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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the
4 Rules of the House of Representatives of the Ninetieth
5 General Assembly are amended by changing Rule 28 as follows:
6 28. Sessions of the House.
7 (a) The House is in session whenever it convenes in
8 perfunctory session, regular session, veto session, or
9 special session. Members are entitled to per diem expense
10 reimbursements only on those regular, veto, and special
11 session days that they are in attendance at the House.
12 However, no allowance for food and lodging while in
13 attendance at sessions is authorized for periods of time
14 after the last day in May of each calendar year, except (i)
15 if the General Assembly is convened in special session by
16 either the Governor or the presiding officers of both houses,
17 as provided by subsection (b) of Section 5 of Article IV of
18 the Illinois Constitution or (ii) if the General Assembly is
19 convened to consider bills vetoed, item vetoed, reduced, or
20 returned with specific recommendations for change by the
21 Governor as provided in Section 9 of Article IV of the
22 Illinois Constitution. Attendance by members is not required
23 or recorded on perfunctory session days.
24 (b) Regular and veto session days shall be scheduled
25 with notice by the Speaker under Rule 9. Special session days
26 shall be scheduled in accordance with the Constitution and
27 laws of Illinois.
28 (c) The Speaker may schedule perfunctory session days
29 during which the Clerk may read into the House record any
30 legislative measure. Committees may meet and may consider and
31 act upon legislative measures during a perfunctory session
32 day, and the Clerk may receive and read committee reports
33 into the House record during a perfunctory day. Except for
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1 automatic referral under these Rules, no further action may
2 be taken by the House with respect to a legislative measure
3 during a perfunctory session day.