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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the following (which
4 are the same as the Rules of the Senate of the 94th General
5 Assembly except as indicated by striking and underscoring) are
6 adopted as the Rules of the Senate of the Ninety-fifth General
7 Assembly:
 
8
ARTICLE I

 
9
DEFINITIONS

 
10     As used in these Senate Rules, the following terms have the
11 meanings ascribed to them in this Article I, unless the context
12 clearly requires a different meaning:
 
13     (Senate Rule 1-1)
14     1-1. Chairperson. "Chairperson" means that Senator
15 designated by the President to serve as chair of a committee.
 
16     (Senate Rule 1-2)
17     1-2. Committee. "Committee" means a committee of the Senate
18 and includes a standing committee, a special committee, and a

 

 

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1 special subcommittee of a committee. "Committee" does not mean
2 a conference committee, and the procedural and notice
3 requirements applicable to committees do not apply to
4 conference committees.
 
5     (Senate Rule 1-3)
6     1-3. Constitution. "Constitution" means the Constitution
7 of the State of Illinois.
 
8     (Senate Rule 1-4)
9     1-4. General Assembly. "General Assembly" means the
10 current General Assembly of the State of Illinois.
 
11     (Senate Rule 1-5)
12     1-5. House. "House" means the House of Representatives of
13 the General Assembly.
 
14     (Senate Rule 1-6)
15     1-6. Joint Action Motion. "Joint action motion" means any
16 of the following motions before the Senate: to concur in a
17 House amendment, to non-concur in a House amendment, to recede
18 from a Senate amendment, to refuse to recede from a Senate
19 amendment, and to request that a conference committee be
20 appointed.
 
21     (Senate Rule 1-7)

 

 

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1     1-7. Legislative Digest. "Legislative Digest" means the
2 Legislative Synopsis and Digest that is prepared by the
3 Legislative Reference Bureau of the General Assembly.
 
4     (Senate Rule 1-8)
5     1-8. Legislative Measure. "Legislative measure" means any
6 matter brought before the Senate for consideration, whether
7 originated in the Senate or House, and includes bills,
8 amendments, resolutions, conference committee reports,
9 motions, and messages from the executive branch.
 
10     (Senate Rule 1-9)
11     1-9. Majority. "Majority" means a simple majority of those
12 members present and voting on a question. Unless otherwise
13 specified with respect to a particular Senate Rule, for
14 purposes of determining the number of members present and
15 voting on a question, a "present" vote shall not be counted.
 
16     (Senate Rule 1-10)
17     1-10. Majority Caucus. "Majority caucus" means that group
18 of Senators from the numerically strongest political party in
19 the Senate. "Majority caucus" also includes any Senator who is
20 not from the numerically strongest or numerically second
21 strongest political party in the Senate but who casts his or
22 her final vote for Senate President for the person who is
23 elected Senate President.
 

 

 

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1     (Senate Rule 1-11)
2     1-11. Majority of those Appointed. "Majority of those
3 appointed" means an absolute majority of the total number of
4 Senators appointed to a committee.
 
5     (Senate Rule 1-12)
6     1-12. Majority of those Elected. "Majority of those
7 elected" means an absolute majority of the total number of
8 Senators entitled to be elected to the Senate, irrespective of
9 the number of elected or appointed Senators actually serving in
10 office. So long as 59 Senators are entitled to be elected to
11 the Senate, "majority of those elected" shall mean 30
12 affirmative votes.
 
13     (Senate Rule 1-13)
14     1-13. Member. "Member" means a Senator. Where the context
15 so requires, "member" may also mean a Representative of the
16 Illinois House of Representatives.
 
17     (Senate Rule 1-14)
18     1-14. Members Appointed. "Members appointed" means the
19 total number of Senators appointed to a committee.
 
20     (Senate Rule 1-15)
21     1-15. Members Elected. "Members elected" means the total

 

 

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1 number of Senators entitled to be elected to the Senate,
2 irrespective of the number of elected or appointed Senators
3 actually serving in office. So long as 59 Senators are entitled
4 to be elected in the Senate, "members elected" shall mean 59
5 Senators.
 
6     (Senate Rule 1-16)
7     1-16. Minority Caucus. "Minority caucus" means that group
8 of Senators from other than the majority caucus.
 
9     (Senate Rule 1-17)
10     1-17. Minority Leader. "Minority Leader" means the
11 Minority Leader of the Senate.
 
12     (Senate Rule 1-18)
13     1-18. Minority Spokesperson. "Minority Spokesperson" means
14 that Senator designated by the Minority Leader to serve as the
15 Minority Spokesperson of a committee.
 
16     (Senate Rule 1-19)
17     1-19. Perfunctory Session. "Perfunctory session" means the
18 convening of the Senate, pursuant to the scheduling of the
19 President, for purposes consistent with Rule 4-1(c) or (d).
 
20     (Senate Rule 1-20)
21     1-20. President. "President" means the President of the

 

 

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1 Senate.
 
2     (Senate Rule 1-21)
3     1-21. Presiding Officer. "Presiding Officer" means that
4 Senator serving as the presiding officer of the Senate, whether
5 that Senator is the President or another Senator designated by
6 the President, in his or her capacity as presiding officer.
 
7     (Senate Rule 1-22)
8     1-22. Principal Sponsor. "Principal sponsor" means the
9 first listed Senate sponsor of any legislative measure; with
10 respect to a committee-sponsored bill or resolution, it means
11 the Chairperson of the committee.
 
12     (Senate Rule 1-23)
13     1-23. Secretary. "Secretary" means the elected Secretary
14 of the Senate.
 
15     (Senate Rule 1-24)
16     1-24. Senate. "Senate" means the Senate of the General
17 Assembly.
 
18     (Senate Rule 1-25)
19     1-25. Senator. "Senator" means any of the duly elected or
20 duly appointed Illinois State Senators, and means the same as
21 "member".
 

 

 

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1     (Senate Rule 1-26)
2     1-26. Term. "Term" means the two-year term of a General
3 Assembly.
 
4     (Senate Rule 1-27)
5     1-27. Vice-Chairperson. "Vice-Chairperson" means that
6 Senator designated by the President to serve as
7 Vice-Chairperson of a committee.
 
 
8
ARTICLE II

 
9
ORGANIZATION

 
10     (Senate Rule 2-1)
11     2-1. Adoption of Rules. At the commencement of a term, the
12 Senate shall adopt new Rules of organization and procedure by
13 resolution setting forth those Rules in their entirety. The
14 resolution must be adopted by a majority of those elected.
15 These Rules of the Senate are subject to revision or amendment
16 only in accordance with Rule 7-17.
 
17     (Senate Rule 2-2)

 

 

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1     2-2. Election of the President.
2     (a) Prior to the election of the President, the Governor
3 shall convene the Senate, designate a Temporary Secretary of
4 the Senate, and preside during the nomination and election of
5 the President. As the first item of business each day prior to
6 the election of the President, the Governor shall order the
7 Temporary Secretary to call the roll of the members to
8 establish the presence of a quorum as required by the
9 Constitution. If a majority of those elected are not present,
10 the Senate shall stand adjourned until the hour of 12:00 noon
11 on the next calendar day, excepting weekends. If a quorum of
12 members is present, the Governor shall then call for
13 nominations of members for the Office of President. All such
14 nominations shall require a second. When the nominations are
15 completed, the Governor shall direct the Temporary Secretary to
16 call the roll of the members to elect the President.
 
17     (b) The election of the President shall require the
18 affirmative vote of a majority of those elected. Debate shall
19 not be in order following nominations and preceding or during
20 the vote, and Senators may not explain their vote on the
21 election of the President.
 
22     (c) No bills may be considered and no committees may be
23 appointed or meet prior to the election of the President.
 

 

 

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1     (d) When a vacancy in the Office of President occurs, the
2 foregoing procedure shall be employed to elect a new President;
3 however, when the Governor is of a political party other than
4 that of the majority caucus, the Assistant Majority Leader
5 having the greatest seniority of service in the Senate shall
6 preside during the nomination and election of the successor
7 President. No legislative measures, other than such
8 nominations and election, may be considered by the Senate
9 during a vacancy in the Office of President.
 
10     (Senate Rule 2-3)
11     2-3. Election of the Minority Leader. The Senate shall
12 elect a Minority Leader in a manner consistent with the
13 Constitution and laws of Illinois.
 
14     (Senate Rule 2-4)
15     2-4. Assistant Leaders.
16     (a) The President and the Minority Leader shall appoint
17 from within their respective caucuses the number of Assistant
18 Majority Leaders and Assistant Minority Leaders as are allowed
19 by law.
 
20     (b) These appointments shall take effect upon their being
21 filed with the Secretary and shall remain effective for the
22 duration of the term unless a vacancy occurs by reason of
23 resignation or because an assistant leader has ceased to be a

 

 

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1 Senator. Successor assistant leaders shall be appointed in the
2 same manner as their predecessors. Assistant leaders shall have
3 those powers delegated to them by the President or Minority
4 Leader, as the case may be.
 
5     (Senate Rule 2-5)
6     2-5. Powers and Duties of the President.
7     (a) The President shall have those powers conferred upon
8 him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any
9 motions or resolutions adopted by the Senate or jointly by the
10 Senate and House.
 
11     (b) Except as provided by law with respect to the Senate
12 Operations Commission, the President is the chief
13 administrative officer of the Senate and shall have those
14 powers necessary to carry out that function. The President may
15 delegate his or her administrative duties as he or she deems
16 appropriate.
 
17      (c) The powers and duties of the President shall include,
18 but are not limited to, the following:
 
19         (1) To preside at all sessions of the Senate, although
20     the President may call on any member to preside
21     temporarily.
 

 

 

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1         (2) To open the session at the time at which the Senate
2     is to meet by taking the podium and calling the members to
3     order. The President may call on any member, or the
4     Secretary in case of perfunctory session days, to open the
5     session.
 
6         (3) To announce the business before the Senate in the
7     order in which it is to be acted upon.
 
8         (4) To recognize those members entitled to the floor.
 
9         (5) To state and put to vote all questions that are
10     regularly moved or that necessarily arise in the course of
11     the proceedings, and to announce the result of the vote.
 
12         (6) To preserve order and decorum.
 
13         (7) To decide all points of order, subject to appeal,
14     and to speak thereon in preference to other members.
 
15         (8) To inform the Senate when necessary, or when any
16     question is raised, on any point of order or practice
17     pertinent to the pending business.
 
18         (9) To sign or authenticate all acts, proceedings, or
19     orders of the Senate. All writs, warrants, and subpoenas

 

 

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1     issued by order of the Senate or one of its committees
2     shall be signed by the President and attested by the
3     Secretary.
 
4         (10) To sign all bills passed by both chambers of the
5     General Assembly in order to certify that the procedural
6     requirements for passage have been met.
 
7         (11) To have general supervision, including the duty to
8     protect the security and safety, of the Senate chamber,
9     galleries, and adjoining and connecting hallways and
10     passages, including the power to clear them when necessary.
 
11         (12) To have general supervision of the Secretary and
12     his or her assistants, the Sergeant-at-Arms and his or her
13     assistants, the majority caucus staff, and all employees of
14     the Senate except the minority caucus staff.
 
15         (13) To determine the number of majority caucus members
16     and minority caucus members to be appointed to all
17     committees, except the Rules Committee created by Rule 3-5.
 
18         (14) To appoint all majority caucus members of
19     committees and to designate all Chairpersons,
20     Co-Chairpersons, and Vice-Chairpersons of committees,
21     except as the Senate otherwise orders in accordance with

 

 

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1     these Senate Rules.
 
2         (15) To enforce all constitutional provisions,
3     statutes, rules, and regulations applicable to the Senate.
 
4         (16) To guide and direct the proceedings of the Senate
5     subject to the control and will of the members as provided
6     in these Senate Rules.
 
7         (17) To direct the Secretary during on regular session,
8     veto session, special session, or perfunctory session days
9     to read into the Senate record legislative measures and
10     other papers.
 
11         (18) To direct the Secretary to correct
12     non-substantive errors in the Journal.
 
13         (19) To assign meeting places and meeting times to
14     committees.
 
15         (20) To decide, subject to the control and will of the
16     members in accordance with these Senate Rules, all
17     questions relating to the priority of business.
 
18         (21) To appoint a parliamentarian to serve at the
19     pleasure of the President.
 

 

 

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1     (d) The President, at his or her discretion, may designate
2 from among those members serving in the statutorily created
3 positions of assistant majority leader, no more than one member
4 to serve as the Senate Majority Leader. The Senate Majority
5 Leader shall serve at the pleasure of the President and shall
6 receive no additional compensation other than that provided
7 statutorily for the position of assistant majority leader.
 
8     (e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
9 the members elected.
 
10     (Senate Rule 2-6)
11     2-6. Powers and Duties of the Minority Leader.
12     (a) The Minority Leader shall have those powers conferred
13 upon him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and
14 any motions or resolutions adopted by the Senate or jointly by
15 the Senate and House.
 
16     (b) The Minority Leader shall appoint to all committees the
17 members from the minority caucus and shall designate a Minority
18 Spokesperson for each committee, except as the Senate otherwise
19 orders in accordance with these Senate Rules.
 
20     (c) The Minority Leader shall have general supervision of
21 the minority caucus staff.
 

 

 

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1     (Senate Rule 2-7)
2     2-7. Secretary of the Senate.
3     (a) The Senate shall elect a Secretary, who may adopt
4 appropriate policies or procedures for the conduct of his or
5 her office. Except where the authority is by law given to the
6 Senate Operations Commission, the President shall be the final
7 arbiter of any dispute arising in connection with the operation
8 of the Office of the Secretary.
 
9     (b) The duties of the Secretary shall include the
10 following:
 
11         (1) To have custody of all bills, papers, and records
12     of the Senate, which shall not be taken out of the
13     Secretary's custody except in the regular course of
14     business in the Senate.
 
15         (2) To endorse on every original bill and each copy its
16     number, names of sponsors, the date of introduction, and
17     the several orders taken on it. When printed, the names of
18     the sponsors shall appear on the front page of the bill in
19     the same order they appeared when introduced.
 
20         (3) To cause each bill to be placed on the desks of the
21     members as soon as it is printed, or alternatively to

 

 

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1     provide for a method that any Senator may use to secure a
2     copy of any bill he or she desires.
 
3         (4) To keep the Journal of the proceedings of the
4     Senate and, under the direction of the President, correct
5     errors in the Journal.
 
6         (5) To keep the transcripts of the debates of the
7     Senate and make them available to the public under
8     reasonable conditions.
 
9         (6) To keep the necessary records for the Senate and
10     its committees and to prepare the Senate Calendar for each
11     legislative day.
 
12         (7) To examine all Senate Bills and Constitutional
13     Amendment Resolutions following Second Reading and prior
14     to final passage, for the purpose of correcting any
15     non-substantive errors therein, and to report the same back
16     to the President promptly; to supervise the enrolling and
17     engrossing of bills and resolutions, subject to the
18     direction of the President; and to certify passage or
19     adoption of legislative measures, and to note thereon the
20     date of final Senate action. Any corrections suggested to
21     the President by the Secretary, and thereafter approved by
22     the Senate, shall be entered upon the Journal.
 

 

 

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1         (8) To transmit bills, other documents, and other
2     messages to the House and secure a receipt therefor, and to
3     receive from the House bills, documents, and receipts
4     therefor.
 
5         (9) To file with the Secretary of State those debate
6     transcripts and Senate documents as are required by law.
 
7         (10) To attend every session of the Senate; record the
8     roll; and read into the Senate record legislative measures
9     and other papers as directed by the Presiding Officer.
10     Bills shall be read by title only. Upon initial reading,
11     motions may be read by title and sponsor only.
 
12         (11) To supervise all Assistant Secretaries and other
13     employees of his or her office, as well as all committee
14     clerks in their capacity as committee clerks.
 
15         (12) To establish the format for all documents, forms,
16     and committee records prepared by committee clerks.
 
17         (13) To perform those duties as assigned by the
18     President.
 
19     (Senate Rule 2-8)

 

 

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1     2-8. Assistant Secretary of the Senate. The Senate shall,
2 in a manner consistent with the laws of Illinois, elect an
3 Assistant Secretary, who shall perform those duties assigned to
4 him or her by the Secretary.
 
5     (Senate Rule 2-9)
6     2-9. Sergeant-at-Arms. The Senate shall elect a
7 Sergeant-at-Arms who shall perform those duties assigned to him
8 or her by law, or as are ordered by the President or Presiding
9 Officer. Such duties shall include the following:
 
10         (1) To attend the Senate during its sessions and
11     execute the commands of the Senate, together with all
12     process issued by authority of the Senate, that are
13     directed to him or her by the President or Presiding
14     Officer.
 
15         (2) To maintain order among spectators admitted into
16     the Senate chambers, galleries, and adjoining or
17     connecting hallways and passages.
 
18         (3) To take proper measures to prevent interruption of
19     the Senate.
 
20         (4) To supervise any Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms.
 

 

 

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1         (5) To perform those duties as assigned by the
2     President.
 
3     (Senate Rule 2-10)
4     2-10. Schedule.
5     (a) The President shall periodically establish a schedule
6 of days on which the Senate shall convene in regular and veto
7 session, with that schedule subject to revisions at the
8 discretion of the President. The President may also at his or
9 her discretion schedule perfunctory sessions session days of
10 the Senate. The President may establish deadlines for the
11 following legislative actions:
 
12         (1) Final day to request bills from the Legislative
13     Reference Bureau.
 
14         (2) Final day for introduction of bills.
 
15         (3) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
16     report Senate bills, except Senate appropriations bills.
 
17         (4) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
18     report Senate appropriation bills.
 
19         (5) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
20     bills, except Senate appropriation bills.
 

 

 

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1         (6) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
2     appropriation bills.
 
3         (7) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
4     report House appropriation bills.
 
5         (8) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
6     report House bills, except appropriation bills.
 
7         (9) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House
8     appropriation bills.
 
9         (10) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House
10     non-appropriation bills.
 
11     (b) The President may establish additional deadlines for
12 final action on conference committee reports and any categories
13 of joint action motions.
 
14     (c) The foregoing deadlines shall become effective upon
15 being filed by the President with the Secretary. The Secretary
16 shall Journalize the deadlines.
 
17     (d) At any time, the President may schedule alternative
18 deadlines for any legislative action pursuant to written notice

 

 

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1 filed with the Secretary.
 
2     (e) The President may schedule deadlines for any other
3 action on any category of legislative measure as he or she
4 deems appropriate pursuant to written notice filed with the
5 Secretary.
 
 
6
ARTICLE III

 
7
COMMITTEES

 
8     (Senate Rule 3-1)
9     3-1. Committees.
10     (a) The committees of the Senate are: (i) the standing
11 committees listed in Rule 3-4; (ii) special committees created
12 by resolution or notice under Rule 3-3; and (iii) special
13 subcommittees created by standing committees or by special
14 committees under Rule 3-3. Subcommittees may not create
15 subcommittees.
 
16     (b) All committees shall have a Chairperson and Minority
17 Spokesperson, who shall not be of the same caucus, except as
18 provided in Rule 3-2. Committees of the whole shall consist of

 

 

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1 all Senators. The number of majority caucus members and
2 minority caucus members of all standing committees, and all
3 other committees unless otherwise ordered by the Senate in
4 accordance with these Senate Rules, shall be determined by the
5 President. The numbers of majority caucus and minority caucus
6 members shall become final upon the President filing with the
7 Secretary an appropriate notice, which shall be Journalized.
 
8     (c) The Chairperson of a committee shall have the authority
9 to call the committee to order, designate which legislative
10 measures shall be taken up, order the roll call vote to be
11 taken on each legislative measure called for a vote, preserve
12 order and decorum during committee meetings, assign
13 legislative measures to special subcommittees of the parent
14 committee, jointly sign and issue subpoenas with the President,
15 and implement and supervise the business of the committee. The
16 Vice-Chairperson of a committee may preside over its meetings
17 in the absence or at the direction of the Chairperson.
 
18     (d) A vacancy on a committee, or in the Chairperson or
19 Minority Spokesperson position on a committee, occurs when a
20 member resigns from that position or ceases to be a Senator.
21 Resignations shall be made in writing to the Secretary, who
22 shall promptly notify the President and Minority Leader. Absent
23 concurrence by a majority of those elected, or as otherwise
24 provided in Rule 3-5, no member who resigns from a committee

 

 

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1 shall be reappointed to that committee for the remainder of the
2 term. Replacement members shall be of the same caucus as that
3 of the member who resigns, and shall be appointed by the
4 President or Minority Leader, depending upon the caucus of the
5 resigning member. In the case of vacancies on special
6 subcommittees that were created by committees, the parent
7 committee shall fill the vacancy by motion.
 
8     (e) The Chairperson of a committee shall have the authority
9 to call meetings of that committee, subject to the approval of
10 the President in accordance with Rule 2-5(c)(19) 2-5(c)(17).
11 Except as otherwise provided by these Senate Rules, committee
12 meetings shall be convened in accordance with Rule 3-11.
 
13     (Senate Rule 3-2)
14     3-2. Membership and Officers of Standing Committees.
15     (a) At the commencement of the term, the members of each
16 standing committee shall be appointed for the term by the
17 President and the Minority Leader, except as provided in
18 subsection (c) of this Rule or in Rule 3-5. The President shall
19 appoint the Chairperson and the remaining committee members of
20 the majority caucus (one of whom the President shall designate
21 as Vice-Chairperson), and the Minority Leader shall appoint the
22 Minority Spokesperson and the remaining committee members of
23 the minority caucus, except as provided in paragraph (b) of
24 this Rule. The appointments shall become immediately effective

 

 

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1 upon the delivery of appropriate correspondence from each of
2 the respective leaders to the Secretary, regardless of whether
3 the Senate is in session. The Chairperson and Minority
4 Spokesperson shall serve at the pleasure of the President or
5 Minority Leader, as the case may be. The Secretary shall
6 Journalize all appointments. A standing committee is empowered
7 to conduct business when a majority of the total number of
8 committee members has been appointed.
 
9     (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
10 Rules, the President may appoint any two members to serve as
11 Co-Chairpersons of a standing committee. Co-Chairpersons shall
12 not be of the same caucus and shall serve at the pleasure of
13 the President. A standing committee with Co-Chairpersons shall
14 not have a Minority Spokesperson. For purposes of Section 1 of
15 the General Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), one
16 Co-Chairperson shall be considered "chairman" and the other
17 shall be considered "minority spokesperson". Co-Chairperson
18 appointments shall become immediately effective upon the
19 delivery of appropriate correspondence from the President to
20 the Secretary, regardless of whether the Senate is in session.
21 The Secretary shall Journalize all appointments.
 
22     (c) To maintain the efficient operation of the Senate, a
23 committee member may be temporarily replaced due to illness or
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1 upon delivery of appropriate correspondence from the President
2 or Minority Leader, depending upon the caucus of the member
3 affected, and shall remain effective for the duration of the
4 illness or temporary absence.
 
5     (Senate Rule 3-3)
6     3-3. Special Committee and Subcommittees.
7     (a) The Senate may create special committees by resolution
8 adopted by a majority of those elected. The President also may
9 create special committees by filing a notice of the creation of
10 the special committee with the Secretary. The appointed members
11 of a special committee shall be designated by the President and
12 the Minority Leader in the same manner outlined in Rule 3-2
13 with respect to standing committees.
 
14     (b) A committee may create a special subcommittee by motion
15 adopted by a majority of those appointed. The members of a
16 special subcommittee shall come from the membership of the
17 creating committee, and shall be appointed in the manner
18 determined by the creating committee.
 
19     (c) The resolution, motion, or notice creating a special
20 committee or special subcommittee shall specify the subject
21 matter of the special committee or subcommittee and the number
22 of members to be appointed thereto, and may specify a reporting
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1 subcommittee is abolished as of that date). Unless an earlier
2 date is specified by resolution, motion, or notice, special
3 committees and subcommittees shall expire at the end of the
4 term.
 
5     (d) When the Senate is not in session, Special Temporary
6 Committees may be created and appointed by the President. The
7 actions of the President and of a Special Temporary Committee
8 shall stand as the action of the Senate unless the action is
9 amended or modified on a roll call vote by a majority of those
10 elected during the next day the Senate convenes.
 
11     (e) In accordance with Section 1 of the General Assembly
12 Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), no Chairperson or Minority
13 Spokesperson of a committee created under this Rule shall
14 receive additional compensation for such service.
 
15     (Senate Rule 3-4)
16     3-4. Standing Committees. The Standing Committees of the
17 Senate are as follows:
 
18     AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION
 
19     APPROPRIATIONS I
 
20     APPROPRIATIONS II
 

 

 

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1     APPROPRIATIONS III
 
2     COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 
3     EDUCATION
 
4     ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
 
5     EXECUTIVE
 
6     EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
 
7     FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
 
8     HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
9     HIGHER EDUCATION
 
10     HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
 
11     INSURANCE
 
12     JUDICIARY - CIVIL LAW
 
13     JUDICIARY - CRIMINAL LAW
 

 

 

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1     LABOR
 
2     LICENSED ACTIVITIES
 
3     LOCAL GOVERNMENT
 
4     PENSIONS AND INVESTMENTS
 
5     PUBLIC HEALTH
 
6     REVENUE
 
7     STATE GOVERNMENT AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
8     TRANSPORTATION
 
9     (Senate Rule 3-5)
10     3-5. Service Committee.
11     (a) In addition to the standing committees, there is a
12 permanent service committee known as the "Rules Committee". The
13 Rules Committee shall have those powers and duties that are
14 outlined in these Senate Rules, as well as those that may be
15 periodically ordered in accordance with these Senate Rules.
 
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1 three of whom shall be appointed by the President and two of
2 whom shall be appointed by the Minority Leader. Both the
3 President and the Minority Leader shall be eligible to be
4 appointed to the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee shall be
5 empowered to conduct business when a majority of the total
6 number of its members has been appointed.
 
7     (c) The majority caucus members of the Rules Committee
8 shall serve at the pleasure of the President, and the minority
9 caucus members shall serve at the pleasure of the Minority
10 Leader. Appointments thereto shall be by notice filed with the
11 Secretary, and shall be effective for the balance of the term
12 or until a replacement appointment is made, whichever first
13 occurs. Appointments shall take effect upon filing with the
14 Secretary regardless of whether the Senate is in session.
15 Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate Rules, any
16 Senator who is replaced on the Rules Committee may be
17 reappointed to the Rules Committee without concurrence of the
18 Senate.
 
19     (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
20 Rules, the Rules Committee may meet upon reasonable public
21 notice. All legislative measures pending before the Rules
22 Committee shall be eligible for consideration at any meeting
23 thereof, and all such legislative measures shall be deemed
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1 meetings.
 
2     (e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
3 the members elected.
 
4     (Senate Rule 3-6)
5     3-6. Referrals of Resolutions, Messages, and
6 Reorganization Orders.
7     (a) All resolutions, after being initially read by the
8 Secretary, shall be automatically referred to the Rules
9 Committee unless the Presiding Officer determines that the
10 resolution is a death resolution and orders that the resolution
11 be placed on the Resolutions Consent Calendar. Resolutions
12 determined by the Rules Committee to be of a non-substantive,
13 commemorative, or congratulatory nature shall be returned to
14 the principal sponsor for action pursuant to Rule 6-4. No
15 resolution may be placed on the Resolutions Consent Calendar if
16 any member objects.
 
17     (b) All messages from the Governor or any other executive
18 branch Constitutional Officer regarding appointments that
19 require confirmation by the Senate shall, after having been
20 initially read by the Secretary, automatically be referred to
21 the Executive Appointments Committee.
 
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1 issued pursuant to Article V, Section 11 of the Constitution,
2 after being read into the record by the Secretary, shall
3 automatically be referred to the Rules Committee for its
4 referral to a committee, the latter of which may issue a
5 recommendation to the Senate with respect to the executive
6 order. The Senate may disapprove of any executive order only by
7 resolution adopted by a majority of those elected; no such
8 resolution is in order until a committee has reported to the
9 Senate on the executive reorganization, or until the executive
10 order has been discharged pursuant to Rule 7-9.
 
11     (Senate Rule 3-7)
12     3-7. Rules Committee.
13     (a) The Rules Committee may consider any legislative
14 measure referred to it pursuant to Rules 3-6, 3-8 and 3-9, by
15 motion or resolution, or by order of the Presiding Officer upon
16 initial reading. The Rules Committee may, with the concurrence
17 of a majority of those appointed, sponsor motions or
18 resolutions; notwithstanding any other provision of these
19 Senate Rules, any motion or resolution sponsored by the Rules
20 Committee may be immediately considered by the Senate without
21 reference to a committee.
 
22     (b) During even-numbered years, the Rules Committee shall
23 refer to a committee of the Senate only appropriation bills
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1 by the Rules Committee to be of an emergency nature or to be of
2 substantial importance to the operation of government. This
3 subsection (b) applies equally to Senate Bills and House Bills
4 introduced into or received by the Senate.
 
5     (Senate Rule 3-8)
6     3-8. Referrals to Committees.
7     (a) All Senate Bills and House Bills shall, after having
8 been initially read by the Secretary, be automatically referred
9 to the Rules Committee, which may thereafter refer any bill
10 before it to a committee. The Rules Committee may refer any
11 resolution before it to a committee. No bill or resolution may
12 be referred to a committee except pursuant to this Rule or Rule
13 7-17. A standing or special committee may refer a matter
14 pending in that committee to a special subcommittee of that
15 committee.
 
16     (b) All floor amendments, joint action motions for final
17 action, and conference committee reports shall, upon filing
18 with the Secretary, be automatically referred to the Rules
19 Committee. No such amendment, joint action motion, or
20 conference committee report may be considered by the Senate
21 unless approved for consideration by the Rules Committee. The
22 Rules Committee may approve for consideration to the Senate any
23 floor amendment, joint action motion for final action, or
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1 has previously been favorably reported to the Senate by a
2 committee; (ii) consists of technical or clarifying language;
3 or (iii) consists of language deemed by the Rules Committee to
4 be of an emergency nature, of substantial importance to the
5 operation of government, or in the best interests of Illinois.
6 The Rules Committee may refer any floor amendment, joint action
7 motion for final action, or conference committee report to a
8 committee for its review and consideration (in those instances,
9 and notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate Rules,
10 the committee may hold a hearing on and consider those
11 legislative measures pursuant to one-hour advance notice). Any
12 floor amendment, joint action motion for final action, or
13 conference committee report that is not approved for
14 consideration or referred by the Rules Committee, and is
15 attempted to be acted upon by a committee shall be out of
16 order, except as provided for under Rule 8-4.
 
17     (c) All committee amendments shall, upon filing with the
18 Secretary, be automatically referred to the Rules Committee. No
19 committee amendment may be considered by a committee unless the
20 committee amendment is referred to the committee by the Rules
21 Committee. Any committee amendment referred by the Rules
22 Committee shall be referred to the committee before which the
23 underlying bill or resolution is pending. Any committee
24 amendment that is not referred by the Rules Committee to a
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1 shall be out of order.
 
2     (d) The Rules Committee may at any time re-refer a
3 legislative measure from a committee to a Committee of the
4 Whole or to any other committee.
 
5     (e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
6 the members elected.
 
7     (Senate Rule 3-9)
8     3-9. Re-Referrals to the Rules Committee.
9     (a) All legislative measures, with the exception of
10 resolutions to amend the State Constitution, that have failed
11 to meet the applicable deadline established in accordance with
12 Rule 2-10 for reporting to the Senate by a standing committee
13 shall automatically be re-referred to the Rules Committee
14 unless: (i) the deadline has been suspended pursuant to Rule
15 7-17, with re-referral to the Rules Committee to occur if the
16 bill has not been reported to the Senate in accordance with the
17 revised deadline; or (ii) the Rules Committee has issued a
18 written exception to the Secretary with respect to a particular
19 bill prior to the reporting deadline, with re-referral to
20 occur, if at all, in accordance with the written exception.
21 Should the President in accordance with Rule 2-10 establish
22 deadlines for action on joint action motions or conference
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1 exceptions shall apply with respect to those legislative
2 measures that fail to meet those deadlines.
 
3     (b) All legislative measures, with the exception of
4 resolutions to amend the State Constitution, pending before the
5 Senate or any of its committees shall automatically be
6 re-referred to the Rules Committee on the 31st consecutive day
7 that the Senate has not convened for session unless: (i) this
8 Rule has been suspended in accordance with Rule 7-17; or (ii)
9 the Rules Committee has issued a written exception to the
10 Secretary prior to that 31st day.
 
11     (Senate Rule 3-10)
12     3-10. Reporting by Committees. Committees shall report to
13 the Senate, and subcommittees shall report to their parent
14 committees.
 
15     (Senate Rule 3-11)
16     3-11. Committee Procedure.
17     (a) A committee may consider any legislative measure
18 referred to it and may make with respect to that legislative
19 measure one of the following reports to the Senate or to the
20 parent committee, as appropriate:
 
21         (1) that the bill "do pass";
 

 

 

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1         (2) that the bill "do not pass";
 
2         (3) that the bill "do pass as amended";
 
3         (4) that the bill "do not pass as amended";
 
4         (5) that the resolution "be adopted";
 
5         (6) that the resolution "be not adopted";
 
6         (7) that the resolution "be adopted as amended";
 
7         (8) that the resolution "be not adopted as amended";
 
8         (9) that the floor amendment, joint action motion, or
9     conference committee report "recommend do adopt";
 
10         (10) that the floor amendment, joint action motion, or
11     conference committee report "recommend do not adopt";
 
 
 
12         (11) "without recommendation"; or
 
13         (12) that the legislative measure "be re-referred to
14     the Rules Committee".
 

 

 

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1 Any of the foregoing reports may only be made upon the
2 concurrence of a majority of those appointed. All legislative
3 measures reported "do pass", "do pass as amended", "be
4 adopted", "be adopted as amended", or "be approved for
5 consideration" shall be deemed favorably reported to the
6 Senate. Except as otherwise provided by these Senate Rules, any
7 legislative measure referred to a committee and not reported
8 pursuant to this Rule shall remain in that committee. Pursuant
9 to Rules 3-11(g) and 7-10, a committee may report a legislative
10 measure as tabled.
 
11     (b) No bill that provides for an appropriation or
12 expenditure of money from the State Treasury may be considered
13 for passage by the Senate unless it has first been reported to
14 the Senate by an Appropriations Committee, unless:
 
15         (1) the bill was discharged from an Appropriations
16     Committee in accordance with Rule 7-9;
 
17         (2) the bill was exempted from this requirement by a
18     majority of those appointed to the Rules Committee; or
 
19         (3) this Rule was suspended in accordance with Rule
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1     (c) The Chairperson of each committee shall keep, or cause
2 to be kept, a record in which there shall be entered:
 
3         (1) The time and place of each meeting of the
4     committee.
 
5         (2) The attendance of committee members at each
6     meeting.
 
7         (3) The votes cast by the committee members on all
8     legislative measures acted upon by the committee.
 
9         (4) All witness slips that may have been presented to
10     the committee.
 
11         (5) Such additional information as may be requested by
12     the Secretary.
 
13     (d) The committee Chairperson shall file with the
14 Secretary, along with every bill or resolution reported upon, a
15 sheet containing such information as is required by the
16 Secretary. The Secretary may adopt forms, policies, and
17 procedures with respect to the preparation, filing, and
18 maintenance of these reports.
 
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1 Rule is suspended pursuant to Rule 7-17, no committee may
2 consider or conduct a hearing with respect to a legislative
3 measure absent notice first being given as follows:
 
4         (1) The Chairperson of the committee shall, no later
5     than six days before any proposed hearing, post a notice on
6     the Senate bulletin board, or electronically make the
7     notice available, identifying each legislative measure
8     that may be considered during that hearing. The notice
9     shall contain the day, hour, and place of the hearing.
 
10         (2) Meetings of the Rules Committee may be called
11     pursuant to Rule 3-5; meetings of committees to consider
12     floor amendments, joint action motions, and conference
13     committee reports may be called pursuant to Rule 3-8.
 
14         (3) The Chairperson shall, in advance of a committee
15     hearing, notify all principal sponsors of legislative
16     measures posted for hearing of the date, time, and place of
17     hearing. When practicable, the Secretary shall include a
18     notice of all scheduled hearings, together with all posted
19     bills and resolutions, in the Daily Calendar of the Senate.
 
20 Irrespective of whether a legislative measure has been posted
21 for hearing, it shall be in order for a committee during any of
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1 it to a subcommittee of that committee.
 
2     (f) Other than the Rules Committee, no committee may meet
3 during any session of the Senate, and no commission created by
4 Illinois law that has legislative membership may meet during
5 any session of the Senate.
 
6     (g) Regardless of whether notice has been previously given,
7 it is always in order for a committee to order any legislative
8 measure pending before it to lie on the table when the
9 principal sponsor so requests. When reported to the Senate,
10 such committee action shall stand as the action of the Senate.
 
11     (h) When a committee fails to report a legislative measure
12 pending before it to the Senate, or when a committee fails to
13 hold a public hearing on a legislative measure pending before
14 it, the exclusive means of bringing that legislative measure
15 directly before the Senate for its consideration is pursuant to
16 Rule 7-9.
 
17     (i) No bill or resolution may be called for a vote in
18 committee in the absence of the principal sponsor, or the chief
19 cosponsor when the committee so consents, without the approval
20 of the principal sponsor.
 
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1 with regard to legislative measures pending before the
2 committee.
 
3     (Senate Rule 3-12)
4     3-12. Committee Reports.
5     (a) All bills favorably reported to the Senate from a
6 committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
7 discharged, shall stand on the order of Second Reading unless
8 otherwise ordered by the Senate, and may be amended only on
9 Second Reading. Bills reported to the Senate from committee "do
10 not pass", "do not pass as amended", "be not approved for
11 consideration", or "without recommendation" shall lie on the
12 table.
 
13     (b) All floor amendments, joint action motions, and
14 conference committee reports favorably reported to the Senate
15 from a committee shall be before the Senate and eligible for
16 consideration by the Senate when it is on an appropriate order
17 of business (floor amendments may be considered by the Senate
18 only when the bill to be amended is on Second Reading). All
19 floor amendments, joint action motions, and conference
20 committee reports that are reported to the Senate from
21 committee "recommend do not adopt" "be not adopted", "be not
22 approved for consideration", or "without recommendation" shall
23 lie on the table.
 

 

 

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1     (c) All resolutions favorably reported to the Senate from a
2 committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
3 discharged, shall stand on the order of Resolutions. All
4 resolutions that are reported to the Senate from committee "be
5 not adopted", "be not adopted as amended", or "without
6 recommendation" shall lie on the table. Floor amendments to
7 resolutions shall be subject to the same procedure applicable
8 to floor amendments to bills.
 
9     (Senate Rule 3-13)
10     3-13. Witnesses, Oaths, Affirmations, and Subpoenas.
11     (a) Standing committees may administer oaths (or
12 affirmations) and may compel, by subpoena, any person or entity
13 to (i) appear and give testimony as a witness before the
14 standing committee, (ii) produce papers, documents, and other
15 materials relating to a legislative measure pending before the
16 standing committee, or (iii) do both (i) and (ii).
17     (b) Special committees may administer oaths (or
18 affirmations) and may compel, by subpoena, any person or entity
19 to (i) appear and give testimony before the special committee,
20 (ii) produce papers, documents, and other materials relating to
21 the subject matter for which the special committee was created
22 or relating to a legislative measure pending before the special
23 committee, or (iii) do both (i) and (ii).
24     (c) A committee of the whole may administer oaths (or
25 affirmations) and may compel, by subpoena, any person or entity

 

 

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1 to (i) appear and give testimony before the committee of the
2 whole, (ii) produce papers, documents, and other materials
3 relating to the subject matter for which the committee of the
4 whole was created or relating to a legislative measure pending
5 before the committee of the whole, or (iii) do both (i) and
6 (ii).
7     (d) Oaths may be administered under this Rule by the
8 Presiding Officer or by the Chairperson of a committee or any
9 person sitting in his or her stead.
10     (e) Subpoenas issued under this Rule must be issued and
11 signed by the Chairperson of the committee and must comply with
12 Rule 2-5(c)(9).
13     (f) A subpoena may specify terms and times of production
14 other than at a meeting or hearing of the committee issuing the
15 subpoena.
16     (g) A subpoenaed witness has all the rights and privileges
17 afforded him or her under the rules, laws, and constitution of
18 the State of Illinois.
19     (h) A witness who gives testimony under subpoena has a
20 right to counsel of his or her own choosing.
21     (i) A witness who gives testimony under subpoena may be
22 compensated for travel expenses to the same extent as
23 legislators and legislative employees under the Rules of the
24 Legislative Travel Control Board.
25     (j) The President and the Chairperson of the committee
26 issuing a subpoena each have standing to enforce the subpoena

 

 

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1 in any court of competent jurisdiction within the State of
2 Illinois, and seek enforcement remedies recognized under the
3 rules, laws, and constitution of the State of Illinois.
4     (k) In the case of special committees with Co-Chairpersons
5 from different political parties, the term "Chairperson" for
6 purposes of this Rule means the Co-Chairperson from the
7 majority caucus.
 
 
8
ARTICLE IV

 
9
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

 
10     (Senate Rule 4-1)
11     4-1. Sessions of the Senate.
12     (a) The Senate shall be deemed in session whenever it
13 convenes in perfunctory session, regular session, veto
14 session, or special session. Members shall be entitled to per
15 diem expense reimbursements only on those regular, veto, and
16 special session days that they are in attendance at the Senate.
17 Attendance by members is not required or recorded during on
18 perfunctory sessions session days.
 
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1 notice by the President in accordance with Rule 2-10. Special
2 session days shall be scheduled in accordance with the
3 Constitution and laws of Illinois.
 
4     (c) The President, at his or her discretion, may schedule
5 perfunctory sessions session days during which the Secretary
6 may read into the Senate record any legislative measure.
7 Properly convened committees may meet and may consider and act
8 upon legislative measures during a perfunctory session day, and
9 the Secretary may receive and read committee reports into the
10 Senate record during a perfunctory session day. Excepting any
11 automatic referral provisions of these Senate Rules, no action
12 may be taken by the Senate with respect to a legislative
13 measure during a perfunctory session day.
 
14     (d) The President may also schedule perfunctory sessions
15 session days for the purpose of affording those members
16 designated by the President and Minority Leader an opportunity
17 to negotiate with respect to any unfinished business of the
18 Senate without necessitating the presence of all members and
19 the related costs to Illinois taxpayers.
 
20     (Senate Rule 4-2)
21     4-2. Hour of Meeting. Unless otherwise ordered by the
22 Presiding Officer or by a majority of those elected, the Senate
23 shall regularly convene at noon.
 

 

 

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1     (Senate Rule 4-3)
2     4-3. Entitled to Floor.
3     (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Senate Rules,
4 only the following persons shall be admitted to the Senate
5 while it is in session: members and officers of the General
6 Assembly; elected officers of the executive branch; justices of
7 the Supreme Court; the designated aide to the Governor; the
8 parliamentarian; majority staff members and minority staff
9 members, except as limited by the Presiding Officer; former
10 Presidents of the Senate, except as limited by the President or
11 prohibited under subsection (d); former members who served in
12 the Senate at any time during the past four years, except as
13 limited by the President or prohibited under subsection (d);
14 and employees of the Legislative Reference Bureau and the
15 Legislative Information System, except as limited by the
16 President. Representatives of the press, while the Senate is in
17 session, may have access to the galleries and places allotted
18 to them by the President. No person is entitled to the floor
19 unless appropriately attired.
 
20     (b) On days during which the Senate is in session, the
21 Sergeant-at-Arms shall clear the floor of all persons not
22 entitled to access the floor a quarter hour before the
23 convening time, and he or she shall enforce all other
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1     (c) The Senate may authorize, by motion adopted by majority
2 vote, the admission to the floor of any other person, except as
3 prohibited under subsection (d).
 
4     (d) No person who is directly or indirectly interested in
5 defeating or promoting any pending legislative measure, if
6 required to be registered as a lobbyist, is allowed access to
7 the floor of the Senate at any time during the session.
 
8     (e) When he or she deems it necessary for the preservation
9 of order, the Presiding Officer may by order remove any person
10 from the floor of the Senate. A Senator may be removed from the
11 floor only pursuant to Rule 11-1.
 
12     (Senate Rule 4-4)
13     4-4. Daily Order. Unless otherwise determined by the
14 Presiding Officer, the daily order of business of the Senate
15 shall be as follows:
 
16         (1) Call to Order, Invocation, and Pledge of
17     Allegiance.
 
18         (2) Reading and Approval of the Journal.
 
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1         (4) Reports from committees, with reports from the
2     Rules Committee ordinarily made at any time.
 
3         (5) Presentation of Resolutions, Petitions, and
4     Messages.
 
5         (6) Introduction of Senate Bills.
 
6         (7) Messages from the House, not including reading
7     House Bills a first time.
 
8         (8) Reading of Senate Bills a second time.
 
9         (9) Reading of Senate Bills a third time.
 
10         (10) Reading of House Bills a third time.
 
11         (11) Reading of House Bills a second time.
 
12         (12) Reading of House Bills a first time.
 
13         (13) Senate Bills on the Order of Concurrence.
 
14         (14) House Bills on the Order of Non-Concurrence.
 

 

 

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1         (15) Conference Committee Reports.
 
2         (16) Motions in Writing.
 
3         (17) Constitutional Amendment Resolutions.
 
4         (18) Motions with respect to Vetoes.
 
5         (19) Consideration of Resolutions.
 
6         (20) Motions to Discharge Committee.
 
7         (21) Motions to Take from the Table.
 
8         (22) Motions to Suspend the Rules.
 
9         (23) Consideration of Bills on the Order of Postponed
10     Consideration.
 
11     (Senate Rule 4-5)
12     4-5. Quorum.
13     (a) A majority of those elected shall constitute a quorum
14 of the Senate, and a majority of those appointed shall
15 constitute a quorum of a committee, but a smaller number may
16 adjourn from day to day, or recess for less than one day, and
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1 absent members may also be compelled by order of the President.
 
2     (b) The question of the presence of a quorum in any
3 committee may not be raised on consideration of a legislative
4 measure by the Senate unless the same question was previously
5 raised before the committee with respect to that legislative
6 measure.
 
7     (Senate Rule 4-6)
8     4-6. Approval of the Journal. The President or his or her
9 designee shall periodically examine and report to the Senate
10 any corrections he or she deems should be made in the Journal
11 before it is approved. If these corrections are approved by the
12 Senate, they shall be made by the Secretary.
 
13     (Senate Rule 4-7)
14     4-7. Executive Sessions. The sessions of the Senate shall
15 be open to the public. Sessions and committee meetings of the
16 Senate may be closed to the public if, pursuant to Article IV,
17 Section 5(c) of the Constitution, two-thirds of the members
18 elected determine that the public interest so requires.
 
19     (Senate Rule 4-8)
20     4-8. Length of Adjournment. Pursuant to Article IV, Section
21 15(a) of the Constitution, the Senate shall not adjourn,
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1 to another place than that in which the two chambers of the
2 General Assembly are sitting. The Senate shall be in session on
3 any day in which it shall convene in perfunctory session,
4 regular session, veto session, or special session.
 
5     (Senate Rule 4-9)
6     4-9. Transcript of the Senate. In accordance with Article
7 IV, Section 7(b) of the Constitution, nothing contained in the
8 official transcript of the Senate shall be changed or expunged
9 except by written request of a Senator to the Secretary and
10 Presiding Officer, which request may be approved only on a roll
11 call vote of three-fifths of the members elected.
 
 
12
ARTICLE V

 
13
BILLS AND AMENDMENTS

 
14     (Senate Rule 5-1)
15     5-1. Bills.
16     (a) A bill may be introduced in the Senate by sponsorship
17 of one or more members of the Senate, whose names shall be on
18 the printed copies of the bills, in the Senate Journal, and in
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1 first name to appear on the bill and may be joined by no more
2 than four chief cosponsors with the approval of the principal
3 sponsor; other cosponsors shall be separated from the principal
4 sponsor and any chief cosponsors by a comma. By motion, the
5 sponsorship of a bill may be changed to that of another Senator
6 (or Senators, as the case may be), or to that of the standing
7 committee to which the bill was referred or from which the bill
8 was reported. Such a motion may be made at any time the bill is
9 pending before the Senate or any of its committees.
 
10     (b) The principal sponsor of a bill shall control the bill.
11 A committee-sponsored bill shall be controlled by the
12 Chairperson of the committee, who for purposes of these Senate
13 Rules shall be deemed the principal sponsor.
14 Committee-sponsored bills may not have individual co-sponsors.
 
15     (c) The House sponsor of a bill originating in the House
16 may request substitute Senate sponsorship of that bill by
17 filing a notice with the Secretary; that notice shall
18 automatically be referred to the Rules Committee and deemed
19 adopted if approved by the Rules Committee. If disapproved by
20 the Rules Committee, the notice shall lie on the table. If the
21 Rules Committee fails to act on any such notice, that notice
22 may be discharged pursuant to Rule 7-9.
 
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1 title a first time, ordered printed, and automatically referred
2 to the Rules Committee in accordance with Rule 3-8. When a
3 House Bill is received, it shall be taken up, ordered printed,
4 and placed on the order of House Bills on First Reading; after
5 having been read a first time, it shall automatically be
6 referred to the Rules Committee in accordance with Rule 3-8.
 
7     (e) All bills introduced into the Senate shall be
8 accompanied by twelve copies. Any bill that amends a statute
9 shall indicate the particular changes in the following manner:
 
10         (1) All new matter shall be underscored.
 
11         (2) All matter that is to be omitted or superseded
12     shall be shown crossed with a line.
 
13     (f) No bill shall be passed by the Senate except on a roll
14 call vote of a majority of those elected. A bill that has lost
15 and has not been reconsidered may not thereafter be revived.
 
16     (Senate Rule 5-2)
17     5-2. Reading and Printing of Bills. Every bill shall be
18 read by title on three different days prior to passage by the
19 Senate, and the bill and all adopted amendments thereto shall
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1     (Senate Rule 5-3)
2     5-3. Printing and Distribution. The Secretary shall, as
3 soon as any bill is printed, deliver to the Sergeant-at-Arms
4 sufficient copies to furnish each Senator with a copy, and the
5 Sergeant-at-Arms shall at once cause the bills to be
6 distributed upon the desks of the Senators. Alternatively, and
7 pursuant to Rule 2-7(b)(3), the Secretary may establish a
8 method any Senator may use to secure a copy of any bill he or
9 she desires.
 
10     (Senate Rule 5-4)
11     5-4. Amendments.
12     (a) An amendment to a bill may be adopted either by a
13 standing committee when the bill is before that committee, or
14 by the Senate when a bill is on the order of Second Reading.
15 The former shall be known as a "committee amendment" and the
16 latter as a "floor amendment". All amendments must be in
17 writing. All amendments still pending in a committee upon the
18 passage or defeat of a bill on Third Reading shall
19 automatically be tabled.
 
20     (b) Committee amendments may only be offered by the
21 principal sponsor or a member of the committee while the
22 affected bill is before the committee, and shall be adopted by
23 a majority of those appointed. Floor amendments may only be
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1 Reading, and shall be adopted by a majority vote of the Senate.
2 An amendment may be the subject of a motion to "do adopt" or
3 "do not adopt", and may only be adopted pursuant to a
4 successful motion to "do adopt".
 
5     (c) Committee amendments and floor amendments shall be
6 filed with the Secretary, and shall be in order only when
7 twelve copies have been filed. The Secretary shall provide
8 copies of committee amendments to the Chairperson and Minority
9 Spokesperson of the appropriate committee as soon as
10 practicable.
 
11     (d) The Secretary shall have printed all adopted committee
12 amendments that come before the Senate pursuant to Rule 3-12.
13 The Secretary shall also have printed all adopted floor
14 amendments. No floor amendment may be adopted by the Senate
15 unless it has been first reproduced and placed on the members'
16 desks.
 
17     (e) No floor or committee amendment shall be in order
18 unless approved or referred by the Rules Committee in
19 accordance with Rule 3-8 or brought before the Senate pursuant
20 to Rule 7-9.
 
21     (f) Amendments that propose to alter any existing law shall
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1 conform to the requirements of Rule 5-1(e).
 
2     (g) If a committee reports a bill "do pass as amended", the
3 committee amendments shall be deemed adopted by the committee
4 action and shall be reproduced and placed on the members' desks
5 before the bill may be read a second time.
 
6     (Senate Rule 5-5)
7     5-5. Fiscal and Other Notes. The Senate shall comply with
8 all effective Illinois laws requiring notes on any bill,
9 including without limitation the Fiscal Note Act, the Pension
10 Impact Note Act, the Judicial Note Act, the State Debt Impact
11 Note Act, the Correctional Budget and Impact Note Act, the Home
12 Rule Note Act, the Balanced Budget Note Act, the Housing
13 Affordability Impact Note Act, and the State Mandates Act, all
14 as amended. All such notes shall be filed with the Secretary
15 with a time stamp endorsing the date and time received, and
16 shall then be attached to the original of the bill and be
17 available for inspection by the members. As soon as
18 practicable, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the note to
19 the Legislative Reference Bureau, which shall provide an
20 informative summary of the note in subsequent issues of the
21 Legislative Digest.
 
 

 

 

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1
ARTICLE VI

 
2
RESOLUTIONS AND CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION

 
3     (Senate Rule 6-1)
4     6-1. Resolutions.
5     (a) A resolution shall be introduced in the Senate by
6 sponsorship of one or more members of the Senate, and the names
7 of all sponsors shall be printed in the Senate Journal and in
8 the Legislative Digest. Each resolution introduced shall be
9 accompanied by twelve copies.
 
10     (b) Any resolution calling for the expenditure of State
11 funds may be adopted only by a roll call vote of a majority of
12 those elected.
 
13     (c) The Secretary shall periodically print a Resolutions
14 Consent Calendar, which the Secretary shall periodically
15 distribute prior to its consideration by the Senate (generally
16 the last daily session of the week). No debate is in order
17 regarding any resolution appearing on the Resolutions Consent
18 Calendar. All resolutions appearing on the Resolutions Consent
19 Calendar may be adopted in one motion; however, any Senator may
20 vote "no" or "present" on any resolution appearing on the
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1 that intention to the Secretary prior to the vote on the
2 Resolutions Consent Calendar. Prior to the adoption of any
3 resolution on the Resolutions Consent Calendar, if any three
4 members file with the Secretary a written objection to the
5 presence of a resolution thereon, that resolution shall be
6 removed from the Resolutions Consent Calendar and is
7 automatically referred to the Rules Committee.
 
8     (Senate Rule 6-2)
9     6-2. State Constitutional Amendments. All resolutions
10 introduced in the Senate proposing amendments to the
11 Constitution shall be printed in the same manner in which bills
12 are printed. Every such resolution that originated in the House
13 and is presented to the Senate shall be ordered printed in like
14 manner unless the resolution has been similarly printed by the
15 House in the same form in which it was presented to the Senate.
16 No such resolution may be adopted unless read in full in its
17 final form on three different days. Amendments to these
18 resolutions may be in order on the initial First and Second
19 Readings only.
 
20     (Senate Rule 6-3)
21     6-3. Federal Constitutional Amendments and Constitutional
22 Conventions. The affirmative vote of three-fifths of those
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1         (1) requesting Congress to call a federal
2     constitutional convention;
 
3         (2) ratifying a proposed amendment to the Constitution
4     of the United States; or
 
5         (3) to call a State convention to ratify a proposed
6     amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
 
7     (Senate Rule 6-4)
8     6-4. Certificates of Recognition. Any member may sponsor a
9 certificate of recognition with the name and signature of the
10 member, and attested by the Secretary with the State Seal
11 attached to recognize any person, organization, or event worthy
12 of public commendation. The form of the Certificate of
13 Recognition shall be determined by the Secretary with the
14 approval of the President and Minority Leader.
 
 
15
ARTICLE VII

 
16
PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE

 
17     (Senate Rule 7-1)

 

 

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1     7-1. Voting within Bar. No Senator shall be permitted to
2 vote on any question before the Senate unless on the floor
3 before the vote is announced. No member of a committee may vote
4 except in person at the time of the call of the committee vote.
5 Any vote of the Senate shall be by roll call whenever two
6 Senators so request or whenever the Presiding Officer so
7 orders.
 
8     (Senate Rule 7-2)
9     7-2. Announcing a Roll Call Vote. When a roll call vote is
10 requested, the Presiding Officer shall put the question and
11 then announce to the Senate: "The voting is open.". While the
12 roll call is being taken, the Presiding Officer shall state:
13 "Have all voted who wish?". The voting is closed when the
14 Presiding Officer announces: "Take the Record.". The Presiding
15 Officer, unless an intervening motion to postpone
16 consideration by the principal sponsor is made, shall then
17 announce the results of the roll call. No Senator is permitted
18 to vote or to change his or her vote after the Presiding
19 Officer announces: "Take the Record.".
 
20     (Senate Rule 7-3)
21     7-3. Decorum and Debate.
22     (a) When any Senator is about to speak or deliver any
23 matter to the Senate, he or she shall rise and address the
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1 as the case may be. Upon being recognized by the Chair, the
2 latter will address the Senator by name and thereupon, and not
3 until then, the engineer in charge of operating the microphones
4 in the Senate will give the use of the microphone to the
5 Senator who has been so recognized. The Senator in speaking
6 shall confine himself or herself to the subject matter under
7 discussion and avoid personalities.
 
8     (b) The Presiding Officer may at his or her discretion, and
9 with consideration for the efficient operation of the Senate,
10 determine whether any member shall be afforded the floor for
11 the purpose of introduction of guests in the gallery. Questions
12 affecting the rights, reputation, and conduct of members of the
13 Senate in their representative capacity are questions of
14 personal privilege. A matter of personal explanation does not
15 constitute a question of personal privilege.
 
16     (c) If any Senator in speaking (or otherwise) transgresses
17 these Senate Rules, the Presiding Officer shall, or any Senator
18 may, call him or her to order, in which case the Senator so
19 called to order shall sit down, unless permitted to explain;
20 and the Senate, if appealed to, shall decide on the case
21 without debate. If the decision is in favor of the Senator
22 called to order, he or she is at liberty to proceed. If
23 otherwise, and the case requires it, he or she is liable to the
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1     (d) If any Senator is called to order for words spoken in
2 debate, the person calling him or her to order shall repeat the
3 words excepted to, and they shall be taken down by the
4 Secretary. No Senator shall be held to answer or be subject to
5 the censure of the Senate for words spoken in debate if any
6 Senator has spoken in debate or other business has intervened
7 after the words spoken and before exceptions to them shall have
8 been taken.
 
9     (e) If two or more Senators rise at once, the Presiding
10 Officer shall name the Senator who is to speak first.
 
11     (f) No person shall give any signs of approbation or
12 disapprobation while the Senate is in session.
 
13     (g) No Senator shall speak more than five minutes on the
14 same question without the consent of the Senate, nor more than
15 twice on that question. No Senator shall speak more than once
16 until every Senator choosing to speak has spoken. No Senator
17 may explain his or her vote.
 
18     (h) While the Presiding Officer is putting a question, no
19 Senator shall leave or walk across the Senate Chamber. When a
20 Senator is addressing the Senate, no Senator or other person
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1 between the speaker and the Presiding Officer.
 
2     (i) In case of any disturbances or disorderly conduct in
3 the lobby, gallery, or hallways adjoining the chamber, the
4 President shall have the power to order the same to be cleared.
 
5     (j) All material placed on the desks of Senators shall
6 contain the name of the Senator requesting its distribution.
 
7     (Senate Rule 7-4)
8     7-4. Motions, Generally. The following are general rules
9 for all motions:
 
10         (1) Every motion, except to adjourn, recess, or
11     postpone consideration, shall be reduced to writing if the
12     Presiding Officer desires it. Unless otherwise provided in
13     these Senate Rules, no second shall be required to any
14     motion presented to the Senate. The Presiding Officer may
15     refer any motion to the Rules Committee.
 
16         (2) Before the Senate debates a motion, the Presiding
17     Officer shall state an oral motion and the Secretary shall
18     read aloud a written motion.
 
19         (3) After a motion is stated by the Presiding Officer
20     or read by the Secretary, it shall be deemed in the

 

 

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1     possession of the Senate, but may be withdrawn at any time
2     before decision by consent of a majority of the Senate.
 
3         (4) If a motion is divisible, any member may call for a
4     division of the question.
 
5         (5) Any question taken under consideration may be
6     withdrawn, postponed, or tabled by unanimous consent or, if
7     unanimous consent is denied, by a motion adopted by a
8     majority vote.
 
9     (Senate Rule 7-5)
10     7-5. Precedence of Motions.
11     (a) When a question is under debate, no motion may be
12 entertained except:
 
13         (1) to adjourn to a time certain;
 
14         (2) to adjourn;
 
15         (3) to question the presence of a quorum;
 
16         (4) to recess;
 
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1         (6) for the previous question;
 
2         (7) to postpone consideration;
 
3         (8) to commit or recommit; and
 
4         (9) to amend, except as otherwise provided in these
5     Senate Rules.
 
6 The foregoing motions shall have precedence in the order in
7 which they are listed.
 
8     (b) During a roll call, no motion (except a motion to
9 postpone consideration) shall be in order until after the
10 announcement of the result of the vote.
 
11     (c) A motion to commit or re-commit, 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 on the main question.
 
15     (Senate Rule 7-6)
16     7-6. Verification.
17     (a) After any roll call vote, except for a vote that
18 requires a specific number of affirmative votes and that has
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1 business, it shall be in order for any Senator to request
2 verification of the results of the roll call.
 
3     (b) In verifying a roll call vote, the Presiding Officer
4 shall instruct the Secretary to call the names of those
5 Senators whose votes are to be verified. The Senator requesting
6 the verification may thereafter identify those members he or
7 she wishes to verify. If a member does not answer, his or her
8 vote shall be stricken; however, the member's vote shall be
9 restored to the roll if his or her presence is recognized
10 before the verification is completed. The Presiding Officer
11 shall determine the presence or absence of each member whose
12 name is called, and shall then announce the results of the
13 verification.
 
14     (c) While the results of any roll call are being verified,
15 it is in order for any Senator to announce his or her presence
16 on the floor and thereby have his or her vote verified.
 
17     (d) A request for a verification of the affirmative and
18 negative results of a roll call may be made only once on each
19 roll call.
 
20     (e) No Senator shall be permitted to vote or to change his
21 or her vote on verification.
 

 

 

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1     (Senate Rule 7-7)
2     7-7. Appealing a Ruling.
3     (a) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of the Presiding
4 Officer, the Presiding Officer shall be sustained unless
5 three-fifths of the members elected vote to overrule the
6 Presiding Officer. The motion to appeal requires a second, and
7 it shall not be in order if the Senate has conducted
8 intervening business since the ruling at issue was made.
 
9     (b) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of a committee
10 Chairperson, the Chairperson shall be sustained unless
11 three-fifths of those appointed vote to overrule the
12 Chairperson. The motion to appeal requires a second, and it
13 shall not be in order if the committee has adjourned or
14 recessed, so long as intervening business has occurred.
 
15     (c) In an appeal of a ruling of the Presiding Officer or
16 Chairperson, the question is: "Shall the ruling of the Chair be
17 sustained?".
 
18     (d) This Rule may be suspended by a three-fifths vote of
19 the members elected.
 
20     (Senate Rule 7-8)
21     7-8. Previous Question.
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1 time. The motion for the previous question is not debatable and
2 requires approval of a majority of those elected.
 
3     (b) The previous question shall be stated in the following
4 form: "Shall the main question now be put?". Until the previous
5 question is decided, all amendments and debate are precluded.
6 When it is decided that the main question shall not be put, the
7 main question shall be considered as remaining under debate.
 
8     (c) The effect of the main question being ordered is to put
9 an end to all debate and bring the Senate to a direct vote on
10 the immediately pending motion. After a motion for the previous
11 question has been approved, unless the vote on the motion
12 suggests the absence of a quorum, it is not in order to move
13 for adjournment or to make any other motion prior to a decision
14 on the main question.
 
15     (Senate Rule 7-9)
16     7-9. Discharge of Committee.
17     (a) A committee may be discharged from further
18 consideration of a legislative measure by a vote of
19 three-fifths of the members elected. Upon concurrence of a
20 majority of those appointed, the Rules Committee may advance
21 any legislative measure pending before it to the Senate without
22 referral to another committee; however, the Rules Committee
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1 standing committee of the Senate.
 
2     (b) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
3 the members elected.
 
4     (Senate Rule 7-10)
5     7-10. Tabling.
6     (a) A motion to lay on the table applies only to the
7 particular proposition and is neither debatable nor amendable.
 
8     (b) A motion to table a bill or resolution shall identify
9 the bill or resolution by number. The principal sponsor of a
10 bill or resolution may, with leave of the Senate, table his or
11 her bill or resolution at any time. A motion to table a
12 committee bill that is before the Senate may be adopted only by
13 a majority of those elected.
 
14     (c) The principal sponsor of a bill or resolution before a
15 committee may, with leave of the committee, table the bill or
16 resolution. Upon such tabling, the Chairperson of the committee
17 shall return the bill or resolution to the Secretary, noting
18 thereon that it has been tabled.
 
19     (d) A motion to table an amendment adopted by the Senate on
20 a voice vote or by a committee is in order on Second Reading. A
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1 amendment. Motions to table amendments are debatable and may be
2 adopted by a majority.
 
3     (Senate Rule 7-11)
4     7-11. Motion to Take from Table.
5     (a) A motion to take from the table shall require a
6 majority of those elected if the Rules Committee has previously
7 recommended that action by written notice filed with the
8 Secretary; otherwise, a motion to take from the table shall
9 require a three-fifths vote of the members elected.
 
10     (b) A bill taken from the table shall be placed on the
11 Daily Calendar on the order on which it appeared before it was
12 tabled.
 
13     (c) This Rule may be suspended by a three-fifths vote of
14 the members elected.
 
15     (Senate Rule 7-12)
16     7-12. Motion to Postpone Consideration. A motion to
17 postpone consideration on a legislative measure may not be made
18 more than once on the same bill or proposition. Unless
19 otherwise provided by these Senate Rules, a motion to postpone
20 consideration shall be granted as a matter of privilege;
21 however, no motion to postpone consideration is in order if the
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1 than two-fifths of the members elected.
 
2     (Senate Rule 7-13)
3     7-13. Motion on Different Subject. No motion or other
4 legislative measure on a subject different from that under
5 consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.
 
6     (Senate Rule 7-14)
7     7-14. Division of Question. If the question in debate
8 contains several points, any Senator may have the same divided.
9 On a motion to strike out and insert, it is not in order to move
10 for a division of the question. The rejection of a motion to
11 strike out and insert one proposition does not prevent a motion
12 to strike out and insert a different proposition.
 
13     (Senate Rule 7-15)
14     7-15. Reconsideration.
15     (a) A member who voted on the prevailing side of a record
16 vote on a legislative measure still within the control of the
17 Senate may on the same or following day move to reconsider the
18 vote. The motion to reconsider may be laid on the table without
19 affecting the vote to which it referred. When the motion to
20 reconsider is made during the last three scheduled days of
21 regular session, or any time thereafter during the regular
22 session, or at any time during a veto or special session, any
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1 immediately. A question that requires the votes of a majority
2 of those elected or more to carry requires a majority of those
3 elected to reconsider.
 
4     (b) A motion to reconsider a record vote on the adoption of
5 an amendment to a bill may be made only on Second Reading. An
6 amendment adopted by the Senate on a record vote may not be
7 tabled by motion until its adoption has been reconsidered.
 
8     (c) If a motion to reconsider is made pursuant to this Rule
9 and the motion is later tabled, the question shall not be
10 further reconsidered. This subsection (c) may be suspended by a
11 three-fifths vote of the members elected.
 
12     (d) When a motion to reconsider is made within the time
13 prescribed by these Senate Rules, the Secretary shall not allow
14 the bill or other subject matter of the motion to pass out of
15 the possession of the Senate until after the motion has been
16 decided or withdrawn. Such a motion shall be deemed rejected if
17 laid on the table.
 
18     (e) A Senator who voted "present" or failed to vote on a
19 question shall not have the right to move for reconsideration.
 
20     (f) Upon a motion to reconsider the vote on the final
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1 those elected shall be required to reconsider the same.
 
2     (Senate Rule 7-16)
3     7-16. Motion to Adjourn.
4     (a) A motion to adjourn is in order at any time, except
5 when a prior motion to adjourn has been defeated and no
6 intervening business has transpired.
 
7     (b) A motion to adjourn is neither debatable nor amendable.
 
8     (c) The Secretary shall enter in the Journal the hour at
9 which every motion to adjourn is made.
 
10     (d) Unless the Presiding Officer otherwise orders, the
11 standing hour to which the Senate adjourns is 12:00 noon.
 
12     (e) A motion to adjourn for more than three days is not in
13 order unless both chambers of the General Assembly have adopted
14 a joint resolution permitting that adjournment.
 
15     (Senate Rule 7-17)
16     7-17. Amendment to or Suspension of Rules.
17     (a) Rules may be proposed or amended only by resolution.
18 Any such resolution shall show the proposed changes in the
19 existing Rules by underscoring all new matter and by crossing
20 out with a line all matter that is to be omitted or superseded.
 

 

 

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1     (b) Any resolution proposing to amend a Senate Rule or any
2 Joint Senate-House Rule shall, upon initial reading by the
3 Secretary, automatically be referred to the Rules Committee.
4 Resolutions for amendment of the Senate Rules or any Joint
5 Senate-House Rules may be initiated and sponsored by the Rules
6 Committee; these resolutions shall not be referred to a
7 committee and may be immediately considered and adopted by the
8 Senate.
 
9     (c) A resolution to amend the Senate Rules or any Joint
10 Senate-House Rules that has been reported "do adopt" or "do
11 adopt as amended" by a majority of those appointed to the Rules
12 Committee shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of
13 those elected for adoption by the Senate. Any other resolution
14 proposing to amend the Senate Rules or any Joint Senate-House
15 Rules shall require the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the
16 members elected for adoption by the Senate.
 
17     (d) No Senate Rule or any Joint Senate-House Rule may be
18 suspended except by unanimous consent of the Senators present
19 or upon a motion supported by affirmative vote of a majority of
20 those elected unless a higher number is required in the Rule
21 sought to be suspended. A committee may not suspend any Rule.
 
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1 those elected.
 
2     (Senate Rule 7-18)
3     7-18. Motion to Commit or Recommit. No motion to commit or
4 recommit a legislative measure to committee, being decided in
5 the negative, shall again be allowed on the same day, or at the
6 same stage of the legislative measure.
 
7     (Senate Rule 7-19)
8     7-19. Effective Date.
9     (a) A bill passed after May 31 of a calendar year shall not
10 become effective prior to June 1 of the next calendar year
11 unless an earlier effective date is specified in the bill and
12 it is approved by a three-fifths vote of the members elected.
 
13     (b) If a majority of those elected, but fewer than
14 three-fifths of the members elected, vote affirmatively for a
15 bill on Third Reading after May 31, where the bill specifies an
16 effective date earlier than the following June 1, the bill
17 shall not be declared passed, and the principal sponsor shall
18 have the right to have the bill automatically reconsidered and
19 returned to the order of Second Reading for an amendment to
20 remove the earlier effective date. The amendment, if offered
21 and approved by the Rules Committee, shall be reproduced and
22 placed on the desks of the members before the bill is taken up
23 again on the order of Third Reading.
 

 

 

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1     (Senate Rule 7-20)
2     7-20. Home Rule. No bill denies or limits any power or
3 function of a home rule unit, pursuant to paragraph (g), (h),
4 (i), (j), or (k) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
5 Constitution, unless there is specific language limiting or
6 denying the power or function and the language specifically
7 sets forth in what manner and to what extent it is a denial or
8 limitation of the power or function of a home rule unit. If a
9 majority of those elected, but fewer than three-fifths of the
10 members elected, vote affirmatively for a bill on Third Reading
11 that requires a vote of three-fifths of the members elected to
12 deny or limit a power of a home rule unit, the bill shall not be
13 declared passed, and the principal sponsor shall have the right
14 to have the bill automatically reconsidered and returned to the
15 order of Second Reading for an amendment to remove those
16 effects of the bill. The amendment, if offered and approved by
17 the Rules Committee, shall be reproduced and placed on the
18 desks of the members before the bill is taken up again on the
19 order of Third Reading. The Rules Committee may also refer the
20 amendment to a committee.
 
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1
JOINT ACTION

 
2     (Senate Rule 8-1)
3     8-1. Concurring in or Receding from Amendments.
4     (a) If a bill or resolution is received back in the Senate
5 with amendments added by the House, it shall be in order for
6 the principal sponsor only to present a motion "to concur" or
7 "not to concur and ask the House to recede" with respect to
8 those amendments. Any two members may demand a separate roll
9 call on any such amendment.
 
10     (b) When the House has refused to concur in amendments
11 added to a bill or resolution by the Senate and has returned
12 the bill or resolution to the Senate with a message requesting
13 the Senate to recede from its amendments, it shall be in order
14 for the principal sponsor only to present a motion "to recede"
15 from the Senate amendments or "not to recede and to request a
16 conference". Any two members may demand a separate roll call on
17 any such amendments.
 
18     (Senate Rule 8-2)
19     8-2. Conference Committees.
20     (a) A disagreement between the Senate and House exists with
21 respect to any bill or resolution in the following situations:
 
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1     of any amendment, after the Senate has previously refused
2     to concur in the amendment; or
 
3         (2) when the Senate refuses to recede from the adoption
4     of any amendment, after the House has previously refused to
5     concur in the amendment.
 
6 In these cases of disagreement between the Senate and House,
7 the Senate may request a conference. When a request for
8 conference is made, both chambers of the General Assembly shall
9 appoint a committee to confer with the other on the subject of
10 the bill or resolution giving rise to the disagreement. The
11 combined committees of the two chambers appointed for this
12 purpose is the conference committee.
 
13     (b) The conference committee shall consist of an equal
14 number of members of each Chamber of the General Assembly. The
15 number of majority caucus members from each chamber shall be
16 one more than the number of minority caucus members from each
17 chamber. A conference committee shall consist of five members
18 from each chamber.
 
19     (c) In addition to the House members thereof, each
20 conference committee shall be comprised of five Senators, three
21 of whom shall be appointed by the President and two of whom
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1 committee report may be filed with the Secretary until a
2 majority of the Senate conferees has been appointed.
 
3     (Senate Rule 8-3)
4     8-3. Conference Committee Reports.
5     (a) No subject shall be included in any conference
6 committee report on any bill unless that subject matter
7 directly relates to the matters of difference between the
8 Senate and House that have been referred to the conference
9 committee unless the Rules Committee, by a majority vote of the
10 members appointed, determines that the proposed subject matter
11 is of an emergency nature, of substantial importance to the
12 operation of government, or in the best interests of Illinois.
 
13     (b) No conference committee report shall be received by the
14 Secretary or acted upon by the Senate unless it has been signed
15 by at least six conferees. The report shall be signed in
16 duplicate. One of the reports shall be filed with the Clerk of
17 the House and one with the Secretary. The report shall contain
18 the agreements reached by the committee.
 
19     (c) If the conference committee determines that it is
20 unable to reach agreement, the committee shall so report to
21 each chamber of the General Assembly and request appointment of
22 a second conference committee. In the event of agreement, the
23 committee shall so report to each chamber.
 

 

 

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1     (Senate Rule 8-4)
2     8-4. Prerequisites for Senate Consideration.
3     (a) No joint action motion for final action or conference
4 committee report may be considered by the Senate unless it has
5 first been referred or approved by the Rules Committee in
6 accordance with Rule 3-8, or unless the joint action motion or
7 conference committee report has first been discharged from the
8 Rules Committee pursuant to Rule 7-9.
 
9     (b) No conference committee report may be considered by the
10 Senate unless it has first been made available electronically
11 or otherwise for not less than one hour.
 
12     (c) Prior to any conference committee report on an
13 appropriation bill being considered by the Senate, that
14 conference committee report shall first be the subject of a
15 public hearing by a standing Appropriations Committee (the
16 conference committee report need not be referred to an
17 Appropriations Committee, but instead may remain before the
18 Rules Committee or the Senate, as the case may be). The hearing
19 shall be held pursuant to not less than one hour advance notice
20 by announcement on the Senate floor, or one day advance notice
21 by posting on the Senate bulletin board or other electronic
22 means. The Appropriations Committee shall not issue any report
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1 such hearing.
 
2     (d) Any Senate Bill amended in the House and returned to
3 the Senate for concurrence in the House amendment shall be made
4 available electronically or otherwise for not less than one
5 hour before being further considered. No Senate Bill that is
6 returned to the Senate with House amendments shall be called
7 except by the principal sponsor.
 
8     (e) The report of a conference committee on a
9 non-appropriation bill or resolution shall be confined to the
10 subject of the bill or resolution referred to the conference
11 committee. The report of a conference committee on an
12 appropriations bill shall be confined to the subject of
13 appropriations.
 
14     (Senate Rule 8-5)
15     8-5. Action on Conference Committee Reports.
16     (a) Each chamber of the General Assembly shall inform the
17 other by message of any action taken with respect to a
18 conference committee report. Copies of all papers necessary to
19 a complete understanding of any such action shall accompany the
20 message. The original bill or resolution shall remain in the
21 chamber of origin.
 
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1 conference committee, or the first conference committee is
2 unable to reach agreement, either chamber may request a second
3 conference committee. When such a request is made, each chamber
4 shall again appoint a conference committee. If either chamber
5 refuses to adopt the report of a second conference committee,
6 the two chambers have adhered to their disagreement, and the
7 bill or resolution is lost.
 
8
ARTICLE IX

 
9
VETOES

 
10     (Senate Rule 9-1)
11     9-1. Recording of Vetoes. Upon the receipt by the Senate of
12 any bill returned by the Governor under any of the provisions
13 of Article IV, Section 9 of the Constitution, the Secretary
14 shall enter the objections of the Governor on the Journal, and
15 shall distribute copies of all veto messages to each member's
16 desk, together with copies of the vetoed bill or item, as soon
17 as practicable.
 
18     (Senate Rule 9-2)
19     9-2. Amendatory Vetoes.
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1 with respect to a bill returned under subsection (e) of Section
2 9 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution shall be limited
3 to addressing the Governor's objections to portions of a bill,
4 the general merit of which the Governor recognizes, and shall
5 not alter the fundamental purpose or legislative scheme set
6 forth in the bill as passed.
 
7     (b) Any motion to accept the Governor's specific
8 recommendations for change shall automatically be referred to
9 the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee shall examine the
10 Governor's specific recommendations for change and determine
11 by a majority of the members appointed whether those
12 recommendations comply with the standard set forth in
13 subsection (a). Any motion to accept specific recommendations
14 for change that the Rules Committee determines shall be in
15 compliance with subsection (a) of this Rule are subject to
16 action by the Rules Committee in the same manner as floor
17 amendments, joint action motions, and conference committee
18 reports under Rule 3-8(b).
 
19     (c) This Rule may not be suspended.
 
20     (Senate Rule 9-3)
21     9-3. Motions to Consider Vetoes. For purposes of this
22 Article, the term "motions" shall mean those motions to accept
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1 bills returned by the Governor may be made by the principal
2 sponsor, the committee chairperson in the case of a committee
3 bill, or by any member who voted on the prevailing side on the
4 vote on final passage of the bill in question. Every motion
5 shall be filed in writing with the Secretary, prior to any
6 consideration thereof by the Senate. If more than one motion is
7 filed with respect to any bill, all such motions shall be heard
8 at the time the bill is called; however, after such a motion is
9 adopted, no other motion on that veto may be considered. The
10 motion of the principal sponsor or chairperson, in the case of
11 committee bills, shall be considered first and all other
12 motions considered in the order filed. If the principal sponsor
13 does not call a bill within eight calendar days after the
14 Governor's objections to the bill are entered in the Journal,
15 thereafter any person filing such a motion may call the bill.
 
16     (Senate Rule 9-4)
17     9-4. Consideration of Motions.
18     (a) The vote to override a bill vetoed in its entirety
19 shall be by roll call vote and shall be entered on the Journal.
20 The form of motion with respect to such bills shall be: "I move
21 that ______ Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding the veto of the
22 Governor."
 
23     (b) The vote to override an item veto shall be by roll call
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1 Journal. The form of motion with respect to such item shall be:
2 "I move that the item on page _____, line _____, of _____ Bill
3 ______ do pass, notwithstanding the item veto of the Governor."
 
4     (c) The vote to restore an item which has been reduced
5 shall be by roll call vote as to each item separately and shall
6 be entered on the Journal. The form of motion with respect to
7 such items shall be: "I move the item on page _____, line
8 _____, of _____ Bill ______ be restored, notwithstanding the
9 item reduction of the Governor."
 
10     (d) A bill returned together with specific recommendations
11 of the Governor may be acted upon in either of the following
12 manners:
 
13         (1) By a motion to accept the specific recommendations
14     of the Governor. The form of motion in this event shall be:
15     "I move to accept the specific recommendations of the
16     Governor as to _____ Bill _____ in manner and form as
17     follows: (inserting herein the language deemed necessary
18     to effectuate the specific recommendations)"; or
 
19         (2) By considering the bill as a vetoed bill and
20     overriding the recommendation and passing the bill in its
21     original form. The form of motion in this event shall be:
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1     specific recommendations of the Governor."
 
2     (Senate Rule 9-5)
3     9-5. Vetoed Bills Considered in Entirety. If a bill is
4 returned by the Governor containing more than one veto,
5 reduction, specific recommendation, or combination thereof,
6 the bill shall be acted upon in its entirety before the bill is
7 released from the custody of the Senate.
 
8     (Senate Rule 9-6)
9     9-6. Disposition of Vetoes. When a bill or item has
10 received the affirmative vote of at least three-fifths of the
11 members elected (as to overrides of outright vetoes, item
12 vetoes, and specific recommendations for change) or the
13 affirmative vote of at least a majority of those elected (as to
14 overrides of reductions or acceptances of specific
15 recommendations for change), the Presiding Officer shall
16 declare that the bill or item has been passed or restored over
17 the veto of the Governor, or that the specific recommendations
18 for change have been approved, as the case may be. The bill
19 shall then be so certified by the Secretary who shall note
20 thereon the day the bill passed. The bill and the objections of
21 the Governor thereto shall then be immediately delivered to the
22 House. When specific recommendations have been accepted, then
23 such accepting language shall be attached to the original bill
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1
ARTICLE X

 
2
NOMINATIONS

 
3     (Senate Rule 10-1)
4     10-1. Nominations.
5     (a) Every nomination subject to confirmation by the Senate
6 shall be referred to the Executive Appointments Committee in
7 accordance with Rule 3-6; nominations may also be considered by
8 other committees in accordance with these Senate Rules. Each
9 nominee shall be required to appear in person before that
10 meeting of a committee convened for the purpose of considering
11 the qualifications of the person for the office to which he or
12 she has been nominated. The appearance of the nominee may be
13 waived by the committee by a vote of a majority of those
14 appointed.
 
15     (b) The Executive Appointments Committee shall, six days
16 prior to any of its meetings, post a notice on the Senate
17 bulletin board or make the notice electronically available
18 indicating the nominees to be considered at its next meeting
19 and the time, date, and place of the meeting. The Chairperson
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1 Governor's Office of Legislative Affairs, which shall be
2 responsible for notifying each nominee scheduled to be
3 considered of the date, time, and place of hearing.
 
4     (c) On considering the report of the Executive Appointments
5 Committee on a nomination, the Presiding Officer shall put the
6 following question: "Does the Senate advise and consent to the
7 nomination just made?" Whenever a group of nominees has been
8 submitted together, five or more members may request the
9 question be put and the vote separately taken upon each of the
10 individuals in that group. The Senate may determine, by a
11 majority vote of those elected, after having voted upon the
12 question of one or more of the nominees individually, to act
13 upon the question of the remaining nominees in that group as a
14 unit.
 
15     (d) While any nomination remains with the Senate, it is in
16 order to reconsider any vote taken thereon, subject to the
17 provisions of Rule 7-15 not related to the time for making such
18 a motion.
 
19
ARTICLE XI

 
20
DISCIPLINE AND PROTEST

 

 

 

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1     (Senate Rule 11-1)
2     11-1. Disorderly Behavior.
3     (a) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d) of the
4 Constitution, the Senate may punish any of its members for
5 disorderly behavior and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of
6 the members elected, expel a Senator (but not for a second time
7 for the same cause). The reason for the expulsion shall be
8 entered upon the Journal with the names and votes of those
9 Senators voting on the question.
 
10     (b) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d) of the
11 Constitution, the Senate during its session may punish by
12 imprisonment any person other than a Senator guilty of
13 disrespect of the Senate by disorderly or contemptuous behavior
14 in its presence. The imprisonment shall not extend beyond 24
15 hours at one time unless the person persists in disorderly or
16 contemptuous behavior.
 
17     (Senate Rule 11-2)
18     11-2. Protest. Any two Senators shall have the right to
19 dissent and protest, in respectful language, against any act or
20 resolution that they may think injurious to the public or to
21 any individual, and have the reason of their protest entered
22 upon the Journal. When by motion a majority of Senators
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1 protest shall be referred back to the protesting Senators.
 
2
ARTICLE XII

 
3
FORCE AND EFFECT

 
4     (Senate Rule 12-1)
5     12-1. Applicability. The meetings and actions of the
6 Senate, including all of its committees, shall be governed by
7 these Senate Rules.
 
8     (Senate Rule 12-2)
9     12-2. Robert's Rules. The rules of parliamentary practice
10 appearing in the 10th edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall
11 govern the Senate in all cases to which they are applicable,
12 providing that they are not inconsistent with these Senate
13 Rules.
 
14     (Senate Rule 12-3)
15     12-3. Certification by President. With respect to any bill
16 that has been passed by the Senate and has been certified by
17 the President in accordance with Article IV, Section 8(d) of
18 the Constitution, there shall be an irrebuttable presumption
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1 obtaining such passage.
 
2     (Senate Rule 12-4)
3     12-4. Effective Date. These Rules shall be in full force
4 and effect upon their adoption, and shall remain in full force
5 and effect except as amended in accordance with these Senate
6 Rules, or until superseded by new Rules adopted as part of the
7 organization of a newly constituted General Assembly at the
8 commencement of a term.