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SENATE RESOLUTION

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

 
9
DEFINITIONS

 
10    As used in these Senate Rules, the following terms have the
11meanings ascribed to them in this Article I, unless the context
12clearly requires a different meaning:
13    (Senate Rule 1-1)
14    1-1. Chairperson. "Chairperson" means that Senator
15designated 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
18and includes a standing committee, a special committee, and a
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1a conference committee, and the procedural and notice
2requirements applicable to committees do not apply to
3conference committees.
 
4    (Senate Rule 1-3)
5    1-3. Constitution. "Constitution" means the Constitution
6of the State of Illinois.
 
7    (Senate Rule 1-3.5)
8    1-3.5. Deputy Minority Leader. "Deputy Minority Leader"
9means a Senator designated by the Senate Minority Leader to
10assist the Minority Leader with the operation of the minority
11caucus of the Senate.
 
12    (Senate Rule 1-4)
13    1-4. General Assembly. "General Assembly" means the
14current General Assembly of the State of Illinois.
 
15    (Senate Rule 1-5)
16    1-5. House. "House" means the House of Representatives of
17the General Assembly.
 
18    (Senate Rule 1-6)
19    1-6. Joint Action Motion. "Joint action motion" means any
20of the following motions before the Senate: to concur in a
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1from a Senate amendment, to refuse to recede from a Senate
2amendment, and to request that a conference committee be
3appointed.
 
4    (Senate Rule 1-7)
5    1-7. Legislative Digest. "Legislative Digest" means the
6Legislative Synopsis and Digest that is prepared by the
7Legislative Reference Bureau of the General Assembly.
 
8    (Senate Rule 1-8)
9    1-8. Legislative Measure. "Legislative measure" means any
10matter brought before the Senate for consideration, whether
11originated in the Senate or House, and includes bills,
12amendments, resolutions, conference committee reports,
13motions, and messages from the executive branch.
 
14    (Senate Rule 1-9)
15    1-9. Majority. "Majority" means a simple majority of those
16members present and voting on a question. Unless otherwise
17specified with respect to a particular Senate Rule, for
18purposes of determining the number of members present and
19voting on a question, a "present" vote shall not be counted.
 
20    (Senate Rule 1-10)
21    1-10. Majority Caucus. "Majority caucus" means that group
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1the Senate. "Majority caucus" also includes any Senator who is
2not from the numerically strongest or numerically second
3strongest political party in the Senate but who casts his or
4her final vote for Senate President for the person who is
5elected Senate President.
 
6    (Senate Rule 1-10.5)
7    1-10.5. Majority Leader. "Majority Leader" means a Senator
8designated by the Senate President to serve as the Majority
9Leader and assist the President with the operation of the
10Senate and the majority caucus of the Senate.
 
11    (Senate Rule 1-11)
12    1-11. Majority of those Appointed. "Majority of those
13appointed" means an absolute majority of the total number of
14Senators appointed to a committee.
 
15    (Senate Rule 1-12)
16    1-12. Majority of those Elected. "Majority of those
17elected" means an absolute majority of the total number of
18Senators entitled to be elected to the Senate, irrespective of
19the number of elected or appointed Senators actually serving in
20office. So long as 59 Senators are entitled to be elected to
21the Senate, "majority of those elected" shall mean 30
22affirmative votes.
 

 

 

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

 

 

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1    1-18. Minority Spokesperson. "Minority Spokesperson" means
2that Senator designated by the Minority Leader to serve as the
3Minority Spokesperson of a committee.
 
4    (Senate Rule 1-19)
5    1-19. Perfunctory Session. "Perfunctory session" means the
6convening of the Senate, pursuant to the scheduling of the
7President, for purposes consistent with Rule 4-1(c) or (d).
 
8    (Senate Rule 1-20)
9    1-20. President. "President" means the President of the
10Senate.
 
11    (Senate Rule 1-21)
12    1-21. Presiding Officer. "Presiding Officer" means that
13Senator serving as the presiding officer of the Senate, whether
14that Senator is the President or another Senator designated by
15the President, in his or her capacity as presiding officer.
 
16    (Senate Rule 1-22)
17    1-22. Principal Sponsor. "Principal sponsor" means the
18first listed Senate sponsor of any legislative measure; with
19respect to a committee-sponsored bill or resolution, it means
20the Chairperson of the committee.
 
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1    1-23. Secretary. "Secretary" means the elected Secretary
2of the Senate.
 
3    (Senate Rule 1-24)
4    1-24. Senate. "Senate" means the Senate of the General
5Assembly.
 
6    (Senate Rule 1-25)
7    1-25. Senator. "Senator" means any of the duly elected or
8duly appointed Illinois State Senators, and means the same as
9"member".
 
10    (Senate Rule 1-26)
11    1-26. Term. "Term" means the two-year term of a General
12Assembly.
 
13    (Senate Rule 1-27)
14    1-27. Vice-Chairperson. "Vice-Chairperson" means that
15Senator designated by the President to serve as
16Vice-Chairperson of a committee.
 
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ARTICLE II

 
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ORGANIZATION

 

 

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1    (Senate Rule 2-1)
2    2-1. Adoption of Rules. At the commencement of a term, the
3Senate shall adopt new Rules of organization and procedure by
4resolution setting forth those Rules in their entirety. The
5resolution must be adopted by a majority of those elected.
6These Rules of the Senate are subject to revision or amendment
7only in accordance with Rule 7-17.
 
8    (Senate Rule 2-2)
9    2-2. Election of the President.
10    (a) Prior to the election of the President, the Governor
11shall convene the Senate, designate a Temporary Secretary of
12the Senate, and preside during the nomination and election of
13the President. As the first item of business each day prior to
14the election of the President, the Governor shall order the
15Temporary Secretary to call the roll of the members to
16establish the presence of a quorum as required by the
17Constitution. If a majority of those elected are not present,
18the Senate shall stand adjourned until the hour of 12:00 noon
19on the next calendar day, excepting weekends and official State
20Holidays. If a quorum of members is present, the Governor shall
21then call for nominations of members for the Office of
22President. All such nominations shall require a second. When
23the nominations are completed, the Governor shall direct the
24Temporary Secretary to call the roll of the members to elect
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1    (b) The election of the President shall require the
2affirmative vote of a majority of those elected. Debate shall
3not be in order following nominations and preceding or during
4the vote, and Senators may not explain their vote on the
5election of the President.
 
6    (c) No bills may be considered and no committees may be
7appointed or meet prior to the election of the President.
 
8    (d) When a vacancy in the Office of President occurs, the
9foregoing procedure shall be employed to elect a new President;
10however, when the Governor is of a political party other than
11that of the majority caucus, the Assistant Majority Leader
12having the greatest seniority of service in the Senate shall
13preside during the nomination and election of the successor
14President. No legislative measures, other than such
15nominations and election, may be considered by the Senate
16during a vacancy in the Office of President.
 
17    (Senate Rule 2-3)
18    2-3. Election of the Minority Leader. The Senate shall
19elect a Minority Leader in a manner consistent with the
20Constitution and laws of Illinois.
 
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1    2-4. Majority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, and
2Assistant Leaders.
3    (a) The President shall appoint from within the Majority
4Caucus a Majority Leader and a President Pro Tempore. The
5Minority Leader shall appoint from within the Minority Caucus a
6Deputy Minority Leader. The President and the Minority Leader
7shall appoint from within their respective caucuses the number
8of Assistant Majority Leaders and Assistant Minority Leaders as
9are allowed by law.
 
10    (b) These appointments shall take effect upon their being
11filed with the Secretary and shall remain effective for the
12duration of the term unless a vacancy occurs by reason of
13resignation or because an assistant leader has ceased to be a
14Senator. Successor assistant leaders shall be appointed in the
15same manner as their predecessors. Assistant leaders shall have
16those powers delegated to them by the President or Minority
17Leader, as the case may be.
 
18    (Senate Rule 2-5)
19    2-5. Powers and Duties of the President.
20    (a) The President shall have those powers conferred upon
21him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any
22motions or resolutions adopted by the Senate or jointly by the
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1    (b) Except as provided by law with respect to the Senate
2Operations Commission, the President is the chief
3administrative officer of the Senate and shall have those
4powers necessary to carry out that function. The President may
5delegate his or her administrative duties as he or she deems
6appropriate.
 
7     (c) The powers and duties of the President shall include,
8but are not limited to, the following:
 
9        (1) To preside at all sessions of the Senate, although
10    the President may call on any member to preside
11    temporarily.
 
12        (2) To open the session at the time at which the Senate
13    is to meet by taking the podium and calling the members to
14    order. The President may call on any member, or the
15    Secretary in case of perfunctory session, to open the
16    session.
 
17        (3) To announce the business before the Senate in the
18    order in which it is to be acted upon.
 
19        (4) To recognize those members entitled to the floor.
 
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1    regularly moved or that necessarily arise in the course of
2    the proceedings, and to announce the result of the vote.
 
3        (6) To preserve order and decorum.
 
4        (7) To decide all points of order, subject to appeal,
5    and to speak thereon in preference to other members.
 
6        (8) To inform the Senate when necessary, or when any
7    question is raised, on any point of order or practice
8    pertinent to the pending business.
 
9        (9) To sign or authenticate all acts, proceedings, or
10    orders of the Senate. All writs, warrants, and subpoenas
11    issued by order of the Senate or one of its committees
12    shall be signed by the President and attested by the
13    Secretary.
 
14        (10) To sign all bills passed by both chambers of the
15    General Assembly in order to certify that the procedural
16    requirements for passage have been met.
 
17        (11) To have general supervision, including the duty to
18    protect the security and safety, of the Senate chamber,
19    galleries, and adjoining and connecting hallways and
20    passages, including the power to clear them when necessary.
 

 

 

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1        (12) To have general supervision of the Secretary and
2    his or her assistants, the Sergeant-at-Arms and his or her
3    assistants, the majority caucus staff, and all employees of
4    the Senate except the minority caucus staff.
 
5        (13) To determine the number of majority caucus members
6    and minority caucus members to be appointed to all
7    committees, except the Committee on Assignments created by
8    Rule 3-5.
 
9        (14) To appoint or replace all majority caucus members
10    of committees and to designate all Chairpersons,
11    Co-Chairpersons, and Vice-Chairpersons of committees,
12    except as the Senate otherwise orders in accordance with
13    these Senate Rules.
 
14        (15) To enforce all constitutional provisions,
15    statutes, rules, and regulations applicable to the Senate.
 
16        (16) To guide and direct the proceedings of the Senate
17    subject to the control and will of the members as provided
18    in these Senate Rules.
 
19        (17) To direct the Secretary during regular session,
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1    read into the Senate record legislative measures and other
2    papers.
 
3        (18) To direct the Secretary to correct
4    non-substantive errors in the Journal.
 
5        (19) To assign meeting places and meeting times to
6    committees.
 
7        (20) To decide, subject to the control and will of the
8    members in accordance with these Senate Rules, all
9    questions relating to the priority of business.
 
10        (21) To appoint a parliamentarian to serve at the
11    pleasure of the President.
 
12    (d) The President, at his or her discretion, may designate
13from among those members serving in the statutorily created
14positions of assistant majority leader, no more than one member
15to serve as the Senate Majority Leader. The Senate Majority
16Leader shall serve at the pleasure of the President and shall
17receive no additional compensation other than that provided
18statutorily for the position of assistant majority leader.
 
19    (e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
20the members elected.
 

 

 

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1    (Senate Rule 2-6)
2    2-6. Powers and Duties of the Minority Leader.
3    (a) The Minority Leader shall have those powers conferred
4upon him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and
5any motions or resolutions adopted by the Senate or jointly by
6the Senate and House.
 
7    (b) The Minority Leader shall appoint to all committees the
8members from the minority caucus, and may replace those
9members, and shall designate a Minority Spokesperson for each
10committee, except as the Senate otherwise orders in accordance
11with these Senate Rules.
 
12    (c) The Minority Leader shall have general supervision of
13the minority caucus staff.
 
14    (Senate Rule 2-7)
15    2-7. Secretary of the Senate.
16    (a) The Senate shall elect a Secretary, who may adopt
17appropriate policies or procedures for the conduct of his or
18her office. Except where the authority is by law given to the
19Senate Operations Commission, the President shall be the final
20arbiter of any dispute arising in connection with the operation
21of the Office of the Secretary.
 

 

 

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1    (b) The duties of the Secretary shall include the
2following:
 
3        (1) To have custody of all bills, papers, and records
4    of the Senate, which shall not be taken out of the
5    Secretary's custody except in the regular course of
6    business in the Senate.
 
7        (2) To endorse on every original bill and each copy its
8    number, names of sponsors, the date of introduction, and
9    the several orders taken on it. When printed, the names of
10    the sponsors shall appear on the front page of the bill in
11    the same order they appeared when introduced.
 
12        (3) To cause each bill to be placed on the desks of the
13    members as soon as it is printed, or alternatively to
14    provide for a method that any Senator may use to secure a
15    copy of any bill he or she desires.
 
16        (4) To keep the Journal of the proceedings of the
17    Senate and, under the direction of the President, correct
18    errors in the Journal.
 
19        (5) To keep the transcripts of the debates of the
20    Senate and make them available to the public under
21    reasonable conditions.
 

 

 

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1        (6) To keep the necessary records for the Senate and
2    its committees and to prepare the Senate Calendar for each
3    legislative day.
 
4        (7) To examine all Senate Bills and Constitutional
5    Amendment Resolutions following Second Reading and prior
6    to final passage, for the purpose of correcting any
7    non-substantive errors therein, and to report the same back
8    to the President promptly; to supervise the enrolling and
9    engrossing of bills and resolutions, subject to the
10    direction of the President; and to certify passage or
11    adoption of legislative measures, and to note thereon the
12    date of final Senate action. Any corrections suggested to
13    the President by the Secretary, and thereafter approved by
14    the Senate, shall be entered upon the Journal.
 
15        (8) To transmit bills, other documents, and other
16    messages to the House and secure a receipt therefor, and to
17    receive from the House bills, documents, and receipts
18    therefor.
 
19        (9) To file with the Secretary of State those debate
20    transcripts and Senate documents as are required by law.
 
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1    roll; and read into the Senate record legislative measures
2    and other papers as directed by the Presiding Officer.
3    Bills shall be read by title only. Upon initial reading,
4    motions may be read by title and sponsor only.
 
5        (11) To supervise all Assistant Secretaries and other
6    employees of his or her office, as well as all committee
7    clerks in their capacity as committee clerks.
 
8        (12) To establish the format for all documents, forms,
9    and committee records prepared by committee clerks.
 
10        (13) To perform those duties as assigned by the
11    President.
 
12    (Senate Rule 2-8)
13    2-8. Assistant Secretary of the Senate. The Senate shall,
14in a manner consistent with the laws of Illinois, elect an
15Assistant Secretary, who shall perform those duties assigned to
16him or her by the Secretary.
 
17    (Senate Rule 2-9)
18    2-9. Sergeant-at-Arms. The Senate shall elect a
19Sergeant-at-Arms who shall perform those duties assigned to him
20or her by law, or as are ordered by the President or Presiding
21Officer. Such duties shall include the following:
 

 

 

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1        (1) To attend the Senate during its sessions and
2    execute the commands of the Senate, together with all
3    process issued by authority of the Senate, that are
4    directed to him or her by the President or Presiding
5    Officer.
 
6        (2) To maintain order among spectators admitted into
7    the Senate chambers, galleries, and adjoining or
8    connecting hallways and passages.
 
9        (3) To take proper measures to prevent interruption of
10    the Senate.
 
11        (4) To supervise any Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms.
 
12        (5) To perform those duties as assigned by the
13    President.
 
14    (Senate Rule 2-10)
15    2-10. Schedule.
16    (a) The President shall periodically establish a schedule
17of days on which the Senate shall convene in regular and veto
18session, with that schedule subject to revisions at the
19discretion of the President. The President may also at his or
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1President may establish deadlines for the following
2legislative actions:
 
3        (1) Final day to request bills from the Legislative
4    Reference Bureau.
 
5        (2) Final day for introduction of bills.
 
6        (3) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
7    report Senate bills, except Senate appropriations bills.
 
8        (4) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
9    report Senate appropriation bills.
 
10        (5) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
11    bills, except Senate appropriation bills.
 
12        (6) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
13    appropriation bills.
 
14        (7) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
15    report House appropriation bills.
 
16        (8) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
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1        (9) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House
2    appropriation bills.
 
3        (10) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House
4    non-appropriation bills.
 
5    (b) The President may establish additional deadlines for
6final action on conference committee reports and any categories
7of joint action motions.
 
8    (c) The foregoing deadlines shall become effective upon
9being filed by the President with the Secretary. The Secretary
10shall Journalize the deadlines.
 
11    (d) At any time, the President may schedule alternative
12deadlines for any legislative action pursuant to written notice
13filed with the Secretary.
 
14    (e) The President may schedule deadlines for any other
15legislative measure as he or she deems appropriate pursuant to
16written notice filed with the Secretary.
 
17
ARTICLE III

 
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COMMITTEES

 

 

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1    (Senate Rule 3-1)
2    3-1. Committees.
3    (a) The committees of the Senate are: (i) the standing
4committees listed in Rule 3-4; (ii) special committees created
5by resolution or notice under Rule 3-3; and (iii) special
6subcommittees created by standing committees or by special
7committees under Rule 3-3. Subcommittees may not create
8subcommittees.
 
9    (b) All committees shall have a Chairperson and Minority
10Spokesperson, who shall not be of the same caucus, except as
11provided in Rule 3-2. Committees of the whole shall consist of
12all Senators. The number of majority caucus members and
13minority caucus members of all standing committees, and all
14other committees unless otherwise ordered by the Senate in
15accordance with these Senate Rules, shall be determined by the
16President. The numbers of majority caucus and minority caucus
17members shall become final upon the President filing with the
18Secretary an appropriate notice, which shall be Journalized.
 
19    (c) The Chairperson of a committee shall have the authority
20to call the committee to order, designate which legislative
21measures that are assigned to the committee shall be taken up,
22order the roll call vote to be taken on each legislative
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1committee meetings, assign legislative measures to special
2subcommittees of the parent committee, jointly sign and issue
3subpoenas with the President, and implement and supervise the
4business of the committee. The Vice-Chairperson of a committee
5may preside over its meetings in the absence or at the
6direction of the Chairperson.
 
7    (d) A vacancy on a committee, or in the Chairperson or
8Minority Spokesperson position on a committee, occurs when a
9member resigns from that position or ceases to be a Senator.
10Resignations shall be made in writing to the Secretary, who
11shall promptly notify the President and Minority Leader. Absent
12concurrence by a majority of those elected, or as otherwise
13provided in Rule 3-5, no member who resigns from a committee
14shall be reappointed to that committee for the remainder of the
15term. Replacement members shall be of the same caucus as that
16of the member who resigns, and shall be appointed by the
17President or Minority Leader, depending upon the caucus of the
18resigning member. In the case of vacancies on special
19subcommittees that were created by committees, the parent
20committee shall fill the vacancy by motion.
 
21    (e) The Chairperson of a committee shall have the authority
22to call meetings of that committee, subject to the approval of
23the President in accordance with Rule 2-5(c)(19). Except as
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1shall be convened in accordance with Rule 3-11.
 
2    (Senate Rule 3-2)
3    3-2. Membership and Officers of Standing Committees.
4    (a) At the commencement of the term, the members of each
5standing committee shall be appointed for the term by the
6President and the Minority Leader, except as provided in
7subsection (c) of this Rule or in Rule 3-5. The President shall
8appoint the Chairperson and the remaining committee members of
9the majority caucus (one of whom the President shall designate
10as Vice-Chairperson), and the Minority Leader shall appoint the
11Minority Spokesperson and the remaining committee members of
12the minority caucus, except as provided in paragraph (b) of
13this Rule. The appointments shall become immediately effective
14upon the delivery of appropriate correspondence from each of
15the respective leaders to the Secretary, regardless of whether
16the Senate is in session. The Chairperson and Minority
17Spokesperson shall serve at the pleasure of the President or
18Minority Leader, as the case may be. The Secretary shall
19Journalize all appointments. A standing committee is empowered
20to conduct business when a majority of the total number of
21committee members has been appointed.
 
22    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
23Rules, the President may appoint any two members to serve as
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1not be of the same caucus and shall serve at the pleasure of
2the President. A standing committee with Co-Chairpersons shall
3not have a Minority Spokesperson. For purposes of Section 1 of
4the General Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), one
5Co-Chairperson shall be considered "chairman" and the other
6shall be considered "minority spokesperson". Co-Chairperson
7appointments shall become immediately effective upon the
8delivery of appropriate correspondence from the President to
9the Secretary, regardless of whether the Senate is in session.
10The Secretary shall Journalize all appointments.
 
11    (c) To maintain the efficient operation of the Senate, any
12committee member may be temporarily replaced due to illness or
13an unforeseen absence from the Capitol at the time of the
14committee hearing. The temporary appointment is effective upon
15delivery of appropriate correspondence from the President or
16Minority Leader, depending upon the caucus of the member
17affected, and shall remain effective for the duration of the
18illness or temporary absence from the Capitol. If the member
19returns to the Capitol while the committee is meeting, then the
20temporary appointment shall remain effective until the
21committee recesses or adjourns.
 
22    (Senate Rule 3-3)
23    3-3. Special Committee and Subcommittees.
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1adopted by a majority of those elected. The President also may
2create special committees by filing a notice of the creation of
3the special committee with the Secretary. The appointed members
4of a special committee shall be designated by the President and
5the Minority Leader in the same manner outlined in Rule 3-2
6with respect to standing committees.
 
7    (b) A committee may create a special subcommittee by motion
8adopted by a majority of those appointed. The members of a
9special subcommittee shall come from the membership of the
10creating committee, and shall be appointed in the manner
11determined by the creating committee.
 
12    (c) The resolution, motion, or notice creating a special
13committee or special subcommittee shall specify the subject
14matter of the special committee or subcommittee and the number
15of members to be appointed thereto, and may specify a reporting
16date during the term (in which event the special committee or
17subcommittee is abolished as of that date). Unless an earlier
18date is specified by resolution, motion, or notice, special
19committees and subcommittees shall expire at the end of the
20term.
 
21    (d) When the Senate is not in session, Special Temporary
22Committees may be created and appointed by the President. The
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1shall stand as the action of the Senate unless the action is
2amended or modified on a roll call vote by a majority of those
3elected during the next day the Senate convenes.
 
4    (e) In accordance with Section 1 of the General Assembly
5Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), no Chairperson or Minority
6Spokesperson of a committee created under this Rule shall
7receive additional compensation for such service.
 
8    (Senate Rule 3-4)
9    3-4. Standing Committees. The Standing Committees of the
10Senate are as follows:
 
11    AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION
 
12    APPROPRIATIONS I
 
13    APPROPRIATIONS II
 
14    COMMERCE
 
15    CONSUMER PROTECTION
 
16    CRIMINAL LAW
 
17    EDUCATION
 

 

 

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1    ELECTIONS
 
2    ENERGY
 
3    ENVIRONMENT
 
4    EXECUTIVE
 
5    EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
 
6    FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
 
7    GAMING
 
8    HUMAN SERVICES
 
9    HIGHER EDUCATION
 
10    INSURANCE
 
11    JUDICIARY
 
12    LABOR
 
13    LICENSED ACTIVITIES
 

 

 

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1    LOCAL GOVERNMENT
 
2    PENSIONS AND INVESTMENTS
 
3    PUBLIC HEALTH
 
4    REDISTRICTING
 
5    REVENUE
 
6    STATE GOVERNMENT AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
7    TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
 
8    TRANSPORTATION
 
9    (Senate Rule 3-5)
10    3-5. Service Committee.
11    (a) In addition to the standing committees, there is a
12permanent service committee known as the "Committee on
13Assignments". The Committee on Assignments shall have those
14powers and duties that are outlined in these Senate Rules, as
15well as those that may be periodically ordered in accordance
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1    (b) The Committee on Assignments shall consist of five
2members, three of whom shall be appointed by the President and
3two of whom shall be appointed by the Minority Leader. Both the
4President and the Minority Leader shall be eligible to be
5appointed to the Committee on Assignments. The Committee on
6Assignments shall be empowered to conduct business when a
7majority of the total number of its members has been appointed.
 
8    (c) The majority caucus members of the Committee on
9Assignments shall serve at the pleasure of the President, and
10the minority caucus members shall serve at the pleasure of the
11Minority Leader. Appointments thereto shall be by notice filed
12with the Secretary, and shall be effective for the balance of
13the term or until a replacement appointment is made, whichever
14first occurs. Appointments shall take effect upon filing with
15the Secretary regardless of whether the Senate is in session.
16Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate Rules, any
17Senator who is replaced on the Committee on Assignments may be
18reappointed to the Committee on Assignments without
19concurrence of the Senate.
 
20    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
21Rules, the Committee on Assignments may meet upon reasonable
22public notice. All legislative measures pending before the
23Committee on Assignments shall be eligible for consideration at
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1deemed posted for hearing by the Committee on Assignments for
2all of its meetings.
 
3    (e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
4the members elected.
 
5    (Senate Rule 3-6)
6    3-6. Referrals of Resolutions, Messages, and
7Reorganization Orders.
8    (a) All resolutions, after being initially read by the
9Secretary, shall be automatically referred to the Committee on
10Assignments unless the Presiding Officer determines that the
11resolution is a death resolution and orders that the resolution
12be placed on the Resolutions Consent Calendar. Resolutions
13determined by the Committee on Assignments to be of a
14non-substantive, commemorative, or congratulatory nature shall
15be returned to the principal sponsor for action pursuant to
16Rule 6-4. No resolution may be placed on the Resolutions
17Consent Calendar if any member objects.
 
18    (b) All messages from the Governor or any other executive
19branch Constitutional Officer or other appointing authority
20regarding appointments that require confirmation by the Senate
21shall, after having been initially read by the Secretary,
22automatically be referred to the Executive Appointments
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1    (c) All executive reorganization orders of the Governor
2issued pursuant to Article V, Section 11 of the Constitution,
3after being read into the record by the Secretary, shall
4automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments for
5its referral to a committee, the latter of which may issue a
6recommendation to the Senate with respect to the executive
7order. The Senate may disapprove of any executive order only by
8resolution adopted by a majority of those elected; no such
9resolution is in order until a committee has reported to the
10Senate on the executive reorganization, or until the executive
11order has been discharged pursuant to Rule 7-9.
 
12    (Senate Rule 3-7)
13    3-7. Committee on Assignments.
14    (a) The Committee on Assignments may consider any
15legislative measure referred to it pursuant to Rules 3-6, 3-8
16and 3-9, by motion or resolution, or by order of the Presiding
17Officer upon initial reading. The Committee on Assignments may,
18with the concurrence of a majority of those appointed, sponsor
19motions or resolutions; notwithstanding any other provision of
20these Senate Rules, any motion or resolution sponsored by the
21Committee on Assignments may be immediately considered by the
22Senate without reference to a committee.
 
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1Assignments shall refer to a committee of the Senate only
2appropriation bills implementing the budget and other
3legislative measures deemed by the Committee on Assignments to
4be of an emergency nature or to be of substantial importance to
5the operation of government. This subsection (b) applies
6equally to Senate Bills and House Bills introduced into or
7received by the Senate.
 
8    (Senate Rule 3-8)
9    3-8. Referrals to Committees.
10    (a) All Senate Bills and House Bills shall, after having
11been initially read by the Secretary, be automatically referred
12to the Committee on Assignments, which may thereafter refer any
13bill before it to a committee. The Committee on Assignments may
14refer any resolution before it to a committee. No bill or
15resolution may be referred to a committee except pursuant to
16this Rule or Rule 7-17. A standing or special committee may
17refer a matter pending in that committee to a special
18subcommittee of that committee.
 
19    (b) All floor amendments, joint action motions for final
20action, and conference committee reports shall, upon filing
21with the Secretary, be automatically referred to the Committee
22on Assignments. No such amendment, joint action motion, or
23conference committee report may be considered by the Senate
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1Assignments. The Committee on Assignments may approve for
2consideration to the Senate any floor amendment, joint action
3motion for final action, or conference committee report that:
4(i) consists of language that has previously been favorably
5reported to the Senate by a committee; (ii) consists of
6technical or clarifying language; or (iii) consists of language
7deemed by the Committee on Assignments to be of an emergency
8nature, of substantial importance to the operation of
9government, or in the best interests of Illinois. The Committee
10on Assignments may refer any floor amendment, joint action
11motion for final action, or conference committee report to a
12committee for its review and consideration (in those instances,
13and notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate Rules,
14the committee may hold a hearing on and consider those
15legislative measures pursuant to one-hour advance notice). Any
16floor amendment, joint action motion for final action, or
17conference committee report that is not approved for
18consideration or referred by the Committee on Assignments, and
19is attempted to be acted upon by a committee shall be out of
20order, except as provided for under Rule 8-4.
 
21    (b-1) A floor amendment filed by the chief sponsor of a
22bill shall be automatically referred to the standing committee
23from which the bill was reported (or to another standing
24committee as the Committee on Assignments may determine) upon
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1following the day on which the floor amendment was filed,
2unless (i) the Committee on Assignments referred the floor
3amendment to a standing committee or acted on the floor
4amendment in the first instance and referred it to the Senate
5for consideration; (ii) the bill is no longer pending before
6the Senate; (iii) the floor amendment deals with the subject of
7appropriations or State revenue; or (iv) the Committee on
8Assignments has determined by a majority vote that the floor
9amendment substantively alters the nature and scope of the
10underlying bill. If the Committee on Assignments makes a
11determination under item (iv) of this subsection, then the
12Committee on Assignments may, in its discretion, (A) refer the
13floor amendment to any standing committee or (B) not refer the
14floor amendment to any other committee.
 
15    (c) All committee amendments shall, upon filing with the
16Secretary, be automatically referred to the Committee on
17Assignments. No committee amendment may be considered by a
18committee unless the committee amendment is referred to the
19committee by the Committee on Assignments and the committee
20amendment has first been made available electronically or
21otherwise for not less than one hour. Any committee amendment
22referred by the Committee on Assignments shall be referred to
23the committee before which the underlying bill or resolution is
24pending. Any committee amendment that is not referred by the
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1acted upon by a committee shall be out of order.
 
2    (c-1) A committee amendment filed by the chief sponsor of a
3bill shall be automatically referred to the standing committee
4to which the bill was assigned upon adjournment of the Senate
5on the third regular session day following the day on which the
6committee amendment was filed, unless (i) the Committee on
7Assignments referred the committee amendment to the standing
8committee to which the bill was assigned; (ii) the bill is no
9longer pending before the committee; (iii) the committee
10amendment deals with the subject of appropriations or State
11revenue; or (iv) the Committee on Assignments has determined by
12a majority vote that the committee amendment substantively
13alters the nature and scope of the underlying bill. If the
14Committee on Assignments makes a determination under item (iv)
15of this subsection, then the Committee on Assignments may, in
16its discretion, (A) refer both the bill and the committee
17amendment to any standing committee or (B) not refer the
18committee amendment to any other committee.
 
19    (d) The Committee on Assignments may at any time re-refer a
20legislative measure from a committee to a Committee of the
21Whole or to any other committee.
 
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1shall be immediately referred to the indicated standing
2committee if the chief sponsor of the bill files a discharge
3motion for that bill that is signed by no less than
4three-fifths of the members of both the majority and minority
5caucus, and each of the members signing the discharge motion is
6a sponsor of the bill. This subsection does not apply to bills
7dealing with the subject of appropriations or State revenue.
 
8    (e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
9the members elected.
 
10    (Senate Rule 3-9)
11    3-9. Re-Referrals to the Committee on Assignments.
12    (a) All legislative measures, with the exception of
13resolutions to amend the State Constitution, that have failed
14to meet the applicable deadline established in accordance with
15Rule 2-10 for reporting to the Senate by a standing committee
16shall automatically be re-referred to the Committee on
17Assignments unless: (i) the deadline has been suspended
18pursuant to Rule 7-17, with re-referral to the Committee on
19Assignments to occur if the bill has not been reported to the
20Senate in accordance with the revised deadline; or (ii) the
21Committee on Assignments has issued a written exception to the
22Secretary with respect to a particular bill prior to the
23reporting deadline, with re-referral to occur, if at all, in
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1accordance with Rule 2-10 establish deadlines for action on
2joint action motions or conference committee reports, the
3foregoing re-referral provisions and exceptions shall apply
4with respect to those legislative measures that fail to meet
5those deadlines.
 
6    (b) All legislative measures, with the exception of
7resolutions to amend the State Constitution, pending before the
8Senate or any of its committees shall automatically be
9re-referred to the Committee on Assignments on the 31st
10consecutive day that the Senate has not convened for session
11unless: (i) this Rule has been suspended in accordance with
12Rule 7-17; or (ii) the Committee on Assignments has issued a
13written exception to the Secretary prior to that 31st day.
 
14    (Senate Rule 3-10)
15    3-10. Reporting by Committees. Committees shall report to
16the Senate, and subcommittees shall report to their parent
17committees.
 
18    (Senate Rule 3-11)
19    3-11. Committee Procedure.
20    (a) A committee may consider any legislative measure
21referred to it and may make with respect to that legislative
22measure one of the following reports to the Senate or to the
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1        (1) that the bill "do pass";
 
2        (2) that the bill "do not pass";
 
3        (3) that the bill "do pass as amended";
 
4        (4) that the bill "do not pass as amended";
 
5        (5) that the resolution "be adopted";
 
6        (6) that the resolution "be not adopted";
 
7        (7) that the resolution "be adopted as amended";
 
8        (8) that the resolution "be not adopted as amended";
 
9        (9) that the floor amendment, joint action motion, or
10    conference committee report "recommend do adopt";
 
11        (10) that the floor amendment, joint action motion, or
12    conference committee report "recommend do not adopt";
 
13        (11) "without recommendation"; or
 
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1    the Committee on Assignments".
 
2Any of the foregoing reports may only be made upon the
3concurrence of a majority of those appointed. All legislative
4measures reported "do pass", "do pass as amended", "be
5adopted", "be adopted as amended", or "be approved for
6consideration" shall be deemed favorably reported to the
7Senate. Except as otherwise provided by these Senate Rules, any
8legislative measure referred to a committee and not reported
9pursuant to this Rule shall remain in that committee. Pursuant
10to Rules 3-11(g) and 7-10, a committee may report a legislative
11measure as tabled.
 
12    (b) No bill that provides for an appropriation or
13expenditure of money from the State Treasury may be considered
14for passage by the Senate unless it has first been reported to
15the Senate by an Appropriations Committee, unless:
 
16        (1) the bill was discharged from an Appropriations
17    Committee in accordance with Rule 7-9;
 
18        (2) the bill was exempted from this requirement by a
19    majority of those appointed to the Committee on
20    Assignments; or
 
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1    7-17.
 
2    (c) The Chairperson of each committee shall keep, or cause
3to be kept, a record in which there shall be entered:
 
4        (1) The time and place of each meeting of the
5    committee.
 
6        (2) The attendance of committee members at each
7    meeting.
 
8        (3) The votes cast by the committee members on all
9    legislative measures acted upon by the committee.
 
10        (4) All witness slips that may have been presented to
11    the committee.
 
12        (5) Such additional information as may be requested by
13    the Secretary.
 
14    (d) The committee Chairperson shall file with the
15Secretary, along with every bill or resolution reported upon, a
16sheet containing such information as is required by the
17Secretary. The Secretary may adopt forms, policies, and
18procedures with respect to the preparation, filing, and
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1    (e) Except as provided in Rule 3-5 or 3-8 or unless this
2Rule is suspended pursuant to Rule 7-17, no committee may
3consider or conduct a hearing with respect to a legislative
4measure absent notice first being given as follows:
 
5        (1) The Chairperson of the committee shall, no later
6    than six days before any proposed hearing, post a notice on
7    the Senate bulletin board, or electronically make the
8    notice available, identifying each legislative measure
9    that may be considered during that hearing. The notice
10    shall contain the day, hour, and place of the hearing.
 
11        (2) Meetings of the Committee on Assignments may be
12    called pursuant to Rule 3-5; meetings of committees to
13    consider floor amendments, joint action motions, and
14    conference committee reports may be called pursuant to Rule
15    3-8.
 
16        (3) The Chairperson shall, in advance of a committee
17    hearing, notify all principal sponsors of legislative
18    measures posted for hearing of the date, time, and place of
19    hearing. When practicable, the Secretary shall include a
20    notice of all scheduled hearings, together with all posted
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1Irrespective of whether a legislative measure has been posted
2for hearing, it shall be in order for a committee during any of
3its meetings to refer that legislative measure pending before
4it to a subcommittee of that committee.
 
5    (f) Other than the Committee on Assignments, no committee
6may meet during any session of the Senate, and no commission
7created by Illinois law that has legislative membership may
8meet during any session of the Senate.
 
9    (g) Regardless of whether notice has been previously given,
10it is always in order for a committee to order any legislative
11measure pending before it to lie on the table when the
12principal sponsor so requests. When reported to the Senate,
13such committee action shall stand as the action of the Senate.
 
14    (h) When a committee fails to report a legislative measure
15pending before it to the Senate, or when a committee fails to
16hold a public hearing on a legislative measure pending before
17it, the exclusive means of bringing that legislative measure
18directly before the Senate for its consideration is pursuant to
19Rule 7-9.
 
20    (i) No legislative measure bill or resolution may be called
21for a vote in committee in the absence of the principal
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1sponsor and the consent of the committee, a legislative measure
2bill or resolution may be called for a vote in committee by a
3chief cosponsor of the legislative measure bill or resolution
4or by a member of the same caucus as the principal sponsor who
5is either the Committee Chairperson, Committee Co-Chairperson,
6Committee Vice-Chairperson, or Minority Spokesperson.
 
7    (j) A committee may conduct a legislative investigation
8with regard to legislative measures pending before the
9committee.
 
10    (Senate Rule 3-12)
11    3-12. Committee Reports.
12    (a) All bills favorably reported to the Senate from a
13committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
14discharged, shall stand on the order of Second Reading unless
15otherwise ordered by the Senate, and may be amended only on
16Second Reading. Bills reported to the Senate from committee "do
17not pass", "do not pass as amended", or "without
18recommendation" shall lie on the table.
 
19    (b) All floor amendments, joint action motions, and
20conference committee reports favorably reported to the Senate
21from a committee shall be before the Senate and eligible for
22consideration by the Senate when it is on an appropriate order
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1only when the bill to be amended is on Second Reading). All
2floor amendments, joint action motions, and conference
3committee reports that are reported to the Senate from
4committee "recommend do not adopt" or "without recommendation"
5shall lie on the table.
 
6    (c) All resolutions favorably reported to the Senate from a
7committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
8discharged, shall stand on the order of Resolutions. All
9resolutions that are reported to the Senate from committee "be
10not adopted", "be not adopted as amended", or "without
11recommendation" shall lie on the table. Floor amendments to
12resolutions shall be subject to the same procedure applicable
13to floor amendments to bills.
 
14    (Senate Rule 3-13)
15    3-13. Witnesses, Oaths, Affirmations, and Subpoenas.
16    (a) Standing committees may administer oaths (or
17affirmations) and may compel, by subpoena, any person or entity
18to (i) appear and give testimony as a witness before the
19standing committee, (ii) produce papers, documents, and other
20materials relating to a legislative measure pending before the
21standing committee or a subject matter within the jurisdiction
22of the standing committee, or (iii) do both (i) and (ii).
 
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1affirmations) and may compel, by subpoena, any person or entity
2to (i) appear and give testimony before the special committee,
3(ii) produce papers, documents, and other materials relating to
4the subject matter for which the special committee was created
5or relating to a legislative measure pending before the special
6committee, or (iii) do both (i) and (ii).
 
7    (c) A committee of the whole may administer oaths (or
8affirmations) and may compel, by subpoena, any person or entity
9to (i) appear and give testimony before the committee of the
10whole, (ii) produce papers, documents, and other materials
11relating to the subject matter for which the committee of the
12whole was created or relating to a legislative measure pending
13before the committee of the whole, or (iii) do both (i) and
14(ii).
 
15    (d) Oaths may be administered under this Rule by the
16Presiding Officer or by the Chairperson of a committee or any
17person sitting in his or her stead.
 
18    (e) Subpoenas issued under this Rule must be issued and
19signed by the Chairperson of the committee and must comply with
20Rule 2-5(c)(9).
 
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1subpoena.
 
2    (g) A subpoenaed witness has all the rights and privileges
3afforded him or her under the rules, laws, and constitution of
4the State of Illinois.
 
5    (h) A witness who gives testimony under subpoena has a
6right to counsel of his or her own choosing.
 
7    (i) A witness who gives testimony under subpoena may be
8compensated for travel expenses to the same extent as
9legislators and legislative employees under the Rules of the
10Legislative Travel Control Board.
 
11    (j) The President and the Chairperson of the committee
12issuing a subpoena each have standing to enforce the subpoena
13in any court of competent jurisdiction within the State of
14Illinois, and seek enforcement remedies recognized under the
15rules, laws, and constitution of the State of Illinois.
 
16    (k) In the case of special committees with Co-Chairpersons
17from different political parties, the term "Chairperson" for
18purposes of this Rule means the Co-Chairperson from the
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1
ARTICLE IV

 
2
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

3    (Senate Rule 4-1)
4    4-1. Sessions of the Senate.
5    (a) The Senate shall be deemed in session whenever it
6convenes in perfunctory session, regular session, veto
7session, or special session. Members shall be entitled to per
8diem expense reimbursements only on those regular, veto, and
9special session days that they are in attendance at the Senate.
10Attendance by members is not required or recorded during
11perfunctory sessions.
 
12    (b) Regular and veto session days shall be scheduled with
13notice by the President in accordance with Rule 2-10. Special
14session days shall be scheduled in accordance with the
15Constitution and laws of Illinois.
 
16    (c) The President, at his or her discretion, may schedule
17perfunctory sessions during which the Secretary may read into
18the Senate record any legislative measure. Properly convened
19committees may meet and may consider and act upon legislative
20measures during a perfunctory session, and the Secretary may
21receive and read committee reports into the Senate record
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1provisions of these Senate Rules, no action may be taken by the
2Senate with respect to a legislative measure during a
3perfunctory session.
 
4    (d) The President may also schedule perfunctory sessions
5for the purpose of affording those members designated by the
6President and Minority Leader an opportunity to negotiate with
7respect to any unfinished business of the Senate without
8necessitating the presence of all members and the related costs
9to Illinois taxpayers.
 
10    (Senate Rule 4-2)
11    4-2. Hour of Meeting. Unless otherwise ordered by the
12Presiding Officer or by a majority of those elected, the Senate
13shall regularly convene at noon.
 
14    (Senate Rule 4-3)
15    4-3. Entitled to Floor.
16    (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Senate Rules,
17only the following persons shall be admitted to the Senate
18while it is in session: members and officers of the General
19Assembly; elected officers of the executive branch; justices of
20the Supreme Court; the designated aide to the Governor; the
21parliamentarian; majority staff members and minority staff
22members, except as limited by the Presiding Officer; former
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1prohibited under subsection (d); former members who served in
2the Senate at any time during the past four years, except as
3limited by the President or prohibited under subsection (d);
4and employees of the Legislative Reference Bureau and the
5Legislative Information System, except as limited by the
6President. Representatives of the press, while the Senate is in
7session, may have access to the galleries and places allotted
8to them by the President. No person is entitled to the floor
9unless appropriately attired.
 
10    (b) On days during which the Senate is in session, the
11Sergeant-at-Arms shall clear the floor of all persons not
12entitled to access the floor a quarter hour before the
13convening time, and he or she shall enforce all other
14provisions of this Rule.
 
15    (c) The Senate may authorize, by motion adopted by majority
16vote, the admission to the floor of any other person, except as
17prohibited under subsection (d).
 
18    (d) No person who is directly or indirectly interested in
19defeating or promoting any pending legislative measure, if
20required to be registered as a lobbyist, is allowed access to
21the floor of the Senate at any time during the session.
 
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1of order, the Presiding Officer may by order remove any person
2from the floor of the Senate. A Senator may be removed from the
3floor only pursuant to Rule 11-1.
 
4    (Senate Rule 4-4)
5    4-4. Daily Order. Unless otherwise determined by the
6Presiding Officer, the daily order of business of the Senate
7shall be as follows:
 
8        (1) Call to Order, Invocation, and Pledge of
9    Allegiance.
 
10        (2) Reading and Approval of the Journal.
 
11        (3) Reading of Senate Bills a first time.
 
12        (4) Reports from committees, with reports from the
13    Committee on Assignments ordinarily made at any time.
 
14        (5) Presentation of Resolutions, Petitions, and
15    Messages.
 
16        (6) Introduction of Senate Bills.
 
17        (7) Messages from the House, not including reading
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1        (8) Reading of Senate Bills a second time.
 
2        (9) Reading of Senate Bills a third time.
 
3        (10) Reading of House Bills a third time.
 
4        (11) Reading of House Bills a second time.
 
5        (12) Reading of House Bills a first time.
 
6        (13) Senate Bills on the Order of Concurrence.
 
7        (14) House Bills on the Order of Non-Concurrence.
 
8        (15) Conference Committee Reports.
 
9        (16) Motions in Writing.
 
10        (17) Constitutional Amendment Resolutions.
 
11        (18) Motions with respect to Vetoes.
 
12        (19) Consideration of Resolutions.
 
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1        (21) Motions to Take from the Table.
 
2        (22) Motions to Suspend the Rules.
 
3        (23) Consideration of Bills on the Order of Postponed
4    Consideration.
 
5    (Senate Rule 4-5)
6    4-5. Quorum.
7    (a) A majority of those elected shall constitute a quorum
8of the Senate, and a majority of those appointed shall
9constitute a quorum of a committee, but a smaller number may
10adjourn from day to day or recess for less than one day. The
11attendance of absent members may be compelled by order of the
12President.
 
13    (b) The question of the presence of a quorum in any
14committee may not be raised on consideration of a legislative
15measure by the Senate unless the same question was previously
16raised before the committee with respect to that legislative
17measure.
 
18    (Senate Rule 4-6)
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1any corrections he or she deems should be made in the Journal
2before it is approved. If these corrections are approved by the
3Senate, they shall be made by the Secretary.
 
4    (Senate Rule 4-7)
5    4-7. Executive Sessions. The sessions of the Senate shall
6be open to the public. Sessions and committee meetings of the
7Senate may be closed to the public if, pursuant to Article IV,
8Section 5(c) of the Constitution, two-thirds of the members
9elected determine that the public interest so requires.
 
10    (Senate Rule 4-8)
11    4-8. Length of Adjournment. Pursuant to Article IV, Section
1215(a) of the Constitution, the Senate shall not adjourn,
13without the consent of the House, for more than three days, nor
14to another place than that in which the two chambers of the
15General Assembly are sitting. The Senate shall be in session on
16any day in which it shall convene in perfunctory session,
17regular session, veto session, or special session.
 
18    (Senate Rule 4-9)
19    4-9. Transcript of the Senate. In accordance with Article
20IV, Section 7(b) of the Constitution, nothing contained in the
21official transcript of the Senate shall be changed or expunged
22except by written request of a Senator to the Secretary and
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1call vote of three-fifths of the members elected.
 
2
ARTICLE V

 
3
BILLS AND AMENDMENTS

4    (Senate Rule 5-1)
5    5-1. Bills.
6    (a) A bill may be introduced in the Senate by sponsorship
7of one or more members of the Senate, whose names shall be on
8the printed copies of the bills, in the Senate Journal, and in
9the Legislative Digest. The principal sponsor shall be the
10first name to appear on the bill and may be joined by no more
11than four chief cosponsors with the approval of the principal
12sponsor; other cosponsors shall be separated from the principal
13sponsor and any chief cosponsors by a comma. By motion, the
14sponsorship of a bill may be changed to that of another Senator
15(or Senators, as the case may be), or to that of the standing
16committee to which the bill was referred or from which the bill
17was reported. Such a motion may be made at any time the bill is
18pending before the Senate or any of its committees.
 
19    (b) The principal sponsor of a bill shall control the bill
20and may allow a chief cosponsor (i) to present the bill on
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1from Second Reading to Third Reading. A committee-sponsored
2bill shall be controlled by the Chairperson of the committee,
3who for purposes of these Senate Rules shall be deemed the
4principal sponsor. Committee-sponsored bills may not have
5individual cosponsors co-sponsors.
 
6    (c) The House sponsor of a bill originating in the House
7may request substitute Senate sponsorship of that bill by
8filing a notice with the Secretary; that notice shall
9automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments and
10deemed adopted if approved by the Committee on Assignments. If
11disapproved by the Committee on Assignments, the notice shall
12lie on the table. If the Committee on Assignments fails to act
13on any such notice, that notice may be discharged pursuant to
14Rule 7-9.
 
15    (d) All bills introduced in the Senate shall be read by
16title a first time, ordered printed, and automatically referred
17to the Committee on Assignments in accordance with Rule 3-8.
18When a House Bill is received, it shall be taken up, ordered
19printed, and placed on the order of House Bills on First
20Reading; after having been read a first time, it shall
21automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments in
22accordance with Rule 3-8.
 
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1accompanied by eight twelve copies. Any bill that amends a
2statute shall indicate the particular changes in the following
3manner:
 
4        (1) All new matter shall be underscored.
 
5        (2) All matter that is to be omitted or superseded
6    shall be shown crossed with a line.
 
7    (f) No bill shall be passed by the Senate except on a roll
8call vote of a majority of those elected. A bill that has lost
9and has not been reconsidered may not thereafter be revived.
 
10    (Senate Rule 5-2)
11    5-2. Reading and Printing of Bills. Every bill shall be
12read by title on three different days prior to passage by the
13Senate, and the bill and all adopted amendments thereto shall
14be printed before the vote is taken on its final passage.
 
15    (Senate Rule 5-3)
16    5-3. Printing and Distribution. The Secretary shall, as
17soon as any bill is printed, deliver to the Sergeant-at-Arms
18sufficient copies to furnish each Senator with a copy, and the
19Sergeant-at-Arms shall at once cause the bills to be
20distributed upon the desks of the Senators. Alternatively, and
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1method any Senator may use to secure a copy of any bill he or
2she desires.
 
3    (Senate Rule 5-4)
4    5-4. Amendments.
5    (a) An amendment to a bill may be adopted either by a
6standing committee when the bill is before that committee, or
7by the Senate when a bill is on the order of Second Reading.
8The former shall be known as a "committee amendment" and the
9latter as a "floor amendment". All amendments must be in
10writing. All amendments still pending in a committee upon the
11passage or defeat of a bill on Third Reading shall
12automatically be tabled.
 
13    (b) Committee amendments may only be offered by the
14principal sponsor or a member of the committee while the
15affected bill is before the committee, and shall be adopted by
16a majority of those appointed. Floor amendments may only be
17offered by a Senator while the bill is on the order of Second
18Reading, and shall be adopted by a majority vote of the Senate.
19An amendment may be the subject of a motion to "do adopt" or
20"do not adopt", and may only be adopted pursuant to a
21successful motion to "do adopt".
 
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1twelve copies have been filed. The Secretary shall provide
2copies of committee amendments to the Chairperson and Minority
3Spokesperson of the appropriate committee as soon as
4practicable.
 
5    (d) The Secretary shall have printed all adopted committee
6amendments that come before the Senate pursuant to Rule 3-12.
7The Secretary shall also have printed all adopted floor
8amendments. No floor amendment may be adopted by the Senate
9unless it has been first reproduced and placed on the members'
10desks.
 
11    (e) No floor or committee amendment shall be in order
12unless approved or referred by the Committee on Assignments in
13accordance with Rule 3-8 or brought before the Senate pursuant
14to Rule 7-9.
 
15    (f) Amendments that propose to alter any existing law shall
16set forth completely the statutory Sections amended, and shall
17conform to the requirements of Rule 5-1(e).
 
18    (g) If a committee reports a bill "do pass as amended", the
19committee amendments shall be deemed adopted by the committee
20action and shall be reproduced and placed on the members' desks
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1    (Senate Rule 5-5)
2    5-5. Fiscal and Other Notes. The Senate shall comply with
3all effective Illinois laws requiring notes on any bill,
4including without limitation the Fiscal Note Act, the Pension
5Impact Note Act, the Judicial Note Act, the State Debt Impact
6Note Act, the Correctional Budget and Impact Note Act, the Home
7Rule Note Act, the Balanced Budget Note Act, the Housing
8Affordability Impact Note Act, and the State Mandates Act, all
9as amended. All such notes shall be filed with the Secretary
10with a time stamp endorsing the date and time received, and
11shall then be attached to the original of the bill and be
12available for inspection by the members. As soon as
13practicable, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the note to
14the Legislative Reference Bureau, which shall provide an
15informative summary of the note in subsequent issues of the
16Legislative Digest.
 
17    (Senate Rule 5-6 new)
18    5-6. Amendments to Taxpayer Accountability and Budget
19Stabilization Act.
20    (a) From the commencement of the 97th General Assembly
21until June 30, 2015, no bill that amends or refers to Section
22201.5 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, or that seeks to
23appropriate or transfer money pursuant to a declaration of a
24fiscal emergency under Section 201.5 of that Act, may be moved
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1unless a motion to approve such measure for consideration has
2been adopted by a record vote of 36 members. If such a bill is
3on the order of concurrence or in the form of a conference
4committee report, no motion to concur or to adopt that
5conference committee report is in order unless a motion to
6approve such measure for consideration has been adopted by a
7record vote of 36 members. Nothing in this Senate Rule shall be
8deemed to alter the vote requirement for final passage of a
9legislative measure required by the Illinois Constitution.
10    (b) Any motion to approve a legislative measure for
11consideration, authorized by subsection (a), must be in
12writing. Upon receipt of the written motion, the Secretary
13shall immediately notify the President and the Minority Leader.
14The motion shall not be referred to a committee. The motion
15must be carried on the calendar before it may be taken up by
16the Senate and may then be immediately considered and adopted
17by the Senate. The motion is renewable and may be reconsidered,
18provided that once that motion is adopted, it shall not be
19reconsidered.
20    (c) This Rule may not be suspended except by unanimous
21consent by record vote.
 
22    (Senate Rule 5-7 new)
23    5-7. Amendments to State Pension Funds Continuing
24Appropriation Act.
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1until June 30, 2015, no bill that amends or refers to the State
2Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act may be moved from
3the order of Second Reading to the order of Third Reading
4unless a motion to approve such measure for consideration has
5been adopted by a record vote of 36 members. If such a bill is
6on the order of concurrence or in the form of a conference
7committee report, no motion to concur or to adopt that
8conference committee report is in order unless a motion to
9approve such measure for consideration has been adopted by a
10record vote of 36 members. Nothing in this Senate Rule shall be
11deemed to alter the vote requirement for final passage of a
12legislative measure required by the Illinois Constitution.
13    (b) Any motion to approve a legislative measure for
14consideration, authorized by subsection (a), must be in
15writing. Upon receipt of the written motion, the Secretary
16shall immediately notify the President and the Minority Leader.
17The motion shall not be referred to a committee. The motion
18must be carried on the calendar before it may be taken up by
19the Senate and may then be immediately considered and adopted
20by the Senate. The motion is renewable and may be reconsidered,
21provided that once that motion is adopted, it shall not be
22reconsidered.
23    (c) This Rule may not be suspended except by unanimous
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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
6sponsorship of one or more members of the Senate, and the names
7of all sponsors shall be printed in the Senate Journal and in
8the Legislative Digest. Each resolution introduced shall be
9accompanied by eight twelve copies.
 
10    (b) Any resolution calling for the expenditure of State
11funds may be adopted only by a roll call vote of a majority of
12those elected.
 
13    (c) The Secretary shall periodically print a Resolutions
14Consent Calendar, which the Secretary shall periodically
15distribute prior to its consideration by the Senate (generally
16the last daily session of the week). No debate is in order
17regarding any resolution appearing on the Resolutions Consent
18Calendar. All resolutions appearing on the Resolutions Consent
19Calendar may be adopted in one motion; however, any Senator may
20vote "no" or "present" on any resolution appearing on the
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1Resolutions Consent Calendar. Prior to the adoption of any
2resolution on the Resolutions Consent Calendar, if any three
3members file with the Secretary a written objection to the
4presence of a resolution thereon, that resolution shall be
5removed from the Resolutions Consent Calendar and is
6automatically referred to the Committee on Assignments.
 
7    (Senate Rule 6-2)
8    6-2. State Constitutional Amendments. All resolutions
9introduced in the Senate proposing amendments to the
10Constitution shall be printed in the same manner in which bills
11are printed. Every such resolution that originated in the House
12and is presented to the Senate shall be ordered printed in like
13manner unless the resolution has been similarly printed by the
14House in the same form in which it was presented to the Senate.
15No such resolution may be adopted unless read in full in its
16final form on three different days. Amendments to these
17resolutions may be in order on the initial First and Second
18Readings only.
 
19    (Senate Rule 6-3)
20    6-3. Federal Constitutional Amendments and Constitutional
21Conventions. The affirmative vote of three-fifths of those
22elected shall be required to adopt any resolution:
 
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1    constitutional convention;
 
2        (2) ratifying a proposed amendment to the Constitution
3    of the United States; or
 
4        (3) to call a State convention to ratify a proposed
5    amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
 
6    (Senate Rule 6-4)
7    6-4. Certificates of Recognition. Any member may sponsor a
8certificate of recognition with the name and signature of the
9member, and attested by the Secretary with the State Seal
10attached to recognize any person, organization, or event worthy
11of public commendation. The form of the Certificate of
12Recognition shall be determined by the Secretary with the
13approval of the President and Minority Leader.
 
14
ARTICLE VII

 
15
PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE

16    (Senate Rule 7-1)
17    7-1. Voting within Bar. No Senator shall be permitted to
18vote on any question before the Senate unless on the floor
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1except in person at the time of the call of the committee vote.
2Any vote of the Senate shall be by roll call whenever two
3Senators so request or whenever the Presiding Officer so
4orders.
 
5    (Senate Rule 7-2)
6    7-2. Announcing a Roll Call Vote. When a roll call vote is
7requested, the Presiding Officer shall put the question and
8then announce to the Senate: "The voting is open.". While the
9roll call is being taken, the Presiding Officer shall state:
10"Have all voted who wish?". The voting is closed when the
11Presiding Officer announces: "Take the Record.". The Presiding
12Officer, unless an intervening motion to postpone
13consideration by the principal sponsor is made, shall then
14announce the results of the roll call. No Senator is permitted
15to vote or to change his or her vote after the Presiding
16Officer announces: "Take the Record.".
 
17    (Senate Rule 7-3)
18    7-3. Decorum and Debate.
19    (a) When any Senator is about to speak or deliver any
20matter to the Senate, he or she shall rise and address the
21Presiding Officer as "Mister President" or "Madam President",
22as the case may be. Upon being recognized by the Chair, the
23latter will address the Senator by name and thereupon, and not
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1in the Senate will give the use of the microphone to the
2Senator who has been so recognized. The Senator in speaking
3shall confine himself or herself to the subject matter under
4discussion and avoid personalities.
 
5    (b) The Presiding Officer may at his or her discretion, and
6with consideration for the efficient operation of the Senate,
7determine whether any member shall be afforded the floor for
8the purpose of introduction of guests in the gallery. Questions
9affecting the rights, reputation, and conduct of members of the
10Senate in their representative capacity are questions of
11personal privilege. A matter of personal explanation does not
12constitute a question of personal privilege.
 
13    (c) If any Senator in speaking (or otherwise) transgresses
14these Senate Rules, the Presiding Officer shall, or any Senator
15may, call him or her to order, in which case the Senator so
16called to order shall sit down, unless permitted to explain;
17and the Senate, if appealed to, shall decide on the case
18without debate. If the decision is in favor of the Senator
19called to order, he or she is at liberty to proceed. If
20otherwise, and the case requires it, he or she is liable to the
21censure of the Senate.
 
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1words excepted to, and they shall be taken down by the
2Secretary. No Senator shall be held to answer or be subject to
3the censure of the Senate for words spoken in debate if any
4Senator has spoken in debate or other business has intervened
5after the words spoken and before exceptions to them shall have
6been taken.
 
7    (e) If two or more Senators rise at once, the Presiding
8Officer shall name the Senator who is to speak first.
 
9    (f) No person shall give any signs of approbation or
10disapprobation while the Senate is in session.
 
11    (g) No Senator shall speak more than five minutes on the
12same question without the consent of the Senate, nor more than
13twice on that question. No Senator shall speak more than once
14until every Senator choosing to speak has spoken. No Senator
15may explain his or her vote.
 
16    (h) While the Presiding Officer is putting a question, no
17Senator shall leave or walk across the Senate Chamber. When a
18Senator is addressing the Senate, no Senator or other person
19entitled to the floor shall entertain private discourse or pass
20between the speaker and the Presiding Officer.
 
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1the lobby, gallery, or hallways adjoining the chamber, the
2President shall have the power to order the same to be cleared.
 
3    (j) All material placed on the desks of Senators shall
4contain the name of the Senator requesting its distribution.
 
5    (Senate Rule 7-4)
6    7-4. Motions, Generally. The following are general rules
7for all motions:
 
8        (1) Every motion, except to adjourn, recess, or
9    postpone consideration, shall be reduced to writing if the
10    Presiding Officer desires it. Unless otherwise provided in
11    these Senate Rules, no second shall be required to any
12    motion presented to the Senate. The Presiding Officer may
13    refer any motion to the Committee on Assignments.
 
14        (2) Before the Senate debates a motion, the Presiding
15    Officer shall state an oral motion and the Secretary shall
16    read aloud a written motion.
 
17        (3) After a motion is stated by the Presiding Officer
18    or read by the Secretary, it shall be deemed in the
19    possession of the Senate, but may be withdrawn at any time
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1        (4) If a motion is divisible, any member may call for a
2    division of the question.
 
3        (5) Any question taken under consideration may be
4    withdrawn, postponed, or tabled by unanimous consent or, if
5    unanimous consent is denied, by a motion adopted by a
6    majority vote.
 
7    (Senate Rule 7-5)
8    7-5. Precedence of Motions.
9    (a) When a question is under debate, no motion may be
10entertained except:
 
11        (1) to adjourn to a time certain;
 
12        (2) to adjourn;
 
13        (3) to question the presence of a quorum;
 
14        (4) to recess;
 
15        (5) to lay on the table;
 
16        (6) for the previous question;
 
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1        (8) to commit or recommit; and
 
2        (9) to amend, except as otherwise provided in these
3    Senate Rules.
 
4The foregoing motions shall have precedence in the order in
5which they are listed.
 
6    (b) During a roll call, no motion (except a motion to
7postpone consideration) shall be in order until after the
8announcement of the result of the vote.
 
9    (c) A motion to commit or re-commit, until it is decided,
10precludes all amendments and debate on the main question. A
11motion to postpone consideration, until it is decided,
12precludes all amendments on the main question.
 
13    (Senate Rule 7-6)
14    7-6. Verification.
15    (a) After any roll call vote, except for a vote that
16requires a specific number of affirmative votes and that has
17not received the required votes, and before intervening
18business, it shall be in order for any Senator to request
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1    (b) In verifying a roll call vote, the Presiding Officer
2shall instruct the Secretary to call the names of those
3Senators whose votes are to be verified. The Senator requesting
4the verification may thereafter identify those members he or
5she wishes to verify. If a member does not answer, his or her
6vote shall be stricken; however, the member's vote shall be
7restored to the roll if his or her presence is recognized
8before the verification is completed. The Presiding Officer
9shall determine the presence or absence of each member whose
10name is called, and shall then announce the results of the
11verification.
 
12    (c) While the results of any roll call are being verified,
13it is in order for any Senator to announce his or her presence
14on the floor and thereby have his or her vote verified.
 
15    (d) A request for a verification of the affirmative and
16negative results of a roll call may be made only once on each
17roll call.
 
18    (e) No Senator shall be permitted to vote or to change his
19or her vote on verification.
 
20    (Senate Rule 7-7)
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1Officer, the Presiding Officer shall be sustained unless
2three-fifths of the members elected vote to overrule the
3Presiding Officer. The motion to appeal requires a second, and
4it shall not be in order if the Senate has conducted
5intervening business since the ruling at issue was made.
 
6    (b) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of a committee
7Chairperson, the Chairperson shall be sustained unless
8three-fifths of those appointed vote to overrule the
9Chairperson. The motion to appeal requires a second, and it
10shall not be in order if the committee has adjourned or
11recessed, so long as intervening business has occurred.
 
12    (c) In an appeal of a ruling of the Presiding Officer or
13Chairperson, the question is: "Shall the ruling of the Chair be
14sustained?".
 
15    (d) This Rule may be suspended by a three-fifths vote of
16the members elected.
 
17    (Senate Rule 7-8)
18    7-8. Previous Question.
19    (a) A motion for the previous question may be made at any
20time. The motion for the previous question is not debatable and
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1    (b) The previous question shall be stated in the following
2form: "Shall the main question now be put?". Until the previous
3question is decided, all amendments and debate are precluded.
4When it is decided that the main question shall not be put, the
5main question shall be considered as remaining under debate.
 
6    (c) The effect of the main question being ordered is to put
7an end to all debate and bring the Senate to a direct vote on
8the immediately pending motion. After a motion for the previous
9question has been approved, unless the vote on the motion
10suggests the absence of a quorum, it is not in order to move
11for adjournment or to make any other motion prior to a decision
12on the main question.
 
13    (Senate Rule 7-9)
14    7-9. Discharge of Committee.
15    (a) A committee may be discharged from further
16consideration of a legislative measure by a vote of
17three-fifths of the members elected. Upon concurrence of a
18majority of those appointed, the Committee on Assignments may
19advance any legislative measure pending before it to the Senate
20without referral to another committee; however, the Committee
21on Assignments shall not so report any bill that has never been
22before a standing committee of the Senate.
 
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1the members elected.
 
2    (Senate Rule 7-10)
3    7-10. Tabling.
4    (a) A motion to lay on the table applies only to the
5particular proposition and is neither debatable nor amendable.
 
6    (b) A motion to table a bill or resolution shall identify
7the bill or resolution by number. The principal sponsor of a
8bill or resolution may, with leave of the Senate, table his or
9her bill or resolution at any time. A motion to table a
10committee bill that is before the Senate may be adopted only by
11a majority of those elected.
 
12    (c) The principal sponsor of a bill or resolution before a
13committee may, with leave of the committee, table the bill or
14resolution. Upon such tabling, the Chairperson of the committee
15shall return the bill or resolution to the Secretary, noting
16thereon that it has been tabled.
 
17    (d) A motion to table an amendment adopted by the Senate on
18a voice vote or by a committee is in order on Second Reading. A
19motion to table a committee amendment has priority over a floor
20amendment. Motions to table amendments are debatable and may be
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1    (Senate Rule 7-11)
2    7-11. Motion to Take from Table.
3    (a) A motion to take from the table shall require a
4majority of those elected if the Committee on Assignments has
5previously recommended that action by written notice filed with
6the Secretary; otherwise, a motion to take from the table shall
7require a three-fifths vote of the members elected.
 
8    (b) A bill taken from the table shall be placed on the
9Daily Calendar on the order on which it appeared before it was
10tabled.
 
11    (c) This Rule may be suspended by a three-fifths vote of
12the members elected.
 
13    (Senate Rule 7-12)
14    7-12. Motion to Postpone Consideration. A motion to
15postpone consideration on a legislative measure may not be made
16more than once on the same bill or proposition. Unless
17otherwise provided by these Senate Rules, a motion to postpone
18consideration shall be granted as a matter of privilege;
19however, no motion to postpone consideration is in order if the
20involved legislative measure initially received a vote of fewer
21than two-fifths of the members elected.
 
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1    7-13. Motion on Different Subject. No motion or other
2legislative measure on a subject different from that under
3consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.
 
4    (Senate Rule 7-14)
5    7-14. Division of Question. If the question in debate
6contains several points, any Senator may have the same divided.
7On a motion to strike out and insert, it is not in order to move
8for a division of the question. The rejection of a motion to
9strike out and insert one proposition does not prevent a motion
10to strike out and insert a different proposition.
 
11    (Senate Rule 7-15)
12    7-15. Reconsideration.
13    (a) A member who voted on the prevailing side of a record
14vote on a legislative measure still within the control of the
15Senate may on the same or following day move to reconsider the
16vote. The motion to reconsider may be laid on the table without
17affecting the vote to which it referred. When the motion to
18reconsider is made during the last three scheduled days of
19regular session, or any time thereafter during the regular
20session, or at any time during a veto or special session, any
21member may move that the vote on reconsideration be taken
22immediately. A question that requires the votes of a majority
23of those elected or more to carry requires a majority of those
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1    (b) A motion to reconsider a record vote on the adoption of
2an amendment to a bill may be made only on Second Reading. An
3amendment adopted by the Senate on a record vote may not be
4tabled by motion until its adoption has been reconsidered.
 
5    (c) If a motion to reconsider is made pursuant to this Rule
6and the motion is later tabled, the question shall not be
7further reconsidered. This subsection (c) may be suspended by a
8three-fifths vote of the members elected.
 
9    (d) When a motion to reconsider is made within the time
10prescribed by these Senate Rules, the Secretary shall not allow
11the bill or other subject matter of the motion to pass out of
12the possession of the Senate until after the motion has been
13decided or withdrawn. Such a motion shall be deemed rejected if
14laid on the table.
 
15    (e) A Senator who voted "present" or failed to vote on a
16question shall not have the right to move for reconsideration.
 
17    (f) Upon a motion to reconsider the vote on the final
18passage of any bill, the affirmative vote of a majority of
19those elected shall be required to reconsider the same.
 
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1    7-16. Motion to Adjourn.
2    (a) A motion to adjourn is in order at any time, except
3when a prior motion to adjourn has been defeated and no
4intervening business has transpired.
 
5    (b) A motion to adjourn is neither debatable nor amendable.
 
6    (c) The Secretary shall enter in the Journal the hour at
7which every motion to adjourn is made.
 
8    (d) Unless the Presiding Officer otherwise orders, the
9standing hour to which the Senate adjourns is 12:00 noon.
 
10    (e) A motion to adjourn for more than three days is not in
11order unless both chambers of the General Assembly have adopted
12a joint resolution permitting that adjournment.
 
13    (Senate Rule 7-17)
14    7-17. Amendment to or Suspension of Rules.
15    (a) Rules may be proposed or amended only by resolution.
16Any such resolution shall show the proposed changes in the
17existing Rules by underscoring all new matter and by crossing
18out with a line all matter that is to be omitted or superseded.
 
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1Secretary, automatically be referred to the Committee on
2Assignments. Resolutions for amendment of the Senate Rules or
3any Joint Senate-House Rules may be initiated and sponsored by
4the Committee on Assignments; these resolutions shall not be
5referred to a committee and may be immediately considered and
6adopted by the Senate.
 
7    (c) A resolution to amend the Senate Rules or any Joint
8Senate-House Rules that has been reported "do adopt" or "do
9adopt as amended" by a majority of those appointed to the
10Committee on Assignments shall require the affirmative vote of
11a majority of those elected for adoption by the Senate. Any
12other resolution proposing to amend the Senate Rules or any
13Joint Senate-House Rules shall require the affirmative vote of
14three-fifths of the members elected for adoption by the Senate.
 
15    (d) No Senate Rule or any Joint Senate-House Rule may be
16suspended except by unanimous consent of the Senators present
17or upon a motion supported by affirmative vote of a majority of
18those elected unless a higher number is required in the Rule
19sought to be suspended. A committee may not suspend any Rule.
 
20    (e) This Rule may be suspended by a three-fifths vote of
21those elected.
 
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1    7-18. Motion to Commit or Recommit. No motion to commit or
2recommit a legislative measure to committee, being decided in
3the negative, shall again be allowed on the same day, or at the
4same stage of the legislative measure.
 
5    (Senate Rule 7-19)
6    7-19. Effective Date.
7    (a) A bill passed after May 31 of a calendar year shall not
8become effective prior to June 1 of the next calendar year
9unless an earlier effective date is specified in the bill and
10it is approved by a three-fifths vote of the members elected.
 
11    (b) If a majority of those elected, but fewer than
12three-fifths of the members elected, vote affirmatively for a
13bill on Third Reading after May 31, where the bill specifies an
14effective date earlier than the following June 1, the bill
15shall not be declared passed, and the principal sponsor shall
16have the right to have the bill automatically reconsidered and
17returned to the order of Second Reading for an amendment to
18remove the earlier effective date. The amendment, if offered
19and approved by the Committee on Assignments, shall be
20reproduced and placed on the desks of the members before the
21bill is taken up again on the order of Third Reading.
 
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1function of a home rule unit, pursuant to paragraph (g), (h),
2(i), (j), or (k) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
3Constitution, unless there is specific language limiting or
4denying the power or function and the language specifically
5sets forth in what manner and to what extent it is a denial or
6limitation of the power or function of a home rule unit. If a
7majority of those elected, but fewer than three-fifths of the
8members elected, vote affirmatively for a bill on Third Reading
9that requires a vote of three-fifths of the members elected to
10deny or limit a power of a home rule unit, the bill shall not be
11declared passed, and the principal sponsor shall have the right
12to have the bill automatically reconsidered and returned to the
13order of Second Reading for an amendment to remove those
14effects of the bill. The amendment, if offered and approved by
15the Committee on Assignments, shall be reproduced and placed on
16the desks of the members before the bill is taken up again on
17the order of Third Reading. The Committee on Assignments may
18also refer the amendment to a committee.
 
19
ARTICLE VIII

 
20
JOINT ACTION

21    (Senate Rule 8-1)
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1    (a) If a bill or resolution is received back in the Senate
2with amendments added by the House, it shall be in order for
3the principal sponsor or chief cosponsor of the bill who has
4been designated in writing by the principal sponsor only to
5present a motion "to concur" or "not to concur and ask the
6House to recede" with respect to those amendments. Any two
7members may demand a separate roll call on any such amendment.
 
8    (b) When the House has refused to concur in amendments
9added to a bill or resolution by the Senate and has returned
10the bill or resolution to the Senate with a message requesting
11the Senate to recede from its amendments, it shall be in order
12for the principal sponsor or chief cosponsor of the bill who
13has been designated in writing by the principal sponsor only to
14present a motion "to recede" from the Senate amendments or "not
15to recede and to request a conference". Any two members may
16demand a separate roll call on any such amendments.
 
17    (Senate Rule 8-2)
18    8-2. Conference Committees.
19    (a) A disagreement between the Senate and House exists with
20respect to any bill or resolution in the following situations:
 
21        (1) when the House refuses to recede from the adoption
22    of any amendment, after the Senate has previously refused
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1        (2) when the Senate refuses to recede from the adoption
2    of any amendment, after the House has previously refused to
3    concur in the amendment.
 
4In these cases of disagreement between the Senate and House,
5the Senate may request a conference. When a request for
6conference is made, both chambers of the General Assembly shall
7appoint a committee to confer with the other on the subject of
8the bill or resolution giving rise to the disagreement. The
9combined committees of the two chambers appointed for this
10purpose is the conference committee.
 
11    (b) The conference committee shall consist of an equal
12number of members of each Chamber of the General Assembly. The
13number of majority caucus members from each chamber shall be
14one more than the number of minority caucus members from each
15chamber. A conference committee shall consist of five members
16from each chamber.
 
17    (c) In addition to the House members thereof, each
18conference committee shall be comprised of five Senators, three
19of whom shall be appointed by the President and two of whom
20shall be appointed by the Minority Leader. No conference
21committee report may be filed with the Secretary until a
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1    (Senate Rule 8-3)
2    8-3. Conference Committee Reports.
3    (a) No subject shall be included in any conference
4committee report on any bill unless that subject matter
5directly relates to the matters of difference between the
6Senate and House that have been referred to the conference
7committee unless the Committee on Assignments, by a majority
8vote of the members appointed, determines that the proposed
9subject matter is of an emergency nature, of substantial
10importance to the operation of government, or in the best
11interests of Illinois.
 
12    (b) No conference committee report shall be received by the
13Secretary or acted upon by the Senate unless it has been signed
14by at least six conferees. The report shall be signed in
15duplicate. One of the reports shall be filed with the Clerk of
16the House and one with the Secretary. The report shall contain
17the agreements reached by the committee.
 
18    (c) If the conference committee determines that it is
19unable to reach agreement, the committee shall so report to
20each chamber of the General Assembly and request appointment of
21a second conference committee. In the event of agreement, the
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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
4committee report may be considered by the Senate unless it has
5first been referred or approved by the Committee on Assignments
6in accordance with Rule 3-8, or unless the joint action motion
7or conference committee report has first been discharged from
8the Committee on Assignments pursuant to Rule 7-9.
 
9    (b) No conference committee report may be considered by the
10Senate unless it has first been made available electronically
11or otherwise for not less than one hour.
 
12    (c) Prior to any conference committee report on an
13appropriation bill being considered by the Senate, that
14conference committee report shall first be the subject of a
15public hearing by a standing Appropriations Committee (the
16conference committee report need not be referred to an
17Appropriations Committee, but instead may remain before the
18Committee on Assignments or the Senate, as the case may be).
19The hearing shall be held pursuant to not less than one hour
20advance notice by announcement on the Senate floor, or one day
21advance notice by posting on the Senate bulletin board or other
22electronic means. The Appropriations Committee shall not issue
23any report with respect to any conference committee report
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1    (d) Any Senate Bill amended in the House and returned to
2the Senate for concurrence in the House amendment shall be made
3available electronically or otherwise for not less than one
4hour before being further considered. No Senate Bill that is
5returned to the Senate with House amendments shall be called
6except by the principal sponsor or chief cosponsor of the bill
7who has been designated in writing by the principal sponsor.
 
8    (e) The report of a conference committee on a
9non-appropriation bill or resolution shall be confined to the
10subject of the bill or resolution referred to the conference
11committee. The report of a conference committee on an
12appropriations bill shall be confined to the subject of
13appropriations.
 
14    (Senate Rule 8-5)
15    8-5. Action on Conference Committee Reports.
16    (a) Each chamber of the General Assembly shall inform the
17other by message of any action taken with respect to a
18conference committee report. Copies of all papers necessary to
19a complete understanding of any such action shall accompany the
20message. The original bill or resolution shall remain in the
21chamber of origin.
 
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1conference committee, or the first conference committee is
2unable to reach agreement, either chamber may request a second
3conference committee. When such a request is made, each chamber
4shall again appoint a conference committee. If either chamber
5refuses to adopt the report of a second conference committee,
6the two chambers have adhered to their disagreement, and the
7bill 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
12any bill returned by the Governor under any of the provisions
13of Article IV, Section 9 of the Constitution, the Secretary
14shall enter the objections of the Governor on the Journal, and
15shall distribute copies of all veto messages to each member's
16desk, together with copies of the vetoed bill or item, as soon
17as practicable.
 
18    (Senate Rule 9-2)
19    9-2. Amendatory Vetoes.
20    (a) The Governor's specific recommendations for change
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19 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution shall be limited
2to addressing the Governor's objections to portions of a bill,
3the general merit of which the Governor recognizes, and shall
4not alter the fundamental purpose or legislative scheme set
5forth in the bill as passed.
 
6    (b) Any motion to accept the Governor's specific
7recommendations for change shall automatically be referred to
8the Committee on Assignments. The Committee on Assignments
9shall examine the Governor's specific recommendations for
10change and determine by a majority of the members appointed
11whether those recommendations comply with the standard set
12forth in subsection (a). Any motion to accept specific
13recommendations for change that the Committee on Assignments
14determines shall be in compliance with subsection (a) of this
15Rule are subject to action by the Committee on Assignments in
16the same manner as floor amendments, joint action motions, and
17conference committee reports under Rule 3-8(b).
 
18    (c) This Rule may not be suspended.
 
19    (Senate Rule 9-3)
20    9-3. Motions to Consider Vetoes. For purposes of this
21Article, the term "motions" shall mean those motions to accept
22or override a veto of the Governor. Motions with respect to
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1sponsor, the committee chairperson in the case of a committee
2bill, or by any member who voted on the prevailing side on the
3vote on final passage of the bill in question. Every motion
4shall be filed in writing with the Secretary, prior to any
5consideration thereof by the Senate. If more than one motion is
6filed with respect to any bill, all such motions shall be heard
7at the time the bill is called; however, after such a motion is
8adopted, no other motion on that veto may be considered. The
9motion of the principal sponsor or chairperson, in the case of
10committee bills, shall be considered first and all other
11motions considered in the order filed. If the principal sponsor
12does not call a bill within eight calendar days after the
13Governor's objections to the bill are entered in the Journal,
14thereafter any person filing such a motion may call the bill.
 
15    (Senate Rule 9-4)
16    9-4. Consideration of Motions.
17    (a) The vote to override a bill vetoed in its entirety
18shall be by roll call vote and shall be entered on the Journal.
19The form of motion with respect to such bills shall be: "I move
20that ______ Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding the veto of the
21Governor."
 
22    (b) The vote to override an item veto shall be by roll call
23vote as to each item separately and shall be entered on the
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1"I move that the item on page _____, line _____, of _____ Bill
2______ do pass, notwithstanding the item veto of the Governor."
 
3    (c) The vote to restore an item which has been reduced
4shall be by roll call vote as to each item separately and shall
5be entered on the Journal. The form of motion with respect to
6such items shall be: "I move the item on page _____, line
7_____, of _____ Bill ______ be restored, notwithstanding the
8item reduction of the Governor."
 
9    (d) A bill returned together with specific recommendations
10of the Governor may be acted upon in either of the following
11manners:
 
12        (1) By a motion to accept the specific recommendations
13    of the Governor. The form of motion in this event shall be:
14    "I move to accept the specific recommendations of the
15    Governor as to _____ Bill _____ in manner and form as
16    follows: (inserting herein the language deemed necessary
17    to effectuate the specific recommendations)"; or
 
18        (2) By considering the bill as a vetoed bill and
19    overriding the recommendation and passing the bill in its
20    original form. The form of motion in this event shall be:
21    "I move that _____ Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding the
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1    (Senate Rule 9-5)
2    9-5. Vetoed Bills Considered in Entirety. If a bill is
3returned by the Governor containing more than one veto,
4reduction, specific recommendation, or combination thereof,
5the bill shall be acted upon in its entirety before the bill is
6released from the custody of the Senate.
 
7    (Senate Rule 9-6)
8    9-6. Disposition of Vetoes. When a bill or item has
9received the affirmative vote of at least three-fifths of the
10members elected (as to overrides of outright vetoes, item
11vetoes, and specific recommendations for change) or the
12affirmative vote of at least a majority of those elected (as to
13overrides of reductions or acceptances of specific
14recommendations for change), the Presiding Officer shall
15declare that the bill or item has been passed or restored over
16the veto of the Governor, or that the specific recommendations
17for change have been approved, as the case may be. The bill
18shall then be so certified by the Secretary who shall note
19thereon the day the bill passed. The bill and the objections of
20the Governor thereto shall then be immediately delivered to the
21House. When specific recommendations have been accepted, then
22such 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
6shall be referred to the Executive Appointments Committee on
7Assignments in accordance with Rule 3-6; nominations may also
8be considered by the Executive Appointments Committee or other
9committees in accordance with these Senate Rules. Each nominee
10shall be required to appear in person before that meeting of a
11committee convened for the purpose of considering the
12qualifications of the person for the office to which he or she
13has been nominated. The appearance of the nominee may be waived
14by the committee by a vote of a majority of those appointed.
 
15    (b) The Executive Appointments Committee shall, six days
16prior to any of its meetings, post a notice on the Senate
17bulletin board or make the notice electronically available
18indicating the nominees to be considered at its next meeting
19and the time, date, and place of the meeting. The Chairperson
20of the committee shall provide a copy of the notice to the
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1considered of the date, time, and place of hearing.
 
2    (c) On considering the report of the Executive Appointments
3Committee on a nomination, the Presiding Officer shall put the
4following question: "Does the Senate advise and consent to the
5nomination just made?". The Chairman of the Executive
6Appointments Committee may, by a motion in writing approved by
7a majority of the members present and voting compile a list of
8individual appointment messages to be acted on together by a
9single vote. Whenever a list of Appointment Messages has been
10so compiled group of nominees has been submitted together, five
11or more members may request the question be put and the vote
12separately taken upon each of the Appointment Messages on that
13list individuals in that group. The Senate may determine, by a
14majority vote of those elected, after having voted upon the
15question of one or more of the Appointment Messages nominees
16individually, to act upon the question of the remaining
17Appointment Messages on that list nominees in that group as a
18unit.
 
19    (d) While any nomination remains with the Senate, it is in
20order to reconsider any vote taken thereon, subject to the
21provisions of Rule 7-15 not related to the time for making such
22a motion.
 
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1    10-2. Appointment Messages.
2    (a) Every nomination subject to confirmation by the Senate
3shall be submitted to the Senate by an Appointment Message from
4the appointing officer or appointing authority in accordance
5with this Rule, using the Appointment Message form provided
6herein, containing all of the information required therein, and
7accompanied by a cover letter signed by the appointing officer
8or on behalf of the appointing authority.
 
9    (b) All Appointment Messages shall be drafted by the
10Legislative Reference Bureau, according to the form provided
11herein.
 
12    (c) Appointment Messages submitted shall be assigned a
13sequential number by the Secretary of the Senate, indicating
14the order in which they were received and read into the Senate
15record by the Secretary of the Senate at the direction of the
16Senate President. An Appointment Message is received by the
17Senate when it is read into the Senate record and assigned a
18sequential number.
 
19    (d) An Appointment Message which does not conform to the
20requirements of this Rule shall, at the direction of the Senate
21President, be ruled non-compliant and returned to the
22appointing officer or authority that filed the same by the
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1    (e) The appointing officer or authority may file in
2accordance with this rule an Appointment Message which
3supersedes a previously filed Appointment Message. A
4superseding Appointment Message shall identify by number the
5Appointment Message which it supersedes. The filing of a
6superseding Appointment Message shall automatically table the
7Appointment Message which it supersedes, and that message shall
8have no further legal effect.
 
9    (f) An Appointment Message shall be a committee-sponsored
10legislative measure which is unamendable, and shall be
11controlled by the Chairperson of the Executive Appointments
12Committee, who for purposes of these Senate Rules shall be
13deemed the principal sponsor or, in the absence of the
14Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson of the Executive
15Appointments Committee shall be deemed the principal sponsor.
16Messages may not have individual cosponsors.
 
17    (g) Any Appointment Message pending when the Senate
18adjourns sine die shall automatically be tabled, and that
19message shall have no further legal effect. An appointing
20officer or authority shall file a new Appointment message in
21accordance with the Senate Rules of the new General Assembly if
22they wish for the nomination to be considered by the Senate for
23confirmation.
 

 

 

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1    (h) Form.
 
 
2
APPOINTMENT MESSAGE

 
3To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Seventh General
4Assembly:
 
5(I, (Name and Title of Appointing Officer), have)/(The (Name of
6the Appointing Authority) has) nominated and appointed the
7following named individual to the office enumerated below and
8respectfully ask concurrence in and confirmation of this
9appointment by your Honorable Body.
 
10    (for appointments with end dates)
 
11To be (Title of Office) of the (Name of Agency, Board, or other
12Body to Which Nomination is Being Made) for a term commencing
13(Start Date) and ending (End Date):
 
14    (for appointments without end dates)
 
15To be (Title of Office) of the (Name of Agency, Board, or other
16Body to Which Nomination is Being Made) for a term commencing
17(Start Date):
 

 

 

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1(Name of Nominee)
2(Residential Address of Nominee)
 
3(Dollar Amount and whether Annual Salary, Per Diem, or
4"Unsalaried", as applicable)
 
5Appointee's Senator: Senator (Name of Senator in whose district
6the Nominee Resides)
 
7(This Appointment Message supersedes Appointment Message
8(Number of Appointment Message))
 
9
ARTICLE XI

 
10
DISCIPLINE AND PROTEST

11    (Senate Rule 11-1)
12    11-1. Disorderly Behavior.
13    (a) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d) of the
14Constitution, the Senate may punish any of its members for
15disorderly behavior and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of
16the members elected, expel a Senator (but not for a second time
17for the same cause). The reason for the expulsion shall be
18entered upon the Journal with the names and votes of those

 

 

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

 
18
FORCE AND EFFECT

19    (Senate Rule 12-1)
20    12-1. Applicability. The meetings and actions of the

 

 

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1Senate, including all of its committees, shall be governed by
2these Senate Rules.
 
3    (Senate Rule 12-2)
4    12-2. Robert's Rules. The rules of parliamentary practice
5appearing in the 10th edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall
6govern the Senate in all cases to which they are applicable,
7providing that they are not inconsistent with these Senate
8Rules.
 
9    (Senate Rule 12-3)
10    12-3. Certification by President. With respect to any bill
11that has been passed by the Senate and has been certified by
12the President in accordance with Article IV, Section 8(d) of
13the Constitution, there shall be an irrebuttable presumption
14that all of these Senate Rules have been fully complied with in
15obtaining such passage.
 
16    (Senate Rule 12-4)
17    12-4. Effective Date. These Rules shall be in full force
18and effect upon their adoption, and shall remain in full force
19and effect except as amended in accordance with these Senate
20Rules, or until superseded by new Rules adopted as part of the
21organization of a newly constituted General Assembly at the
22commencement of a term.