.
23 (e) This Rule cannot be suspended retroactively.
24 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
25 (House Rule 27)
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1 27. Smoking. Smoking is prohibited at any official
2 committee hearing, and no committee member, staff member, or
3 member of the public is permitted to smoke in the room in which
4 the hearing is being held.
5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
6 ARTICLE III
7 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
8 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
9 (House Rule 28)
10 28. Sessions of the House.
11 (a) The House is in session whenever it convenes in
12 perfunctory session, regular session, veto session, special
13 session, or joint session with the Senate. Members are
14 entitled to per diem expense reimbursements authorized by law
15 only on those regular, veto, special session, and joint
16 session days that they are in attendance at the House and
17 either (i) are recorded as present on the quorum roll call or
18 (ii) personally appear before the Clerk or the Clerk's
19 designee after the quorum roll call but prior to the close of
20 the Clerk's Office for the day. Attendance by members is not
21 required or recorded on perfunctory session days.
22 (b) Regular and veto session days shall be scheduled with
23 notice by the Speaker under Rule 9. Special session days shall
24 be scheduled in accordance with the Constitution and laws of
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1 Illinois. The Speaker may convene the House when deemed
2 necessary, regardless of whether a different date or time has
3 been established.
4 (c) The Speaker may schedule perfunctory session days
5 during which the Clerk may read into the House record any
6 legislative measure. Committees may meet and may consider and
7 act upon legislative measures during a perfunctory session
8 day, and the Clerk may receive and read committee reports into
9 the House record during a perfunctory day. In accordance with
10 Rule 53.5, and with the approval of the Clerk, a member may
11 make an oral statement during a perfunctory session. Except
12 for automatic referral under these Rules, no further action
13 may be taken by the House with respect to a legislative measure
14 during a perfunctory session day.
15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
16 (House Rule 29)
17 29. Hour of Meeting. Unless otherwise ordered by the
18 Speaker or Presiding Officer, the House shall regularly
19 convene at 12:00 noon on all days the House convenes in
20 regular, veto, or special session.
21 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
22 (House Rule 30)
23 30. Access to the House Floor and Chamber.
24 (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, only the
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1 following persons shall be admitted to the House while it is in
2 session: members and officers of the General Assembly; elected
3 officers of the executive branch; justices of the Supreme
4 Court; the designated aide to an executive or judicial branch
5 constitutional officer, except as limited by the Speaker; the
6 parliamentarian; majority staff members and minority staff
7 members, except as limited by the Speaker or Presiding
8 Officer; former members, except as limited by the Speaker or
9 prohibited under subsection (d); and employees of the
10 Legislative Reference Bureau, except as limited by the
11 Speaker. Representatives of the press, while the House is in
12 session, may have access to the galleries and places allotted
13 to them by the Speaker or his or her designee. No person is
14 entitled to the floor unless appropriately attired. Only
15 members of the General Assembly may use telephones at the
16 members' desks. Smoking is prohibited on the floor of the
17 House and in the House galleries.
18 (a-5) On any day in which the House is in session following
19 a declaration of pestilence or public danger by the Speaker,
20 the Speaker, after consultation with the Minority Leader, may
21 limit access to the House Chamber and adjoining hallways and
22 passages to members and officers of the General Assembly,
23 majority and minority staff as authorized by the Speaker or
24 Presiding Officer, and no more than 5 members of the public who
25 are representatives of the press, except as otherwise
26 authorized by the Speaker. If access is so limited, the
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1 Speaker may designate one or more locations outside of the
2 House Chamber for the public to safely watch and listen to the
3 proceedings of the House and its committees via a live
4 audio/video broadcast. Access to such locations may be limited
5 as necessary to maintain safety, including, but not limited
6 to, requiring that persons at such locations follow the
7 decorum protocols of Rule 51.5(a). This subsection may not be
8 suspended.
9 (b) On days during which the House is in session, the
10 Doorkeeper shall clear the floor of all persons not entitled
11 to access to the floor 15 minutes before the convening time,
12 and the Doorkeeper shall enforce all other provisions of this
13 Rule.
14 (c) The Speaker may authorize the admission to the floor
15 of any other person, except as prohibited under subsection
16 (d).
17 (d) No person who is directly or indirectly interested in
18 defeating or promoting any pending legislative measure, if
19 required to be registered as a lobbyist or compensated by an
20 entity required to register as a lobbyist, shall be allowed
21 access to the floor of the House at any time during the
22 session. The Speaker, or his or her designee, shall have the
23 authority to determine whether a person may be granted or
24 denied access in accordance with this subsection.
25 (e) When he or she deems it necessary for the preservation
26 of order, the Presiding Officer may by order remove any person
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1 from the floor of the House. A Representative may be removed
2 from the floor only under Rule 51.5 or Article XI or XII of
3 these Rules.
4 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
5 (House Rule 31)
6 31. Standing Order of Business.
7 (a) Unless otherwise determined by the Presiding Officer,
8 the standing daily order of business of the House is as
9 follows:
10 (1) Call to Order, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance,
11 and Roll Call.
12 (2) Approval of the Journal.
13 (3) Reading of House Bills a first time.
14 (4) Reports from committees, with reports from the
15 Rules Committee ordinarily made at any time.
16 (5) Presentation of Resolutions, Petitions, and
17 Messages.
18 (6) Introduction of House Bills.
19 (7) Messages from the Senate, not including reading
20 Senate Bills a first time.
21 (8) Reading of House Bills a second time.
22 (9) Reading of House Bills a third time.
23 (10) Reading of Senate Bills a third time.
24 (11) Reading of Senate Bills a second time.
25 (12) Reading of Senate Bills a first time.
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1 (13) House Bills on the Order of Concurrence.
2 (14) Senate Bills on the Order of Non-Concurrence.
3 (15) Conference Committee Reports.
4 (16) Motions in Writing.
5 (17) Constitutional Amendment Resolutions.
6 (18) Motions with respect to Vetoes.
7 (19) Consideration of Resolutions.
8 (20) Motions to Discharge Committee.
9 (21) Motions to Take from the Table.
10 (22) Motions to Suspend the Rules.
11 (23) Consideration of Bills on the Order of Postponed
12 Consideration.
13 (b) The Speaker may establish a Weekly Order of Business
14 or a Daily Order of Business setting forth the date and
15 approximate time at which specific legislative measures may be
16 considered by the House. The Weekly Order of Business or Daily
17 Order of Business is effective upon being filed by the Speaker
18 with the Clerk and takes the place of the standing order of
19 business for the amount of time necessary for its completion.
20 Nothing in this Rule, however, limits the Speaker's or
21 Presiding Officer's powers under Rule 4(c)(3) or Rule 43(a).
22 (c) A special order of business may be set by the Rules
23 Committee or by the Speaker as provided in Rule 44.
24 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
25 vote of 71 members elected.
26 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
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1 (House Rule 32)
2 32. Quorum.
3 (a) A majority of those elected constitutes a quorum of
4 the House, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, or
5 recess for less than one day, and compel the attendance of
6 absent members. A majority of those appointed constitutes a
7 quorum of a committee. When a quorum is not present for a
8 hearing of a committee, a smaller number may adjourn, recess,
9 or conduct a hearing on a subject matter as authorized by Rule
10 21. The attendance of absent members may also be compelled by
11 order of the Speaker. This subsection may not be suspended.
12 (b) The question of the presence of a quorum in any
13 committee may not be raised on consideration of a legislative
14 measure by the House unless the same question was previously
15 raised before the committee with respect to that legislative
16 measure.
17 (c) Any member not answering the quorum roll call of the
18 House on any session day who is in attendance and wishes to be
19 added to that quorum roll call must file a request to be shown
20 present on the quorum roll call with the Clerk. The request
21 must be in writing and filed in person by the member on the
22 same calendar day the quorum roll call was taken.
23 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
24 (House Rule 33)
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1 33. Approval of the Journal. The Speaker or his or her
2 designee shall periodically examine and report to the House
3 any corrections he or she deems should be made in the Journal
4 before it is approved. If those corrections are approved by
5 the House, they shall be made by the Clerk.
6 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
7 (House Rule 34)
8 34. Executive Sessions. The sessions of the House shall be
9 open to the public. Sessions and committee meetings of the
10 House may be closed to the public if two-thirds of the members
11 elected determine, by a record vote, that the public interest
12 so requires.
13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
14 (House Rule 35)
15 35. Length of Adjournment. The House, without the consent
16 of the Senate, shall not adjourn for more than 3 days or to a
17 place other than where the 2 chambers of the General Assembly
18 are sitting. The House is in session on any day in which it
19 convenes in perfunctory session, regular session, veto
20 session, special session, or joint session with the Senate.
21 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
22 (House Rule 36)
23 36. Transcript of the House. Nothing contained in the
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1 official transcript of the House shall be changed or expunged
2 except by written request of a Representative to the Clerk and
3 Speaker, and that request may be approved only by the record
4 vote of 71 members elected.
5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
6 ARTICLE IV
7 BILLS AND AMENDMENTS
8 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
9 (House Rule 37)
10 37. Bills.
11 (a) A bill may be introduced in the House by sponsorship of
12 one or more members of the House, whose names shall be on the
13 reproduced copies of the bills, in the House Journal, and in
14 the Legislative Digest. The Principal Sponsor shall be the
15 first name to appear on the bill and may be joined by no more
16 than 4 chief co-sponsors with the approval of the Principal
17 Sponsor; other co-sponsors shall be separated from the
18 Principal Sponsor and any chief co-sponsors by a comma. The
19 Principal Sponsor may change the sponsorship of a bill to that
20 of one or more other Representatives, or to that of the
21 standing committee or special committee to which the bill was
22 referred or from which the bill was reported. Such change may
23 be made at any time the bill is pending before the General
24 Assembly House or any of its committees by filing a notice with
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1 the Clerk, provided that the addition of any member as a
2 Principal Sponsor, chief co-sponsor, or co-sponsor must be
3 with that member's consent. When the Principal Sponsor ceases
4 to be a Representative during the term, the chief sponsorship
5 of any of his or her pending legislative measures may be
6 changed to another Representative upon approval by the Speaker
7 or Minority Leader, whichever served as the Representative's
8 caucus leader. This subsection may not be suspended.
9 (b) The Principal Sponsor of a bill controls that bill. A
10 committee-sponsored bill is controlled by the Chairperson, or
11 if Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson
12 from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is
13 deemed the Principal Sponsor. Committee-sponsored bills may
14 not have individual co-sponsors.
15 (c) The Senate sponsor of a bill originating in the Senate
16 may request substitute House sponsorship of that bill by
17 filing a notice with the Clerk. Such notice is automatically
18 referred to the Rules Committee. The notice shall include the
19 bill number, signature of the Senate sponsor, signature of the
20 substitute House sponsor, and a statement that the original
21 House sponsor was provided with notice of intent to request a
22 substitute House sponsor. A notice that satisfies the
23 requirements of this subsection shall be approved by the Rules
24 Committee. If the Rules Committee does not act on a notice that
25 satisfies the requirements of this subsection within 3
26 legislative days after its referral, then the notice is deemed
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1 approved and the Clerk shall substitute sponsorship. This
2 subsection shall be in effect if, and only for so long as, the
3 Rules of the Senate include a reciprocal privilege for House
4 sponsors and the Senate complies with the rule. This
5 subsection may not be suspended.
6 (d) All bills introduced in the House shall be read by
7 title a first time and automatically referred to the Rules
8 Committee in accordance with Rule 18. After a Senate Bill is
9 received and a House member has submitted notification to the
10 Clerk of sponsorship of that bill, it shall be read by title
11 and automatically referred to the Rules Committee in
12 accordance with Rule 18.
13 (e) All bills introduced into the House shall be
14 accompanied by 1 copy. Any bill that amends a statute shall
15 indicate the particular changes in the following manner:
16 (1) All new matter shall be underscored.
17 (2) All matter that is to be omitted or superseded
18 shall be shown crossed with a line.
19 (f) No bill shall be passed by the House except on a record
20 vote of a majority of those elected, subject to Rule 69. A bill
21 that has lost on Third Reading and has not been reconsidered
22 may not thereafter be revived. If a motion for the adoption of
23 a first conference committee report fails and the motion is
24 not reconsidered, then a second conference committee may be
25 appointed as provided in Rule 76(c). If a motion for the
26 adoption of a second conference committee report fails and is
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1 not reconsidered, then the bill may not thereafter be revived.
2 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3 (House Rule 38)
4 38. Reading of Bills. Every bill shall be read by title on
5 3 different days before passage by the House.
6 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
7 (House Rule 39)
8 39. Reproduction and Distribution. The Clerk shall cause
9 any bill, amendment, or resolution, filed with or received by
10 the Clerk, whether originating in the House or the Senate, and
11 any other measure subject to this Rule to be reproduced and
12 distributed to the members. Reproduction and distribution may
13 be done electronically, either via email or publication on the
14 General Assembly website, or the Clerk may establish a method
15 that any member may use to secure a copy.
16 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
17 (House Rule 40)
18 40. Amendments.
19 (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, committee
20 amendments may be offered only by the Principal Sponsor, chief
21 co-sponsor, or a member of the committee and adopted by a
22 standing or special committee only while the affected bill is
23 before that committee. Committee amendments shall be adopted
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1 by a majority of those appointed. All committee amendments
2 that have been referred to a standing committee or special
3 committee by the Rules Committee shall be considered by the
4 committee or a subcommittee of that committee prior to
5 consideration by the committee of the bill to which the
6 amendment relates. A committee amendment may be the subject of
7 a motion to "do adopt" or "do not adopt". A committee amendment
8 may be adopted only by a successful motion to "do adopt". All
9 committee amendments not adopted to a bill prior to the
10 favorable reporting of the bill by a standing committee or
11 special committee are automatically tabled. Committee
12 amendments to resolutions are subject to the same procedure
13 applicable to committee amendments to bills.
14 (b) A floor amendment may be filed and may be referred by
15 the Rules Committee to the House for consideration, or to a
16 standing or special committee, only while the bill is on the
17 order of Second Reading, Third Reading, or Postponed
18 Consideration. Floor amendments may be offered for adoption
19 only while the bill is on the order of Second Reading, subject
20 to Rule 18, and shall be adopted by a majority vote. A floor
21 amendment to a bill may be adopted by the House when a bill is
22 on the order of Second Reading if: (i) the Rules Committee has
23 referred the floor amendment to the House for consideration
24 under Rule 18; (ii) a standing or special committee has
25 referred the floor amendment to the House; or (iii) the floor
26 amendment has been discharged from committee pursuant to Rule
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1 58. All floor amendments not adopted to a bill and that are
2 still pending in a committee or before the House upon the
3 passage or defeat of a bill on Third Reading are automatically
4 tabled, provided that any floor amendment tabled pursuant to
5 this Rule shall automatically be taken from the table upon the
6 adoption of a motion to reconsider the vote for the passage or
7 defeat of the bill on Third Reading. Floor amendments to
8 resolutions are subject to the same procedure applicable to
9 floor amendments to bills.
10 (c) All amendments filed in the House must be accompanied
11 by one copy. The Clerk shall number amendments sequentially in
12 the order submitted, and all amendments that are in order
13 shall be considered in ascending numerical order.
14 (d) No amendment shall be filed with the Clerk while a bill
15 is assigned to the Rules Committee. Committee amendments may
16 be filed for a resolution pending in the Rules Committee only
17 if the resolution would adopt or amend House Rules or Joint
18 House-Senate Rules pursuant to Rule 67.
19 (e) The sponsor of an amendment may change the sponsorship
20 of the amendment to that of another member, with that other
21 member's consent. Such change may be made at any time the
22 amendment is pending before the House or any of its committees
23 by filing notice with the Clerk.
24 (f) Amendments that propose to alter any existing law
25 shall conform to the requirements of Rule 37(e).
26 (g) If a committee reports a legislative measure "do pass
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1 as amended" or "do adopt as amended", the committee amendments
2 are deemed adopted by the committee action.
3 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4 (House Rule 41)
5 41. Note Requests; Quick Takes.
6 (a) The House shall comply with all Illinois laws
7 requiring fiscal or other notes. The notes shall be filed with
8 the Clerk, who shall affix each note with a time stamp
9 endorsing the date and time received, and attached to the
10 original of the bill and available for inspection by the
11 members. As soon as practical, the Clerk shall provide a copy
12 of the note to the Legislative Reference Bureau, which shall
13 provide an informative summary of the note in subsequent
14 issues of the Legislative Digest.
15 A motion to have any note request deemed inapplicable may
16 be made by the Principal Sponsor of the bill, or by a chief
17 co-sponsor with the consent of the Principal Sponsor, at any
18 time and shall be adopted by a majority of those voting on the
19 motion. No member, except the Principal Sponsor of the bill,
20 may file a request for a note with the Clerk during debate of
21 the legislative measure to which the note relates. At the
22 request of the Principal Sponsor of a bill, or by a chief
23 co-sponsor with the consent of the Principal Sponsor, a note
24 request for the bill as introduced into the House or received
25 from the Senate shall be automatically deemed inapplicable if
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1 (i) one or more House amendments to the bill have been adopted,
2 and (ii) a note of the same type for the bill as amended by
3 each adopted House amendment has been filed with the Clerk. If
4 any such adopted House amendment is later tabled, the note
5 request for the bill as introduced into or received by the
6 House shall immediately become applicable. A note request
7 deemed inapplicable under this Rule shall not be further
8 considered and shall not prevent the bill from advancing.
9 (b) No bill authorizing or directing the conveyance by the
10 State of any particular interest in real estate to any
11 individual or entity other than a governmental unit or agency
12 may be voted upon in committee or upon Second Reading unless a
13 certified appraisal of the value of the interest has been
14 filed. The appraisal shall be filed with the Clerk of the
15 House, and shall be part of the permanent record for that bill.
16 (c) No bill authorizing the State or a unit of local
17 government to acquire property by eminent domain using
18 "quick-take" powers under the Eminent Domain Act may be voted
19 upon in committee or on Second Reading unless the State or the
20 unit of local government, as applicable, has complied with all
21 of the following procedures:
22 (1) The State or the unit of local government must
23 notify each owner of an interest in the property, by
24 certified mail, of the intention of the State or the unit
25 of local government to request approval of legislation by
26 the General Assembly authorizing the State or the unit of
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1 local government to acquire the property by eminent domain
2 using "quick-take" powers under Section 20-5-5 of the
3 Eminent Domain Act.
4 (2) The State or the unit of local government must
5 cause notice of its intention to request authorization to
6 acquire the property by eminent domain using "quick-take"
7 powers to be published in a newspaper of general
8 circulation in the territory sought to be acquired by the
9 State or the unit of local government.
10 (3) Following the notices required under paragraphs
11 (1) and (2), the State or the unit of local government must
12 hold at least one public hearing, at the place where the
13 unit of local government normally holds its business
14 meetings (or, in the case of property sought to be
15 acquired by the State: (i) at a location in the county in
16 which the property sought to be acquired by the State is
17 located, or (ii) if the property is located in Cook
18 County, at a location in the township in which the
19 property is located, or (iii) if the property is located
20 in 2 adjacent counties other than Cook County or in 2
21 adjacent townships in Cook County, at a location in the
22 county or in the township in Cook County in which the
23 majority of the property is located, or (iv) if the
24 property is located in Cook County and an adjacent county,
25 at a location in the other county or in the township in
26 Cook County in which the majority of the property is
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1 located), on the question of the acquisition of the
2 property by the State or the unit of local government by
3 eminent domain using "quick-take" powers.
4 (4) In the case of property sought to be acquired by a
5 unit of local government, following the public hearing or
6 hearings held under paragraph (3), the unit of local
7 government must adopt, by recorded vote, a resolution to
8 request approval of legislation by the General Assembly
9 authorizing the unit of local government to acquire the
10 property by eminent domain using "quick-take" powers under
11 the Eminent Domain Act. The resolution must include a
12 statement of the time period within which the unit of
13 local government requests authority to exercise
14 "quick-take" powers, which may not exceed one year.
15 (5) Following the public hearing or hearings held
16 under paragraph (3), the head of the appropriate State
17 office, department, or agency or the chief elected
18 official of the unit of local government, as applicable,
19 must submit to the Chairperson and Minority Spokesperson
20 of the House Executive Committee a sworn, notarized
21 affidavit that contains, or has attached as an
22 incorporated exhibit, all of the following:
23 (A) The legal description of the property.
24 (B) The street address of the property.
25 (C) The name of each State Senator and State
26 Representative who represents the territory that is
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1 the subject of the proposed taking.
2 (D) The date or dates on which the State or the
3 unit of local government contacted each such State
4 Senator and State Representative concerning the
5 intention of the State or the unit of local government
6 to request approval of legislation by the General
7 Assembly authorizing the State or the unit of local
8 government to acquire the property by eminent domain
9 using "quick-take" powers.
10 (E) The current name, address, and telephone
11 number of each owner of an interest in the property.
12 (F) A summary of all negotiations between the
13 State or the unit of local government and the owner or
14 owners of the property concerning the sale of the
15 property to the State or the unit of local government.
16 (G) A statement of the date and location of each
17 public hearing held under paragraph (3).
18 (H) A statement of the public purpose for which
19 the State or the unit of local government seeks to
20 acquire the property.
21 (I) The certification of the head of the
22 appropriate State office, department, or agency or the
23 chief elected official of the unit of local
24 government, as applicable, that (i) the property is
25 located within the territory under the jurisdiction of
26 the State or the unit of local government and (ii) the
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1 State or the unit of local government seeks to acquire
2 the property for a public purpose.
3 (J) A map of the area in which the property to be
4 acquired is located, showing the location of the
5 property.
6 (K) Photographs of the property.
7 (L) An appraisal of the property by a real estate
8 appraiser who is certified or licensed under the Real
9 Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002.
10 (M) In the case of property sought to be acquired
11 by a unit of local government, a copy of the resolution
12 adopted by the unit of local government under
13 paragraph (4).
14 (N) Documentation of the public purpose for which
15 the State or the unit of local government seeks to
16 acquire the property.
17 (O) A copy of each notice sent to an owner of an
18 interest in the property under paragraph (1).
19 A request for quick-take authority shall not be considered
20 by a House committee fewer than 30 days after the date of the
21 notice to each property owner as required by paragraph (1).
22 Every affidavit submitted by the State or a unit of local
23 government pursuant to this Rule 41(c), together with all
24 documents and other items submitted with the affidavit, must
25 be made available to any person upon request for inspection
26 and copying.
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1 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2 (House Rule 42)
3 42. Consent Calendar.
4 (a) The Clerk shall include a Consent Calendar on the
5 Daily Calendar and designate it as a separate calendar. The
6 Consent Calendar shall contain 3 orders of business: Consent
7 Calendar - Second Reading, Consent Calendar - Third Reading,
8 and Consent Calendar - Resolutions. Within each order of
9 business, bills or resolutions shall be listed in separate
10 groups according to the number of required days each has been
11 on that order of business on the Consent Calendar. No more than
12 80 bills and resolutions shall be listed in each group. All
13 bills or resolutions to which amendments have been adopted
14 shall be so designated.
15 (b) No debate is in order regarding any item on the Consent
16 Calendar. The Presiding Officer, however, shall allow a
17 reasonable time for questions from the floor and answers to
18 those questions. No amendment from the floor is in order
19 regarding any bill or resolution on the Consent Calendar.
20 (c) A bill on the Consent Calendar shall stand for 2
21 legislative days on the order of Consent Calendar - Second
22 Reading, and for at least 2 legislative days on the order of
23 Consent Calendar - Third Reading, before a vote on the final
24 passage may be taken. Resolutions on the Consent Calendar
25 shall stand for at least 4 legislative days before a vote on
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1 adoption may be taken. One record vote on final passage shall
2 be taken on those bills called for final passage. Immediately
3 before a vote on the bills on the Consent Calendar, the
4 Presiding Officer shall call to the attention of the members
5 the fact that the next legislative action will be the vote on
6 the Consent Calendar.
7 (d) A bill or resolution may be placed on the Consent
8 Calendar by report of a standing committee or special
9 committee upon a motion adopted by a unanimous vote of the
10 members present. For purposes of this subsection (d), a
11 unanimous vote on the motion is a vote with no member voting
12 nay.
13 (e) No bill regarding revenue or appropriations may be
14 placed on the Consent Calendar. No resolution requiring more
15 than 60 affirmative votes for adoption and no bill requiring
16 more than 60 affirmative votes for passage by the House may be
17 placed on the Consent Calendar.
18 (f) The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall each appoint
19 3 members who may challenge the presence of any bill or
20 resolution on the Consent Calendar. Before a vote on final
21 passage of any item on the Consent Calendar, an item shall be
22 removed from the Consent Calendar if (i) 4 or more members,
23 (ii) the Principal Sponsor of the bill or resolution, or (iii)
24 one or more of the appointed challengers file with the Clerk
25 written objections to the presence of the bill or resolution
26 on the Consent Calendar. Any bill or resolution so removed may
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1 not be placed thereafter on the Consent Calendar during that
2 session of the General Assembly, unless the member or members
3 who objected to the presence of the bill or resolution on the
4 Consent Calendar consent in writing to restoration of the bill
5 or resolution on the Consent Calendar.
6 Any bill removed from the Consent Calendar shall stand on
7 the order of Second Reading with short debate status, subject
8 to Rule 52, and any resolution so removed shall stand on the
9 order of Resolutions with short debate status, subject to Rule
10 52.
11 (g) This Rule shall not be in effect unless ordered by the
12 Speaker and may be suspended at any time by order of the
13 Speaker.
14 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
15 (House Rule 43)
16 43. Changing Order of Business.
17 (a) Any order of business may be changed at any time by the
18 Speaker or Presiding Officer.
19 (b) Any order of business may be changed at any time upon
20 the motion of any member, supported by 5 additional members,
21 if the motion is adopted by an affirmative vote of 71 members
22 elected.
23 (c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
24 vote of 71 members elected.
25 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
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1 (House Rule 44)
2 44. Special Orders; Rules Committee.
3 (a) A special order of business may be set by the Rules
4 Committee or by the Speaker. The Principal Sponsor of a bill or
5 resolution must consent to the placement of the bill or
6 resolution on a special order. A special order shall fix the
7 day to which it applies and the matters to be included. The
8 Speaker, or the Rules Committee by a vote of a majority of
9 those appointed, may establish time limits for a special order
10 and may establish limitations on debate during a special order
11 (notwithstanding Rule 52), in which event the allotted time
12 shall be fairly divided between proponents and opponents of
13 the legislation to be considered. A special order of business
14 takes the place of the standing order for such time as may be
15 necessary for its completion. Only matters that may otherwise
16 properly be before the House may be included in a special
17 order.
18 (b) A special order shall appear on the Daily Calendar for
19 3 legislative days. This subsection (b) may be suspended only
20 by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
21 (c) A special order may be suspended, amended, or modified
22 by motion adopted by an affirmative vote of 60 members. A
23 special order shall be suspended by a written objection signed
24 by 3 members of the Rules Committee and filed during the first
25 legislative day on which the special order appears on the
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1 calendar.
2 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3 ARTICLE V
4 RESOLUTIONS AND CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
6 (House Rule 45)
7 45. Resolutions.
8 (a) A resolution may be introduced in the House by
9 sponsorship of one or more members of the House. The name of
10 the Principal Sponsor shall be included in the House Journal,
11 and the names of all sponsors shall be included in the
12 Legislative Digest. The Principal Sponsor of a resolution, or
13 the sponsor of an amendment to a resolution, may change the
14 sponsorship of the resolution or amendment, as applicable, to
15 that of another member, with that other member's consent, by
16 filing notice with the Clerk. When the Principal Sponsor
17 ceases to be a Representative during the term, the chief
18 sponsorship of any of his or her pending legislative measures
19 may be changed to another Representative upon approval by the
20 Speaker or Minority Leader, whichever served as the
21 Representative's caucus leader. Each resolution introduced
22 shall be accompanied by 1 copy.
23 (b) The Principal Sponsor of a resolution controls that
24 resolution. A standing committee-sponsored resolution is
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1 controlled by the Chairperson of the committee, or if
2 Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson
3 from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is
4 deemed the Principal Sponsor. A special committee-sponsored
5 resolution is controlled by the Chairperson, or if
6 Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson
7 from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is
8 deemed the Principal Sponsor. Committee-sponsored resolutions
9 may not have individual co-sponsors.
10 (c) Any resolution calling for the expenditure of State
11 funds may be adopted only by a record vote of a majority of
12 those elected.
13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
14 (House Rule 46)
15 46. State Constitutional Amendments. A resolution
16 proposing to amend the Illinois Constitution shall be read in
17 full in its final form on 3 different days. Upon adoption of
18 any amendment, the Clerk shall read the amended resolution in
19 full form on 3 different days. Final passage requires the
20 affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
21 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
22 (House Rule 47)
23 47. Federal Constitutional Amendments and Constitutional
24 Conventions.
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1 (a) The affirmative vote of 71 of the members elected is
2 required to adopt any resolution:
3 (1) requesting Congress to call a federal
4 constitutional convention;
5 (2) ratifying a proposed amendment to the Constitution
6 of the United States; or
7 (3) calling a State convention to ratify a proposed
8 amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
9 (b) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
10 vote of 71 members elected.
11 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
12 (House Rule 48)
13 48. Certificates of Recognition. Any member may sponsor a
14 certificate of recognition to be signed by the Speaker and
15 attested by the Clerk to recognize any person, organization,
16 or event worthy of public commendation. Upon request, the
17 sponsor may sign the certificate, in addition to the Speaker.
18 The form of the Certificate of Recognition shall be determined
19 by the Clerk with the approval of the Speaker.
20 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
21 ARTICLE VI
22 PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE
23 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
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1 (House Rule 49)
2 49. Voting. The Presiding Officer shall put all questions
3 distinctly, as follows: "All those in favor vote AYE, and
4 those opposed vote NAY." No member may vote on any question
5 before the House unless on the quorum roll call before the vote
6 is announced. Any vote of the House shall be by record vote
7 whenever 5 Representatives shall so request or whenever the
8 Presiding Officer shall so order. No member of a committee may
9 vote except when present at the time of the committee vote,
10 provided the member is on the committee roll before results of
11 the vote are announced.
12 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
13 (House Rule 49.5)
14 49.5. (Blank).
15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
16 (House Rule 50)
17 50. Record Vote. When taking a record vote, the Presiding
18 Officer shall put the question and then announce to the House:
19 "The voting is open." While the vote is being taken, the
20 Presiding Officer shall state: "Have all voted who wish?" The
21 voting is closed when the Presiding Officer announces: "Take
22 the Record." The Presiding Officer, unless an intervening
23 motion to postpone consideration by the Principal Sponsor is
24 made, shall then announce the results of the record vote.
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1 After the record is taken, no member may vote, change his or
2 her vote, or remove his or her vote as recorded; except that
3 when a record vote is taken on more than one legislative
4 measure at the same time, each member has the right to have his
5 or her votes recorded separately for each of those legislative
6 measures by filing a signed document with the Clerk on the same
7 legislative day. Each record vote of the House shall be
8 entered on the Journal.
9 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
10 (House Rule 51)
11 51. Decorum.
12 (a) When any member is about to speak to the House, he or
13 she shall rise and address the Presiding Officer as "Speaker".
14 The Presiding Officer, upon recognizing the member, shall
15 address him or her by name, and thereupon the engineer in
16 charge of operating the microphones in the House shall give
17 the use of the microphone to the member who has been so
18 recognized. The member in speaking shall confine himself or
19 herself to the subject matter under discussion and avoid
20 personalities.
21 (b) Questions affecting the rights, reputation, and
22 conduct of members of the House in their representative
23 capacity are questions of personal privilege. A matter of
24 personal explanation does not constitute a question of
25 personal privilege.
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1 (c) If 2 or more members rise at once, the Presiding
2 Officer shall name the member who is to speak first.
3 (d) No person shall give any signs of approbation or
4 disapprobation while the House is in session.
5 (e) Recognition of guests by any member is prohibited
6 during debate on a legislative measure, except that the
7 Speaker or Presiding Officer may recognize an honored guest.
8 (f) While the Presiding Officer is putting a question, no
9 member shall leave or walk across the House Chamber. When a
10 member is addressing the House, no member or other person
11 entitled to the floor shall entertain private discourse or
12 pass between the member speaking and the Presiding Officer.
13 (g) In case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct, the
14 Speaker or Presiding Officer may order that the lobby,
15 gallery, or hallways adjoining the House Chamber be cleared.
16 (h) No literature may be distributed on the House floor,
17 except staff may distribute documents to caucus members at the
18 direction of the Speaker or Minority Leader.
19 (i) No member may be absent from a session of the House
20 unless he or she has leave or is sick or his or her absence is
21 unavoidable. The switch to the electrical roll call recording
22 equipment located on the desk of any member who has been
23 excused or is absent shall be locked by the Clerk and shall not
24 be unlocked until the member returns and files with the Clerk a
25 request to be shown as present on the quorum roll call as
26 provided in Rule 32(c).
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1 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2 (House Rule 51.5)
3 51.5. Decorum following a declaration of pestilence or
4 public danger.
5 (a) On any day in which the House is in session following a
6 declaration of pestilence or public danger by the Speaker, the
7 Speaker, after consultation with the Minority Leader, may
8 require all members and officers of the General Assembly,
9 majority and minority staff, and other persons when entitled
10 to the House floor, galleries, and adjoining hallways and
11 passages to do one or more of the following:
12 (1) to the extent medically able and except as
13 reasonably necessary for eating or drinking, wear a
14 face-covering that covers the nose and mouth;
15 (2) to the extent possible, maintain social distancing
16 of at least six feet from any other person except as
17 permitted by the other person;
18 (3) submit to and pass a temperature check prior to
19 entry; or
20 (4) take any other reasonable safety precautions
21 deemed necessary by the Speaker to respond to the
22 pestilence or public danger.
23 (b) In a committee hearing at which members are physically
24 present following a declaration of pestilence or public danger
25 by the Speaker, the Speaker, after consultation with the
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1 Minority Leader, may require all members and officers of the
2 General Assembly, staff, witnesses, and members of the public
3 in the room in which the committee is held to follow one or
4 more of the decorum protocols of subsection (a) of this Rule.
5 (c) A violation of the protocols required under this Rule
6 shall be considered a breach of decorum and disorderly
7 behavior. The Presiding Officer may by order remove any
8 person, other than a Representative, from the House floor,
9 galleries, and adjoining hallways and passages for violation
10 of this Rule. Notwithstanding any other provision of these
11 Rules, including Rule 30(e) and Articles XI and XII, a
12 Representative in violation of this Rule may be disciplined
13 and subject to reprimand, censure, removal from the House
14 chamber, or other disciplinary measure, except expulsion and
15 imprisonment, upon a motion approved by a majority of those
16 elected. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
17 limit discipline pursuant to Article XI or XII of these Rules.
18 (d) This Rule may not be suspended.
19 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
20 (House Rule 52)
21 52. Debate.
22 (a) All legislative measures, except those legislative
23 measures that are not debatable as provided in these Rules,
24 are subject to a debate status as follows:
25 (1) Short Debate: Debate is limited to a 2-minute
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1 presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
2 designated by the Principal Sponsor, a 2-minute
3 presentation by a member in response, and one minute for
4 the Principal Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other
5 members; provided that at the request of 7 members before
6 the close of debate, the debate status shall be opened to
7 standard debate;
8 (2) Standard Debate: Debate is limited to a 5-minute
9 presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
10 designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by each of 2
11 additional proponents of the legislative measure and by 3
12 members in response to the legislative measure, and 3
13 minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close debate, or
14 yield to other members;
15 (3) Extended Debate: Debate is limited to a 5-minute
16 presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
17 designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by each of 4
18 proponents of the legislative measure and 5 members in
19 response, and 5 minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close
20 debate, or yield to other members;
21 (4) Unlimited Debate: Debate shall consist of a
22 10-minute presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a
23 member designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by each
24 proponent and member in response who seeks recognition,
25 and 5 minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close debate,
26 or yield to other members; or
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1 (5) Amendment Debate: Debate on floor amendments
2 referred to the House from a committee, or discharged from
3 a committee, is limited to a 3-minute presentation by the
4 Principal Sponsor, or a member designated by the Principal
5 Sponsor, debate by one proponent, debate by each of 2
6 members in response, and 3 minutes for the Principal
7 Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other members.
8 No debate is in order on bills or resolutions on the order
9 of First Reading or Second Reading, except for debate on floor
10 amendments as provided in this Rule.
11 (b) All legislative measures, except those assigned to the
12 Consent Calendar, those assigned short debate status by a
13 standing or special committee, and floor amendments, referred
14 to the House from a committee, or discharged from a committee,
15 are automatically assigned standard debate status, subject to
16 subsection (c) of this Rule. A bill, resolution, or joint
17 action motion for final action shall be given short debate
18 status by report of the committee if the bill, resolution, or
19 joint action motion was favorably reported by a three-fifths
20 vote of the members present and voting, including those voting
21 "present", subject to subsection (c) of this Rule. All floor
22 amendments referred to the House from a committee, or
23 discharged from a committee, are automatically assigned
24 amendment debate status, subject to subsection (c) of this
25 Rule.
26 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules to
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1 the contrary (except Rule 44), the debate status of any
2 legislative measure may be changed only (i) by the Speaker, as
3 defined in item (27) of Rule 102, by filing a notice with the
4 Clerk, or (ii) by the Rules Committee by motion approved by a
5 majority of those appointed. While a legislative measure is
6 being considered by the House, the debate status may also be
7 changed by unanimous consent. No legislative measure, however,
8 may be placed on the Consent Calendar under this Rule. No
9 legislative measure, except a floor amendment, may be assigned
10 amendment debate status under this Rule.
11 (d) The Speaker or Rules Committee, as the case may be,
12 shall notify the Clerk of any action to change the debate
13 status of any legislative measure. The Clerk shall cause that
14 information to be reflected on the Daily Calendar on
15 subsequent legislative days, provided the legislative measure
16 is still before the House.
17 (e) No member shall speak longer than 5 minutes at one time
18 or more than once on the same question except by leave of the
19 House. The Principal Sponsor of a measure or a member
20 designated by the Principal Sponsor, however, shall be allowed
21 to open the debate and to close the debate in accordance with
22 subsection (a) of this Rule. The provisions of this subsection
23 (e) are subject to and limited by subsections (a), (b), and (c)
24 of this Rule. A member may yield to another member the time
25 allotted for the member's debate.
26 (f) The Presiding Officer shall allocate the debate on
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1 each legislative measure alternately, if possible, between
2 proponents and opponents of the legislative measure under
3 debate.
4 (g) This Rule may not be suspended.
5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
6 (House Rule 53)
7 53. Written Statements.
8 (a) Any member may submit a written statement regarding
9 any bill, resolution, or floor amendment considered by the
10 House, by submitting that statement to the Clerk within one
11 legislative day or 3 business days, whichever is shorter,
12 after the day on which the bill, resolution, or floor
13 amendment to which the comments relate was considered by the
14 House. The Clerk shall affix a time stamp to each statement
15 indicating the date on which the statement was submitted. Each
16 statement shall indicate the member or members on whose behalf
17 the statement is submitted, the bill, resolution, or floor
18 amendment to which it applies, the names of any other members
19 mentioned in the statement, and the person who actually
20 submits the statement to the Clerk. Each member on whose
21 behalf a statement is submitted is under an obligation to
22 ensure that all required information, specifically including
23 the names of any other members mentioned in the statement, is
24 indicated at the time a statement is submitted. Each statement
25 shall comply with standards as may be established by the Clerk
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1 with the approval of the Speaker. The standards established by
2 the Clerk, however, shall not relate to the contents of the
3 written statement. The Clerk shall maintain statements that
4 comply with this Rule and established standards in files for
5 each bill and resolution. A statement is not considered filed
6 until the Clerk has determined that it complies with this Rule
7 and established standards. The Clerk shall notify the member
8 or members on whose behalf a statement was submitted if the
9 statement is determined not to comply. Statements filed under
10 this Rule shall be considered part of the transcript and made
11 available to the public.
12 (b) If a statement mentions another member, the statement
13 shall not be considered filed until the member mentioned has
14 an opportunity to respond as a matter of personal privilege.
15 The Clerk shall notify each member who is identified at the
16 time a statement is submitted as being mentioned in the
17 statement. The member identified as mentioned in the statement
18 shall have one legislative day or 3 business days, whichever
19 is shorter, after notification by the Clerk in which to file a
20 written response to the statement. The original statement and
21 any responsive statement shall both be considered filed at the
22 close of business on the final day on which a response may be
23 filed. If, however, a statement is submitted mentioning
24 another member and the name of the member mentioned is not
25 indicated to the Clerk at the time of submission, the
26 statement shall be stricken at the request of the member
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1 mentioned in the statement. The Clerk shall notify each member
2 on whose behalf the statement was submitted that the statement
3 has been stricken from the record.
4 (c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
5 vote of 71 members elected.
6 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
7 (House Rule 53.5)
8 53.5. Member Statements.
9 While the House is in perfunctory session, a member may
10 request to make an oral statement regarding any legislative
11 measure filed with the Clerk. Statements shall comply with the
12 standards established by the Clerk.
13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
14 (House Rule 54)
15 54. Motions.
16 (a) The following are general rules for all motions:
17 (1) Every motion shall be reduced to writing if
18 ordered by the Presiding Officer. Unless otherwise
19 provided in these Rules, no second is required to any
20 motion presented to the House, or in any committee. The
21 Presiding Officer may refer any motion, except to adjourn,
22 recess, or postpone consideration, to the Rules Committee.
23 (2) Before the House debates a motion, the Presiding
24 Officer shall state an oral motion and the Clerk shall
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1 read aloud a written motion. Each motion, unless otherwise
2 provided in these Rules, is assigned standard debate
3 status, subject to Rule 52.
4 (3) After a motion is stated by the Presiding Officer
5 or read by the Clerk, it is deemed in the possession of the
6 House, but may be withdrawn at any time before decision
7 with consent of a majority of those elected.
8 (4) If a motion is divisible, any member may call for a
9 division of the question.
10 (5) Any question taken under consideration may be
11 withdrawn, postponed, or tabled by unanimous consent or,
12 if unanimous consent is denied, by a motion adopted by a
13 majority of those elected.
14 (b) The Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote
15 of 71 members elected.
16 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
17 (House Rule 55)
18 55. Precedence of Motions.
19 (a) When a question is under debate, no motion may be
20 entertained except:
21 (1) to adjourn to a time certain;
22 (2) to adjourn;
23 (3) to question the presence of a quorum;
24 (4) to recess;
25 (5) to lay on the table;
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1 (6) for the previous question;
2 (7) to postpone consideration;
3 (8) to commit or recommit; or
4 (9) to amend, except as otherwise provided in these
5 Rules.
6 The foregoing motions have precedence in the order in
7 which they are listed.
8 (b) During a record vote, no motion (except a motion to
9 postpone consideration) is in order until after the
10 announcement of the result of the vote.
11 (c) A motion to commit or recommit, until it is decided,
12 precludes all amendments and debate on the main question. A
13 motion to postpone consideration, until it is decided,
14 precludes all amendments and debate on the main question.
15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
16 (House Rule 56)
17 56. Verification.
18 (a) After any record vote, except for a vote that requires
19 a specific number of affirmative votes and that has not
20 received the required votes, and before intervening business,
21 it is in order for any member that voted on the question to
22 request verification of the results of the record vote, except
23 that (i) a member voting in the affirmative may not request
24 verification of the affirmative votes and (ii) a member voting
25 in the negative may not request a verification of the negative
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1 votes. A Representative who voted "present" or failed to vote
2 on the question does not have the right to move for a
3 verification. If a member is disqualified from requesting a
4 verification, a qualifying member who makes a subsequent
5 request for a verification shall be allowed to proceed with
6 the verification.
7 (b) In verifying a record vote, the Presiding Officer
8 shall instruct the Clerk to call the names of those members
9 whose votes are to be verified. The member requesting the
10 verification may thereafter identify those members he or she
11 wishes to verify. If a member does not answer, his or her vote
12 shall be stricken; the member's vote shall be restored to the
13 roll, however, if his or her presence is recognized before the
14 Presiding Officer announces the final result of the
15 verification. The Presiding Officer shall determine the
16 presence or absence of each member whose name is called, and
17 shall then announce the results of the verification.
18 (c) While the results of any record vote are being
19 verified, it is in order for any member to announce his or her
20 presence and thereby have his or her vote verified. The
21 Presiding Officer may announce the presence of any member and
22 thereby have his or her vote verified prior to ordering the
23 Clerk to call the names of the members whose votes are to be
24 verified.
25 (d) A request for a verification of the affirmative and
26 negative results of a record vote may be made only once on each
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1 record vote.
2 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3 (House Rule 57)
4 57. Appealing a Ruling.
5 (a) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of the Presiding
6 Officer, the Presiding Officer shall be sustained unless 71 of
7 the members elected vote to overrule the Presiding Officer.
8 Notwithstanding Rule 52, debate on a motion to appeal is
9 limited to a 2-minute presentation by the Principal Sponsor or
10 a member designated by the Principal Sponsor, a 2-minute
11 presentation by a member in response, and one minute for the
12 Principal Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other members.
13 A motion to appeal is not in order if the House has conducted
14 intervening business since the ruling at issue was made.
15 (b) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of a committee
16 Chairperson, the Chairperson shall be sustained unless
17 three-fifths of those appointed vote to overrule the
18 Chairperson. A motion to appeal is not in order if the
19 committee has adjourned or recessed, or if intervening
20 business has occurred. In the case of special committees with
21 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
22 "Chairperson" for purposes of this Rule is the Co-Chairperson
23 from the majority caucus.
24 (c) In an appeal of a ruling of the Presiding Officer or
25 Chairperson, the question is: "Shall the ruling of the Chair
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1 be sustained?"
2 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
3 vote of 71 members elected.
4 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
5 (House Rule 58)
6 58. Discharge of Committee.
7 (a) Any member may move that a standing committee or a
8 special committee be discharged from consideration of any
9 legislative measure assigned to it and not reported back
10 unfavorably.
11 (b) The motion must be in writing and shall be carried on
12 the Daily Calendar for the next legislative day under the
13 order of "Motions". No action shall be taken on the motion
14 until it is on the calendar.
15 (c) If the motion receives an affirmative vote of 60
16 members, the legislative measure subject to the motion shall
17 be referred to the House and placed on the appropriate order of
18 business.
19 (d) A motion under this Rule is automatically tabled upon
20 re-referral of the legislative measure subject to the motion
21 to the Rules Committee under Rule 19.
22 (e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
23 vote of 71 members elected.
24 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
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1 (House Rule 59)
2 59. Previous Question.
3 (a) A motion for the previous question may be made at any
4 time, except that a member may not move the previous question
5 while participating in debate pursuant to Rule 52. A motion
6 for the previous question is not debatable and requires the
7 affirmative vote of 60 members elected.
8 (b) The previous question shall be stated in the following
9 form: "Shall the main question be put?" Until the previous
10 question is decided, all amendments and debate are precluded.
11 When it is decided that the main question shall not be put, the
12 main question remains under debate.
13 (c) The effect of the main question being ordered is to put
14 an end to all debate and bring the House to a direct vote on
15 the immediately pending motion. After a motion for the
16 previous question has been approved, it is not in order to move
17 for adjournment or to make any other motion before a decision
18 on the main question.
19 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
20 vote of 71 members elected.
21 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
22 (House Rule 60)
23 60. Tabling.
24 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (d) and
25 (e), a motion to lay on the table applies only to the
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1 particular proposition and is neither debatable nor amendable.
2 (b) A motion to table a bill or resolution shall identify
3 the bill or resolution by number. The Principal Sponsor of a
4 bill or resolution may, with leave of the House, table that
5 bill or resolution at any time. A motion to table a committee
6 bill that is before the House may be adopted only by the
7 affirmative vote of a majority of those elected.
8 (c) The Principal Sponsor of a bill or resolution before a
9 committee may, with leave of the committee, table the bill or
10 resolution. Upon tabling, the Chairperson of the committee
11 shall return the bill or resolution to the Clerk, noting
12 thereon that it has been tabled.
13 (d) If a floor amendment to a bill has been adopted by the
14 House, then a motion to table that amendment is in order and
15 may be adopted only when the bill is on Second Reading. If a
16 floor amendment to a resolution has been adopted by the House,
17 then a motion to table that amendment is in order and may be
18 adopted only when the resolution is pending before the House.
19 Motions to table floor amendments are debatable and may be
20 adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of those
21 elected.
22 (e) If a committee amendment to a bill has been adopted by
23 a committee, then a motion to table that amendment is in order
24 and may be adopted (i) by that committee at any time while the
25 bill is before that committee or (ii) by the House only when
26 the bill is on Second Reading. If a committee amendment to a
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1 resolution has been adopted by a committee, then a motion to
2 table that amendment is in order and may be adopted (i) by the
3 committee at any time while the resolution is before that
4 committee or (ii) by the House only when the resolution is
5 pending before the House. No motion to table a committee
6 amendment to a bill or resolution before the House is in order
7 unless it has been first referred to the House for
8 consideration by the Rules Committee under Rule 18, or by a
9 standing or special committee. Motions to table committee
10 amendments are debatable and may be adopted by the affirmative
11 vote of a majority of those elected to the House or majority of
12 those appointed to the committee, as applicable.
13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
14 (House Rule 61)
15 61. Motion to Take from Table.
16 (a) A motion to take from the table requires the
17 affirmative vote of a majority of those elected if the Rules
18 Committee has previously recommended that action by written
19 notice filed with the Clerk; otherwise, a motion to take from
20 the table requires the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
21 (b) A bill taken from the table shall, as applicable, (i)
22 be placed on the Daily Calendar on the order on which it
23 appeared before it was tabled or (ii) be returned to the
24 committee to which it was assigned before it was tabled.
25 (b-5) An amendment taken from the table shall be returned
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1 to the position it held before it was tabled, provided that an
2 amendment may be taken from the table while the bill is on the
3 order of Second Reading or in a committee, but a committee
4 amendment that has been tabled by a committee may be taken from
5 the table only while the bill is in committee.
6 (c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
7 vote of 71 members elected.
8 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
9 (House Rule 62)
10 62. Motion to Postpone Consideration. A motion to postpone
11 consideration on a bill or resolution may not be made more than
12 once on the same bill or resolution. Unless otherwise provided
13 by these Rules, a motion to postpone consideration shall be
14 granted as a matter of privilege; no motion to postpone
15 consideration is in order, however, if the bill or resolution
16 initially received an affirmative vote of fewer than 47 of the
17 members elected.
18 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
19 (House Rule 63)
20 63. Motion on Different Subject. No motion or other
21 legislative measure on a subject different from that under
22 consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.
23 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
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1 (House Rule 64)
2 64. Division of Question. If the question under
3 consideration contains several points, any member may have the
4 question divided. On a motion to strike out and insert, it is
5 not in order to move for a division of the question. The
6 rejection of a motion to strike out and insert one proposition
7 does not prevent a motion to strike out and insert a different
8 proposition.
9 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
10 (House Rule 65)
11 65. Reconsideration.
12 (a) A member who voted on the prevailing side of a record
13 vote on a legislative measure still within the control of the
14 House may on the same or the following legislative day move to
15 reconsider the vote. The motion to reconsider may be laid on
16 the table without affecting the vote to which it refers. When
17 the motion to reconsider is made during the last 3 days of
18 April or any time thereafter during the regular session, or at
19 any time during a veto or special session, any member may move
20 that the vote on reconsideration be taken immediately. The
21 member who filed the motion to reconsider may withdraw the
22 motion at any time by filing a notice of withdrawal with the
23 Clerk. A question that requires the affirmative vote of a
24 majority of those elected or more to carry requires a majority
25 of those elected to reconsider. A question in committee that
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1 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of those appointed
2 or more to carry requires a majority of those appointed to
3 reconsider; any other question in committee requires a
4 majority of those voting to reconsider.
5 (b) A motion to reconsider a record vote on the adoption of
6 a floor amendment to a bill may be made only on Second Reading.
7 (c) If a motion to reconsider is made under this Rule and
8 the motion is later tabled, the question shall not be further
9 reconsidered. This subsection (c) may be suspended only by the
10 affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
11 (d) When a motion to reconsider is made within the time
12 prescribed by these Rules, the Clerk shall not allow the bill
13 or other subject matter of the motion to pass out of the
14 possession of the House until after the motion has been
15 decided or withdrawn. Such a motion shall be deemed rejected
16 if laid on the table.
17 (e) A Representative who voted "present" or failed to vote
18 on a question does not have the right to move for
19 reconsideration.
20 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
21 (House Rule 66)
22 66. Motion to Adjourn or Adjourn to a Time Certain.
23 (a) A motion to adjourn or adjourn to a time certain is in
24 order at any time, except when a prior motion to adjourn or
25 adjourn to a time certain has been defeated and no intervening
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1 business has transpired.
2 (b) A motion to adjourn or adjourn to a time certain is
3 neither debatable nor amendable.
4 (c) The Clerk shall enter in the Journal the hour at which
5 every motion to adjourn or adjourn to a time certain is made.
6 (d) Unless the Presiding Officer otherwise orders, the
7 standing hour to which the House adjourns is 12:00 noon.
8 (d-5) A motion to adjourn to a time certain shall include
9 the date and time to which the House shall adjourn and must be
10 limited to the same or next scheduled legislative day. A
11 motion to adjourn to a time certain on a date the House is not
12 scheduled to convene shall be out of order.
13 (e) A motion to adjourn for more than 3 days is not in
14 order unless both chambers of the General Assembly have
15 adopted a joint resolution permitting that adjournment.
16 Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, any such
17 resolution filed in the House or received from the Senate may
18 be referred to the Rules Committee by the Presiding Officer or
19 may be immediately considered and adopted by the House.
20 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
21 (House Rule 67)
22 67. Adoption and Amendment to or Suspension of Rules.
23 (a) Adoption of Rules. At the commencement of a term, the
24 House shall adopt new rules of organization and procedure by
25 resolution setting forth those rules in their entirety. The
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1 resolution must be adopted by the affirmative vote of a
2 majority of those elected. These Rules of the House of
3 Representatives are subject to revision or amendment only in
4 accordance with this Rule.
5 (b) Rules may be amended only by resolution. Any
6 resolution to amend these Rules shall show the proposed
7 changes in the existing rules by underscoring all new matter
8 and by crossing out with a line all matter that is to be
9 omitted or superseded.
10 (c) Any resolution proposing to amend a House Rule or any
11 Joint House-Senate Rule, upon initial reading by the Clerk, is
12 automatically referred to the Rules Committee. Resolutions to
13 amend the House Rules or any Joint House-Senate Rules may be
14 initiated and sponsored by the Rules Committee and may be
15 amended by the Rules Committee; those resolutions shall not be
16 referred to a committee and may be immediately considered and
17 adopted by the House. Those resolutions shall be assigned
18 standard debate status, subject to Rule 52.
19 (d) A resolution to amend the House Rules or any Joint
20 House-Senate Rules that has been reported "be adopted" or "be
21 adopted as amended" by a majority of those appointed to the
22 Rules Committee requires the affirmative vote of a majority of
23 those elected for adoption by the House. Any other resolution
24 proposing to amend the House Rules or any Joint House-Senate
25 Rules requires the affirmative vote of 71 of the members
26 elected for adoption by the House.
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1 (e) No House Rule or any Joint House-Senate Rule may be
2 suspended except by unanimous consent of the members present
3 or upon a motion supported by the affirmative vote of a
4 majority of those elected unless a higher number is required
5 in the Rule sought to be suspended. A committee may not suspend
6 any Rule.
7 (f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
8 vote of 71 members elected.
9 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
10 (House Rule 68)
11 68. Motion to Commit or Recommit. A motion to commit or
12 recommit requires an affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
13 No motion to commit or recommit a legislative measure to
14 committee, being decided in the negative, shall again be
15 allowed on the same day, or at the same stage of the
16 legislative measure.
17 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
18 (House Rule 69)
19 69. Effective Date.
20 (a) A bill passed after May 31 of a calendar year shall not
21 become effective prior to June 1 of the next calendar year
22 unless an earlier effective date is specified in the bill and
23 it is approved by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
24 (b) If a majority of those elected, but fewer than 71, vote
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1 affirmatively for a bill on Third Reading after May 31 and the
2 bill specifies an effective date earlier than the following
3 June 1, the bill has not passed, but the Principal Sponsor has
4 the right to have the bill automatically reconsidered and
5 returned to the order of Second Reading for an amendment to
6 remove the earlier effective date.
7 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
8 (House Rule 70)
9 70. Home Rule. No bill denies or limits any power or
10 function of a home rule unit under paragraph (g), (h), (i),
11 (j), or (k) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Constitution
12 unless there is specific language limiting or denying the
13 power or function and the language specifically sets forth in
14 what manner and to what extent it is a denial or limitation of
15 the power or function of a home rule unit. If a majority of
16 those elected, but fewer than 71, vote affirmatively for a
17 bill on Third Reading that requires the affirmative vote of 71
18 members elected to deny or limit a power of a home rule unit,
19 the bill has not passed, but the Principal Sponsor has the
20 right to have the bill automatically reconsidered and returned
21 to the order of Second Reading for an amendment to remove those
22 effects of the bill.
23 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
24 ARTICLE VII
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1 (RESERVED)
2 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3 (House Rule 71)
4 71. (Blank.)
5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
6 ARTICLE VIII
7 JOINT ACTION
8 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
9 (House Rule 72)
10 72. Concurring in or Receding from Amendments.
11 (a) If a House bill or House resolution is received back in
12 the House with one or more amendments added by the Senate, the
13 bill or resolution shall be placed on the calendar on the order
14 of "Concurrence", and the Principal Sponsor may present a
15 motion "to concur" or "not to concur and to ask the Senate to
16 recede" with respect to each, several, or all of those
17 amendments, subject to Rules 18 and 75. A motion to concur
18 shall be by record vote and shall be adopted by the affirmative
19 vote of a majority of those elected, subject to Rule 69. Any
20 member may demand a separate vote or a separate record vote, as
21 applicable, on any of those amendments.
22 (b) When the Senate has refused to concur in one or more
23 amendments added to a Senate bill or Senate resolution by the
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1 House and has delivered to the House a message requesting the
2 House to recede from one or more of its amendments, the bill or
3 resolution shall be placed on the calendar on the order of
4 "Non-Concurrence", and the Principal Sponsor may present a
5 motion "to recede" from the House amendments or "not to recede
6 and to request a conference", subject to Rules 18 and 75. A
7 motion to recede shall be by record vote and shall be adopted
8 by the affirmative vote of a majority of those elected,
9 subject to Rule 69. Any member may demand a separate vote or a
10 separate record vote, as applicable, on any of those
11 amendments.
12 (c) Motions authorized by this Rule are renewable and may
13 be reconsidered, provided that no such motion may be voted on
14 more than twice by the House.
15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
16 (House Rule 73)
17 73. Conference Committees.
18 (a) A disagreement between the House and Senate exists
19 with respect to any bill or resolution in the following
20 situations:
21 (1) when the Senate refuses to recede from the
22 adoption of any amendment, after the House has previously
23 refused to concur in the amendment; or
24 (2) when the House refuses to recede from the adoption
25 of any amendment, after the Senate has previously refused
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1 to concur in the amendment.
2 In those cases of disagreement between the House and
3 Senate, the House may request a conference. When such a
4 request is made, both chambers of the General Assembly shall
5 appoint members to a committee to confer on the subject of the
6 bill or resolution giving rise to the disagreement. The
7 combined membership of the 2 chambers appointed for that
8 purpose is the conference committee.
9 (b) The conference committee shall consist of 5 members
10 from each chamber of the General Assembly. The number of
11 majority caucus members from each chamber shall be one more
12 than the number of minority caucus members from each chamber.
13 (c) Each conference committee shall be comprised of 5
14 members of the House, 3 appointed by the Speaker and 2
15 appointed by the Minority Leader. No conference committee
16 report may be filed with the Clerk until a majority of the
17 House conferees has been appointed.
18 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
19 (House Rule 74)
20 74. Conference Committee Reports.
21 (a) No subject matter shall be included in any conference
22 committee report on any bill unless that subject matter
23 directly relates to the matters of difference between the
24 House and Senate that have been referred to the conference
25 committee unless the Rules Committee, by a majority of those
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1 appointed, determines that the proposed subject matter is of
2 an emergency nature, is of substantial importance to the
3 operation of government, or is in the best interests of
4 Illinois.
5 (b) No conference committee report shall be received by
6 the Clerk or acted upon by the House unless it has been signed
7 by at least 6 conferees. The report shall be signed in
8 duplicate. One of the reports shall be filed with the
9 Secretary of the Senate and one with the Clerk. The report
10 shall contain the agreements reached by the committee.
11 (c) If the conference committee determines that it is
12 unable to reach agreement, the committee shall so report to
13 each chamber of the General Assembly and request appointment
14 of a second conference committee. If there is agreement, the
15 committee shall so report to each chamber.
16 (d) No conference committee report shall be adopted by the
17 House except on a record vote of a majority of those elected,
18 subject to Rule 69.
19 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
20 (House Rule 75)
21 75. House Consideration of Joint Action.
22 (a) No joint action motion for final action or conference
23 committee report may be considered by the House unless it has
24 first been referred to the House by the Rules Committee or a
25 standing committee or special committee in accordance with
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1 Rule 18, or unless the joint action motion or conference
2 committee report has been discharged from the Rules Committee
3 under Rule 18. Joint action motions for final action and
4 conference committee reports referred to a standing committee
5 or special committee by the Rules Committee may not be
6 discharged from the standing committee or special committee.
7 This subsection (a) may be suspended by unanimous consent.
8 (b) No conference committee report may be considered by
9 the House unless it has been reproduced and distributed as
10 provided in Rule 39, for one full day during the period
11 beginning with the convening of the House on the 2nd Wednesday
12 of January each year and ending on the 30th day prior to the
13 scheduled adjournment of the regular session established each
14 year by the Speaker pursuant to Rule 9(a), and for one full
15 hour on any other day.
16 (c) Before any conference committee report on an
17 appropriation bill is considered by the House, the conference
18 committee report shall first be the subject of a public
19 hearing by a standing Appropriations Committee or another
20 committee (the conference committee report need not be
21 referred to a committee, but instead may remain before the
22 Rules Committee or the House, as the case may be). The hearing
23 shall be held pursuant to not less than one-hour advance
24 notice by announcement on the House floor, or one-day advance
25 notice by posting on the House bulletin board or the General
26 Assembly website. An Appropriations Committee or special
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1 committee shall not issue any report with respect to the
2 conference committee report following the hearing.
3 (d) (Blank).
4 (e) No House Bill that is returned to the House with Senate
5 amendments may be called except by the Principal Sponsor, or
6 by a chief co-sponsor with the consent of the Principal
7 Sponsor. This subsection may not be suspended.
8 (f) Except as otherwise provided in Rule 74, the report of
9 a conference committee on a non-appropriation bill or
10 resolution shall be confined to the subject of the bill or
11 resolution referred to the conference committee. The report of
12 a conference committee on an appropriation bill shall be
13 confined to the subject of appropriations.
14 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
15 (House Rule 76)
16 76. Action on Conference Committee Reports.
17 (a) Each chamber of the General Assembly shall inform the
18 other by message of any action taken with respect to a
19 conference committee report. Copies of all papers necessary
20 for a complete understanding of the action shall accompany the
21 message. The original bill or resolution shall remain in the
22 chamber of origin.
23 (b) No conference committee report may be called except by
24 the Principal Sponsor of the bill for which the conference
25 committee was appointed. A chief co-sponsor may call a
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1 conference committee report with the consent of the Principal
2 Sponsor. This subsection may not be suspended.
3 (c) If either chamber refuses to adopt the report of the
4 conference committee, the report of the conference committee
5 is laid on the table, or the first conference committee is
6 unable to reach agreement, either chamber may request a second
7 conference committee. When such a request is made, each
8 chamber shall again appoint a conference committee. If either
9 chamber refuses to adopt the report of a second conference
10 committee, the 2 chambers shall have adhered to their
11 disagreement, and the bill or resolution is lost.
12 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
13 ARTICLE IX
14 VETOES
15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
16 (House Rule 77)
17 77. Recording of Vetoes. Upon the receipt by the House of
18 any bill returned by the Governor under any of the provisions
19 of Article IV, Section 9 of the Constitution, the Clerk shall
20 enter the objections of the Governor on the Journal, and shall
21 reproduce and distribute copies of all veto messages, together
22 with copies of the vetoed bill or item, as provided in Rule 39.
23 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
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1 (House Rule 78)
2 78. Amendatory Vetoes.
3 (a) The Principal Sponsor of a bill that has been passed by
4 the General Assembly may request the Clerk to notify the
5 Governor that the Principal Sponsor wishes to be consulted by
6 the Governor or his or her designee before the Governor
7 returns the bill together with specific recommendations for
8 change under subsection (e) of Section 9 of Article IV of the
9 Illinois Constitution.
10 (b) Any bill returned by the Governor together with
11 specific recommendations for change under subsection (e) of
12 Section 9 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution shall
13 automatically be placed on the Daily Calendar on the order of
14 amendatory vetoes, and shall be considered as provided in this
15 Rule.
16 (c) The Governor's specific recommendations for change
17 with respect to a bill returned under subsection (e) of
18 Section 9 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution shall be
19 limited to addressing the Governor's objections to portions of
20 a bill the general merit of which the Governor recognizes and
21 shall not alter the fundamental purpose or legislative scheme
22 set forth in the bill as passed.
23 (d) Any motion to accept the Governor's specific
24 recommendations for change shall be automatically referred to
25 the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee shall examine the
26 Governor's specific recommendations for change and determine
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1 by a majority of those appointed whether those recommendations
2 comply with the standard set forth in subsection (c). Any
3 motion to accept specific recommendations for change that the
4 Rules Committee determines are in compliance with subsection
5 (c) of this Rule shall be subject to action by the Rules
6 Committee in the same manner as floor amendments, joint action
7 motions, conference committee reports and motions to table
8 committee amendments under Rule 18(e).
9 (e) Any motion to override the Governor's specific
10 recommendations for change shall not be referred to a
11 committee and may be immediately considered and adopted by the
12 House subject to Rule 80(d).
13 (f) This rule may not be suspended.
14 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
15 (House Rule 79)
16 79. Motions to Consider Vetoes. For purposes of this
17 Article, the term "motions" means motions to accept or
18 override a veto of the Governor. Motions with respect to bills
19 returned by the Governor may be made by the Principal Sponsor,
20 the committee Chairperson in the case of a committee-sponsored
21 bill, or if Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the
22 Co-Chairperson of the majority caucus in the case of special
23 committee-sponsored bills. Motions shall be filed in writing
24 with the Clerk. Any motion to override a veto of the Governor
25 shall not be referred to a committee and may be immediately
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1 considered and adopted by the House subject to Rule 80. All
2 motions shall be assigned standard debate status, subject to
3 Rule 52, are renewable, and may be reconsidered, provided that
4 no motion may be voted on more than twice by the House.
5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
6 (House Rule 80)
7 80. Consideration of Motions.
8 (a) The vote to override a veto of a bill vetoed in its
9 entirety shall be by record vote. The form of motion with
10 respect to these bills shall be: "I move that ________ Bill
11 _____ do pass, notwithstanding the veto of the Governor.".
12 (b) The vote to override an item veto shall be by record
13 vote as to each item separately. The form of motion with
14 respect to an item shall be: "I move that the item on page
15 ____, line ____, of ____ Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding
16 the item veto of the Governor.".
17 (c) The vote to override an item reduction veto and
18 restore an item that has been reduced shall be by record vote
19 as to each item separately. The form of motion with respect to
20 an item shall be: "I move that the item on page ____, line
21 ____, of ____ Bill ____ be restored, notwithstanding the item
22 reduction of the Governor.".
23 (d) A bill returned together with specific recommendations
24 of the Governor may be acted upon, by record vote, in either of
25 the following manners:
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1 (1) By a motion to accept the specific recommendations
2 of the Governor. The form of motion shall be: "I move to
3 accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to
4 _____ Bill _____ in manner and form as follows: (inserting
5 herein the language deemed necessary to effectuate the
6 specific recommendations)."; or
7 (2) By considering the bill as a vetoed bill and
8 overriding the recommendation and passing the bill in its
9 original form. The form of motion shall be: "I move that
10 _____ Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding the specific
11 recommendations of the Governor.".
12 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
13 (House Rule 81)
14 81. Vetoed Bills Considered in Entirety. If a bill is
15 returned by the Governor containing more than one item veto,
16 reduction veto, specific recommendation for change, or
17 combination of them, the bill shall be acted upon in its
18 entirety before the bill is released from the custody of the
19 House.
20 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
21 (House Rule 82)
22 82. Disposition of Vetoes. When a bill or item has
23 received the affirmative vote of the number of members elected
24 necessary under the Constitution, the Presiding Officer shall
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1 declare that the bill or item has been passed or restored over
2 the veto of the Governor, or that the specific recommendations
3 for change have been approved, as the case may be. The bill
4 shall then be attested to by the Clerk who shall note thereon
5 the day the bill passed. The bill and the objections of the
6 Governor shall then be immediately delivered to the Senate.
7 When specific recommendations have been accepted, then the
8 accepting language shall be attached to the original bill, and
9 the bill shall be delivered to the Senate.
10 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
11 ARTICLE X
12 ELECTION CONTESTS AND QUALIFICATIONS CHALLENGES
13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
14 (House Rule 83)
15 83. Election Contests and Qualifications Challenges.
16 (a) An election contest places in issue only the validity
17 of the results of an election of a member to the House in a
18 representative district. An election contest may result only
19 in a determination of which candidate in that election was
20 properly elected to the House and shall be seated.
21 (b) A qualifications challenge places in issue only the
22 qualifications of an incumbent member of the House under the
23 Constitution, or the legality of an appointment of a person as
24 a member of the House to fill a vacancy. A qualifications
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1 challenge may result only in a determination of whether a
2 member of the House is properly seated.
3 (c) Election contests and qualifications challenges shall
4 be brought and conducted as provided in these Rules.
5 (d) If an election contest or qualifications challenge is
6 filed with the Clerk, the Speaker shall create an Election
7 Contest or Qualifications Challenge Committee, as the case may
8 be, within 3 legislative days by filing a notice with the
9 Clerk. The creation of any committee under this Rule shall be
10 governed by Rule 10. The election contest or qualifications
11 challenge shall be automatically referred to the Election
12 Contest or Qualifications Challenge Committee, as the case may
13 be. For purposes of this Article, the term "committee" means
14 only the Election Contest or Qualifications Challenge
15 Committees created under this Rule. This subsection may not be
16 suspended.
17 (e) The committee may adopt rules to govern election
18 contests and qualifications challenges, but those committee
19 rules must be consistent with these Rules, must be filed with
20 the Clerk, and must be made available to all parties and to the
21 public. Any committee rule shall be subject to amendment,
22 suspension, or repeal by House resolution.
23 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
24 (House Rule 84)
25 84. Initiating Election Contests.
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1 (a) Election contests may be brought only by a registered
2 voter of the representative district or by a member of the
3 House.
4 (b) Election contests may be brought only by the
5 procedures and within the time limits established by the
6 Election Code. Notice of intention to contest shall be served
7 on the person certified as elected to the House from the
8 representative district within the time limits established by
9 the Election Code. The requirements of this subsection apply
10 to a member of the House appointed to fill a vacancy the same
11 as if that member had been elected to the House.
12 (c) Within 10 days after the convening of the House in
13 January following the general election contested, each
14 contestant shall file with the Clerk a petition of election
15 contest and shall serve the petition on the incumbent member
16 of the House from the representative district. A petition of
17 election contest shall allege the contestant's qualifications
18 to bring the contest and to serve as a member of the House,
19 that he or she believes that a mistake or fraud has been
20 committed in specified precincts in the counting, return, or
21 canvass of the votes, or that there was some other specified
22 irregularity in the conduct of the election in specified
23 precincts. A petition of election contest shall contain a
24 prayer specifying the relief requested and the precincts in
25 which a recount or other inquiry is desired. A petition of
26 election contest shall be verified by affidavit swearing to
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1 the truth of the allegations or based upon information and
2 belief, and shall be accompanied by proof of service on all
3 respondents.
4 (d) A notice of intent to contest may not be amended to
5 cure a defect under the statutory requirements. A petition of
6 election contest, if filed and served after the notice of
7 intention to contest, may not raise points not expressed in
8 the notice.
9 (e) The incumbent member of the House from the
10 representative district is a necessary party to the initiation
11 of an election contest.
12 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
13 (House Rule 85)
14 85. Initiating Qualifications Challenges.
15 (a) Qualifications challenges may be brought only by a
16 registered voter of the representative district of the
17 representative challenged or by a member of the House.
18 (b) Qualifications challenges must be brought within 90
19 days after the day the challenged member takes his or her oath
20 of office as a member of the House, or within 90 days after the
21 day the petitioner first learns of the information on which
22 the challenge is based, whichever occurs later.
23 (c) A qualifications challenge shall be brought by filing
24 a petition of qualifications challenge with the Clerk, and by
25 serving a copy of the petition on the respondent member of the
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1 House. The petition must be accompanied by proof of personal
2 service upon the respondent member and must be verified by
3 affidavit swearing to the truth of the allegations or based
4 upon information and belief. A petition of qualifications
5 challenge shall set forth the grounds on which the respondent
6 member is alleged to be constitutionally unqualified, or on
7 which his or her appointment to the House is claimed to be
8 legally improper, the qualifications of the petitioner to
9 bring the challenge, and a prayer for relief.
10 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
11 (House Rule 86)
12 86. Contests and Challenges; Due Process.
13 (a) Election contests and challenges shall be heard and
14 determined as expeditiously as possible under adversary
15 procedures wherein each party to the proceedings has a
16 reasonable opportunity to present his or her claim, to present
17 any defense and arguments, and to respond to those of his or
18 her opponents. All parties may be represented by counsel.
19 (b) Election contests and qualifications challenges shall
20 be heard and determined in accordance with the applicable
21 provisions of the Election Code and other Illinois statutes,
22 the Illinois Constitution, and the United States Constitution.
23 Judicial decisions that bear on a point of law in a contest or
24 challenge shall be admissible in the arguments of the parties
25 and the deliberations and decisions of the committee. Judicial
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1 decisions applicable to a point of law or to a fact situation
2 to the committee shall be given weight as precedent.
3 (c) In addition to notice of meetings required under these
4 Rules, the committee and any subcommittee shall give notice to
5 all parties reasonably in advance of each meeting or other
6 proceeding. The committee shall also give notice of all rules,
7 timetables, or deadlines adopted by the committee. Notice
8 under this subsection shall be in writing and shall be given
9 either personally with receipt, or by certified mail (return
10 receipt requested) addressed to the party at his or her place
11 of residence, and to his or her attorney of record at the
12 attorney's office if so requested by the party.
13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
14 (House Rule 87)
15 87. Committee Proceedings and Powers in Contests and
16 Challenges.
17 (a) All proceedings of the committee and any subcommittees
18 concerning election contests and qualifications challenges
19 shall be transcribed by a certified court reporter. Copies of
20 the transcript shall be made available to the members of the
21 committee and to the parties.
22 (b) The committee may dismiss an election contest or
23 qualifications challenge, or may determine to proceed to a
24 recount or other inquiry. The committee may limit the issues
25 to be determined in a contest or challenge, except that when a
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1 recount is conducted in an election contest, any precinct
2 timely requested by any party to be recounted shall be
3 recounted by the committee.
4 (c) In conducting inquiries, investigations, and recounts
5 in election contests and qualifications challenges, the
6 committee has the power to send for and compel the attendance
7 of witnesses and the production of books, papers, ballots,
8 documents, and records by subpoena signed by the Chairperson
9 of the committee as provided by law and subject to Rule
10 4(c)(9). In conducting proceedings in election contests and
11 qualifications challenges, the Chairperson of the committee
12 and the Chairperson of any subcommittee may administer oaths
13 to witnesses, as provided by law, and for this purpose a
14 subcommittee is deemed to be a committee of the House.
15 (d) The committee may issue commissions by its Chairperson
16 to any officer authorized to take depositions of any necessary
17 witnesses as may be permitted by law. In recounting the
18 ballots in any election contest, however, no person other than
19 a member of the committee shall handle any ballots, tally
20 sheets, or other election materials without consent of the
21 committee or subcommittee. The responsibility for the actual
22 recounting of ballots may not be delegated.
23 (e) The committee shall maintain an accurate and complete
24 record of proceedings in every election contest and
25 qualifications challenge. That record shall include all
26 notices and pleadings, the transcripts and roll call votes,
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1 all reports and dissents, and all documents that were admitted
2 into the proceeding. The committee shall file the record with
3 the Clerk of the House upon the adoption of its final report.
4 The record shall then be available for examination in the
5 Clerk's office.
6 (f) With the approval of the Speaker, the committee may
7 employ clerks, stenographers, court reporters, professional
8 staff, and messengers.
9 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
10 (House Rule 88)
11 88. Adoption of Reports in Contests and Challenges.
12 (a) All final decisions of the committee regarding an
13 election contest or qualification challenge shall be approved
14 by a majority of those appointed to the committee and reported
15 in writing to the House. Reports shall include a specific
16 recommendation to the House as to the disposition of the
17 contest or challenge. Final reports following full inquiry on
18 the merits of a contest or challenge shall contain findings of
19 fact and, when necessary, conclusions of law.
20 (b) Any member of the committee may file a dissent from a
21 report of the committee, a minority report, or a special
22 concurrence with the majority report or with any minority
23 report.
24 (c) A subcommittee shall report to the committee in
25 writing in the same form as required for the committee report.
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1 Subcommittee members may file dissents, reports, and special
2 concurrences.
3 (d) Reports shall not be adopted by the committee or a
4 subcommittee until a hearing has been held thereon, with
5 notice to all parties and a reasonable opportunity to examine
6 and respond to a proposed majority report.
7 (e) Reports of the committee shall be filed with the
8 Clerk, reproduced, and distributed, along with any dissents,
9 minority reports, or special concurrences, as provided in Rule
10 39. The report shall be listed on the calendar under the
11 heading "Report of Election Contest" or "Report of
12 Qualifications Challenge". The report shall be carried on the
13 Daily Calendar for 2 legislative days before any action by the
14 House.
15 (f) The House shall adopt the majority report or a
16 minority report in an election contest or qualifications
17 challenge or shall refuse to adopt any report filed and
18 re-refer the contest or challenge to the committee for further
19 proceedings or for a modified report. A report that has the
20 effect of unseating an incumbent member of the House shall be
21 adopted only by the affirmative vote of 60 members elected.
22 (g) Each party to a contest or challenge shall file with
23 the Clerk within 10 days after the filing of the final report a
24 detailed statement of attorney's fees and expenses incurred by
25 that party in connection with the case. The committee shall
26 make recommendations to the House concerning reimbursement of
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1 attorney's fees and the expenses of the parties. If the
2 committee fails to file a final report prior to the end of the
3 General Assembly term, each party may, within 60 days of the
4 beginning of the next General Assembly term, file with the
5 Clerk of House a request for reimbursement including a
6 detailed statement of attorney's fees and expenses incurred by
7 that party in connection with the case. The request shall be
8 referred to the Rules Committee which may refer it to a
9 standing committee, special committee, or a committee created
10 under this Article X for consideration. The committee may make
11 recommendations to the House concerning reimbursement of
12 attorney's fees and the expenses of the parties. The
13 recommendation for reimbursement under this Section shall not
14 exceed a sum that is reasonable, just, and proper.
15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
16 ARTICLE XI
17 DISCIPLINE AND PROTEST
18 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
19 (House Rule 89)
20 89. Disorderly Behavior.
21 (a) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d) of the
22 Constitution, the House may punish any of its members for
23 disorderly behavior and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of
24 the members elected, expel a member (but not for a second time
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1 for the same offense). The reason for expulsion shall be
2 entered upon the Journal with the names and votes of those
3 members voting on the question.
4 (b) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d) of the
5 Constitution, the House during its session may punish by
6 imprisonment any person, not a member, guilty of disrespect to
7 the House by disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its
8 presence. That imprisonment shall not extend beyond 24 hours
9 at one time unless the person persists in disorderly or
10 contemptuous behavior.
11 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
12 (House Rule 89.5)
13 89.5. Reporting. Any member who is subjected to or
14 witnesses conduct that the member reasonably believes to be
15 sexual harassment, discrimination, or other unethical conduct
16 is strongly encouraged to report the conduct to the Speaker,
17 the Minority Leader, an Ethics Officer, or the Legislative
18 Inspector General.
19 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
20 (House Rule 90)
21 90. Protest. Any 2 members have the right to dissent and
22 protest, in respectful language, against any act or resolution
23 that they may think injurious to the public or to any
24 individual, and have the reason of their protest entered upon
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1 the Journal. When by motion a majority of members determines
2 that the language of a protest is not respectful, the protest
3 shall be referred back to the protesting members.
4 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
5 ARTICLE XII
6 DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
7 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
8 (House Rule 91)
9 91. Special Investigating Committee.
10 (a) Disciplinary proceedings may be commenced by filing
11 with the Speaker and the Minority Leader a petition, signed by
12 3 or more members of the House, for a special investigating
13 committee. The petition shall contain the alleged charge or
14 charges that, if true, may subject the member named in the
15 petition to disciplinary action by the House and may include
16 any other factual information that supports the charge or
17 charges.
18 (b) Upon filing the petition, a special investigating
19 committee consisting of 6 members shall be created. The
20 Speaker shall appoint 3 members from the majority caucus and
21 the Minority Leader shall appoint 3 members from the minority
22 caucus. The Speaker shall appoint the Chairperson from among
23 the 6 members. Members signing the petition may not be
24 appointed to the special investigating committee. The contents
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1 of a petition for a special investigating committee shall be
2 confidential until the appointment of all members except as to
3 the member named, the members signing it, the Speaker, the
4 Minority Leader, and the members of a special investigating
5 committee.
6 (c) The Chairperson shall give reasonable notice of all
7 meetings to the member named in the petition and to the public.
8 All meetings of the special investigating committee shall be
9 open to the public, unless, pursuant to Article IV, Section
10 5(c) of the Illinois Constitution, the House votes by the
11 affirmative vote of 79 members to hold proceedings in
12 executive session. The Clerk shall keep an audio recording and
13 transcript of all meetings.
14 (d) The member named in the petition has the right to
15 counsel during all meetings of the special investigating
16 committee.
17 (e) The Chairperson may establish procedural rules,
18 provided such procedural rules do not conflict with these
19 Rules. Any such procedural rules must be filed with the Clerk,
20 and copies must be provided to the member named in the petition
21 and all members of the committee. The Committee may, in the
22 discretion of the Chairperson, administer oaths and compel by
23 subpoena (subject to Rule 4(c)(9)) any person to appear and
24 give testimony as a witness or produce papers, documents, or
25 other materials relevant to the charge or charges.
26 (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, if
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1 the Speaker is a petitioner or the subject of the petition, the
2 highest ranking member of the majority caucus who is not a
3 petitioner or the subject of the petition shall have the
4 powers and duties of the Speaker in connection with the
5 Special Investigating Committee, and if the Minority Leader is
6 a petitioner or the subject of the petition, the highest
7 ranking member of the minority caucus who is not a petitioner
8 or the subject of the petition shall have the powers and duties
9 of the Minority Leader in connection with the Special
10 Investigating Committee.
11 (g) This Rule may be suspended only by unanimous consent.
12 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
13 (House Rule 92)
14 92. Investigation.
15 (a) At the initial meeting of the special investigating
16 committee, the Chairperson shall enter the petition into the
17 record.
18 (b) The special investigating committee shall conduct a
19 thorough investigation of all charges alleged in the petition.
20 The special investigating committee shall meet as often as
21 necessary and consider any information or testimony it deems
22 relevant to the charges alleged in the petition, regardless of
23 whether such information was contained in the petition or is
24 discovered through subsequent investigation.
25 (c) The special investigating committee shall give the
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1 member named in the petition an opportunity to be present at
2 all meetings and to testify or otherwise present any relevant
3 information.
4 (d) The special investigating committee shall determine if
5 reasonable grounds exist to authorize charges against the
6 member named in the petition that may result in disciplinary
7 action by the House. The special investigating committee shall
8 vote on each charge alleged in the petition by record vote. A
9 motion to authorize a charge requires the affirmative vote of
10 a majority of those appointed.
11 (e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
12 vote of 71 members elected.
13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
14 (House Rule 93)
15 93. Report of the Special Investigating Committee.
16 (a) The special investigating committee shall file with
17 the Clerk a written report that includes, at a minimum, a
18 summary of each charge alleged in the petition, the vote on
19 each charge alleged in the petition, and the reasons the
20 committee did or did not authorize each charge against the
21 member. Any member of the special investigating committee may
22 include a supplemental statement in the report, either
23 concurring with or dissenting from all or part of the report,
24 or explaining a reason for his or her vote on a charge. The
25 report shall be signed by all of the members of the special
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1 investigating committee, regardless of their original vote in
2 the committee proceedings on whether to authorize charges.
3 (b) If a majority of those appointed determines that
4 reasonable grounds exist to authorize a charge or charges,
5 then for each authorized charge the report shall include a
6 statement of the authorized charge and any factual information
7 supporting that charge. Within the report, the special
8 investigating committee shall appoint 2 members of the House,
9 one from the majority caucus and one from the minority caucus,
10 who are not members of the special investigating committee and
11 did not sign the petition, to be managers for the House at the
12 hearing on the authorized charge or charges.
13 (c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
14 vote of 71 members elected.
15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
16 (House Rule 94)
17 94. Select Committee on Discipline.
18 (a) If a special investigating committee authorizes
19 charges against any member of the House, the Speaker and the
20 Minority Leader shall appoint a select committee on discipline
21 to hear and determine those charges. The select committee
22 shall consist of 12 members of the House, 6 of whom shall be
23 appointed by the Speaker from the majority caucus and 6 of whom
24 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader from the minority
25 caucus. The Speaker shall appoint a Chairperson from among the
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1 12 members. No member who signed the petition or served on the
2 special investigating committee may be appointed to the select
3 committee.
4 (b) All appointments to a select committee shall be
5 completed and the select committee shall convene within 30
6 days after the filing of a report issued by the special
7 investigating committee.
8 (c) The Chairperson shall give reasonable notice of all
9 meetings to the member named in the petition and to the public.
10 All meetings of the select committee shall be open to the
11 public, unless, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5(c) of the
12 Illinois Constitution, the House votes by the affirmative vote
13 of 79 members to hold proceedings in executive session. The
14 Clerk shall keep an audio recording and transcript of all
15 meetings.
16 (d) The Chairperson may establish procedural rules,
17 provided such procedural rules do not conflict with these
18 Rules. Any such procedural rules must be filed with the Clerk,
19 and copies must be provided to the member named in the petition
20 and all members of the committee. The select committee may, at
21 the discretion of the Chairperson, administer oaths and compel
22 by subpoena (subject to Rule 4(c)(9)) any person to appear and
23 give testimony as a witness or produce papers, documents, or
24 other materials relevant to the charge or charges.
25 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, if
26 the Speaker was a petitioner or the subject of the petition,
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1 the highest ranking member of the majority caucus who was not a
2 petitioner or the subject of the petition shall perform the
3 duties of the Speaker in connection with the Select Committee
4 on Discipline, and if the Minority Leader was a petitioner or
5 the subject of the petition, the highest ranking member of the
6 minority caucus who was not a petitioner or the subject of the
7 petition shall perform the duties of the Minority Leader in
8 connection with the Select Committee on Discipline.
9 (f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
10 vote of 79 members elected.
11 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
12 (House Rule 95)
13 95. Hearings on Disciplinary Charges.
14 (a) Proceedings before the select committee shall be
15 adversarial in form, with the managers for the House
16 presenting the case for disciplinary action. The member
17 subject to charges has the right to counsel during all
18 hearings of the select committee.
19 (b) Stipulations of fact shall be encouraged by the select
20 committee.
21 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
22 (House Rule 96)
23 96. Report of the Select Committee on Discipline.
24 (a) The select committee shall vote on each charge by
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1 record vote. For each charge the select committee shall vote
2 on the question, "Is the Member at fault on this charge?" If a
3 majority of those appointed vote in the affirmative, the
4 member shall be found at fault on that charge. If less than a
5 majority of those appointed vote in the affirmative, it shall
6 be reported that there is insufficient evidence to find the
7 member at fault on that charge.
8 (b) If the select committee finds the member at fault on
9 any charge, the committee shall adopt a recommendation for
10 disciplinary action. The committee may recommend a reprimand,
11 a censure, expulsion from the House, or that no penalty be
12 invoked. The recommendation on disciplinary action requires an
13 affirmative vote of the majority of those appointed. If a
14 majority of those appointed cannot, by record vote, agree on a
15 penalty, it shall report a recommendation that no penalty be
16 invoked.
17 (c) The select committee shall file a report of its
18 findings on each charge. The report shall include, at a
19 minimum, the vote of the committee on each charge, the reasons
20 for each conclusion, and any recommendation as to a penalty
21 for a finding of fault on a charge. Any member of the select
22 committee may include a supplemental statement in the report,
23 either concurring with or dissenting from all or part of the
24 report, or explaining a reason for his or her vote on a charge.
25 (d) If the select committee finds the member at fault on
26 any charge, the select committee shall file a resolution that
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1 includes its findings, the charge, and the recommended penalty
2 for that charge. Separate resolutions must be filed for each
3 charge.
4 (e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
5 vote of 71 members elected.
6 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
7 (House Rule 97)
8 97. House Action on the Report of the Select Committee on
9 Discipline.
10 (a) The report of a select committee and any accompanying
11 resolution shall be filed with the Clerk and reproduced and
12 distributed as provided in Rule 39. The report and any
13 accompanying resolutions shall be placed on the calendar under
14 the heading "Report and Resolutions of Select Committee on
15 Discipline". The report and resolutions shall be carried on
16 the Daily Calendar for 2 legislative days before any action by
17 the House.
18 (b) The House shall take action by a record vote on each
19 resolution. The House may amend a resolution for disciplinary
20 action to decrease the recommended penalty by a record vote of
21 60 members elected.
22 (c) A resolution finding a member at fault regarding a
23 charge may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of 71
24 members elected, except that a resolution the effect of which
25 is to expel a member may be adopted only by the affirmative
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1 vote of 79 members elected.
2 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
3 vote of 79 members elected, except that paragraph (c) may not
4 be suspended.
5 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
6 ARTICLE XIII
7 FORCE AND EFFECT
8 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
9 (House Rule 98)
10 98. Applicability. The meetings and actions of the House,
11 including all of its committees, are governed by these House
12 Rules.
13 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
14 (House Rule 99)
15 99. Parliamentary Authority. The rules of parliamentary
16 practice appearing in the latest edition of Robert's Rules of
17 Order Newly Revised govern the House in all cases to which they
18 apply so long as they are not inconsistent with these Rules.
19 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
20 (House Rule 100)
21 100. Certification by Speaker. With respect to each bill
22 that is certified by the Speaker in accordance with Article
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1 IV, Section 8(d) of the Constitution, there is an irrebuttable
2 presumption that the procedural requirements for passage have
3 been met.
4 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
5 (House Rule 101)
6 101. Effective Date. These rules are in full force and
7 effect upon their adoption, and shall remain in full force and
8 effect except as amended in accordance with these Rules, or
9 until superseded by new rules adopted as part of the
10 organization of a newly-constituted General Assembly at the
11 commencement of a term.
12 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
13 ARTICLE XIV
14 DEFINITIONS
15 (Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
16 (House Rule 102)
17 102. Definitions. As used in these Rules, terms have the
18 meanings ascribed to them as follows, unless the context
19 clearly requires a different meaning:
20 (1) Chairperson. "Chairperson" means that
21 Representative designated by the Speaker to serve as chair
22 of a committee.
23 (2) Co-Chairperson. "Co-Chairperson" means a
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1 Representative designated by the Speaker to serve as
2 co-chair of a standing or special committee.
3 (3) Clerk. "Clerk" means the elected Clerk of the
4 House.
5 (4) Committee. "Committee" means a committee of the
6 House and includes a standing committee, a special
7 committee, any subcommittee of a committee, the Rules
8 Committee, committees created under Article X and Article
9 XII of these Rules, and a Committee of the Whole.
10 "Committee" does not mean a conference committee, and the
11 procedural and notice requirements applicable to
12 committees do not apply to conference committees.
13 (5) Constitution. "Constitution" means the
14 Constitution of the State of Illinois.
15 (6) General Assembly. "General Assembly" means the
16 current General Assembly of the State of Illinois.
17 (7) House. "House" means the House of Representatives
18 of the General Assembly.
19 (8) Joint Action Motions. "Joint action motions" means
20 the following motions before the House: (i) to concur in a
21 Senate amendment, (ii) to non-concur in a Senate amendment
22 and ask the Senate to recede, (iii) to recede from a House
23 amendment, (iv) to not recede from a House amendment and
24 request that a conference committee be appointed, (v) to
25 adopt a conference committee report, or (vi) to refuse to
26 adopt a conference committee report and request
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1 appointment of a second conference committee.
2 (9) Legislative Digest. "Legislative Digest" means the
3 Legislative Synopsis and Digest that is prepared by the
4 Legislative Reference Bureau of the General Assembly.
5 (10) Legislative Measures. "Legislative measures"
6 means all matters brought before the House for
7 consideration, whether originated in the House or Senate,
8 and includes bills, amendments, resolutions, conference
9 committee reports, motions, messages, notices, and
10 Executive Orders from the executive branch.
11 (11) Majority. "Majority" means a majority of those
12 members present and voting on a question. Unless otherwise
13 specified with respect to a particular House Rule, for
14 purposes of determining the number of members present and
15 voting on a question, a "present" vote shall not be
16 counted.
17 (12) Majority Caucus. "Majority caucus" means that
18 group of Representatives from the numerically strongest
19 political party in the House.
20 (13) Majority of those Appointed. "Majority of those
21 appointed" means a majority of the total number of
22 Representatives authorized to be appointed to a committee,
23 but does not include ex-officio or non-voting members.
24 (14) Majority of those Elected. "Majority of those
25 elected" means a majority of the total number of
26 Representatives entitled to be elected to the House,
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1 regardless of the number of elected or appointed
2 Representatives actually serving in office. So long as 118
3 Representatives are entitled to be elected to the House,
4 "majority of those elected" means 60 affirmative votes; 71
5 affirmative votes means three-fifths of the members
6 elected; and 79 affirmative votes means two-thirds of the
7 members elected.
8 (15) Member. "Member" means a Representative. Where
9 the context so requires, "member" may also mean a Senator
10 of the Illinois Senate.
11 (16) (Blank).
12 (17) Members Elected. "Members elected" means the 118
13 Representatives entitled to be elected to the House,
14 regardless of the number of elected or appointed
15 Representatives actually serving in office.
16 (18) Minority Caucus. "Minority caucus" means that
17 group of Representatives from the second numerically
18 strongest political party in the House.
19 (19) Minority Leader. "Minority Leader" means the
20 Minority Leader of the House elected under Rule 2.
21 (20) Minority Spokesperson. "Minority Spokesperson"
22 means that Representative designated by the Minority
23 Leader to serve as the Minority Spokesperson of a
24 committee.
25 (21) Perfunctory Session. "Perfunctory session" means
26 the convening of the House, pursuant to the scheduling of
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