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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 Rules of the House of Representatives of the 104th General
5 Assembly are amended by changing Rule 37 as follows:
6 (House Rule 37)
7 37. Bills.
8 (a) A bill may be introduced in the House by sponsorship of
9 one or more members of the House, whose names shall be on the
10 reproduced copies of the bills, in the House Journal, and in
11 the Legislative Digest. The Principal Sponsor shall be the
12 first name to appear on the bill and may be joined by no more
13 than 4 chief co-sponsors with the approval of the Principal
14 Sponsor; other co-sponsors shall be separated from the
15 Principal Sponsor and any chief co-sponsors by a comma. The
16 Principal Sponsor may change the sponsorship of a bill to that
17 of one or more other Representatives, or to that of the
18 standing committee or special committee to which the bill was
19 referred or from which the bill was reported. Such change may
20 be made at any time the bill is pending before the House or any
21 of its committees by filing a notice with the Clerk, provided
22 that the addition of any member as a Principal Sponsor, chief
23 co-sponsor, or co-sponsor must be with that member's consent.
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1 When the Principal Sponsor ceases to be a Representative
2 during the term, the chief sponsorship of any of his or her
3 pending legislative measures may be changed to another
4 Representative upon approval by the Speaker or Minority
5 Leader, whichever served as the Representative's caucus
6 leader. This subsection may not be suspended.
7 (b) The Principal Sponsor of a bill controls that bill. A
8 committee-sponsored bill is controlled by the Chairperson, or
9 if Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson
10 from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is
11 deemed the Principal Sponsor. Committee-sponsored bills may
12 not have individual co-sponsors.
13 (b-5) While a Senate Bill is pending in the Senate, a House
14 member may file with the Clerk a request to become the
15 Principal Sponsor of the bill upon its arrival in the House,
16 unless a previously submitted request remains pending. A
17 member may withdraw the member's request before arrival of the
18 bill in the House. Notwithstanding Rule 37(a), these
19 sponsorship requests and withdraw of requests shall be noted
20 in the Legislative Digest and on the General Assembly website.
21 (c) The Senate sponsor of a bill originating in the Senate
22 may request substitute House sponsorship of that bill by
23 filing a notice with the Clerk. Such notice is automatically
24 referred to the Rules Committee. The notice shall include the
25 bill number, signature of the Senate sponsor, signature of the
26 substitute House sponsor, and a statement that the original
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1 House sponsor was provided with notice of intent to request a
2 substitute House sponsor. A notice that satisfies the
3 requirements of this subsection shall be approved by the Rules
4 Committee. If the Rules Committee does not act on a notice that
5 satisfies the requirements of this subsection within 3
6 legislative days after its referral, then the notice is deemed
7 approved and the Clerk shall substitute sponsorship. This
8 subsection shall be in effect if, and only for so long as, the
9 Rules of the Senate include a reciprocal privilege for House
10 sponsors and the Senate complies with the rule. This
11 subsection may not be suspended.
12 (d) All bills introduced in the House shall be read by
13 title a first time and automatically referred to the Rules
14 Committee in accordance with Rule 18. After a Senate Bill is
15 received and a House member has submitted notification to the
16 Clerk of sponsorship of that bill, it shall be read by title
17 and automatically referred to the Rules Committee in
18 accordance with Rule 18.
19 (e) All bills introduced into the House shall be
20 accompanied by 1 copy. Any bill that amends a statute shall
21 indicate the particular changes in the following manner:
22 (1) All new matter shall be underscored.
23 (2) All matter that is to be omitted or superseded
24 shall be shown crossed with a line.
25 (f) No bill shall be passed by the House except on a record
26 vote of a majority of those elected, subject to Rule 69. A bill
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