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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the following (which
4are the same as the Rules of the Senate of the Ninety-Seventh
5General Assembly except as indicated by striking and
6underscoring) are adopted as the Rules of the Senate of the
7Ninety-Eighth 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
19special subcommittee of a committee. "Committee" does not mean
20a conference committee, and the procedural and notice

 

 

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1requirements applicable to committees do not apply to
2conference committees.
 
3    (Senate Rule 1-3)
4    1-3. Constitution. "Constitution" means the Constitution
5of the State of Illinois.
 
6    (Senate Rule 1-3.5)
7    1-3.5. Deputy Minority Leader. "Deputy Minority Leader"
8means a Senator designated by the Senate Minority Leader to
9assist the Minority Leader with the operation of the minority
10caucus of the Senate.
 
11    (Senate Rule 1-4)
12    1-4. General Assembly. "General Assembly" means the
13current General Assembly of the State of Illinois.
 
14    (Senate Rule 1-5)
15    1-5. House. "House" means the House of Representatives of
16the General Assembly.
 
17    (Senate Rule 1-6)
18    1-6. Joint Action Motion. "Joint action motion" means any
19of the following motions before the Senate: to concur in a
20House amendment, to non-concur in a House amendment, to recede
21from a Senate amendment, to refuse to recede from a Senate

 

 

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1amendment, and to request that a conference committee be
2appointed.
 
3    (Senate Rule 1-7)
4    1-7. Legislative Digest. "Legislative Digest" means the
5Legislative Synopsis and Digest that is prepared by the
6Legislative Reference Bureau of the General Assembly.
 
7    (Senate Rule 1-8)
8    1-8. Legislative Measure. "Legislative measure" means any
9matter brought before the Senate for consideration, whether
10originated in the Senate or House, and includes bills,
11amendments, resolutions, conference committee reports,
12motions, and messages from the executive branch.
 
13    (Senate Rule 1-9)
14    1-9. Majority. "Majority" means a simple majority of those
15members present and voting on a question. Unless otherwise
16specified with respect to a particular Senate Rule, for
17purposes of determining the number of members present and
18voting on a question, a "present" vote shall not be counted.
 
19    (Senate Rule 1-10)
20    1-10. Majority Caucus. "Majority caucus" means that group
21of Senators from the numerically strongest political party in
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1not from the numerically strongest or numerically second
2strongest political party in the Senate but who casts his or
3her final vote for Senate President for the person who is
4elected Senate President.
 
5    (Senate Rule 1-10.5)
6    1-10.5. Majority Leader. "Majority Leader" means a Senator
7designated by the Senate President to serve as the Majority
8Leader and assist the President with the operation of the
9Senate and the majority caucus of the Senate.
 
10    (Senate Rule 1-11)
11    1-11. Majority of those Appointed. "Majority of those
12appointed" means an absolute majority of the total number of
13Senators appointed to a committee.
 
14    (Senate Rule 1-12)
15    1-12. Majority of those Elected. "Majority of those
16elected" means an absolute majority of the total number of
17Senators entitled to be elected to the Senate, irrespective of
18the number of elected or appointed Senators actually serving in
19office. So long as 59 Senators are entitled to be elected to
20the Senate, "majority of those elected" shall mean 30
21affirmative votes.
 
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1    1-13. Member. "Member" means a Senator. Where the context
2so requires, "member" may also mean a Representative of the
3Illinois House of Representatives.
 
4    (Senate Rule 1-14)
5    1-14. Members Appointed. "Members appointed" means the
6total number of Senators appointed to a committee.
 
7    (Senate Rule 1-15)
8    1-15. Members Elected. "Members elected" means the total
9number of Senators entitled to be elected to the Senate,
10irrespective of the number of elected or appointed Senators
11actually serving in office. So long as 59 Senators are entitled
12to be elected in the Senate, "members elected" shall mean 59
13Senators.
 
14    (Senate Rule 1-16)
15    1-16. Minority Caucus. "Minority caucus" means that group
16of Senators from other than the majority caucus.
 
17    (Senate Rule 1-17)
18    1-17. Minority Leader. "Minority Leader" means the
19Minority Leader of the Senate.
 
20    (Senate Rule 1-18)
21    1-18. Minority Spokesperson. "Minority Spokesperson" means

 

 

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

 
17
ORGANIZATION

18    (Senate Rule 2-1)
19    2-1. Adoption of Rules. At the commencement of a term, the

 

 

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1Senate shall adopt new Rules of organization and procedure by
2resolution setting forth those Rules in their entirety. The
3resolution must be adopted by a majority of those elected.
4These Rules of the Senate are subject to revision or amendment
5only in accordance with Rule 7-17.
 
6    (Senate Rule 2-2)
7    2-2. Election of the President.
8    (a) Prior to the election of the President, the Governor
9shall convene the Senate, designate a Temporary Secretary of
10the Senate, and preside during the nomination and election of
11the President. As the first item of business each day prior to
12the election of the President, the Governor shall order the
13Temporary Secretary to call the roll of the members to
14establish the presence of a quorum as required by the
15Constitution. If a majority of those elected are not present,
16the Senate shall stand adjourned until the hour of 12:00 noon
17on the next calendar day, excepting weekends and official State
18Holidays. If a quorum of members is present, the Governor shall
19then call for nominations of members for the Office of
20President. All such nominations shall require a second. When
21the nominations are completed, the Governor shall direct the
22Temporary Secretary to call the roll of the members to elect
23the President.
 
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1affirmative vote of a majority of those elected. Debate shall
2not be in order following nominations and preceding or during
3the vote, and Senators may not explain their vote on the
4election of the President.
 
5    (c) No bills may be considered and no committees may be
6appointed or meet prior to the election of the President.
 
7    (d) When a vacancy in the Office of President occurs, the
8foregoing procedure shall be employed to elect a new President;
9however, when the Governor is of a political party other than
10that of the majority caucus, the Assistant Majority Leader
11having the greatest seniority of service in the Senate shall
12preside during the nomination and election of the successor
13President. No legislative measures, other than such
14nominations and election, may be considered by the Senate
15during a vacancy in the Office of President.
 
16    (Senate Rule 2-3)
17    2-3. Election of the Minority Leader. The Senate shall
18elect a Minority Leader in a manner consistent with the
19Constitution and laws of Illinois.
 
20    (Senate Rule 2-4)
21    2-4. Majority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, and
22Assistant Leaders.

 

 

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1    (a) The President shall appoint from within the Majority
2Caucus a Majority Leader and a President Pro Tempore. The
3Minority Leader shall appoint from within the Minority Caucus a
4Deputy Minority Leader. The President and the Minority Leader
5shall appoint from within their respective caucuses the number
6of Assistant Majority Leaders and Assistant Minority Leaders as
7are allowed by law.
 
8    (b) These appointments shall take effect upon their being
9filed with the Secretary and shall remain effective for the
10duration of the term unless a vacancy occurs by reason of
11resignation or because an assistant leader has ceased to be a
12Senator. Successor assistant leaders shall be appointed in the
13same manner as their predecessors. Assistant leaders shall have
14those powers delegated to them by the President or Minority
15Leader, as the case may be.
 
16    (Senate Rule 2-5)
17    2-5. Powers and Duties of the President.
18    (a) The President shall have those powers conferred upon
19him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any
20motions or resolutions adopted by the Senate or jointly by the
21Senate and House.
 
22    (b) Except as provided by law with respect to the Senate
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1administrative officer of the Senate and shall have those
2powers necessary to carry out that function. The President may
3delegate his or her administrative duties as he or she deems
4appropriate.
 
5     (c) The powers and duties of the President shall include,
6but are not limited to, the following:
 
7        (1) To preside at all sessions of the Senate, although
8    the President may call on any member to preside
9    temporarily.
 
10        (2) To open the session at the time at which the Senate
11    is to meet by taking the podium and calling the members to
12    order. The President may call on any member, or the
13    Secretary in case of perfunctory session, to open the
14    session.
 
15        (3) To announce the business before the Senate in the
16    order in which it is to be acted upon.
 
17        (4) To recognize those members entitled to the floor.
 
18        (5) To state and put to vote all questions that are
19    regularly moved or that necessarily arise in the course of
20    the proceedings, and to announce the result of the vote.
 

 

 

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1        (6) To preserve order and decorum.
 
2        (7) To decide all points of order, subject to appeal,
3    and to speak thereon in preference to other members.
 
4        (8) To inform the Senate when necessary, or when any
5    question is raised, on any point of order or practice
6    pertinent to the pending business.
 
7        (9) To sign or authenticate all acts, proceedings, or
8    orders of the Senate. All writs, warrants, and subpoenas
9    issued by order of the Senate or one of its committees
10    shall be signed by the President and attested by the
11    Secretary.
 
12        (10) To sign all bills passed by both chambers of the
13    General Assembly in order to certify that the procedural
14    requirements for passage have been met.
 
15        (11) To have general supervision, including the duty to
16    protect the security and safety, of the Senate chamber,
17    galleries, and adjoining and connecting hallways and
18    passages, including the power to clear them when necessary.
 
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1    his or her assistants, the Sergeant-at-Arms and his or her
2    assistants, the majority caucus staff, and all employees of
3    the Senate except the minority caucus staff.
 
4        (13) To determine the number of majority caucus members
5    and minority caucus members to be appointed to all
6    committees, except the Committee on Assignments created by
7    Rule 3-5.
 
8        (14) To appoint or replace all majority caucus members
9    of committees and to designate all Chairpersons,
10    Co-Chairpersons, and Vice-Chairpersons of committees,
11    except as the Senate otherwise orders in accordance with
12    these Senate Rules.
 
13        (15) To enforce all constitutional provisions,
14    statutes, rules, and regulations applicable to the Senate.
 
15        (16) To guide and direct the proceedings of the Senate
16    subject to the control and will of the members as provided
17    in these Senate Rules.
 
18        (17) To direct the Secretary during regular session,
19    veto session, special session, or perfunctory session to
20    read into the Senate record legislative measures and other
21    papers.
 

 

 

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1        (18) To direct the Secretary to correct
2    non-substantive errors in the Journal.
 
3        (19) To assign meeting places and meeting times to
4    committees.
 
5        (20) To decide, subject to the control and will of the
6    members in accordance with these Senate Rules, all
7    questions relating to the priority of business.
 
8        (21) To appoint a parliamentarian to serve at the
9    pleasure of the President.
 
10        (22) To promulgate forms for nominees subject to the
11    advice and consent of the Senate.
 
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.
 
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1the members elected.
 
2    (Senate Rule 2-6)
3    2-6. Powers and Duties of the Minority Leader.
4    (a) The Minority Leader shall have those powers conferred
5upon him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and
6any motions or resolutions adopted by the Senate or jointly by
7the Senate and House.
 
8    (b) The Minority Leader shall appoint to all committees the
9members from the minority caucus, and may replace those
10members, and shall designate a Minority Spokesperson for each
11committee, except as the Senate otherwise orders in accordance
12with these Senate Rules.
 
13    (c) The Minority Leader shall have general supervision of
14the minority caucus staff.
 
15    (Senate Rule 2-7)
16    2-7. Secretary of the Senate.
17    (a) The Senate shall elect a Secretary, who may adopt
18appropriate policies or procedures for the conduct of his or
19her office. Except where the authority is by law given to the
20Senate Operations Commission, the President shall be the final
21arbiter of any dispute arising in connection with the operation
22of 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
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1    reasonable conditions.
 
2        (6) To keep the necessary records for the Senate and
3    its committees and to prepare the Senate Calendar for each
4    legislative day.
 
5        (7) To examine all Senate Bills and Constitutional
6    Amendment Resolutions following Second Reading and prior
7    to final passage, for the purpose of correcting any
8    non-substantive errors therein, and to report the same back
9    to the President promptly; to supervise the enrolling and
10    engrossing of bills and resolutions, subject to the
11    direction of the President; and to certify passage or
12    adoption of legislative measures, and to note thereon the
13    date of final Senate action. Any corrections suggested to
14    the President by the Secretary, and thereafter approved by
15    the Senate, shall be entered upon the Journal.
 
16        (8) To transmit bills, other documents, and other
17    messages to the House and secure a receipt therefor, and to
18    receive from the House bills, documents, and receipts
19    therefor.
 
20        (9) To file with the Secretary of State those debate
21    transcripts and Senate documents as are required by law.
 

 

 

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1        (10) To attend every session of the Senate; record the
2    roll; and read into the Senate record legislative measures
3    and other papers as directed by the Presiding Officer.
4    Bills shall be read by title only. Upon initial reading,
5    motions may be read by title and sponsor only.
 
6        (11) To supervise all Assistant Secretaries and other
7    employees of his or her office, as well as all committee
8    clerks in their capacity as committee clerks.
 
9        (12) To establish the format for all documents, forms,
10    and committee records prepared by committee clerks.
 
11        (13) To perform those duties as assigned by the
12    President.
 
13    (Senate Rule 2-8)
14    2-8. Assistant Secretary of the Senate. The Senate shall,
15in a manner consistent with the laws of Illinois, elect an
16Assistant Secretary, who shall perform those duties assigned to
17him or her by the Secretary.
 
18    (Senate Rule 2-9)
19    2-9. Sergeant-at-Arms. The Senate shall elect a
20Sergeant-at-Arms who shall perform those duties assigned to him
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1Officer. Such duties shall include the following:
 
2        (1) To attend the Senate during its sessions and
3    execute the commands of the Senate, together with all
4    process issued by authority of the Senate, that are
5    directed to him or her by the President or Presiding
6    Officer.
 
7        (2) To maintain order among spectators admitted into
8    the Senate chambers, galleries, and adjoining or
9    connecting hallways and passages.
 
10        (3) To take proper measures to prevent interruption of
11    the Senate.
 
12        (4) To supervise any Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms.
 
13        (5) To perform those duties as assigned by the
14    President.
 
15    (Senate Rule 2-10)
16    2-10. Schedule.
17    (a) The President shall periodically establish a schedule
18of days on which the Senate shall convene in regular and veto
19session, with that schedule subject to revisions at the
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1her discretion schedule perfunctory sessions of the Senate. The
2President may establish deadlines for the following
3legislative actions:
 
4        (1) Final day to request bills from the Legislative
5    Reference Bureau.
 
6        (2) Final day for introduction of bills.
 
7        (3) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
8    report Senate bills, except Senate appropriations bills.
 
9        (4) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
10    report Senate appropriation bills.
 
11        (5) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
12    bills, except Senate appropriation bills.
 
13        (6) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
14    appropriation bills.
 
15        (7) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
16    report House appropriation bills.
 
17        (8) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
18    report House bills, except appropriation bills.
 

 

 

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

 
6
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

7    (Senate Rule 4-1)
8    4-1. Sessions of the Senate.
9    (a) The Senate shall be deemed in session whenever it
10convenes in perfunctory session, regular session, veto
11session, or special session. Members shall be entitled to per
12diem expense reimbursements only on those regular, veto, and
13special session days that they are in attendance at the Senate.
14Attendance by members is not required or recorded during
15perfunctory sessions.
 
16    (b) Regular and veto session days shall be scheduled with
17notice by the President in accordance with Rule 2-10. Special
18session days shall be scheduled in accordance with the
19Constitution and laws of Illinois.
 
20    (c) The President, at his or her discretion, may schedule
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1the Senate record any legislative measure. Properly convened
2committees may meet and may consider and act upon legislative
3measures during a perfunctory session, and the Secretary may
4receive and read committee reports into the Senate record
5during a perfunctory session. Excepting any automatic referral
6provisions of these Senate Rules, no action may be taken by the
7Senate with respect to a legislative measure during a
8perfunctory session.
 
9    (d) The President may also schedule perfunctory sessions
10for the purpose of affording those members designated by the
11President and Minority Leader an opportunity to negotiate with
12respect to any unfinished business of the Senate without
13necessitating the presence of all members and the related costs
14to Illinois taxpayers.
 
15    (Senate Rule 4-2)
16    4-2. Hour of Meeting. Unless otherwise ordered by the
17Presiding Officer or by a majority of those elected, the Senate
18shall regularly convene at noon.
 
19    (Senate Rule 4-3)
20    4-3. Entitled to Floor.
21    (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Senate Rules,
22only the following persons shall be admitted to the Senate
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1Assembly; elected officers of the executive branch; justices of
2the Supreme Court; the designated aides to the Governor; the
3parliamentarian; majority staff members and minority staff
4members, except as limited by the Presiding Officer; former
5Presidents of the Senate, except as limited by the President or
6prohibited under subsection (d); former members who served in
7the Senate at any time during the past four years, except as
8limited by the President or prohibited under subsection (d);
9and employees of the Legislative Reference Bureau and the
10Legislative Information System, except as limited by the
11President. Representatives of the press, while the Senate is in
12session, may have access to the galleries and places allotted
13to them by the President. No person is entitled to the floor
14unless appropriately attired.
 
15    (b) On days during which the Senate is in session, the
16Sergeant-at-Arms shall clear the floor of all persons not
17entitled to access the floor a quarter hour before the
18convening time, and he or she shall enforce all other
19provisions of this Rule.
 
20    (c) The Senate may authorize, by motion adopted by majority
21vote, the admission to the floor of any other person, except as
22prohibited under subsection (d).
 
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1defeating or promoting any pending legislative measure, if
2required to be registered as a lobbyist, is allowed access to
3the floor of the Senate at any time during the session.
 
4    (e) When he or she deems it necessary for the preservation
5of order, the Presiding Officer may by order remove any person
6from the floor of the Senate. A Senator may be removed from the
7floor only pursuant to Rule 11-1.
 
8    (Senate Rule 4-4)
9    4-4. Daily Order. Unless otherwise determined by the
10Presiding Officer, the daily order of business of the Senate
11shall be as follows:
 
12        (1) Call to Order, Invocation, and Pledge of
13    Allegiance.
 
14        (2) Reading and Approval of the Journal.
 
15        (3) Reading of Senate Bills a first time.
 
16        (4) Reports from committees, with reports from the
17    Committee on Assignments ordinarily made at any time.
 
18        (5) Presentation of Resolutions, Petitions, and
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1        (6) Introduction of Senate Bills.
 
2        (7) Messages from the House, not including reading
3    House Bills a first time.
 
4        (8) Reading of Senate Bills a second time.
 
5        (9) Reading of Senate Bills a third time.
 
6        (10) Reading of House Bills a third time.
 
7        (11) Reading of House Bills a second time.
 
8        (12) Reading of House Bills a first time.
 
9        (13) Senate Bills on the Order of Concurrence.
 
10        (14) House Bills on the Order of Non-Concurrence.
 
11        (15) Conference Committee Reports.
 
12        (16) Motions in Writing.
 
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1        (18) Motions with respect to Vetoes.
 
2        (19) Consideration of Resolutions.
 
3        (20) Motions to Discharge Committee.
 
4        (21) Motions to Take from the Table.
 
5        (22) Motions to Suspend the Rules.
 
6        (23) Consideration of Bills on the Order of Postponed
7    Consideration.
 
8    (Senate Rule 4-5)
9    4-5. Quorum.
10    (a) A majority of those elected shall constitute a quorum
11of the Senate, and a majority of those appointed shall
12constitute a quorum of a committee, but a smaller number may
13adjourn from day to day or recess for less than one day. The
14attendance of absent members may be compelled by order of the
15President.
 
16    (b) The question of the presence of a quorum in any
17committee may not be raised on consideration of a legislative
18measure by the Senate unless the same question was previously
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1measure.
 
2    (Senate Rule 4-6)
3    4-6. Approval of the Journal. The President or his or her
4designee shall periodically examine and report to the Senate
5any corrections he or she deems should be made in the Journal
6before it is approved. If these corrections are approved by the
7Senate, they shall be made by the Secretary.
 
8    (Senate Rule 4-7)
9    4-7. Executive Sessions. The sessions of the Senate shall
10be open to the public. Sessions and committee meetings of the
11Senate may be closed to the public if, pursuant to Article IV,
12Section 5(c) of the Constitution, two-thirds of the members
13elected determine that the public interest so requires.
 
14    (Senate Rule 4-8)
15    4-8. Length of Adjournment. Pursuant to Article IV, Section
1615(a) of the Constitution, the Senate shall not adjourn,
17without the consent of the House, for more than three days, nor
18to another place than that in which the two chambers of the
19General Assembly are sitting. The Senate shall be in session on
20any day in which it shall convene in perfunctory session,
21regular session, veto session, or special session.
 
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1    4-9. Transcript of the Senate. In accordance with Article
2IV, Section 7(b) of the Constitution, nothing contained in the
3official transcript of the Senate shall be changed or expunged
4except by written request of a Senator to the Secretary and
5Presiding Officer, which request may be approved only on a roll
6call vote of three-fifths of the members elected.
 
7
ARTICLE V

 
8
BILLS AND AMENDMENTS

9    (Senate Rule 5-1)
10    5-1. Bills.
11    (a) A bill may be introduced in the Senate by sponsorship
12of one or more members of the Senate, whose names shall be on
13the printed copies of the bills, in the Senate Journal, and in
14the Legislative Digest. The principal sponsor shall be the
15first name to appear on the bill and may be joined by no more
16than four chief cosponsors with the approval of the principal
17sponsor; other cosponsors shall be separated from the principal
18sponsor and any chief cosponsors by a comma. By motion, the
19sponsorship of a bill may be changed to that of another Senator
20(or Senators, as the case may be), or to that of the standing
21committee to which the bill was referred or from which the bill
22was reported. Such a motion may be made at any time the bill is
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1    (b) The principal sponsor of a bill shall control the bill
2and may allow a chief cosponsor (i) to present the bill on
3Third Reading with written approval or (ii) to move the bill
4from Second Reading to Third Reading. A committee-sponsored
5bill shall be controlled by the Chairperson of the committee,
6who for purposes of these Senate Rules shall be deemed the
7principal sponsor. Committee-sponsored bills may not have
8individual cosponsors.
 
9    (c) (1) The House sponsor of a bill originating in the
10House may request substitute Senate sponsorship of that bill by
11filing a notice with the Secretary; that notice shall
12automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments and
13deemed adopted if approved by the Committee on Assignments.
 
14    (2) The notice shall include the bill number, the name of
15the Senate chief sponsor to be substituted, the signature of
16the House sponsor, the signature of the substitute Senate chief
17sponsor, and a statement that the original Senate sponsor was
18provided with notice of intent to request a substitute Senate
19sponsor.
 
20    (3) The Committee on Assignments shall act on any notice
21within three session days (excluding perfunctory session
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1notice within three session days, then the notice shall be
2deemed approved and the Senate sponsorship of the House Bill
3will be substituted pursuant to the notice. The Senate
4President may suspend in writing the operation of the three
5session day automatic approval process set forth under this
6subsection (c) if the President determines that the Rules
7Committee of the House of Representatives has failed to act on
8any Senator's request to substitute House sponsorship of a
9Senate Bill.
 
10    (d) All bills introduced in the Senate shall be read by
11title a first time, ordered printed, and automatically referred
12to the Committee on Assignments in accordance with Rule 3-8.
13When a House Bill is received, it shall be taken up, ordered
14printed, and placed on the order of House Bills on First
15Reading; after having been read a first time, it shall
16automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments in
17accordance with Rule 3-8.
 
18    (e) All bills introduced into the Senate shall be
19accompanied by eight copies. Any bill that amends a statute
20shall indicate the particular changes in the following manner:
 
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1    shall be shown crossed with a line.
 
2    (f) No bill shall be passed by the Senate except on a roll
3call vote of a majority of those elected. A bill that has lost
4and has not been reconsidered may not thereafter be revived.
 
5    (Senate Rule 5-2)
6    5-2. Reading and Printing of Bills. Every bill shall be
7read by title on three different days prior to passage by the
8Senate, and the bill and all adopted amendments thereto shall
9be printed before the vote is taken on its final passage.
 
10    (Senate Rule 5-3)
11    5-3. Printing and Distribution. The Secretary shall, as
12soon as any bill is printed, deliver to the Sergeant-at-Arms
13sufficient copies to furnish each Senator with a copy, and the
14Sergeant-at-Arms shall at once cause the bills to be
15distributed upon the desks of the Senators. Alternatively, and
16pursuant to Rule 2-7(b)(3), the Secretary may establish a
17method any Senator may use to secure a copy of any bill he or
18she desires.
 
19    (Senate Rule 5-4)
20    5-4. Amendments.
21    (a) An amendment to a bill may be adopted either by a
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1by the Senate when a bill is on the order of Second Reading.
2The former shall be known as a "committee amendment" and the
3latter as a "floor amendment". All amendments must be in
4writing. All amendments still pending in a committee upon the
5passage or defeat of a bill on Third Reading shall
6automatically be tabled.
 
7    (b) Committee amendments may only be offered by the
8principal sponsor or a member of the committee while the
9affected bill is before the committee, and shall be adopted by
10a majority of those appointed. Floor amendments may only be
11offered by a Senator while the bill is on the order of Second
12Reading, and shall be adopted by a majority vote of the Senate.
13An amendment may be the subject of a motion to "do adopt" or
14"do not adopt", and may only be adopted pursuant to a
15successful motion to "do adopt".
 
16    (c) Committee amendments and floor amendments shall be
17filed with the Secretary, and shall be in order only when eight
18copies have been filed. The Secretary shall provide copies of
19committee amendments to the Chairperson and Minority
20Spokesperson of the appropriate committee as soon as
21practicable.
 
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1The Secretary shall also have printed all adopted floor
2amendments. No floor amendment may be adopted by the Senate
3unless it has been first reproduced and placed on the members'
4desks.
 
5    (e) No floor or committee amendment shall be in order
6unless approved or referred by the Committee on Assignments in
7accordance with Rule 3-8 or brought before the Senate pursuant
8to Rule 7-9.
 
9    (f) Amendments that propose to alter any existing law shall
10set forth completely the statutory Sections amended, and shall
11conform to the requirements of Rule 5-1(e).
 
12    (g) If a committee reports a bill "do pass as amended", the
13committee amendments shall be deemed adopted by the committee
14action and shall be reproduced and placed on the members' desks
15before the bill may be read a second time.
 
16    (Senate Rule 5-5)
17    5-5. Fiscal and Other Notes. The Senate shall comply with
18all effective Illinois laws requiring notes on any bill,
19including without limitation the Fiscal Note Act, the Pension
20Impact Note Act, the Judicial Note Act, the State Debt Impact
21Note Act, the Correctional Budget and Impact Note Act, the Home
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1Affordability Impact Note Act, and the State Mandates Act, all
2as amended. All such notes shall be filed with the Secretary
3with a time stamp endorsing the date and time received, and
4shall then be attached to the original of the bill and be
5available for inspection by the members. As soon as
6practicable, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the note to
7the Legislative Reference Bureau, which shall provide an
8informative summary of the note in subsequent issues of the
9Legislative Digest.
 
10    (Senate Rule 5-6)
11    5-6. Amendments to Taxpayer Accountability and Budget
12Stabilization Act.
13    (a) From the commencement of the 97th General Assembly
14until June 30, 2015, no bill that amends or refers to Section
15201.5 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, or that seeks to
16appropriate or transfer money pursuant to a declaration of a
17fiscal emergency under Section 201.5 of that Act, may be moved
18from the order of Second Reading to the order of Third Reading
19unless a motion to approve such measure for consideration has
20been adopted by a record vote of 36 members. If such a bill is
21on the order of concurrence or in the form of a conference
22committee report, no motion to concur or to adopt that
23conference committee report is in order unless a motion to
24approve such measure for consideration has been adopted by a
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1deemed to alter the vote requirement for final passage of a
2legislative measure required by the Illinois Constitution.
3    (b) Any motion to approve a legislative measure for
4consideration, authorized by subsection (a), must be in
5writing. Upon receipt of the written motion, the Secretary
6shall immediately notify the President and the Minority Leader.
7The motion shall not be referred to a committee. The motion
8must be carried on the calendar before it may be taken up by
9the Senate and may then be immediately considered and adopted
10by the Senate. The motion is renewable and may be reconsidered,
11provided that once that motion is adopted, it shall not be
12reconsidered.
13    (c) This Rule may not be suspended except by unanimous
14consent by record vote.
 
15    (Senate Rule 5-7)
16    5-7. Amendments to State Pension Funds Continuing
17Appropriation Act.
18    (a) From the commencement of the 97th General Assembly
19until June 30, 2015, no bill that amends or refers to the State
20Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act may be moved from
21the order of Second Reading to the order of Third Reading
22unless a motion to approve such measure for consideration has
23been adopted by a record vote of 36 members. If such a bill is
24on the order of concurrence or in the form of a conference
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1conference committee report is in order unless a motion to
2approve such measure for consideration has been adopted by a
3record vote of 36 members. Nothing in this Senate Rule shall be
4deemed to alter the vote requirement for final passage of a
5legislative measure required by the Illinois Constitution.
6    (b) Any motion to approve a legislative measure for
7consideration, authorized by subsection (a), must be in
8writing. Upon receipt of the written motion, the Secretary
9shall immediately notify the President and the Minority Leader.
10The motion shall not be referred to a committee. The motion
11must be carried on the calendar before it may be taken up by
12the Senate and may then be immediately considered and adopted
13by the Senate. The motion is renewable and may be reconsidered,
14provided that once that motion is adopted, it shall not be
15reconsidered.
16    (c) This Rule may not be suspended except by unanimous
17consent by record vote.
 
18
ARTICLE VI

 
19
RESOLUTIONS AND CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION

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

 
10
PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE

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

 
11
JOINT ACTION

12    (Senate Rule 8-1)
13    8-1. Concurring in or Receding from Amendments.
14    (a) If a bill or resolution is received back in the Senate
15with amendments added by the House, it shall be in order for
16the principal sponsor or chief cosponsor of the bill who has
17been designated in writing by the principal sponsor to present
18a motion "to concur" or "not to concur and ask the House to
19recede" with respect to those amendments. Any two members may
20demand a separate roll call on any such amendment.
 
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1the bill or resolution to the Senate with a message requesting
2the Senate to recede from its amendments, it shall be in order
3for the principal sponsor or chief cosponsor of the bill who
4has been designated in writing by the principal sponsor to
5present a motion "to recede" from the Senate amendments or "not
6to recede and to request a conference". Any two members may
7demand a separate roll call on any such amendments.
 
8    (Senate Rule 8-2)
9    8-2. Conference Committees.
10    (a) A disagreement between the Senate and House exists with
11respect to any bill or resolution in the following situations:
 
12        (1) when the House refuses to recede from the adoption
13    of any amendment, after the Senate has previously refused
14    to concur in the amendment; or
 
15        (2) when the Senate refuses to recede from the adoption
16    of any amendment, after the House has previously refused to
17    concur in the amendment.
 
18In these cases of disagreement between the Senate and House,
19the Senate may request a conference. When a request for
20conference is made, both chambers of the General Assembly shall
21appoint a committee to confer with the other on the subject of
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1combined committees of the two chambers appointed for this
2purpose is the conference committee.
 
3    (b) The conference committee shall consist of an equal
4number of members of each Chamber of the General Assembly. The
5number of majority caucus members from each chamber shall be
6one more than the number of minority caucus members from each
7chamber. A conference committee shall consist of five members
8from each chamber.
 
9    (c) In addition to the House members thereof, each
10conference committee shall be comprised of five Senators, three
11of whom shall be appointed by the President and two of whom
12shall be appointed by the Minority Leader. No conference
13committee report may be filed with the Secretary until a
14majority of the Senate conferees has been appointed.
 
15    (Senate Rule 8-3)
16    8-3. Conference Committee Reports.
17    (a) No subject shall be included in any conference
18committee report on any bill unless that subject matter
19directly relates to the matters of difference between the
20Senate and House that have been referred to the conference
21committee unless the Committee on Assignments, by a majority
22vote of the members appointed, determines that the proposed
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1importance to the operation of government, or in the best
2interests of Illinois.
 
3    (b) No conference committee report shall be received by the
4Secretary or acted upon by the Senate unless it has been signed
5by at least six conferees. The report shall be signed in
6duplicate. One of the reports shall be filed with the Clerk of
7the House and one with the Secretary. The report shall contain
8the agreements reached by the committee.
 
9    (c) If the conference committee determines that it is
10unable to reach agreement, the committee shall so report to
11each chamber of the General Assembly and request appointment of
12a second conference committee. In the event of agreement, the
13committee shall so report to each chamber.
 
14    (Senate Rule 8-4)
15    8-4. Prerequisites for Senate Consideration.
16    (a) No joint action motion for final action or conference
17committee report may be considered by the Senate unless it has
18first been referred or approved by the Committee on Assignments
19in accordance with Rule 3-8, or unless the joint action motion
20or conference committee report has first been discharged from
21the Committee on Assignments pursuant to Rule 7-9.
 
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1Senate unless it has first been made available electronically
2or otherwise for not less than one hour.
 
3    (c) Prior to any conference committee report on an
4appropriation bill being considered by the Senate, that
5conference committee report shall first be the subject of a
6public hearing by a standing Appropriations Committee (the
7conference committee report need not be referred to an
8Appropriations Committee, but instead may remain before the
9Committee on Assignments or the Senate, as the case may be).
10The hearing shall be held pursuant to not less than one hour
11advance notice by announcement on the Senate floor, or one day
12advance notice by posting on the Senate bulletin board or other
13electronic means. The Appropriations Committee shall not issue
14any report with respect to any conference committee report
15following any such hearing.
 
16    (d) Any Senate Bill amended in the House and returned to
17the Senate for concurrence in the House amendment shall be made
18available electronically or otherwise for not less than one
19hour before being further considered. No Senate Bill that is
20returned to the Senate with House amendments shall be called
21except by the principal sponsor or chief cosponsor of the bill
22who has been designated in writing by the principal sponsor.
 
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1non-appropriation bill or resolution shall be confined to the
2subject of the bill or resolution referred to the conference
3committee. The report of a conference committee on an
4appropriations bill shall be confined to the subject of
5appropriations.
 
6    (Senate Rule 8-5)
7    8-5. Action on Conference Committee Reports.
8    (a) Each chamber of the General Assembly shall inform the
9other by message of any action taken with respect to a
10conference committee report. Copies of all papers necessary to
11a complete understanding of any such action shall accompany the
12message. The original bill or resolution shall remain in the
13chamber of origin.
 
14    (b) If either chamber refused to adopt the report of the
15conference committee, or the first conference committee is
16unable to reach agreement, either chamber may request a second
17conference committee. When such a request is made, each chamber
18shall again appoint a conference committee. If either chamber
19refuses to adopt the report of a second conference committee,
20the two chambers have adhered to their disagreement, and the
21bill or resolution is lost.
 
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1
VETOES

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

 
16
NOMINATIONS

17    (Senate Rule 10-1)
18    10-1. Nominations.
19    (a) Every nomination subject to confirmation by the Senate
20shall be referred to the Committee on Assignments in accordance
21with Rule 3-6; nominations may be considered by the Executive
22Appointments Committee or other committees in accordance with
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1person before that meeting of a committee convened for the
2purpose of considering the qualifications of the person for the
3office to which he or she has been nominated. The appearance of
4the nominee may be waived by the committee by a vote of a
5majority of those appointed.
 
6    (b) The Executive Appointments Committee shall, six days
7prior to any of its meetings, post a notice on the Senate
8bulletin board or make the notice electronically available
9indicating the nominees to be considered at its next meeting
10and the time, date, and place of the meeting. The Chairperson
11of the committee shall provide a copy of the notice to the
12Governor's Office of Legislative Affairs, which shall be
13responsible for notifying each nominee scheduled to be
14considered of the date, time, and place of hearing.
 
15    (c) On considering the report of the Executive Appointments
16Committee on a nomination, the Presiding Officer shall put the
17following question: "Does the Senate advise and consent to the
18nomination just made?". The Chairman of the Executive
19Appointments Committee may, by a motion in writing approved by
20a majority of the members present and voting compile a list of
21individual appointment messages to be acted on together by a
22single vote. Whenever a list of Appointment Messages has been
23so compiled, five or more members may request the question be
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1Messages on that list. The Senate may determine, by a majority
2vote of those elected, after having voted upon the question of
3one or more of the Appointment Messages individually, to act
4upon the question of the remaining Appointment Messages on that
5list as a unit.
 
6    (d) While any nomination remains with the Senate, it is in
7order to reconsider any vote taken thereon, subject to the
8provisions of Rule 7-15 not related to the time for making such
9a motion.
 
10    (Senate Rule 10-2)
11    10-2. Appointment Messages.
12    (a) Every nomination subject to the advice and consent of
13the Senate shall be submitted to the Senate by an Appointment
14Message from the appointing officer or appointing authority in
15accordance with this Rule, using the Appointment Message form
16provided in this Rule, containing all of the required
17information, and accompanied by a cover letter signed by the
18appointing officer or on behalf of the appointing authority.
 
19    (b) All Appointment Messages shall be drafted by the
20Legislative Reference Bureau, according to the form provided in
21this Rule.
 
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1sequential number by the Secretary of the Senate, indicating
2the order in which they were received and read into the Senate
3record by the Secretary of the Senate at the direction of the
4Senate President. An Appointment Message is received by the
5Senate when it is read into the Senate record and assigned a
6sequential number. A perfunctory session day shall not be
7deemed to be a session day for the purpose of Article V,
8Section 9, subsection (a) of the Illinois Constitution.
 
9    (d) An Appointment Message that does not conform to the
10requirements of this Rule shall, at the direction of the Senate
11President, (i) be ruled non-compliant and of no legal effect
12and (ii) returned by the Secretary of the Senate to the
13appointing officer or authority that filed it.
 
14    (e) The appointing officer or authority may file in
15accordance with this Rule an Appointment Message that
16supersedes a previously filed Appointment Message. A
17superseding Appointment Message shall identify by sequential
18number the Appointment Message that it supersedes. The filing
19of a superseding Appointment Message shall automatically table
20the Appointment Message that it supersedes, and that superseded
21Appointment Message shall have no further legal effect.
 
22    (f) Nothing in this Rule shall be construed to prohibit an
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1Appointment Message that was previously submitted to or
2received by the Senate. An Appointment Message that has been
3withdrawn shall have no further legal effect.
 
4    (g) An Appointment Message (i) shall be a
5committee-sponsored legislative measure that is unamendable
6and (ii) shall be controlled by the Chairperson of the
7Executive Appointments Committee, who for purposes of these
8Senate Rules shall be deemed the principal sponsor. In the
9absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson of the
10Executive Appointments Committee shall be deemed the principal
11sponsor. Messages may not have individual cosponsors.
 
12    (h) Any Appointment Message pending when the Senate
13adjourns sine die (i) shall carry over into the next General
14Assembly and (ii) shall be considered to have been received by
15the Senate when originally read into the Senate record as
16provided for in subsection (c) of this Rule. An Appointment
17Message carrying over into the next General Assembly shall
18retain the sequential number assigned when originally read into
19the Senate record as provided for in subsection (c) of this
20Rule.
 
21    (i) Notwithstanding the requirements contained in this
22Rule, any Appointment Message submitted to the 96th General
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1deemed to be carried over to the 97th General Assembly. The
2Senate may take action on any Appointment Message carried over
3from the Senate of the 96th General Assembly. Nothing in this
4Rule shall be construed to prohibit an appointing officer or
5authority from withdrawing in writing an Appointment Message
6that was previously submitted to or received by the Senate of
7the 96th General Assembly and carried over into the Senate of
8the 97th General Assembly. An Appointment Message carried over
9from the Senate of the 96th General Assembly that has been
10withdrawn in the Senate of the 97th General Assembly shall have
11no further legal effect.
 
12    (j) Form.
 
 
13
APPOINTMENT MESSAGE

 
14To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Seventh General
15Assembly:
 
16(I, (Name and Title of Appointing Officer), am)/(The (Name of
17the Appointing Authority) is) nominating and, by and with the
18advice and consent of the Senate, appointing the following
19named individual to the office enumerated below. The advice and
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1Title of Office: (Insert Title)
 
2Agency or Other Body: (Name of Agency, Board, Commission, or
3other Body to Which Nomination is Being Made)
 
4Start Date: (Insert Start Date)
 
5End Date: (Insert End Date or Specify "Not Applicable")
 
6Name: (Name of Nominee)
 
7Residence: (Residential Address of Nominee)
 
8Annual Compensation: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify
9"Unsalaried")
 
10Per diem: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify "Not Applicable")
 
11Nominee's Senator: Senator (Name of Senator in whose District
12the Nominee Resides)
 
13Most Recent Holder of Office: (Insert Name or Specify "New
14Position")
 
15Superseded Appointment Message: (Insert Sequence Number of
16Superseded Message or Specify "Not Applicable")
 

 

 

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1
ARTICLE XI

 
2
DISCIPLINE AND PROTEST

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

 
7
FORCE AND EFFECT

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