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HOUSE RESOLUTION 1571

 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4 House Rules 4, 6, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, 22, 26, 28, 30, 35,
5 37, 40, 41, 45, 52, 60, 61, 64, 72, and 102 of the 94th General
6 Assembly are amended as follows:
 
7     (House Rule 4)
8     4. The Speaker.
9     (a) The Speaker has those powers conferred upon him or her
10 by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any motions or
11 resolutions adopted by the House or jointly by the House and
12 Senate.
13     (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Speaker is the
14 chief administrative officer of the House and has those powers
15 necessary to carry out those functions. The Speaker may
16 delegate administrative duties as he or she deems appropriate.
17     (c) The duties of the Speaker include the following:
18         (1) To preside at all sessions of the House, although
19     the Speaker may call on any member to preside temporarily
20     as Presiding Officer.
21         (2) To open the session at the time at which the House
22     is to meet by taking the chair and calling the members to
23     order. The Speaker may call on any member to open the
24     session as Presiding Officer.
25         (3) To announce the business before the House in the
26     order upon which it is to be acted. The Presiding Officer
27     shall perform this duty during the period that he or she is
28     presiding.
29         (4) To recognize those members entitled to the floor.
30         (5) To state and put to a vote all questions that are
31     regularly moved or that necessarily arise in the course of
32     the proceedings, and to announce the result of the vote.
33         (6) To preserve order and decorum.
34         (7) To decide all points of order, subject to appeal,

 

 

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1     and to speak on these points in preference to other
2     members.
3         (8) To inform the House when necessary, or when any
4     question is raised, on any point of order or practice
5     pertinent to the pending business.
6         (9) To sign or authenticate all acts, proceedings, or
7     orders of the House. All writs, warrants, and subpoenae
8     issued by order of the House, or any of its committees,
9     shall be signed by the Speaker and attested by the Clerk.
10         (10) To sign all bills passed by both chambers of the
11     General Assembly to certify that the procedural
12     requirements for passage have been met.
13         (11) To have general supervision of the House Chamber,
14     House galleries, House committee rooms and chapel, and
15     adjoining and connecting hallways and passages, including
16     the duty to protect their security and safety and the power
17     to clear them when necessary. The House Chamber shall not
18     be used without permission of the Speaker.
19         (12) To have general supervision of the Clerk and his
20     or her assistants, the Doorkeeper and his or her
21     assistants, the majority caucus staff, the
22     parliamentarians, and all employees of the House except the
23     minority caucus staff.
24         (13) To determine the number of majority caucus members
25     and minority caucus members to be appointed to all
26     committees, except the Rules Committee created by Rule 15
27     and those committees that may be created under Article XII
28     of these Rules.
29         (14) To appoint all Chairpersons, Co-Chairpersons, and
30     Vice-Chairpersons of committees (from either the majority
31     or minority caucus), and to appoint all majority caucus
32     members of committees.
33         (15) To enforce all constitutional provisions,
34     statutes, rules, and regulations applicable to the House.
35         (16) To guide and direct the proceedings of the House
36     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 and subcommittees.
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 the control and will of the
9     members, all questions relating to the priority of
10     business.
11         (21) To issue, in cooperation with the Comptroller and
12     after clearance with the United States Internal Revenue
13     Service, written regulations covering administration of
14     contingent expense allowances of members of the House.
15         (22) To appoint one or more parliamentarians to serve
16     at the pleasure of the Speaker.
17     (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote
18 of 71 members elected.
19 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
20     (House Rule 6)
21     6. Clerk of the House.
22     (a) The House shall elect a Clerk, who may adopt
23 appropriate policies or procedures for the conduct of his or
24 her office. The Speaker is the final arbiter of any dispute
25 arising in connection with the operation of the Office of the
26 Clerk.
27     (b) The duties of the Clerk include the following:
28         (1) To have custody of all bills, papers, and records
29     of the House, which shall not be taken out of the Clerk's
30     custody except in the regular course of business in the
31     House.
32         (2) To endorse on every original bill and each copy its
33     number, the names of sponsors, the date of introduction,
34     and the several orders taken on it. When reproduced, the
35     names of the sponsors shall appear on the front page of the

 

 

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1     bill in the same order they appeared when introduced.
2         (3) To cause each bill to be reproduced and placed on
3     the desks of the members as soon as it is reproduced, as
4     provided in Rule 39.
5         (4) To keep the Journal of the proceedings of the House
6     and, under the direction of the Speaker, correct errors in
7     the Journal.
8         (5) To keep the transcripts of the debates of the House
9     and make them available to the public under reasonable
10     conditions.
11         (6) To keep the necessary records for the House and its
12     committees; and to prepare the House Calendar for each
13     legislative day, except perfunctory session days.
14         (7) To examine all House Bills and Constitutional
15     Amendment Resolutions following Second Reading and before
16     final passage for the purpose of correcting any
17     non-substantive errors, and to report the same back to the
18     Speaker promptly; to supervise the enrolling and
19     engrossing of bills and resolutions, subject to the
20     direction of the Speaker; and to attest to the passage or
21     adoption of legislative measures, and to note thereon the
22     date of final House action. Any corrections made by the
23     Clerk and approved by the Speaker shall be entered on the
24     Journal.
25         (8) To transmit bills, other documents, and messages to
26     the Senate and secure a receipt therefor, and to receive
27     from the Senate bills, other documents, and messages and
28     give receipt therefor.
29         (9) To file with the Secretary of State debate
30     transcripts and House documents as required by law.
31         (10) To attend every session of the House; record the
32     roll; and read all bills, resolutions, and other papers as
33     directed by the Speaker. Bills shall be read by title only.
34         (11) To supervise the Assistant Clerk, the Doorkeeper,
35     pages, messengers, committee clerks, and other employees
36     of his or her office.

 

 

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1         (12) To establish the format for all documents, forms,
2     and committee records and tapes prepared by committee
3     clerks.
4         (13) Subject to approval by the Speaker, to establish
5     standards of decorum and other standards regarding written
6     statements filed under Rule 53.
7         (14) To perform other duties assigned by the Speaker.
8     (c) The Clerk and those under the supervision of the Clerk,
9 including the Assistant Clerk, committee clerks, and other
10 employees, may accept a bill, amendment, conference committee
11 report, amendatory veto acceptance motion, or resolution for
12 filing only if (i) it is a document entered into the General
13 Assembly's computer system, at the direction of or with the
14 approval of a member, by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the
15 House or the Senate Democratic staff, the House or the Senate
16 Republican staff, or House or Senate Enrolling and Engrossing
17 or, with respect to appropriation documents only, entered into
18 the General Assembly's computer system by the Governor's Office
19 of Management and Budget, (ii) it bears a bar coded document
20 number of the drafting entity that is compatible with the
21 computer system used by the House, and (iii) the bar coded
22 document number does not duplicate one on another document that
23 has already been filed in the House or the Senate.
24 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
25     (House Rule 10)
26     10. Committees.
27     (a) The committees of the House are: (i) the standing
28 committees listed in Rule 11; (ii) the special committees
29 created under Rule 13; (iii) subcommittees created by standing
30 committees or by special committees; (iv) the Rules Committee
31 created under Rule 15; (v) the Election Contest or
32 Qualifications Challenge Committees, if any, created under
33 Article X; (vi) any committees created under Article XII; and
34 (vii) any Committee of the Whole. Subcommittees may not create
35 subcommittees. Committees of the Whole shall consist of all

 

 

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1 Representatives.
2     (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Rule and subject
3 to Rules 12 and 13, all committees, except special committees
4 created under Rule 13, shall have a Chairperson and Minority
5 Spokesperson, who may be of the same political party. Standing
6 committees created under Rule 12 that have Co-Chairpersons from
7 different political parties shall not have a Minority
8 Spokesperson. Special committees created under Rule 13 that
9 have Co-Chairpersons from different political parties shall
10 not have a Minority Spokesperson. No member may be appointed to
11 serve as a Chairperson, Minority Spokesperson, or
12 Co-Chairperson of any committee unless the member is serving in
13 at least his or her third term as a member of the General
14 Assembly, including any terms in which the member was appointed
15 to fill a vacancy in the office of Representative or Senator;
16 provided that this requirement does not apply if the member
17 received a stipend or additional amount during a previous
18 General Assembly as an "officer", "committee chairman", or
19 "committee minority spokesman" as provided in Section 1 of the
20 General Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1) and in Rule
21 13(b). Each committee may have a Vice-Chairperson appointed by
22 the Speaker. The number of majority caucus members and minority
23 caucus members of all committees, except the Rules Committee
24 created under Rule 15 and any committees that may be created
25 under Article XII, shall be determined by the Speaker. The
26 Speaker shall file a notice with the Clerk setting forth the
27 number of majority caucus and minority caucus members of each
28 committee, which shall be journalized. A member may be
29 temporarily replaced on a committee due to illness or if the
30 member is otherwise unavailable. All leaders are non-voting
31 ex-officio members of each standing committee and each special
32 committee, except that the leaders may also be appointed to
33 standing committees or special committees as voting members.
34 The Speaker may also appoint any member of the majority caucus,
35 and the Minority Leader may appoint any member of the minority
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1 committee or special committee.
2     (c) The Chairperson of a committee has the authority to
3 call the committee to order, designate which bills and
4 resolutions posted for hearing shall be taken up and in what
5 order, order a record vote to be taken on each legislative
6 measure called for a vote, preserve order and decorum during
7 committee meetings, establish procedural rules (subject to
8 approval by the Speaker) governing the presentation and
9 consideration of legislative measures, and generally supervise
10 the affairs of the committee. The Vice-Chairperson of a
11 committee or other member of the committee from the majority
12 caucus may preside over its meetings in the absence or at the
13 direction of the Chairperson. In the case of standing or
14 special committees with Co-Chairpersons from different
15 political parties, the "Chairperson" for purposes of this Rule
16 is the Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
17     (d) A vacancy on a committee, or in the position of
18 Chairperson, Co-Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or Minority
19 Spokesperson on a committee, exists when a member resigns from
20 the position or ceases to be a Representative. Resignations
21 shall be made in writing to the Clerk, who shall promptly
22 notify the Speaker and Minority Leader. Absent concurrence by a
23 majority of those elected, except as otherwise provided in Rule
24 15 and except in connection with temporary replacements under
25 Rule 10(b), no member who resigns from a committee shall be
26 re-appointed to that committee for the remainder of the term.
27 Replacement members shall be of the same political party as
28 that of the member who resigns, and shall be appointed in the
29 same manner as the original appointment, except that in the
30 case of the resignation of a Chairperson or Co-Chairperson, the
31 replacement member need not be from the same political party.
32 In the case of vacancies on subcommittees that were created by
33 committees, the parent committee shall fill the vacancy in the
34 same manner as the original appointment.
35     (e) The Chairperson of a committee has the authority to
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1 Speaker. In the case of standing or special committees with
2 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
3 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus has the authority to
4 call meetings of the special committee, subject to the approval
5 of the Speaker. Except as otherwise provided by these Rules,
6 committee meetings shall be convened in accordance with Rule
7 21.
8     (f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote
9 of 71 members elected.
10 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
11     (House Rule 12)
12     12. Members and Officers of Standing Committees. The
13 members of each standing committee shall be appointed for the
14 term by the Speaker and the Minority Leader. The Speaker, at
15 his or her discretion, shall appoint a the Chairperson or
16 Co-Chairpersons. The Speaker may appoint any member as a
17 Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of a standing committee, subject
18 to Rule 10(b). If the Chairperson or Co-Chairperson is a member
19 of the majority or minority leadership or the Chairperson or
20 Minority Spokesperson of any other standing committee or of a
21 special committee, the member shall receive no additional
22 stipend or compensation for serving as Chairperson or
23 Co-Chairperson of the standing committee. For purposes of
24 Section 1 of the General Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS
25 115/1), one Co-Chairperson of a standing committee shall be
26 considered "Chairman" and the other shall be considered
27 "Minority Spokesman". The Speaker shall appoint (from either
28 the majority or minority caucus) and the remaining standing
29 committee members of the majority caucus (one of whom the
30 Speaker may designate as Vice-Chairperson), and the Minority
31 Leader shall appoint the remaining standing committee members
32 of the minority caucus (one of whom the Minority Leader may
33 designate as Minority Spokesperson), except that if the
34 standing committee has Co-Chairpersons from different
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1 Minority Spokesperson. In that case, the Minority Leader shall
2 appoint the minority caucus members to the standing committee,
3 except the Co-Chairperson from the minority caucus, who shall
4 be appointed by the Speaker. Appointments are effective upon
5 the delivery of appropriate correspondence from the respective
6 leader to the Clerk, regardless of whether the House is in
7 session, and shall remain effective for the duration of the
8 term, subject to Rule 10(d). The Clerk shall journalize the
9 appointments. Committees may conduct business when a majority
10 of the total number of committee members has been appointed. No
11 member may be appointed to more than one of the following
12 standing committees: Electric Utility Oversight, Public
13 Utilities, and Telecommunications.
14 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
15     (House Rule 13)
16     13. Special Committees.
17     (a) The following Special Committees are created:
18     DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL ILLNESS
19     FEE-FOR-SERVICE INITIATIVES
20     GAMING
21     
22     The Speaker may create additional special committees by
23 filing a notice of the creation of the special committee with
24 the Clerk. The notice creating an additional special committee
25 shall specify the subject matter of the special committee and
26 the number of members to be appointed.
27     (b) The Speaker shall determine the number of majority and
28 minority caucus members to be appointed to special committees
29 in accordance with Rule 10(b). The Speaker, at his or her
30 discretion, shall appoint a Chairperson or Co-Chairpersons.
31 The Speaker may appoint any member as a Chairperson or
32 Co-Chairperson of a special committee, subject to Rule 10(b).
33 If the Chairperson or Co-Chairperson is a member of the
34 majority or minority leadership or the Chairperson or Minority
35 Spokesperson of a standing committee, the member shall receive

 

 

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1 no additional stipend or compensation for serving as
2 Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of the special committee. For
3 purposes of Section 1 of the General Assembly Compensation Act
4 (25 ILCS 115/1), (i) a special committee under these rules is
5 considered a "select committee" and (ii) one Co-Chairperson of
6 a special committee shall be considered "Chairman" and the
7 other shall be considered "Minority Spokesman". The appointed
8 members of special committees shall be designated by the
9 Speaker and the Minority Leader in a like manner as provided in
10 Rule 12 with respect to standing committees. If , except that
11 if the special committee has Co-Chairpersons from different
12 political parties, the special committee shall not have a
13 Minority Spokesperson. In that case, the Minority Leader shall
14 appoint the minority caucus members to the special committee,
15 except the Co-Chairperson from the minority caucus who shall be
16 appointed by the Speaker. The Speaker may establish a reporting
17 date during the term for each special committee by filing a
18 notice of the reporting date with the Clerk. Unless an earlier
19 date is specified by the notice, special committees expire at
20 the end of the term.
21     (c) Special committees are empowered to conduct business
22 when a majority of the total number of committee members has
23 been appointed.
24     (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote
25 of 71 members elected.
26 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
27     (House Rule 14)
28     14. Subcommittees.
29     (a) The Chairperson of a standing committee or a special
30 committee may create a subcommittee by filing a notice with the
31 Clerk and the committee clerk. The number of majority caucus
32 and minority caucus members to be appointed to a subcommittee
33 shall be determined by the Committee Chairperson, and filed
34 with the Clerk and the committee clerk. In the case of standing
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1 political parties, the creation of subcommittees and the number
2 of majority caucus and minority caucus members to be appointed
3 to the subcommittee shall be determined by the Co-Chairperson
4 from the majority caucus. Members of subcommittees must be
5 members of the parent committee, and shall be appointed in the
6 manner determined by the committee Chairperson, or in the case
7 of standing or special committees with Co-Chairpersons from
8 different political parties, by the Co-Chairperson from the
9 majority caucus.
10     The notice creating a subcommittee shall specify the
11 subject matter of the subcommittee and the number of members to
12 be appointed, and may specify a reporting date during the term.
13 Unless an earlier date is specified by the notice,
14 subcommittees expire at the end of the term.
15     (b) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote
16 of 71 members elected.
17 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
18     (House Rule 16)
19     16. Referrals of Resolutions and Reorganization Orders.
20     (a) All resolutions, except adjournment resolutions and
21 resolutions considered under subsection (b) or (c) of this
22 Rule, after being initially read by the Clerk, are
23 automatically referred to the Rules Committee, which may
24 thereafter refer any resolution before it to the House or to a
25 standing committee or special committee. No resolution, except
26 adjournment resolutions and resolutions considered under
27 subsection (b) or (c) of this Rule, may be considered by the
28 House unless referred to the House by the Rules Committee under
29 Rule 18, or by a standing committee or special committee. An
30 adjournment resolution is subject to Rule 66.
31     (b) Any member may file a congratulatory or death
32 resolution for consideration by the House. The Principal
33 Sponsor of each congratulatory or death resolution shall pay a
34 reasonable fee, determined by the Clerk with the approval of
35 the Speaker, to offset the actual cost of producing the

 

 

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1 congratulatory or death resolution. The fee may be paid from
2 the office allowance provided by Section 4 of the General
3 Assembly Compensation Act, or from any other funds available to
4 the member. Upon agreement of the Speaker and the Minority
5 Leader, congratulatory or death resolutions may be immediately
6 considered and adopted by the House without referral to the
7 Rules Committee. Those resolutions may be adopted as a group by
8 a single motion. Congratulatory and death resolutions shall be
9 entered on the Journal only by number, sponsorship, and
10 subject. The provisions of this subsection requiring the
11 Principal Sponsor to pay a reasonable fee may not be suspended.
12     (c) Death resolutions in memory of former members of the
13 General Assembly and former constitutional officers, upon
14 introduction, may be immediately considered by the House
15 without referral to the Rules Committee. Those resolutions
16 shall be entered on the Journal in full.
17     (d) Executive reorganization orders of the Governor issued
18 under Article V, Sec. 11 of the Constitution, upon being read
19 into the record by the Clerk, are automatically referred to the
20 Rules Committee for its referral to a standing committee or a
21 special committee, which may issue a recommendation to the
22 House with respect to the Executive Order. The House may
23 disapprove of an Executive Order only by resolution adopted by
24 a majority of those elected; no such resolution is in order
25 until a standing committee or a special committee has reported
26 to the House on the executive reorganization, or until the
27 Executive Order has been discharged under Rule 58.
28 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
29     (House Rule 21)
30     21. Notice.
31     (a) Except as provided in Rule 18 or unless this Rule is
32 suspended under Rule 67, no standing committee or special
33 committee may consider or conduct a hearing with respect to a
34 subject matter or a legislative measure absent notice first
35 being given as follows:

 

 

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1         (1) The Chairperson of the committee, or the
2     Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus of a standing or
3     special committee, shall, no later than 6 days before any
4     proposed hearing, post a notice on the House bulletin board
5     identifying each subject matter and each legislative
6     measure, other than a committee amendment upon initial
7     consideration under Rule 40, that may be considered during
8     that hearing. The notice shall contain the day, hour, and
9     place of the hearing. Legislative measures and subject
10     matters posted for hearing as provided in this item (1) may
11     also be considered at any committee hearing re-convened
12     following a recess of the committee for which notice was
13     posted, but only if the House has met or was scheduled to
14     meet in regular, veto, or special session on each calendar
15     day from the time of the original committee hearing to the
16     re-convened committee hearing.
17         (2) Meetings of the Rules Committee may be called under
18     Rule 15; meetings of the standing committees and special
19     committees to consider floor amendments, joint action
20     motions for final consideration, conference committee
21     reports, and motions to table committee amendments may be
22     called under Rule 18.
23         (3) The Chairperson, or Co-Chairperson from the
24     majority caucus of a standing or special committee, shall,
25     in advance of a committee hearing, notify all Principal
26     Sponsors of legislative measures posted for that hearing of
27     the date, time, and place of hearing. When practical, the
28     Clerk shall include a notice of all scheduled hearings,
29     together with all posted bills and resolutions, in the
30     Daily Calendar of the House. Regardless of whether a
31     particular legislative measure or subject matter has been
32     posted for hearing, it is in order for a committee during
33     any of its meetings to refer a subject matter or
34     legislative measure pending before it to a subcommittee of
35     that committee.
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1 during any session of the House, and no commission created by
2 Illinois law that has legislative membership may meet during
3 any session of the House.
4     (c) Regardless of whether notice has been previously given,
5 it is always in order for a committee to table any legislative
6 measure pending before it when the Principal Sponsor so
7 requests, subject to Rule 60.
8     (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote
9 of 71 members elected, subject to Rule 25.
10 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
11     (House Rule 22)
12     22. Committee Procedure.
13     (a) A committee may consider any legislative measure
14 referred to it, except as provided in subsection (b), and may
15 make with respect to that legislative measure one of the
16 following reports to the House or to the parent committee, as
17 appropriate:
18         (1) that the bill "do pass";
19         (2) that the bill "do not pass";
20         (3) that the bill "do pass as amended";
21         (4) that the bill "do not pass as amended";
22         (5) that the resolution "be adopted";
23         (6) that the resolution "be not adopted";
24         (7) that the resolution "be adopted as amended";
25         (8) that the resolution "be not adopted as amended";
26         (9) that the floor amendment, joint action motion,
27     conference committee report, or motion to table a committee
28     amendment referred by the Rules Committee "be adopted";
29         (10) that the floor amendment, joint action motion,
30     conference committee report, or motion to table a committee
31     amendment referred by the Rules Committee "be not adopted";
32         (11) "without recommendation"; or
33         (12) "tabled".
34     Any of the foregoing reports may be made only upon the
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1 measures reported "do pass", "do pass as amended", "be
2 adopted", or "be adopted as amended" are favorably reported to
3 the House. Except as otherwise provided by these Rules, any
4 legislative measure referred or re-referred to a committee and
5 not reported under this Rule shall remain in that committee.
6     (b) No bill or committee amendment that provides for an
7 appropriation of money from the State Treasury may be
8 considered by an Appropriations Committee unless the bill or
9 committee amendment is limited to appropriations to a single
10 department, office, or institution; this provision does not
11 apply to floor amendments, joint action motions, or conference
12 committee reports.
13     No bill that provides for an appropriation of money from
14 the State Treasury may be considered for passage by the House
15 unless it has first been favorably reported by an
16 Appropriations Committee or:
17         (1) the bill was discharged from an Appropriations
18     Committee under Rule 58;
19         (2) the bill was exempted from this requirement by a
20     majority of those appointed to the Rules Committee; or
21         (3) this Rule was suspended under Rule 67.
22     (c) The Chairperson of each committee, or Co-Chairperson
23 from the majority caucus of a standing or special committee,
24 shall keep, or cause to be kept, a record in which there shall
25 be entered:
26         (1) The time and place of each meeting of the
27     committee.
28         (2) The attendance of committee members at each
29     meeting.
30         (3) The votes cast by the committee members on all
31     legislative measures acted on by the committee.
32         (4) The "Record of Committee Witness" forms executed by
33     each person appearing or registering in each committee
34     meeting, which shall include identification of the
35     witness, the person, group, or firm represented by
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1     made (if the person is representing someone other than
2     himself or herself), his or her position on the legislation
3     under consideration, and the nature of his or her desired
4     testimony.
5         (5) A tape recording of the proceedings.
6         (6) Such additional information as may be requested by
7     the Clerk.
8     (d) The committee Chairperson, or the Co-Chairperson from
9 the majority caucus of a standing or special committee, shall
10 file with the Clerk, along with every legislative measure bill
11 or resolution reported upon, a written report containing such
12 information as required by the Clerk. The Clerk may adopt
13 forms, policies, and procedures with respect to the
14 preparation, filing, and maintenance of the reports.
15     (e) When a committee fails to report a legislative measure
16 pending before it to the House, or when a committee fails to
17 hold a public hearing on a legislative measure pending before
18 it, the exclusive means to bring that legislative measure
19 directly before the House for its consideration is as provided
20 in Rule 18 or Rule 58.
21     (f) No legislative measure bill or resolution may be called
22 for a vote in a standing committee or special committee in the
23 absence of the Principal Sponsor. The committee Chairperson,
24 the of a committee Minority Spokesperson, or a chief co-sponsor
25 may present a bill or resolution in committee with the approval
26 of the Principal Sponsor when the committee consents. In the
27 case of standing or special committees with Co-Chairpersons
28 from different political parties, the "Chairperson" means the
29 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus, and the "Minority
30 Spokesperson" means the Co-Chairperson from the minority
31 caucus. This subsection may not be suspended.
32     (g) Motions for committee approval of bills and resolutions
33 are renewable, provided that no bill or resolution may be voted
34 on more than twice in any committee on motions to report the
35 bill or resolution favorably, or to reconsider the vote by
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1 resolution unfavorably. A bill or resolution having failed to
2 receive a favorable recommendation after 2 such record votes
3 shall be automatically reported with the appropriate
4 unfavorable recommendation.
5     (h) A bill or resolution shall be given short debate status
6 by report of the committee if the bill or resolution was
7 favorably reported by a three-fifths vote of the members
8 present and voting, including those voting "present". Bills and
9 resolutions receiving favorable reports may be placed upon the
10 Consent Calendar as provided in Rule 42.
11     (i) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote
12 of 71 members elected.
13 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
14     (House Rule 26)
15     26. Rights of the Public.
16     (a) If a bill or resolution has been properly set for
17 hearing and witnesses are present and wish to testify, the
18 committee shall hear the witnesses at the scheduled time and
19 place, subject to Rule 10(c).
20     (b) Any person wishing to offer testimony to a committee
21 hearing of a bill or resolution shall be given a reasonable
22 opportunity to do so, orally or in writing. The Chairperson may
23 set time limits for presentation of oral testimony. No
24 testimony in writing is required of any witness, but any
25 witness may submit a statement in writing for the committee
26 record. All persons offering testimony shall complete a "Record
27 of Committee Witness" form and submit it to the committee clerk
28 before testifying. In the case of standing or special
29 committees with Co-Chairpersons from different political
30 parties, the "Chairperson" means the Co-Chairperson from the
31 majority caucus.
32     (c) A motion to foreclose further oral testimony by
33 witnesses on a matter before a committee may be adopted only by
34 a three-fifths majority of those voting on the motion. No such
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1 requesting to be heard have been given a fair and substantial
2 opportunity to express their positions. No one shall be
3 prohibited from filing for the record "Record of Committee
4 Witness" forms or written statements while the matter is before
5 the committee.
6     (d) Meetings of committees and subcommittees shall be open
7 to the public. Committee meetings of the House may be closed to
8 the public if two-thirds of the members elected to the House
9 determine, by a record vote, that the public interest so
10 requires.
11     (e) This Rule cannot be suspended retroactively.
12 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
13     (House Rule 28)
14     28. Sessions of the House.
15     (a) The House is in session whenever it convenes in
16 perfunctory session, regular session, veto session, or special
17 session, or joint session with the Senate. Members are entitled
18 to per diem expense reimbursements authorized by law only on
19 those regular, veto, and special session, and joint session
20 days that they are in attendance at the House. Attendance by
21 members is not required or recorded on perfunctory session
22 days.
23     (b) Regular and veto session days shall be scheduled with
24 notice by the Speaker under Rule 9. Special session days shall
25 be scheduled in accordance with the Constitution and laws of
26 Illinois.
27     (c) The Speaker may schedule perfunctory session days
28 during which the Clerk may read into the House record any
29 legislative measure. Committees may meet and may consider and
30 act upon legislative measures during a perfunctory session day,
31 and the Clerk may receive and read committee reports into the
32 House record during a perfunctory day. Except for automatic
33 referral under these Rules, no further action may be taken by
34 the House with respect to a legislative measure during a
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1 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
2     (House Rule 30)
3     30. Access to the House Floor.
4     (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, only the
5 following persons shall be admitted to the House while it is in
6 session: members and officers of the General Assembly; elected
7 officers of the executive branch; justices of the Supreme
8 Court; the designated aide to the Governor, except as limited
9 by the Speaker; the parliamentarian; majority staff members and
10 minority staff members, except as limited by the Speaker or
11 Presiding Officer; former members, except as limited by the
12 Speaker or prohibited under subsection (d); and employees of
13 the Legislative Reference Bureau, except as limited by the
14 Speaker. Representatives of the press, while the House is in
15 session, may have access to the galleries and places allotted
16 to them by the Speaker. No person is entitled to the floor
17 unless appropriately attired. Only members of the General
18 Assembly may use telephones at the members' desks or in the
19 telephone booths at the rear of the House Chamber. Smoking is
20 prohibited on the floor of the House and in the House
21 galleries.
22     (b) On days during which the House is in session, the
23 Doorkeeper shall clear the floor of all persons not entitled to
24 access to the floor 15 minutes before the convening time, and
25 the Doorkeeper shall enforce all other provisions of this Rule.
26     (c) The Speaker may authorize the admission to the floor of
27 any other person, except as prohibited under subsection (d).
28     (d) No person who is directly or indirectly interested in
29 defeating or promoting any pending legislative measure, if
30 required to be registered as a lobbyist, shall be allowed
31 access to the floor of the House at any time during the
32 session.
33     (e) When he or she deems it necessary for the preservation
34 of order, the Presiding Officer may by order remove any person
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1 from the floor only under Article XI or XII of these Rules.
2 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
3     (House Rule 35)
4     35. Length of Adjournment. The House, without the consent
5 of the Senate, shall not adjourn for more than 3 days or to a
6 place other than where the 2 chambers of the General Assembly
7 are sitting. The House is in session on any day in which it
8 convenes in perfunctory session, regular session, veto
9 session, or special session, or joint session with the Senate.
10 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
11     (House Rule 37)
12     37. Bills.
13     (a) A bill may be introduced in the House by sponsorship of
14 one or more members of the House, whose names shall be on the
15 reproduced copies of the bills, in the House Journal, and in
16 the Legislative Digest. The Principal Sponsor shall be the
17 first name to appear on the bill and may be joined by no more
18 than 4 chief co-sponsors with the approval of the Principal
19 Sponsor; other co-sponsors shall be separated from the
20 Principal Sponsor and any chief co-sponsors by a comma. The
21 Principal Sponsor may change the sponsorship of a bill to that
22 of one or more other Representatives, or to that of the
23 standing committee or special committee to which the bill was
24 referred or from which the bill was reported. Such change may
25 be made at any time the bill is pending before the House or any
26 of its committees by filing a notice with the Clerk, provided
27 that the addition of any member as a Principal Sponsor, chief
28 co-sponsor, or co-sponsor must be with that member's consent.
29 This subsection may not be suspended.
30     (b) The Principal Sponsor of a bill controls that bill. A
31 standing committee-sponsored bill is controlled by the
32 Chairperson of the committee, who for purposes of these Rules
33 is deemed the Principal Sponsor. A special committee-sponsored
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1 have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson from the majority
2 caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is deemed the Principal
3 Sponsor. Committee-sponsored bills may not have individual
4 co-sponsors.
5     (c) The Senate sponsor of a bill originating in the Senate
6 may request substitute House sponsorship of that bill by filing
7 a notice with the Clerk; such a notice is automatically
8 referred to the Rules Committee and deemed adopted if approved
9 by the Rules Committee. If disapproved by the Rules Committee,
10 the notice shall lie on the table. If the Rules Committee fails
11 to act on a notice, that notice may be discharged by unanimous
12 consent.
13     (d) All bills introduced in the House shall be read by
14 title a first time, ordered reproduced, and automatically
15 referred to the Rules Committee in accordance with Rule 18.
16 After When a Senate Bill is received and a House member has
17 submitted notification to the Clerk of sponsorship of that
18 bill, it shall be read by title, ordered reproduced, and placed
19 on the order of Senate Bills on first reading; after being read
20 a first time, it is automatically referred to the Rules
21 Committee in accordance with Rule 18.
22     (e) All bills introduced into the House shall be
23 accompanied by 6 9 copies. Any bill that amends a statute shall
24 indicate the particular changes in the following manner:
25         (1) All new matter shall be underscored.
26         (2) All matter that is to be omitted or superseded
27     shall be shown crossed with a line.
28     (f) No bill shall be passed by the House except on a record
29 vote of a majority of those elected, subject to Rule 69. A bill
30 that has lost on third reading or upon a motion for the
31 adoption of a conference committee report or a second
32 conference committee report and has not been reconsidered may
33 not thereafter be revived. If a motion for the adoption of a
34 first conference committee report fails and the motion is not
35 reconsidered, then a second conference committee may be
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1 adoption of a second conference committee report fails and is
2 not reconsidered, then the bill may not thereafter be revived.
3 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.; H.R. 124, 94th G.A.)
 
4     (House Rule 40)
5     40. Amendments.
6     (a) An amendment to a bill may be adopted by a standing
7 committee or special committee when the bill is before that
8 committee. An amendment to a bill may be adopted by the House
9 when a bill is on the order of Second Reading if: (i) the Rules
10 Committee has referred the floor amendment to the House for
11 consideration under Rule 18; or (ii) a standing committee or
12 special committee has referred the floor amendment to the
13 House. All amendments must be in writing. All committee
14 amendments that have been timely filed, as determined by the
15 Chairperson, shall be considered by the committee or a
16 subcommittee of that committee prior to consideration by the
17 committee of the bill to which the amendment relates. All
18 amendments not adopted to a bill and that are still pending in
19 a committee or before the House upon the passage or defeat of a
20 bill on Third Reading are automatically tabled.
21     (b) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, committee
22 amendments may be offered only by the Principal Sponsor or a
23 member of the committee while the affected bill is before that
24 committee, and shall be adopted by a majority of those
25 appointed. Floor amendments may be offered for adoption only by
26 a Representative while the bill is on the order of Second
27 Reading, subject to Rule 18, and shall be adopted by a majority
28 vote of the House. The sponsor of a committee or floor
29 amendment may change the sponsorship of the amendment to that
30 of another member, with that other member's consent. Such
31 change may be made at any time the amendment is pending before
32 the House or any of its committees by filing notice with the
33 Clerk. A committee amendment may be the subject of a motion to
34 "do adopt" or "do not adopt". A committee amendment may be
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1 Chairperson of a committee may refer any committee amendment to
2 a subcommittee of that committee.
3     (c) Committee amendments shall be filed with the
4 Chairperson of the committee, and are in order only when
5 sufficient copies have been filed to provide each member of the
6 committee with a copy (which may be done in the same manner as
7 distribution of bills under Rule 39) and 6 9 additional copies
8 for the Chairperson. Floor amendments shall be filed with the
9 Clerk only while the bill is on the order of Second Reading or
10 Third Reading, and are in order only when 6 9 copies have been
11 filed.
12     (d) The Clerk shall have reproduced all adopted committee
13 amendments that come before the House. The Clerk shall also
14 have reproduced all floor amendments referred to the House by a
15 committee. No floor amendment may be adopted by the House
16 unless it has been reproduced and placed on the members' desks
17 in the same manner as for bills under Rule 39.
18     (e) No floor amendment is in order unless it has been first
19 referred to the House for consideration by the Rules Committee
20 under Rule 18, or by a standing committee or special committee.
21 A floor amendment may be referred to the House for
22 consideration, or to a standing or special committee, only
23 while the bill is on the order of Second Reading or Third
24 Reading.
25     (f) Amendments that propose to alter any existing law shall
26 conform to the requirements of Rule 37(e).
27     (g) If a committee reports a bill "do pass as amended", the
28 committee amendments are deemed adopted by the committee action
29 and shall be reproduced and placed on the members' desks (which
30 may be done in the same manner as provided for bills under Rule
31 39) before the bill may be read a second time.
32     (h) In the case of special committees with Co-Chairpersons
33 from different political parties, the "Chairperson" for the
34 purposes of this Rule is the Co-Chairperson from the majority
35 caucus.
36 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.; H.R. 124, 94th G.A.)
 

 

 

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1     (House Rule 41)
2     41. Note Requests; Quick Takes.
3     (a) The House shall comply with all Illinois laws requiring
4 fiscal or other notes. The notes shall be filed with the Clerk,
5 who shall affix each note with a time stamp endorsing the date
6 and time received, and attached to the original of the bill and
7 available for inspection by the members. As soon as practical,
8 the Clerk shall provide a copy of the note to the Legislative
9 Reference Bureau, which shall provide an informative summary of
10 the note in subsequent issues of the Legislative Digest.
11     (b) No bill authorizing or directing the conveyance by the
12 State of any particular interest in real estate to any
13 individual or entity other than a governmental unit or agency
14 may be voted upon in committee or upon Second Reading unless a
15 certified appraisal of the value of the interest has been
16 filed. The appraisal shall be filed with the Clerk of the House
17 clerk of the committee to which the bill is assigned, and shall
18 be part of the permanent committee record for that bill , unless
19 the bill is advanced without reference to committee, or
20 discharged under Rule 58, in which event the appraisal shall be
21 filed with the Clerk of the House.
22     (c) No bill authorizing the State or a unit of local
23 government to acquire property by eminent domain using
24 "quick-take" powers under Section 7-103 of the Code of Civil
25 Procedure may be voted upon in committee or on Second Reading
26 unless the State or the unit of local government, as
27 applicable, has complied with all of the following procedures:
28         (1) The State or the unit of local government must
29     notify each owner of an interest in the property, by
30     certified mail, of the intention of the State or the unit
31     of local government to request approval of legislation by
32     the General Assembly authorizing the State or the unit of
33     local government to acquire the property by eminent domain
34     using "quick-take" powers under Section 7-103 of the Code
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1         (2) The State or the unit of local government must
2     cause notice of its intention to request authorization to
3     acquire the property by eminent domain using "quick-take"
4     powers to be published in a newspaper of general
5     circulation in the territory sought to be acquired by the
6     State or the unit of local government.
7         (3) Following the notices required under paragraphs
8     (1) and (2), the State or the unit of local government must
9     hold at least one public hearing, at the place where the
10     unit of local government normally holds its business
11     meetings (or, in the case of property sought to be acquired
12     by the State: (i) at a location in the county in which the
13     property sought to be acquired by the State is located, or
14     (ii) if the property is located in Cook County, at a
15     location in the township in which the property is located,
16     or (iii) if the property is located in 2 adjacent counties
17     other than Cook County or in 2 adjacent townships in Cook
18     County, at a location in the county or in the township in
19     Cook County in which the majority of the property is
20     located, or (iv) if the property is located in Cook County
21     and an adjacent county, at a location in the other county
22     or in the township in Cook County in which the majority of
23     the property is located), on the question of the
24     acquisition of the property by the State or the unit of
25     local government by eminent domain using "quick-take"
26     powers.
27         (4) In the case of property sought to be acquired by a
28     unit of local government, following the public hearing or
29     hearings held under paragraph (3), the unit of local
30     government must adopt, by recorded vote, a resolution to
31     request approval of legislation by the General Assembly
32     authorizing the unit of local government to acquire the
33     property by eminent domain using "quick-take" powers under
34     Section 7-103 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The
35     resolution must include a statement of the time period
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1     authority to exercise "quick-take" powers, which may not
2     exceed one year.
3         (5) Following the public hearing or hearings held under
4     paragraph (3), the head of the appropriate State office,
5     department, or agency or the chief elected official of the
6     unit of local government, as applicable, must submit to the
7     Chairperson and Minority Spokesperson of the House
8     Executive Committee a sworn, notarized affidavit that
9     contains, or has attached as an incorporated exhibit, all
10     of the following:
11             (A) The legal description of the property.
12             (B) The street address of the property.
13             (C) The name of each State Senator and State
14         Representative who represents the territory that is
15         the subject of the proposed taking.
16             (D) The date or dates on which the State or the
17         unit of local government contacted each such State
18         Senator and State Representative concerning the
19         intention of the State or the unit of local government
20         to request approval of legislation by the General
21         Assembly authorizing the State or the unit of local
22         government to acquire the property by eminent domain
23         using "quick-take" powers.
24             (E) The current name, address, and telephone
25         number of each owner of an interest in the property.
26             (F) A summary of all negotiations between the State
27         or the unit of local government and the owner or owners
28         of the property concerning the sale of the property to
29         the State or the unit of local government.
30             (G) A statement of the date and location of each
31         public hearing held under paragraph (3).
32             (H) A statement of the public purpose for which the
33         State or the unit of local government seeks to acquire
34         the property.
35             (I) The certification of the head of the
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1         chief elected official of the unit of local government,
2         as applicable, that (i) the property is located within
3         the territory under the jurisdiction of the State or
4         the unit of local government and (ii) the State or the
5         unit of local government seeks to acquire the property
6         for a public purpose.
7             (J) A map of the area in which the property to be
8         acquired is located, showing the location of the
9         property.
10             (K) Photographs of the property.
11             (L) An appraisal of the property by a real estate
12         appraiser who is certified or licensed under the Real
13         Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002.
14             (M) In the case of property sought to be acquired
15         by a unit of local government, a copy of the resolution
16         adopted by the unit of local government under paragraph
17         (4).
18             (N) Documentation of the public purpose for which
19         the State or the unit of local government seeks to
20         acquire the property.
21             (O) A copy of each notice sent to an owner of an
22         interest in the property under paragraph (1).
23     A request for quick-take authority shall not be considered
24 by a House committee fewer than 30 days after the date of the
25 notice to each property owner as required by paragraph (1).
26     Every affidavit submitted by the State or a unit of local
27 government pursuant to this Rule 41(c), together with all
28 documents and other items submitted with the affidavit, must be
29 made available to any person upon request for inspection and
30 copying.
31 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
32     (House Rule 45)
33     45. Resolutions.
34     (a) A resolution may be introduced in the House by
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1 of all sponsors shall be included in the House Journal and in
2 the Legislative Digest. Each resolution introduced shall be
3 accompanied by 6 9 copies. Consideration of resolutions shall
4 be governed by Rule 16 and Rule 66.
5     (b) The Principal Sponsor of a resolution controls that
6 resolution. The Principal Sponsor of a resolution, or the
7 sponsor of an amendment to a resolution, may change the
8 sponsorship of the resolution or amendment, as applicable, to
9 that of another member, with that other member's consent, by
10 filing notice with the Clerk. A standing committee-sponsored
11 resolution is controlled by the Chairperson of the committee,
12 who for purposes of these Rules is deemed the Principal
13 Sponsor. A special committee-sponsored resolution is
14 controlled by the Chairperson, or if Co-Chairpersons have been
15 appointed, by the Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus, who
16 for purposes of these Rules is deemed the Principal Sponsor.
17 Committee-sponsored resolutions may not have individual
18 co-sponsors.
19     (c) Any resolution calling for the expenditure of State
20 funds may be adopted only by a record vote of a majority of
21 those elected.
22 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.; H.R. 124, 94th G.A.)
 
23     (House Rule 52)
24     52. Debate.
25     (a) All legislative measures, except those legislative
26 measures that are not debatable as provided in these Rules
27 placed on the Consent Calendar under Rule 42, are subject to a
28 debate status as follows:
29         (1) Short Debate: Debate is limited to a 2-minute
30     presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
31     designated by the Principal Sponsor, a 2-minute
32     presentation by a member in response, and one minute for
33     the Principal Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other
34     members; provided that at the request of 7 members before
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1     standard debate;
2         (2) Standard Debate: Debate is limited to a 5-minute
3     presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
4     designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by each of 2
5     additional proponents of the legislative measure and by 3
6     members in response to the legislative measure, and 3
7     minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close debate, or yield
8     to other members;
9         (3) Extended Debate: Debate is limited to a 5-minute
10     presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
11     designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by each of 4
12     proponents of the legislative measure and 5 members in
13     response, and 5 minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close
14     debate, or yield to other members;
15         (4) Unlimited Debate: Debate shall consist of a
16     10-minute presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
17     designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by each
18     proponent and member in response who seeks recognition, and
19     5 minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close debate, or
20     yield to other members; or
21         (5) Amendment Debate: Debate on floor amendments
22     referred to the House from a committee, or discharged from
23     a committee, is limited to a 3-minute presentation by the
24     Principal Sponsor, or a member designated by the Principal
25     Sponsor, debate by one proponent, debate by each of 2
26     members in response, and 3 minutes for the Principal
27     Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other members.
28     No debate is in order on bills or resolutions on the order
29 of First Reading or Second Reading, except for debate on floor
30 amendments as provided in this Rule.
31     (b) All legislative measures, except floor amendments,
32 referred to the House from a committee, or discharged from a
33 committee, are automatically assigned standard debate status,
34 subject to subsection (c) of this Rule, except those assigned
35 to the Consent Calendar or short debate status by a standing
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1 to the House from a committee, or discharged from a committee,
2 are automatically assigned amendment debate status, subject to
3 subsection (c) of this Rule.
4     (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules to
5 the contrary, the debate status of any legislative measure may
6 be changed only (i) by the Speaker, as defined in item (27) of
7 Rule 102, by filing a notice with the Clerk, or (ii) by the
8 Rules Committee by motion approved by a majority of those
9 appointed. While a legislative measure is being considered by
10 the House, the debate status may also be changed by unanimous
11 consent. No legislative measure, however, may be placed on the
12 Consent Calendar under this Rule. No legislative measure,
13 except a floor amendment, may be assigned amendment debate
14 status under this Rule.
15     (d) The Speaker or Rules Committee, as the case may be,
16 shall notify the Clerk of any action to change the debate
17 status of any legislative measure. The Clerk shall cause that
18 information to be reflected on the Daily Calendar on subsequent
19 legislative days, provided the legislative measure is still
20 before the House.
21     (e) No member shall speak longer than 5 minutes at one time
22 or more than once on the same question except by leave of the
23 House. The Principal Sponsor of a measure or a member
24 designated by the Principal Sponsor, however, shall be allowed
25 to open the debate and to close the debate in accordance with
26 subsection (a) of this Rule. The provisions of this subsection
27 (e) are subject to and limited by subsections (a), (b), and (c)
28 of this Rule. A member may yield to another member the time
29 allotted for the member's debate.
30     (f) The Presiding Officer shall allocate the debate on each
31 legislative measure alternately, if possible, between
32 proponents and opponents of the legislative measure under
33 debate.
34     (g) This Rule may not be suspended.
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1     (House Rule 60)
2     60. Tabling.
3     (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (d) and
4 (e), a motion to lay on the table applies only to the
5 particular proposition and is neither debatable nor amendable.
6     (b) A motion to table a bill or resolution shall identify
7 the bill or resolution by number. The Principal Sponsor of a
8 bill or resolution may, with leave of the House, table that
9 bill or resolution at any time. A motion to table a committee
10 bill that is before the House may be adopted only by the
11 affirmative vote of a majority of those elected.
12     (c) The Principal Sponsor of a bill or resolution before a
13 committee may, with leave of the committee, table the bill or
14 resolution. Upon tabling, the Chairperson of the committee
15 shall return the bill or resolution to the Clerk, noting
16 thereon that it has been tabled.
17     (d) If a floor amendment to a bill has been adopted by the
18 House, then a motion to table that amendment is in order and
19 may be adopted only when the bill is on Second Reading. Motions
20 to table floor amendments are debatable and may be adopted by
21 the affirmative vote of a majority of those 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
27 resolution has been adopted by a committee, then a motion to
28 table that amendment is in order and may be adopted (i) by the
29 committee at any time while the resolution is before that
30 committee or (ii) by the House only when the resolution is
31 pending before the House. No motion to table a committee
32 amendment to a bill or resolution before the House is in order
33 unless it has been first referred to the House for
34 consideration by the Rules Committee under Rule 18, or by a
35 standing or special committee. Motions to table committee
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1 vote of a majority of the members elected to the House or
2 appointed to the committee, as applicable.
3 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
4     (House Rule 61)
5     61. Motion to Take from Table.
6     (a) A motion to take from the table requires the
7 affirmative vote of a majority of those elected if the Rules
8 Committee has previously recommended that action by written
9 notice filed with the Clerk; otherwise, a motion to take from
10 the table requires the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
11     (b) A bill taken from the table shall, as applicable, (i)
12 be placed on the Daily Calendar on the order on which it
13 appeared before it was tabled or (ii) be returned to the
14 committee to which it was assigned before it was tabled.
15     (b-5) An amendment taken from the table shall be returned
16 to the position it held before it was tabled, provided that a
17 floor amendment may be taken from the table only while the bill
18 is on the order of Second Reading and a committee amendment may
19 be taken from the table only while the bill is in committee.
20     (c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote
21 of 71 members elected.
22 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
23     (House Rule 64)
24     64. Division of Question. If the question under
25 consideration in debate contains several points, any member may
26 have the question divided. On a motion to strike out and
27 insert, it is not in order to move for a division of the
28 question. The rejection of a motion to strike out and insert
29 one proposition does not prevent a motion to strike out and
30 insert a different proposition.
31 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
32     (House Rule 72)
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1     (a) If a bill or resolution is received back in the House
2 with one or more amendments added by the Senate, it is in order
3 for the Principal Sponsor to present a motion "to concur" or
4 "not to concur and to ask the Senate to recede" with respect to
5 each, several, or all of those amendments, subject to Rules 18
6 and 75. A motion to concur shall be by record vote and shall be
7 adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of those elected,
8 subject to Rule 69. Any 2 members may demand a separate vote or
9 a separate record vote, as applicable, on any of those
10 amendments.
11     (b) When the Senate has refused to concur in one or more
12 amendments added to a bill or resolution by the House and has
13 returned the bill or resolution to the House with a message
14 requesting the House to recede from one or more of its
15 amendments, it is in order for the Principal Sponsor to present
16 a motion "to recede" from the House amendments or "not to
17 recede and to request a conference", subject to Rules 18 and
18 75. A motion to recede shall be by record vote and shall be
19 adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of those elected,
20 subject to Rule 69. Any 2 members may demand a separate vote or
21 a separate record vote, as applicable, on any of those
22 amendments.
23     (c) Motions authorized by this Rule Joint action motions
24 are renewable and may be reconsidered, provided that no such
25 joint action motion may be voted on more than twice by the
26 House.
27 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)
 
28     (House Rule 102)
29     102. Definitions. As used in these Rules, terms have the
30 meanings ascribed to them as follows, unless the context
31 clearly requires a different meaning:
32         (1) Chairperson. "Chairperson" means that
33     Representative designated by the Speaker to serve as chair
34     of a committee.
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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, the Rules
7     Committee, a special committee, committees created under
8     Article X and Article XII of these Rules, and a
9     subcommittee of a committee. "Committee" does not mean a
10     conference committee, and the procedural and notice
11     requirements applicable to committees do not apply to
12     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: to concur in a
21     Senate amendment, to non-concur in a Senate amendment, to
22     recede from a House amendment, to refuse to recede from a
23     House amendment, to request that a conference committee be
24     appointed, and to adopt a conference committee report.
25         (9) Legislative Digest. "Legislative Digest" means the
26     Legislative Synopsis and Digest that is prepared by the
27     Legislative Reference Bureau of the General Assembly.
28         (10) Legislative Measures. "Legislative measures"
29     means all matters brought before the House for
30     consideration, whether originated in the House or Senate,
31     and includes bills, amendments, resolutions, conference
32     committee reports, motions, messages, notices, and
33     Executive Orders from the executive branch.
34         (11) Majority. "Majority" means a majority of those
35     members present and voting on a question. Unless otherwise
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1     purposes of determining the number of members present and
2     voting on a question, a "present" vote shall not be
3     counted.
4         (12) Majority Caucus. "Majority caucus" means that
5     group of Representatives from the numerically strongest
6     political party in the House.
7         (13) Majority of those Appointed. "Majority of those
8     appointed" means a majority of the total number of
9     Representatives authorized under these Rules to be
10     appointed to a committee.
11         (14) Majority of those Elected. "Majority of those
12     elected" means a majority of the total number of
13     Representatives entitled to be elected to the House,
14     regardless of the number of elected or appointed
15     Representatives actually serving in office. So long as 118
16     Representatives are entitled to be elected to the House,
17     "majority of those elected" means 60 affirmative votes; 71
18     affirmative votes means three-fifths of the members
19     elected; and 79 affirmative votes means two-thirds of the
20     members elected.
21         (15) Member. "Member" means a Representative. Where
22     the context so requires, "member" may also mean a Senator
23     of the Illinois Senate.
24         (16) Members Appointed. "Members appointed" means the
25     total number of Representatives authorized under these
26     Rules to be appointed to a committee.
27         (17) Members Elected. "Members elected" means the 118
28     Representatives entitled to be elected to the House,
29     regardless of the number of elected or appointed
30     Representatives actually serving in office.
31         (18) Minority Caucus. "Minority caucus" means that
32     group of Representatives from the second numerically
33     strongest political party in the House.
34         (19) Minority Leader. "Minority Leader" means the
35     Minority Leader of the House elected under Rule 2.
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1     means that Representative designated by the Minority
2     Leader to serve as the minority spokesperson of a
3     committee.
4         (21) Perfunctory Session. "Perfunctory session" means
5     the convening of the House, pursuant to the scheduling of
6     the Speaker, for purposes consistent with Rule 28.
7         (22) Presiding Officer. "Presiding Officer" means that
8     Representative serving as the presiding officer of the
9     House, whether that Representative is the Speaker or
10     another Representative designated by the Speaker under
11     Rule 4.
12         (23) Principal Sponsor. "Principal sponsor" means the
13     first listed House sponsor of any legislative measure; with
14     respect to a standing committee-sponsored bill or
15     resolution, it means the Chairperson of the committee; with
16     respect to a special committee-sponsored bill or
17     resolution, it means the Co-Chairperson from the majority
18     caucus.
19         (24) Record Vote. "Record vote" means a vote by ayes
20     and nays entered on the journal.
21         (25) Representative. "Representative" means any duly
22     elected or duly appointed Illinois State Representative,
23     and means the same as "member".
24         (26) Senate. "Senate" means the Senate of the General
25     Assembly.
26         (27) Speaker. "Speaker" means the Speaker of the House
27     elected as provided in Rule 1.
28         (28) Term. "Term" means the 2-year term of a General
29     Assembly.
30         (29) Vice-Chairperson. "Vice-Chairperson" means that
31     Representative designated by the Speaker to serve as
32     Vice-Chairperson of a committee.
33 (Source: H.R. 22, 94th G.A.)