SB2075 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2075

Introduced 2/20/2009, by Sen. Chris Lauzen

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

25 ILCS 10/7 new

Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Requires that a bill sponsored by at least three-fifths of the members of a house of the General Assembly must be voted on third reading (i) in its house of introduction, when that sponsorship occurs in the house of introduction and (ii) in the second house, when that sponsorship occurs in that second house or occurred in the house of introduction. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The General Assembly Operations Act is amended by adding Section 7 as follows:

(25 ILCS 10/7 new)

Sec. 7. Legislation with extraordinary sponsorship.

(a) A bill sponsored by at least three-fifths of the members of its house of introduction must be voted on third reading in that house of introduction.

(b) A bill in the second house that, in its house of introduction, was sponsored by at least three-fifths of the members of that house of introduction must be voted on third reading in that second house.

(c) A bill sponsored in the second house by at least three-fifths of the members of that second house must be voted on third reading in that second house.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.