SR1201 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Rules of the Senate of the 101st General Assembly are amended by changing Rules 3-1, 3-4, and 4-1 as follows:

(Senate Rule 3-1)

3-1. Committees.

(a) The committees of the Senate are: (i) the standing committees listed in Rule 3-4; (ii) special committees created by resolution or notice under Rule 3-3; and (iii) special subcommittees created by standing committees or by special committees under Rule 3-3. Subcommittees may not create subcommittees.

(b) All committees shall have a Chairperson and Minority Spokesperson, who shall not be of the same caucus, except as provided in Rule 3-2. Committees of the whole shall consist of all Senators. The number of majority caucus members and minority caucus members of all standing committees, and all other committees unless otherwise ordered by the Senate in accordance with these Senate Rules, shall be determined by the President. The numbers of majority caucus and minority caucus members shall become final upon the President filing with the Secretary an appropriate notice, which shall be Journalized.

(c) The Chairperson of a committee shall have the authority to call the committee to order, designate which legislative measures that are assigned to the committee shall be taken up, order the roll call vote to be taken on each legislative measure called for a vote, preserve order and decorum during committee meetings, assign legislative measures to special subcommittees of the parent committee, jointly sign and issue subpoenas with the President, and implement and supervise the business of the committee. The Vice-Chairperson of a committee may preside over its meetings in the absence or at the direction of the Chairperson.

(d) A vacancy on a committee, or in the Chairperson or Minority Spokesperson position on a committee, occurs when a member resigns from that position or ceases to be a Senator. Resignations shall be made in writing to the Secretary, who shall promptly notify the President and Minority Leader. Absent concurrence by a majority of those elected, or as otherwise provided in Rule 3-5, no member who resigns from a committee shall be reappointed to that committee for the remainder of the term. Replacement members shall be of the same caucus as that of the member who resigns, and shall be appointed by the President or Minority Leader, depending upon the caucus of the resigning member. In the case of vacancies on special subcommittees that were created by committees, any vacancy shall be filled pursuant to the motion adopted to create the subcommittee but if the motion does not specify how a vacancy is filled then the parent committee shall fill the vacancy by motion.

(e) The Chairperson of a committee shall have the authority to call meetings of that committee, subject to the approval of the President in accordance with Rule 2-5(c)(19). Except as otherwise provided by these Senate Rules, committee meetings shall be convened in accordance with Rule 3-11.

(f) The President, in consultation with the Minority Leader, may establish a process by which Senators and members of the public may participate remotely in hearings for standing committees, special committees, subcommittees or special subcommittees, and service committees.

(Source: S.R. 2, 101st G.A.)

(Senate Rule 3-4)

3-4. Standing Committees. The Standing Committees of the Senate are as follows:

AGRICULTURE

APPROPRIATIONS I

APPROPRIATIONS II

COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

CRIMINAL LAW

EDUCATION

ENERGY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES

ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS

EXECUTIVE

EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND PENSIONS

HUMAN SERVICES

HIGHER EDUCATION

INSURANCE

JUDICIARY

LABOR

LICENSED ACTIVITIES

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

PENSIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH

REVENUE

STATE GOVERNMENT

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

TRANSPORTATION

VETERANS AFFAIRS

(Source: S.R. 2, 101st G.A.)

(Senate Rule 4-1)

4-1. Sessions of the Senate.

(a) The Senate shall be deemed in session whenever it convenes in perfunctory session, regular session, veto session, or special session. Members shall be entitled to per diem expense reimbursements only on those regular, veto, and special session days that they are in attendance at the Senate. Attendance by members is not required or recorded during perfunctory sessions.

(b) Regular and veto session days shall be scheduled with notice by the President in accordance with Rule 2-10. Special session days shall be scheduled in accordance with the Constitution and laws of Illinois.

(c) The President, at his or her discretion, may schedule perfunctory sessions during which the Secretary may read into the Senate record any legislative measure. Properly convened committees may meet and may consider and act upon legislative measures during a perfunctory session, and the Secretary may receive and read committee reports into the Senate record during a perfunctory session. Excepting any automatic referral provisions of these Senate Rules, no action may be taken by the Senate with respect to a legislative measure during a perfunctory session.

(d) The President may also schedule perfunctory sessions for the purpose of affording those members designated by the President and Minority Leader an opportunity to negotiate with respect to any unfinished business of the Senate without necessitating the presence of all members and the related costs to Illinois taxpayers.

(e) In times of pestilence or public danger, the Senate may adopt a motion to allow a member to remotely participate and vote in the regular and special sessions of the Senate, provided that at all times a quorum of members is physically present at the location of session.

(Source: S.R. 2, 101st G.A.)