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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4 the following are adopted as the Rules of the House of
5 Representatives of the Ninety-first General Assembly:
6 ARTICLE I
7 ORGANIZATION
8 (House Rule 1)
9 1. Election of the Speaker.
10 (a) At the first meeting of the House of each General
11 Assembly, the Secretary of State shall convene the House at
12 12:00 noon, designate a Temporary Clerk of the House, and
13 preside during the nomination and election of the Speaker.
14 As the first item of business each day before the election of
15 the Speaker, the Secretary of State shall order the Temporary
16 Clerk to call the roll of the members to establish the
17 presence of a quorum as required by the Constitution. If a
18 majority of those elected are not present, the House shall
19 stand adjourned until the next calendar day, excepting
20 weekends, at the hour prescribed in Rule 29. If a quorum of
21 members elected is present, the Secretary of State shall then
22 call for nominations of members for the Office of Speaker.
23 All nominations require a second. When the nominations are
24 completed, the Secretary of State shall direct the Temporary
25 Clerk to call the roll of the members to elect the Speaker.
26 (b) The election of the Speaker requires the affirmative
27 vote of a majority of those elected. Debate is not in order
28 following nominations and preceding or during the vote.
29 (c) No legislative measure may be considered and no
30 committees may be appointed or meet before the election of
31 the Speaker.
32 (d) When a vacancy in the Office of Speaker occurs, the
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1 foregoing procedure shall be employed to elect a new Speaker;
2 when the Secretary of State is of a political party other
3 than that of the majority caucus, however, the Majority
4 Leader shall preside during the nomination and election of
5 the successor Speaker. No legislative measures, other than
6 for the nomination and election of a successor Speaker, may
7 be considered by the House during a vacancy in the Office of
8 Speaker.
9 (House Rule 2)
10 2. Election of the Minority Leader.
11 (a) The House shall elect a Minority Leader in a manner
12 consistent with the laws of Illinois. The Minority Leader is
13 the leader of the numerically strongest political party other
14 than the party to which the Speaker belongs.
15 (b) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
16 vote of 71 members elected.
17 (House Rule 3)
18 3. Majority and Minority Leadership.
19 (a) The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall appoint
20 from within their respective caucuses the members of the
21 Majority and Minority Leaderships as allowed by law.
22 (b) Appointments are effective upon being filed with the
23 Clerk and remain effective at the pleasure of the Speaker and
24 Minority Leader, respectively, or until a vacancy occurs by
25 reason of resignation or because a leader has ceased to be a
26 Representative. Successor leaders shall be appointed in the
27 same manner as their predecessors. Leaders have those powers
28 delegated to them by the Speaker or Minority Leader, as the
29 case may be.
30 (House Rule 4)
31 4. The Speaker.
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1 (a) The Speaker has those powers conferred upon him or
2 her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any
3 motions or resolutions adopted by the House or jointly by the
4 House and Senate.
5 (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Speaker is
6 the chief administrative officer of the House and has those
7 powers necessary to carry out those functions. The Speaker
8 may delegate administrative duties as he or she deems
9 appropriate.
10 (c) The duties of the Speaker include the following:
11 (1) To preside at all sessions of the House,
12 although the Speaker may call on any member to preside
13 temporarily as Presiding Officer.
14 (2) To open the session at the time at which the
15 House is to meet by taking the chair and calling the
16 members to order. The Speaker may call on any member to
17 open the session as Presiding Officer.
18 (3) To announce the business before the House in
19 the order upon which it is to be acted. The Presiding
20 Officer shall perform this duty during the period that he
21 or she is presiding.
22 (4) To recognize those members entitled to the
23 floor.
24 (5) To state and put to a vote all questions that
25 are regularly moved or that necessarily arise in the
26 course of the proceedings, and to announce the result of
27 the vote.
28 (6) To preserve order and decorum.
29 (7) To decide all points of order, subject to
30 appeal, and to speak on these points in preference to
31 other members.
32 (8) To inform the House when necessary, or when any
33 question is raised, on any point of order or practice
34 pertinent to the pending business.
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1 (9) To sign or authenticate all acts, proceedings,
2 or orders of the House. All writs, warrants, and
3 subpoenae issued by order of the House, or any of its
4 committees, shall be signed by the Speaker and attested
5 by the Clerk.
6 (10) To sign all bills passed by both chambers of
7 the General Assembly to certify that the procedural
8 requirements for passage have been met.
9 (11) To have general supervision, including the
10 duty to protect the security and safety, of the House
11 Chamber, galleries, and adjoining and connecting hallways
12 and passages, including the power to clear them when
13 necessary. The House Chamber shall not be used without
14 permission of the Speaker.
15 (12) To have general supervision of the Clerk and
16 his or her assistants, the Doorkeeper and his or her
17 assistants, the majority caucus staff, the
18 parliamentarians, and all employees of the House except
19 the minority caucus staff.
20 (13) To determine the number of majority caucus
21 members and minority caucus members to be appointed to
22 all committees, except the Rules Committee created by
23 Rule 15, the Committee on Conflicts of Interest created
24 by Rule 71, and those committees that may be created
25 under Article XII of these Rules.
26 (14) To appoint all Chairpersons, Co-Chairpersons,
27 and Vice-Chairpersons of committees (from either the
28 majority or minority caucus), and to appoint all majority
29 caucus members of committees.
30 (15) To enforce all constitutional provisions,
31 statutes, rules, and regulations applicable to the House.
32 (16) To guide and direct the proceedings of the
33 House subject to the control and will of the members.
34 (17) To direct the Clerk to correct non-substantive
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1 errors in the Journal.
2 (18) To assign meeting places and meeting times to
3 committees and subcommittees.
4 (19) To perform any other duties assigned to the
5 Speaker by these House Rules or jointly by the House and
6 Senate.
7 (20) To decide, subject to the control and will of
8 the members, all questions relating to the priority of
9 business.
10 (21) To issue, in cooperation with the Comptroller
11 and after clearance with the United States Internal
12 Revenue Service, written regulations covering
13 administration of contingent expense allowances of
14 members of the House.
15 (22) To appoint one or more parliamentarians to
16 serve at the pleasure of the Speaker.
17 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
18 vote of 71 members elected.
19 (House Rule 5)
20 5. Powers and Duties of the Minority Leader.
21 (a) The Minority Leader has those powers conferred upon
22 him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any
23 motions or resolutions adopted by the House or jointly by the
24 House and Senate.
25 (b) The Minority Leader shall appoint to all committees
26 the members from the minority caucus and shall designate a
27 Minority Spokesperson for each committee, except that the
28 Speaker may appoint a minority caucus member to be
29 Chairperson of a standing committee or Chairperson or
30 Co-Chairperson of a special committee.
31 (c) The Minority Leader has general supervision of the
32 minority caucus staff.
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1 (House Rule 6)
2 6. Clerk of the House.
3 (a) The House shall elect a Clerk, who may adopt
4 appropriate policies or procedures for the conduct of his or
5 her office. The Speaker is the final arbiter of any dispute
6 arising in connection with the operation of the Office of the
7 Clerk.
8 (b) The duties of the Clerk include the following:
9 (1) To have custody of all bills, papers, and
10 records of the House, which shall not be taken out of the
11 Clerk's custody except in the regular course of business
12 in the House.
13 (2) To endorse on every original bill and each copy
14 its number, the names of sponsors, the date of
15 introduction, and the several orders taken on it. When
16 reproduced, the names of the sponsors shall appear on the
17 front page of the bill in the same order they appeared
18 when introduced.
19 (3) To cause each bill to be reproduced and placed
20 on the desks of the members as soon as it is reproduced,
21 as provided in Rule 39.
22 (4) To keep the Journal of the proceedings of the
23 House and, under the direction of the Speaker, correct
24 errors in the Journal.
25 (5) To keep the transcripts of the debates of the
26 House and make them available to the public under
27 reasonable conditions.
28 (6) To keep the necessary records for the House and
29 its committees and to prepare the House Calendar for each
30 legislative day.
31 (7) To examine all House Bills and Constitutional
32 Amendment Resolutions following Second Reading and before
33 final passage for the purpose of correcting any
34 non-substantive errors, and to report the same back to
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1 the Speaker promptly; to supervise the enrolling and
2 engrossing of bills and resolutions, subject to the
3 direction of the Speaker; and to attest to the passage or
4 adoption of legislative measures, and to note thereon the
5 date of final House action. Any corrections made by the
6 Clerk and approved by the Speaker shall be entered on the
7 Journal.
8 (8) To transmit bills, other documents, and
9 messages to the Senate and secure a receipt therefor, and
10 to receive from the Senate bills, other documents, and
11 messages and give receipt therefor.
12 (9) To file with the Secretary of State debate
13 transcripts and House documents as required by law.
14 (10) To attend every session of the House; record
15 the roll; and read all bills, resolutions, and other
16 papers as directed by the Speaker. Bills shall be read
17 by title only.
18 (11) To supervise the Assistant Clerk, the
19 Doorkeeper, pages, messengers, committee clerks, and
20 other employees of his or her office.
21 (12) To establish the format for all documents,
22 forms, and committee records and tapes prepared by
23 committee clerks.
24 (13) Subject to approval by the Speaker, to
25 establish standards of decorum and other standards
26 regarding written statements filed under Rule 53.
27 (14) To perform other duties assigned by the
28 Speaker.
29 (House Rule 7)
30 7. Assistant Clerk of the House. The House shall, in a
31 manner consistent with the laws of Illinois, elect an
32 Assistant Clerk, who shall perform those duties assigned by
33 the Clerk.
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1 (House Rule 8)
2 8. Doorkeeper. The House shall elect a Doorkeeper who
3 shall perform those duties assigned by law, or as ordered by
4 the Speaker, Presiding Officer, or Clerk. Those duties shall
5 include the following:
6 (1) To attend the House during its sessions and
7 execute the commands of the Speaker or Presiding Officer.
8 (2) To maintain order among spectators admitted
9 into the House Chamber, galleries, and adjoining or
10 connecting hallways and passages.
11 (3) To take proper measures to prevent interruption
12 of the House.
13 (4) To remove unruly persons from the House
14 Chamber, galleries, and adjoining and connecting hallways
15 and passages.
16 (5) To ensure that only authorized persons have
17 access to the House Chamber, galleries, and adjoining
18 hallways and passages, subject to the direction of the
19 Speaker.
20 (6) To supervise any Assistant Doorkeepers.
21 (7) To perform other duties assigned by the
22 Speaker.
23 (House Rule 9)
24 9. Schedule.
25 (a) The Speaker shall periodically establish a schedule
26 of days on which the House shall convene in regular,
27 perfunctory, and veto session, with that schedule subject to
28 revision at the discretion of the Speaker.
29 (b) The Speaker may schedule or reschedule deadlines at
30 his or her discretion for any action on any category of
31 legislative measure as the Speaker deems appropriate,
32 including deadlines for the following legislative actions:
33 (1) Final day to request bills from the Legislative
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1 Reference Bureau.
2 (2) Final day for introduction of bills.
3 (3) Final day for standing committees of the House
4 to report House bills, except House appropriation bills.
5 (4) Final day for standing committees of the House
6 to report House appropriation bills.
7 (5) Final day for Third Reading and passage of
8 House bills, except House appropriation bills.
9 (6) Final day for Third Reading and passage of
10 House appropriation bills.
11 (7) Final day for standing committees of the House
12 to report Senate appropriation bills.
13 (8) Final day for standing committees of the House
14 to report Senate bills, except appropriation bills.
15 (9) Final day for special committees to report to
16 the House.
17 (10) Final day for Third Reading and passage of
18 Senate appropriation bills.
19 (11) Final day for Third Reading and passage of
20 Senate bills, except appropriation bills.
21 (12) Final day for consideration of joint action
22 motions and conference committee reports.
23 (c) The Speaker may schedule or reschedule any necessary
24 deadlines for legislative action during any special session
25 of the House. The Speaker may establish a Weekly Order of
26 Business or a Daily Order of Business setting forth the date
27 and approximate time at which specific legislative measures
28 may be considered by the House. The Weekly Order of Business
29 or Daily Order of Business is effective upon being filed by
30 the Speaker with the Clerk and takes the place of the
31 standing order of business for the amount of time necessary
32 for its completion. Nothing in this Rule, however, limits
33 the Speaker's or Presiding Officer's powers under Rule
34 4(c)(3) or Rule 43(a).
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1 (d) The foregoing deadlines, or any revisions to those
2 deadlines, are effective upon being filed by the Speaker with
3 the Clerk. The Clerk shall journalize those deadlines.
4 (e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
5 vote of 71 members elected.
6 ARTICLE II
7 COMMITTEES
8 (House Rule 10)
9 10. Committees.
10 (a) The committees of the House are: (i) the standing
11 committees listed in Rule 11; (ii) the special committees
12 created under Rule 13; (iii) subcommittees created by
13 standing committees or by special committees; (iv) the Rules
14 Committee created under Rule 15; (v) the Committee on
15 Conflicts of Interest created under Rule 71; (vi) the
16 Election Contest or Qualifications Challenge Committees, if
17 any, created under Article X; and (vii) any committees
18 created under Article XII. Subcommittees may not create
19 subcommittees.
20 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Rule, all
21 committees, except special committees created under Rule 13,
22 shall have a Chairperson and Minority Spokesperson, who may
23 be of the same political party. Special committees created
24 under Rule 13 that have Co-Chairpersons from different
25 political parties shall not have a Minority Spokesperson.
26 Each committee may have a Vice-Chairperson appointed by the
27 Speaker. Committees of the Whole shall consist of all
28 Representatives. The number of majority caucus members and
29 minority caucus members of all committees, except the Rules
30 Committee created under Rule 15, the Committee on Conflicts
31 of Interest created under Rule 71, and any committees that
32 may be created under Article XII, shall be determined by the
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1 Speaker. The Speaker shall file a notice with the Clerk
2 setting forth the number of majority caucus and minority
3 caucus members of each committee, which shall be journalized.
4 A member may be temporarily replaced on a committee due to
5 illness or if the member is otherwise unavailable. All
6 leaders are non-voting ex-officio members of each standing
7 committee and each special committee, except that the leaders
8 may also be appointed to standing committees or special
9 committees as voting members. The Speaker may also appoint
10 any member of the majority caucus, and the Minority Leader
11 may appoint any member of the minority caucus, as a
12 non-voting ex-officio member of any standing committee or
13 special committee.
14 (c) The Chairperson of a committee has the authority to
15 call the committee to order, designate the order in which
16 bills and resolutions posted for hearing shall be taken up,
17 order a record vote to be taken on each legislative measure
18 called for a vote, preserve order and decorum during
19 committee meetings, establish procedural rules (subject to
20 approval by the Speaker) governing the presentation and
21 consideration of legislative measures, and generally
22 supervise the affairs of the committee. The Vice-Chairperson
23 of a committee or other member of the committee from the
24 majority caucus may preside over its meetings in the absence
25 or at the direction of the Chairperson. In the case of
26 special committees with Co-Chairpersons from different
27 political parties, the "Chairperson" for purposes of this
28 Rule is the Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
29 (d) A vacancy on a committee, or in the position of
30 Chairperson, Co-Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or Minority
31 Spokesperson on a committee, exists when a member resigns
32 from the position or ceases to be a Representative.
33 Resignations shall be made in writing to the Clerk, who shall
34 promptly notify the Speaker and Minority Leader. Absent
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1 concurrence by a majority of those elected, except as
2 otherwise provided in Rule 15 and except in connection with
3 temporary replacements under Rule 10(b), no member who
4 resigns from a committee shall be re-appointed to that
5 committee for the remainder of the term. Replacement members
6 shall be of the same political party as that of the member
7 who resigns, and shall be appointed in the same manner as the
8 original appointment, except that in the case of the
9 resignation of a Chairperson or Co-Chairperson, the
10 replacement member need not be from the same political party.
11 In the case of vacancies on subcommittees that were created
12 by committees, the parent committee shall fill the vacancy in
13 the same manner as the original appointment.
14 (e) The Chairperson of a committee has the authority to
15 call meetings of that committee, subject to the approval of
16 the Speaker. In the case of special committees with
17 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
18 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus has the authority to
19 call meetings of the special committee, subject to the
20 approval of the Speaker. Except as otherwise provided by
21 these Rules, committee meetings shall be convened in
22 accordance with Rule 21.
23 (f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
24 vote of 71 members elected.
25 (House Rule 11)
26 11. Standing Committees. The Standing Committees of the
27 House are as follows:
28 AGING
29 AGRICULTURE & CONSERVATION
30 APPROPRIATIONS-ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION
31 APPROPRIATIONS-GENERAL SERVICES & GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
32 APPROPRIATIONS-HIGHER EDUCATION
33 APPROPRIATIONS-HUMAN SERVICES
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1 APPROPRIATIONS-PUBLIC SAFETY
2 CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
3 CHILDREN & YOUTH
4 COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
5 CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
6 CONSUMER PROTECTION & PRODUCT REGULATION
7 ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN REFORM
8 ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION
9 ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY
10 EXECUTIVE
11 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
12 HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY & ACCESS
13 HIGHER EDUCATION
14 HUMAN SERVICES
15 INSURANCE
16 JUDICIARY I-CIVIL LAW
17 JUDICIARY II-CRIMINAL LAW
18 LABOR & COMMERCE
19 LOCAL GOVERNMENT
20 PERSONNEL & PENSIONS
21 PUBLIC UTILITIES
22 REGISTRATION & REGULATION
23 REVENUE
24 STATE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
25 TOURISM
26 TRANSPORTATION & MOTOR VEHICLES
27 URBAN REVITALIZATION
28 VETERANS' AFFAIRS
29 (House Rule 12)
30 12. Members and Officers of Standing Committees. The
31 members of each standing committee shall be appointed for the
32 term by the Speaker and the Minority Leader. The Speaker
33 shall appoint the Chairperson (from either the majority or
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1 minority caucus) and the remaining standing committee members
2 of the majority caucus (one of whom the Speaker may designate
3 as Vice-Chairperson), and the Minority Leader shall appoint
4 the remaining standing committee members of the minority
5 caucus (one of whom the Minority Leader may designate as
6 Minority Spokesperson). Appointments are effective upon the
7 delivery of appropriate correspondence from the respective
8 leader to the Clerk, regardless of whether the House is in
9 session, and shall remain effective for the duration of the
10 term, subject to Rule 10(d). The Clerk shall journalize the
11 appointments. Committees may conduct business when a
12 majority of the total number of committee members has been
13 appointed.
14 (House Rule 13)
15 13. Special Committees.
16 (a) The following Special Committees are created:
17 ELECTRIC UTILITY DEREGULATION
18 JUDICIAL REAPPORTIONMENT
19 MENTAL HEALTH & PATIENT ABUSE
20 PRISON MANAGEMENT REFORM
21 PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT
22 STATE PROCUREMENT
23 TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS DISTRIBUTION
24 The Speaker may create additional special committees by
25 filing a notice of the creation of the special committee with
26 the Clerk. The notice creating an additional special
27 committee shall specify the subject matter of the special
28 committee and the number of members to be appointed.
29 (b) The Speaker shall determine the number of majority
30 and minority caucus members to be appointed to special
31 committees in accordance with Rule 10(b). The Speaker, at
32 his or her discretion, shall appoint a Chairperson or
33 Co-Chairpersons. The Speaker may appoint any member as a
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1 Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of a special committee. If the
2 Chairperson or Co-Chairperson is a member of the majority or
3 minority leadership or the Chairperson or Minority
4 Spokesperson of a standing committee, the member shall
5 receive no additional stipend or compensation for serving as
6 Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of the special committee. For
7 purposes of Section 1 of the General Assembly Compensation
8 Act (25 ILCS 115/1), (i) a special committee under these
9 rules is considered a "select committee" and (ii) one
10 Co-Chairperson of a special committee shall be considered
11 "Chairman" and the other shall be considered "Minority
12 Spokesman". The appointed members of special committees shall
13 be designated by the Speaker and the Minority Leader in a
14 like manner as provided in Rule 12 with respect to standing
15 committees, except that if the special committee has
16 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the special
17 committee shall not have a Minority Spokesperson. In that
18 case, the Minority Leader shall appoint the minority caucus
19 members to the special committee, except the Co-Chairperson
20 from the minority caucus who shall be appointed by the
21 Speaker. The Speaker may establish a reporting date during
22 the term for each special committee by filing a notice of the
23 reporting date with the Clerk. Unless an earlier date is
24 specified by the notice, special committees expire at the end
25 of the term.
26 (c) Special committees are empowered to conduct business
27 when a majority of the total number of committee members has
28 been appointed.
29 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
30 vote of 71 members elected.
31 (House Rule 14)
32 14. Subcommittees.
33 (a) The following subcommittees are created:
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1 (1) Subcommittee on Smart Growth as a subcommittee
2 of the Urban Revitalization Committee.
3 (2) Subcommittee on Reform of the Department of
4 Children and Family Services as a subcommittee of the
5 Children & Youth Committee.
6 (3) Subcommittee on Abandoned Oil Wells as a
7 subcommittee of the Environment & Energy Committee.
8 (4) Subcommittee on Chapter 1 Spending as a
9 subcommittee of the Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary
10 Education Committee.
11 Members of a subcommittee created under this subsection (a)
12 must be members of the parent committee. The number of
13 members, the number from each caucus, the manner of
14 appointment, and the reporting date, if any, shall be
15 determined by the Committee Chairperson by filing a written
16 statement with the committee clerk. Subcommittees created
17 under this subsection (a) expire at the end of the term.
18 (b) In addition, the Chairperson of a standing committee
19 or a special committee may create a subcommittee by filing a
20 notice with the committee clerk. The number of majority
21 caucus and minority caucus members to be appointed to a
22 subcommittee shall be determined by the Committee
23 Chairperson, and filed with the committee clerk. In the case
24 of special committees with Co-Chairpersons from different
25 political parties, the creation of subcommittees and the
26 number of majority caucus and minority caucus members to be
27 appointed to the subcommittee shall be determined by the
28 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus. Members of
29 subcommittees must be members of the parent committee, and
30 shall be appointed in the manner determined by the committee
31 Chairperson, or in the case of special committees with
32 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, by the
33 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
34 The notice creating a subcommittee shall specify the
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1 subject matter of the subcommittee and the number of members
2 to be appointed, and may specify a reporting date during the
3 term. Unless an earlier date is specified by the notice,
4 subcommittees expire at the end of the term.
5 (c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
6 vote of 71 members elected.
7 (House Rule 15)
8 15. Rules Committee.
9 (a) The Rules Committee is created as a permanent
10 committee. The Rules Committee shall consist of 5 members, 3
11 appointed by the Speaker and 2 appointed by the Minority
12 Leader. The Speaker and the Minority Leader are each
13 eligible to be appointed to the Rules Committee. The Rules
14 Committee may conduct business when a majority of the total
15 number of its members has been appointed.
16 (b) The majority caucus members of the Rules Committee
17 shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker, and the minority
18 caucus members shall serve at the pleasure of the Minority
19 Leader. Appointments shall be by notice filed with the
20 Clerk, and shall be effective for the balance of the term or
21 until a replacement appointment is made, whichever first
22 occurs. Appointments take effect upon filing with the Clerk,
23 regardless of whether the House is in session.
24 Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, any
25 Representative who is replaced on the Rules Committee may be
26 re-appointed to the Rules Committee without concurrence of
27 the House.
28 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules,
29 the Rules Committee may meet upon reasonable public notice
30 that includes a statement of the subjects to be considered.
31 All legislative measures pending before the Rules Committee
32 are eligible for consideration at any of its meetings, and
33 all of those legislative measures are deemed posted for
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1 hearing by the Rules Committee for all of its meetings.
2 (d) Upon concurrence of a majority of those appointed,
3 the Rules Committee may advance any legislative measure
4 pending before it to the House, without referral to another
5 committee; the Rules Committee, however, shall not so report
6 any bill that has never been before a standing committee or a
7 special committee of the House.
8 (e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
9 vote of 71 members elected.
10 (House Rule 16)
11 16. Referrals of Resolutions and Reorganization Orders.
12 (a) All resolutions, except adjournment resolutions and
13 resolutions considered under subsection (b) or (c) of this
14 Rule, after being initially read by the Clerk, are
15 automatically referred to the Rules Committee, which may
16 thereafter refer any resolution before it to the House or to
17 a standing committee or special committee. No resolution,
18 except adjournment resolutions and resolutions considered
19 under subsection (b) or (c) of this Rule, may be considered
20 by the House unless referred to the House by the Rules
21 Committee under Rule 18, or by a standing committee or
22 special committee. An adjournment resolution is subject to
23 Rule 66.
24 (b) Any member may file a congratulatory resolution for
25 consideration by the House. The Principal Sponsor of each
26 congratulatory resolution shall pay a reasonable fee,
27 determined by the Clerk with the approval of the Speaker, to
28 offset the actual cost of producing the congratulatory
29 resolution. The fee may be paid from the office allowance
30 provided by Section 4 of the General Assembly Compensation
31 Act, or from any other funds available to the member. Upon
32 agreement of the Speaker and the Minority Leader,
33 congratulatory resolutions may be immediately considered and
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1 adopted by the House without referral to the Rules Committee.
2 Those resolutions may be adopted as a group by a single
3 motion. Congratulatory resolutions shall be entered on the
4 Journal only by number, sponsorship, and subject. The
5 provisions of this subsection requiring the Principal Sponsor
6 to pay a reasonable fee may not be suspended.
7 (c) Death resolutions in memory of former members of the
8 General Assembly and former constitutional officers, upon
9 introduction, may be immediately considered by the House
10 without referral to the Rules Committee. Those resolutions
11 shall be entered on the Journal in full.
12 (d) Executive reorganization orders of the Governor
13 issued under Article V, Sec. 11 of the Constitution, upon
14 being read into the record by the Clerk, are automatically
15 referred to the Rules Committee for its referral to a
16 standing committee or a special committee, which may issue a
17 recommendation to the House with respect to the Executive
18 Order. The House may disapprove of an Executive Order only by
19 resolution adopted by a majority of those elected; no such
20 resolution is in order until a standing committee or a
21 special committee has reported to the House on the executive
22 reorganization, or until the Executive Order has been
23 discharged under Rule 58.
24 (House Rule 17)
25 17. Sponsorship by the Rules Committee. The Rules
26 Committee may consider any legislative measure referred to it
27 under these Rules, by motion or resolution, or by order of
28 the Presiding Officer upon initial reading. The Rules
29 Committee may, with the concurrence of a majority of those
30 appointed, sponsor motions or resolutions; notwithstanding
31 any other provision of these Rules, any motion or resolution
32 sponsored by the Rules Committee may be immediately
33 considered by the House without referral to a committee. Any
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1 such motion or resolution shall be assigned standard debate
2 status, subject to Rule 52.
3 (House Rule 18)
4 18. Referrals to Committees.
5 (a) All House Bills and Senate Bills, after being
6 initially read by the Clerk, are automatically referred to
7 the Rules Committee.
8 (b) During odd-numbered years, the Rules Committee shall
9 thereafter refer any such bill before it to a standing
10 committee or a special committee within 3 legislative days.
11 During even-numbered years, the Rules Committee shall refer
12 to a standing committee or a special committee only
13 appropriation bills implementing the budget and bills deemed
14 by the Rules Committee, by the affirmative vote of a majority
15 appointed, to be of an emergency nature or to be of
16 substantial importance to the operation of government. This
17 subsection (b) applies equally to House Bills and Senate
18 Bills introduced into or received by the House.
19 (c) A standing committee or a special committee may
20 refer a subject matter or a legislative measure pending in
21 that committee to a subcommittee of that committee.
22 (d) All legislative measures favorably reported by a
23 standing committee or a special committee, or discharged from
24 a standing committee or a special committee under Rule 58,
25 shall be referred to the House and placed on the appropriate
26 order of business, which shall appear on the daily calendar.
27 All legislative measures, except bills or resolutions on the
28 Consent Calendar, bills or resolutions assigned short debate
29 status by a standing committee or special committee, and
30 floor amendments, so referred are automatically assigned
31 standard debate status, subject to Rule 52.
32 (e) All floor amendments, joint action motions for final
33 action, and conference committee reports, upon filing with
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1 the Clerk, are automatically referred to the Rules Committee.
2 The Rules Committee may refer any floor amendment, joint
3 action motion for final action, or conference committee
4 report to the House or to a standing committee or a special
5 committee for its review and consideration (in those
6 instances, and notwithstanding any other provision of these
7 Rules, the standing committee or special committee may hold a
8 hearing on and consider those legislative measures pursuant
9 to a one-hour advance notice). Any floor amendment, joint
10 action motion for final action, or conference committee
11 report that is not referred to the House by the Rules
12 Committee is out of order, except that any floor amendment,
13 joint action motion for final action, or conference committee
14 report favorably approved by a standing committee or a
15 special committee is deemed referred to the House by the
16 Rules Committee for purposes of this Rule. All joint action
17 motions for final action and conference committee reports so
18 referred are automatically assigned standard debate status,
19 subject to Rule 52. Floor amendments referred to the House
20 under this Rule are automatically assigned amendment debate
21 status.
22 (f) The Rules Committee may at any time refer or
23 re-refer a legislative measure from a committee to a
24 Committee of the Whole or to any other committee.
25 (g) Legislative measures may be discharged from the
26 Rules Committee only by unanimous consent of the House. Any
27 bill discharged from the Rules Committee shall be placed on
28 the order of Second Reading and assigned standard debate
29 status, subject to Rule 52.
30 (h) Except for those provisions that require unanimous
31 consent, this Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
32 vote of 71 members elected.
33 (House Rule 19)
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1 19. Re-Referrals to the Rules Committee.
2 (a) All legislative measures that fail to meet the
3 applicable deadline established under Rule 9 for reporting to
4 the House by a standing committee or a special committee, for
5 Third Reading and passage, or for consideration of joint
6 action motions and conference committee reports are
7 automatically re-referred to the Rules Committee unless: (i)
8 the deadline has been suspended or revised by the Speaker,
9 with re-referral to the Rules Committee to occur if the bill
10 has not been reported to the House in accordance with a
11 revised deadline; or (ii) the Rules Committee has issued a
12 written exception to the Clerk with respect to a particular
13 bill before the reporting deadline, with re-referral to
14 occur, if at all, in accordance with the written exception.
15 (b) All legislative measures pending before the House or
16 any of its committees are automatically re-referred to the
17 Rules Committee on the 31st consecutive day that the House
18 has not convened for session unless: (i) any deadline
19 applicable to the bill or resolution that has been designated
20 by the Speaker under Rule 9 exceeds 31 days, with re-referral
21 to occur, if at all, in accordance with that deadline; (ii)
22 this Rule is suspended under Rule 67; or (iii) the Rules
23 Committee, by the affirmative vote of a majority appointed,
24 issues a written exception to the Clerk before that 31st day.
25 (House Rule 20)
26 20. Reporting by Committees. Committees shall report to
27 the House, and subcommittees shall report to their parent
28 committees.
29 (House Rule 21)
30 21. Notice.
31 (a) Except as provided in Rule 18 or unless this Rule is
32 suspended under Rule 67, no standing committee or special
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1 committee may consider or conduct a hearing with respect to a
2 legislative measure absent notice first being given as
3 follows:
4 (1) The Chairperson of the committee, or the
5 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus of a special
6 committee, shall, no later than 6 days before any
7 proposed hearing, post a notice on the House bulletin
8 board identifying each legislative measure, other than a
9 committee amendment upon initial consideration under Rule
10 40, that may be considered during that hearing. The
11 notice shall contain the day, hour, and place of the
12 hearing.
13 (2) Meetings of the Rules Committee may be called
14 under Rule 15; meetings of the standing committees and
15 special committees to consider floor amendments, joint
16 action motions for final consideration, and conference
17 committee reports may be called under Rule 18.
18 (3) The Chairperson, or Co-Chairperson from the
19 majority caucus of a special committee, shall, in advance
20 of a committee hearing, notify all Principal Sponsors of
21 legislative measures posted for that hearing of the date,
22 time, and place of hearing. When practical, the Clerk
23 shall include a notice of all scheduled hearings,
24 together with all posted bills and resolutions, in the
25 Daily Calendar of the House. Regardless of whether a
26 particular legislative measure or subject matter has been
27 posted for hearing, it is in order for a committee during
28 any of its meetings to refer a subject matter or
29 legislative measure pending before it to a subcommittee
30 of that committee.
31 (b) Other than the Rules Committee, no committee may
32 meet during any session of the House, and no commission
33 created by Illinois law that has legislative membership may
34 meet during any session of the House.
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1 (c) Regardless of whether notice has been previously
2 given, it is always in order for a committee to table any
3 legislative measure pending before it when the Principal
4 Sponsor so requests.
5 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
6 vote of 71 members elected.
7 (House Rule 22)
8 22. Committee Procedure.
9 (a) A committee may consider any legislative measure
10 referred to it and may make with respect to that legislative
11 measure one of the following reports to the House or to the
12 parent committee, as appropriate:
13 (1) that the bill "do pass";
14 (2) that the bill "do not pass";
15 (3) that the bill "do pass as amended";
16 (4) that the bill "do not pass as amended";
17 (5) that the resolution "be adopted";
18 (6) that the resolution "be not adopted";
19 (7) that the resolution "be adopted as amended";
20 (8) that the resolution "be not adopted as
21 amended";
22 (9) that the floor amendment, joint action motion,
23 or conference committee report referred by the Rules
24 Committee "be adopted";
25 (10) that the floor amendment, joint action motion,
26 or conference committee report referred by the Rules
27 Committee "be not adopted";
28 (11) "without recommendation"; or
29 (12) "tabled".
30 Any of the foregoing reports may be made only upon the
31 concurrence of a majority of those appointed. All
32 legislative measures reported "do pass", "do pass as
33 amended", "be adopted", or "be adopted as amended" are
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1 favorably reported to the House. Except as otherwise provided
2 by these Rules, any legislative measure referred or
3 re-referred to a committee and not reported under this Rule
4 shall remain in that committee.
5 (b) No bill that provides for an appropriation of money
6 from the State Treasury may be considered for passage by the
7 House unless it has first been favorably reported by an
8 Appropriations Committee or:
9 (1) the bill was discharged from an Appropriations
10 Committee under Rule 58;
11 (2) the bill was exempted from this requirement by
12 a majority of those appointed to the Rules Committee; or
13 (3) this Rule was suspended under Rule 67.
14 (c) The Chairperson of each committee, or Co-Chairperson
15 from the majority caucus of a special committee, shall keep,
16 or cause to be kept, a record in which there shall be
17 entered:
18 (1) The time and place of each meeting of the
19 committee.
20 (2) The attendance of committee members at each
21 meeting.
22 (3) The votes cast by the committee members on all
23 legislative measures acted on by the committee.
24 (4) The "Record of Committee Witness" forms
25 executed by each person appearing or registering in each
26 committee meeting, which shall include identification of
27 the witness, the person, group, or firm represented by
28 appearance and the capacity in which the representation
29 is made (if the person is representing someone other than
30 himself or herself), his or her position on the
31 legislation under consideration, and the nature of his or
32 her desired testimony.
33 (5) A tape recording of the proceedings.
34 (6) Such additional information as may be requested
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1 by the Clerk.
2 (d) The committee Chairperson, or the Co-Chairperson
3 from the majority caucus of a special committee, shall file
4 with the Clerk, along with every bill or resolution reported
5 upon, a written report containing such information as
6 required by the Clerk. The Clerk may adopt forms, policies,
7 and procedures with respect to the preparation, filing, and
8 maintenance of the reports.
9 (e) When a committee fails to report a legislative
10 measure pending before it to the House, or when a committee
11 fails to hold a public hearing on a legislative measure
12 pending before it, the exclusive means to bring that
13 legislative measure directly before the House for its
14 consideration is as provided in Rule 18 or Rule 58.
15 (f) No bill or resolution may be called for a vote in a
16 standing committee or special committee in the absence of the
17 Principal Sponsor. The Chairperson of a committee or a chief
18 co-sponsor may present a bill or resolution in committee with
19 the approval of the Principal Sponsor when the committee
20 consents. In the case of special committees with
21 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
22 "Chairperson" means the Co-Chairperson from the majority
23 caucus. This subsection may not be suspended.
24 (g) No bill or resolution may be voted on more than
25 twice in any committee on motions to report the bill or
26 resolution favorably, or to reconsider the vote by which the
27 committee adopted a motion to report the bill or resolution
28 unfavorably. A bill or resolution having failed to receive a
29 favorable recommendation after 2 such record votes shall be
30 automatically reported with the appropriate unfavorable
31 recommendation.
32 (h) A bill or resolution shall be given short debate
33 status by report of the committee if the bill or resolution
34 was favorably reported by a three-fifths vote of the members
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1 present. Bills and resolutions receiving favorable reports
2 may be placed upon the Consent Calendar as provided in Rule
3 42.
4 (i) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
5 vote of 71 members elected.
6 (House Rule 23)
7 23. Witnesses and Subpoenae.
8 (a) Standing committees may compel, by subpoena, any
9 person to appear and give testimony as a witness before the
10 standing committee and produce papers, documents, and other
11 materials relating to a legislative measure pending before
12 the standing committee.
13 (b) Special committees may compel, by subpoena, any
14 person to appear and give testimony before the special
15 committee and produce papers, documents, and other materials
16 relating to the subject matter for which the special
17 committee was created or relating to a legislative measure
18 pending before the special committee.
19 (c) Subpoenae issued under this Rule must be issued and
20 signed by the Chairperson of the committee and must comply
21 with Rule 4(c)(9). In the case of special committees with
22 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the term
23 "Chairperson" for purposes of this Rule means the
24 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
25 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
26 vote of 71 members elected.
27 (House Rule 24)
28 24. Committee Reports.
29 (a) All bills favorably reported to the House from a
30 committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
31 discharged, shall be reported to the House and shall be
32 placed on the order of Second Reading and assigned standard
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1 debate status, subject to Rule 52. Bills reported to the
2 House from committee "do not pass", "do not pass as amended",
3 "without recommendation", or "tabled" shall lie on the table.
4 (b) All floor amendments, joint action motions for final
5 action, and conference committee reports favorably reported
6 from a standing committee or special committee shall be
7 referred to the House and eligible for consideration when the
8 House is on an appropriate order of business. Amendments to
9 bills that are not on the order of Second Reading are out of
10 order. All floor amendments, joint action motions for final
11 action, and conference committee reports that are reported to
12 the House from committee "be not adopted", "without
13 recommendation", or "tabled" shall lie on the table. When the
14 Rules Committee refers a floor amendment, joint action motion
15 for final action, or conference committee report to a
16 standing committee or a special committee that thereafter
17 favorably reports that legislative measure to the House, the
18 legislative measure shall be referred to the House, assigned
19 standard debate status subject to Rule 52 (except floor
20 amendments, which shall be assigned amendment debate status),
21 and eligible for consideration when the House is on an
22 appropriate order of business.
23 (c) All resolutions favorably reported to the House from
24 the Rules Committee, a standing committee, or a special
25 committee, or with respect to which the committee has been
26 discharged, shall be referred to the House and placed on the
27 order of Resolutions and assigned standard debate status,
28 subject to Rule 52. All resolutions that are reported to the
29 House from committee "be not adopted", "be not adopted as
30 amended", "without recommendation", or "tabled" shall lie on
31 the table. Floor amendments to resolutions are subject to
32 the same procedure applicable to floor amendments to bills.
33 (House Rule 25)
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1 25. Suspension of Posting Requirements.
2 (a) A motion to suspend the posting requirements of Rule
3 21 must be in writing, specifying the committee and the bills
4 or resolutions to which the motion applies, be carried on the
5 calendar before it may be taken up by the House, and adopted
6 by the affirmative vote of 60 members elected. The calendar
7 requirements of this Rule may be suspended only by unanimous
8 consent. The requirement that the motion be in writing may
9 not be suspended.
10 (b) Except for those provisions that may not be
11 suspended or that require unanimous consent, this Rule may be
12 suspended only by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
13 (House Rule 26)
14 26. Rights of the Public.
15 (a) If a bill or resolution has been properly set for
16 hearing and witnesses are present and wish to testify, the
17 committee shall hear the witnesses at the scheduled time and
18 place.
19 (b) Any person wishing to offer testimony to a committee
20 hearing of a bill or resolution shall be given a reasonable
21 opportunity to do so, orally or in writing. The Chairperson
22 may set time limits for presentation of oral testimony. No
23 testimony in writing is required of any witness, but any
24 witness may submit a statement in writing for the committee
25 record. All persons offering testimony shall complete a
26 "Record of Committee Witness" form and submit it to the
27 committee clerk before testifying. In the case of special
28 committees with Co-Chairpersons from different political
29 parties, the "Chairperson" means the Co-Chairperson from the
30 majority caucus.
31 (c) A motion to foreclose further oral testimony by
32 witnesses on a matter before a committee may be adopted only
33 by a three-fifths majority of those voting on the motion. No
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1 such motion is in order until both proponents and opponents
2 requesting to be heard have been given a fair and substantial
3 opportunity to express their positions. No one shall be
4 prohibited from filing for the record "Record of Committee
5 Witness" forms or written statements while the matter is
6 before the committee.
7 (d) Meetings of committees and subcommittees shall be
8 open to the public. Committee meetings of the House may be
9 closed to the public if two-thirds of the members elected to
10 the House determine, by a record vote, that the public
11 interest so requires.
12 (e) This Rule cannot be suspended retroactively.
13 (House Rule 27)
14 27. Smoking. Smoking is prohibited at any official
15 committee hearing, and no committee member, staff member, or
16 member of the public is permitted to smoke in the room in
17 which the hearing is being held.
18 ARTICLE III
19 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
20 (House Rule 28)
21 28. Sessions of the House.
22 (a) The House is in session whenever it convenes in
23 perfunctory session, regular session, veto session, or
24 special session. Members are entitled to per diem expense
25 reimbursements only on those regular, veto, and special
26 session days that they are in attendance at the House.
27 Attendance by members is not required or recorded on
28 perfunctory session days.
29 (b) Regular and veto session days shall be scheduled
30 with notice by the Speaker under Rule 9. Special session days
31 shall be scheduled in accordance with the Constitution and
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1 laws of Illinois.
2 (c) The Speaker may schedule perfunctory session days
3 during which the Clerk may read into the House record any
4 legislative measure. Committees may meet and may consider and
5 act upon legislative measures during a perfunctory session
6 day, and the Clerk may receive and read committee reports
7 into the House record during a perfunctory day. Except for
8 automatic referral under these Rules, no further action may
9 be taken by the House with respect to a legislative measure
10 during a perfunctory session day.
11 (House Rule 29)
12 29. Hour of Meeting. Unless otherwise ordered by the
13 Speaker or Presiding Officer or as provided in Rule 1, the
14 House shall regularly convene at 12:30 p.m. on the first day
15 of each week that the House convenes in regular, veto, or
16 special session and shall convene at noon on all other days.
17 (House Rule 30)
18 30. Access to the House Floor.
19 (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, only
20 the following persons shall be admitted to the House while it
21 is in session: members and officers of the General Assembly;
22 elected officers of the executive branch; justices of the
23 Supreme Court; the designated aide to the Governor, except as
24 limited by the Speaker; the parliamentarian; majority staff
25 members and minority staff members, except as limited by the
26 Speaker or Presiding Officer; former members, except as
27 limited by the Speaker or prohibited under subsection (d);
28 and employees of the Legislative Reference Bureau, except as
29 limited by the Speaker. Representatives of the press, while
30 the House is in session, may have access to the galleries and
31 places allotted to them by the Speaker. No person is
32 entitled to the floor unless appropriately attired. Only
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1 members of the General Assembly may use telephones at the
2 members' desks or in the telephone booths at the rear of the
3 House Chamber. Smoking is prohibited on the floor of the
4 House and in the House galleries.
5 (b) On days during which the House is in session, the
6 Doorkeeper shall clear the floor of all persons not entitled
7 to access to the floor 15 minutes before the convening time,
8 and the Doorkeeper shall enforce all other provisions of this
9 Rule.
10 (c) The Speaker may authorize the admission to the floor
11 of any other person, except as prohibited under subsection
12 (d).
13 (d) No person who is directly or indirectly interested
14 in defeating or promoting any pending legislative measure, if
15 required to be registered as a lobbyist, shall be allowed
16 access to the floor of the House at any time during the
17 session.
18 (e) When he or she deems it necessary for the
19 preservation of order, the Presiding Officer may by order
20 remove any person from the floor of the House. A
21 Representative may be removed from the floor only under
22 Article XI or XII of these Rules.
23 (House Rule 31)
24 31. Standing Order of Business. Unless otherwise
25 determined by the Presiding Officer, the standing daily order
26 of business of the House is as follows:
27 (1) Call to Order, Invocation, Pledge of
28 Allegiance, and Roll Call.
29 (2) Approval of the Journal.
30 (3) Reading of House Bills a first time.
31 (4) Reports from committees, with reports from the
32 Rules Committee ordinarily made at any time.
33 (5) Presentation of Resolutions, Petitions, and
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1 Messages.
2 (6) Introduction of House Bills.
3 (7) Messages from the Senate, not including reading
4 Senate Bills a first time.
5 (8) Reading of House Bills a second time.
6 (9) Reading of House Bills a third time.
7 (10) Reading of Senate Bills a third time.
8 (11) Reading of Senate Bills a second time.
9 (12) Reading of Senate Bills a first time.
10 (13) House Bills on the Order of Concurrence.
11 (14) Senate Bills on the Order of Non-Concurrence.
12 (15) Conference Committee Reports.
13 (16) Motions in Writing.
14 (17) Constitutional Amendment Resolutions.
15 (18) Motions with respect to Vetoes.
16 (19) Consideration of Resolutions.
17 (20) Motions to Discharge Committee.
18 (21) Motions to Take from the Table.
19 (22) Motions to Suspend the Rules.
20 (23) Consideration of Bills on the Order of
21 Postponed Consideration.
22 (House Rule 32)
23 32. Quorum.
24 (a) A majority of those elected constitutes a quorum of
25 the House, and a majority of those appointed constitutes a
26 quorum of a committee, but a smaller number may adjourn from
27 day to day, or recess for less than one day, and compel the
28 attendance of absent members. The attendance of absent
29 members may also be compelled by order of the Speaker.
30 (b) The question of the presence of a quorum in any
31 committee may not be raised on consideration of a legislative
32 measure by the House unless the same question was previously
33 raised before the committee with respect to that legislative
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1 measure.
2 (House Rule 33)
3 33. Approval of the Journal. The Speaker or his or her
4 designee shall periodically examine and report to the House
5 any corrections he or she deems should be made in the Journal
6 before it is approved. If those corrections are approved by
7 the House, they shall be made by the Clerk.
8 (House Rule 34)
9 34. Executive Sessions. The sessions of the House shall
10 be open to the public. Sessions and committee meetings of
11 the House may be closed to the public if two-thirds of the
12 members elected determine, by a record vote, that the public
13 interest so requires.
14 (House Rule 35)
15 35. Length of Adjournment. The House, without the
16 consent of the Senate, shall not adjourn for more than 3 days
17 or to a place other than where the 2 chambers of the General
18 Assembly are sitting. The House is in session on any day in
19 which it convenes in perfunctory session, regular session,
20 veto session, or special session.
21 (House Rule 36)
22 36. Transcript of the House. Nothing contained in the
23 official transcript of the House shall be changed or expunged
24 except by written request of a Representative to the Clerk
25 and Speaker, and that request may be approved only by the
26 record vote of 71 members elected.
27 ARTICLE IV
28 BILLS AND AMENDMENTS
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1 (House Rule 37)
2 37. Bills.
3 (a) A bill may be introduced in the House by sponsorship
4 of one or more members of the House, whose names shall be on
5 the reproduced copies of the bills, in the House Journal, and
6 in the Legislative Digest. The Principal Sponsor shall be the
7 first name to appear on the bill and may be joined by no more
8 than 4 chief co-sponsors with the approval of the Principal
9 Sponsor; other co-sponsors shall be separated from the
10 Principal Sponsor and any chief co-sponsors by a comma. The
11 Principal Sponsor may change the sponsorship of a bill to
12 that of one or more other Representatives, or to that of the
13 standing committee or special committee to which the bill was
14 referred or from which the bill was reported. Such change
15 may be made at any time the bill is pending before the House
16 or any of its committees by filing a notice with the Clerk.
17 This subsection may not be suspended.
18 (b) The Principal Sponsor of a bill controls that bill.
19 A standing committee-sponsored bill is controlled by the
20 Chairperson of the committee, who for purposes of these Rules
21 is deemed the Principal Sponsor. A special
22 committee-sponsored bill is controlled by the Chairperson, or
23 if Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson
24 from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is
25 deemed the Principal Sponsor. Committee-sponsored bills may
26 not have individual co-sponsors.
27 (c) The Senate sponsor of a bill originating in the
28 Senate may request substitute House sponsorship of that bill
29 by filing a notice with the Clerk; such a notice is
30 automatically referred to the Rules Committee and deemed
31 adopted if approved by the Rules Committee. If disapproved
32 by the Rules Committee, the notice shall lie on the table. If
33 the Rules Committee fails to act on a notice, that notice may
34 be discharged by unanimous consent.
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1 (d) All bills introduced in the House shall be read by
2 title a first time, ordered reproduced, and automatically
3 referred to the Rules Committee in accordance with Rule 18.
4 When a Senate Bill is received, it shall be read by title,
5 ordered reproduced, and placed on the order of Senate Bills
6 on first reading; after being read a first time, it is
7 automatically referred to the Rules Committee in accordance
8 with Rule 18.
9 (e) All bills introduced into the House shall be
10 accompanied by 9 copies. Any bill that amends a statute
11 shall indicate the particular changes in the following
12 manner:
13 (1) All new matter shall be underscored.
14 (2) All matter that is to be omitted or superseded
15 shall be shown crossed with a line.
16 (f) No bill shall be passed by the House except on a
17 record vote of a majority of those elected. A bill that has
18 lost and has not been reconsidered may not thereafter be
19 revived.
20 (House Rule 38)
21 38. Reading and Reproduction of Bills. Every bill shall
22 be read by title on 3 different days before passage by the
23 House, and the bill and all amendments adopted to it shall be
24 reproduced, under Rule 39, before the vote is taken on its
25 final passage.
26 (House Rule 39)
27 39. Reproduction and Distribution. The Clerk shall, as
28 soon as any bill is reproduced, cause the bill to be placed
29 upon the desks of the members. Reproduction and distribution
30 may be done electronically, or the Clerk may establish a
31 method that any member may use to secure a copy of any bill.
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1 (House Rule 40)
2 40. Amendments.
3 (a) An amendment to a bill may be adopted by a standing
4 committee or special committee when the bill is before that
5 committee. An amendment to a bill may be adopted by the House
6 when a bill is on the order of Second Reading if: (i) the
7 Rules Committee has referred the floor amendment to the House
8 for consideration under Rule 18; or (ii) a standing committee
9 or special committee has referred the floor amendment to the
10 House. All amendments must be in writing. All committee
11 amendments that have been timely filed, as determined by the
12 Chairperson, shall be considered by the committee or a
13 subcommittee of that committee prior to consideration by the
14 committee of the bill to which the amendment relates. All
15 amendments still pending in a committee upon the passage or
16 defeat of a bill on Third Reading are automatically tabled.
17 (b) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules,
18 committee amendments may be offered only by the Principal
19 Sponsor or a member of the committee while the affected bill
20 is before that committee, and shall be adopted by a majority
21 of those appointed. Floor amendments may be offered only by
22 a Representative while the bill is on the order of Second
23 Reading, subject to Rule 18, and shall be adopted by a
24 majority vote of the House. A committee amendment may be the
25 subject of a motion to "do adopt" or "do not adopt". A
26 committee amendment may be adopted only by a successful
27 motion to "do adopt". The Chairperson of a committee may
28 refer any committee amendment to a subcommittee of that
29 committee.
30 (c) Committee amendments shall be filed with the
31 Chairperson of the committee, and are in order only when
32 sufficient copies have been filed to provide each member of
33 the committee with a copy (which may be done in the same
34 manner as distribution of bills under Rule 39) and 9
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1 additional copies for the Chairperson. Floor amendments shall
2 be filed with the Clerk, and are in order only when 9 copies
3 have been filed.
4 (d) The Clerk shall have reproduced all adopted
5 committee amendments that come before the House. The Clerk
6 shall also have reproduced all floor amendments referred to
7 the House by a committee. No floor amendment may be adopted
8 by the House unless it has been reproduced and placed on the
9 members' desks in the same manner as for bills under Rule 39.
10 (e) No floor amendment is in order unless it has been
11 first referred to the House for consideration by the Rules
12 Committee under Rule 18, or by a standing committee or
13 special committee.
14 (f) Amendments that propose to alter any existing law
15 shall conform to the requirements of Rule 37(e).
16 (g) If a committee reports a bill "do pass as amended",
17 the committee amendments are deemed adopted by the committee
18 action and shall be reproduced and placed on the members'
19 desks (which may be done in the same manner as provided for
20 bills under Rule 39) before the bill may be read a second
21 time.
22 (h) In the case of special committees with
23 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
24 "Chairperson" for the purposes of this Rule is the
25 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
26 (House Rule 41)
27 41. Fiscal and Other Notes.
28 (a) The House shall comply with all Illinois laws
29 requiring fiscal or other notes. The notes shall be filed
30 with the Clerk, who shall affix each note with a time stamp
31 endorsing the date and time received, and attached to the
32 original of the bill and available for inspection by the
33 members. As soon as practical, the Clerk shall provide a copy
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1 of the note to the Legislative Reference Bureau, which shall
2 provide an informative summary of the note in subsequent
3 issues of the Legislative Digest.
4 (b) No bill authorizing or directing the conveyance by
5 the State of any particular interest in real estate to any
6 individual or entity other than a governmental unit or agency
7 may be voted upon in committee or upon Second Reading unless
8 a certified appraisal of the value of the interest has been
9 filed. The appraisal shall be filed with the clerk of the
10 committee to which the bill is assigned, and shall be part of
11 the permanent committee record, unless the bill is advanced
12 without reference to committee, or discharged under Rule 58,
13 in which event the appraisal shall be filed with the Clerk of
14 the House.
15 (House Rule 42)
16 42. Consent Calendar.
17 (a) The Clerk shall include a Consent Calendar on the
18 daily calendar and designate it as a separate calendar. The
19 Consent Calendar shall contain 3 orders of business: Consent
20 Calendar - Second Reading, Consent Calendar - Third Reading,
21 and Consent Calendar - Resolutions. Within each order of
22 business, bills or resolutions shall be listed in separate
23 groups according to the number of required days each has been
24 on that order of business on the Consent Calendar. No more
25 than 80 bills and resolutions shall be listed in each group.
26 All bills or resolutions to which amendments have been
27 adopted shall be so designated.
28 (b) No debate is in order regarding any item on the
29 Consent Calendar. The Presiding Officer, however, shall
30 allow a reasonable time for questions from the floor and
31 answers to those questions. No amendment from the floor is
32 in order regarding any bill or resolution on the Consent
33 Calendar.
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1 (c) A bill on the Consent Calendar shall stand for 2
2 legislative days on the order of Consent Calendar - Second
3 Reading, and for at least 2 legislative days on the order of
4 Consent Calendar - Third Reading, before a vote on the final
5 passage may be taken. Resolutions on the Consent Calendar
6 shall stand for at least 4 legislative days before a vote on
7 adoption may be taken. One record vote on final passage
8 shall be taken on those bills called for final passage.
9 Immediately before a vote on the bills on the Consent
10 Calendar, the Presiding Officer shall call to the attention
11 of the members the fact that the next legislative action will
12 be the vote on the Consent Calendar.
13 (d) A bill or resolution may be placed on the Consent
14 Calendar by report of a standing committee upon a motion
15 adopted by a unanimous vote of the members present. For
16 purposes of this subsection (d), a unanimous vote on the
17 motion is a vote with no member voting nay.
18 (e) No bill regarding revenue or appropriations may be
19 placed on the Consent Calendar. No resolution requiring more
20 than 60 affirmative votes for adoption and no bill requiring
21 more than 60 affirmative votes for passage by the House may
22 be placed on the Consent Calendar.
23 (f) The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall each
24 appoint 3 members who may challenge the presence of any bill
25 or resolution on the Consent Calendar. Before a vote on
26 final passage of any item on the Consent Calendar, an item
27 shall be removed from the Consent Calendar if (i) 4 or more
28 members, (ii) the Principal Sponsor of the bill or
29 resolution, or (iii) one or more of the appointed challengers
30 file with the Clerk written objections to the presence of the
31 bill or resolution on the Consent Calendar. Any bill or
32 resolution so removed may not be placed thereafter on the
33 Consent Calendar during that session of the General Assembly,
34 unless the member or members who objected to the presence of
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1 the bill or resolution on the Consent Calendar consent in
2 writing to restoration of the bill or resolution on the
3 Consent Calendar.
4 Any bill removed from the Consent Calendar shall stand on
5 the order of Second Reading with short debate status, subject
6 to Rule 52, and any resolution so removed shall stand on the
7 order of Resolutions with short debate status, subject to
8 Rule 52.
9 (House Rule 43)
10 43. Changing Order of Business.
11 (a) Any order of business may be changed at any time by
12 the Speaker or Presiding Officer.
13 (b) Any order of business may be changed at any time
14 upon the motion of any member, supported by 5 additional
15 members, if the motion is adopted by an affirmative vote of
16 71 members elected.
17 (c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
18 vote of 71 members elected.
19 (House Rule 44)
20 44. Special Orders; Rules Committee.
21 (a) A special order of business may be set by the Rules
22 Committee or by the Speaker. The Principal Sponsor of a bill
23 or resolution must consent to the placement of the bill or
24 resolution on a special order. A special order shall fix the
25 day to which it applies and the matters to be included. The
26 Speaker, or the Rules Committee by a vote of a majority of
27 the members appointed, may establish time limits for a
28 special order and may establish limitations on debate during
29 a special order (notwithstanding Rule 52), in which event the
30 allotted time shall be fairly divided between proponents and
31 opponents of the legislation to be considered. A special
32 order of business takes the place of the standing order for
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1 such time as may be necessary for its completion. Only
2 matters that may otherwise properly be before the House may
3 be included in a special order.
4 (b) A special order shall appear on the Daily Calendar
5 for 3 legislative days. This subsection (b) may be
6 suspended only by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
7 (c) A special order may be suspended, amended, or
8 modified by motion adopted by an affirmative vote of 60
9 members. A special order shall be suspended by a written
10 objection signed by 3 members of the Rules Committee and
11 filed during the first legislative day on which the special
12 order appears on the calendar.
13 ARTICLE V
14 RESOLUTIONS AND CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
15 (House Rule 45)
16 45. Resolutions.
17 (a) A resolution may be introduced in the House by
18 sponsorship of one or more members of the House, and the
19 names of all sponsors shall be included in the House Journal
20 and in the Legislative Digest. Each resolution introduced
21 shall be accompanied by 9 copies. Consideration of
22 resolutions shall be governed by Rule 16 and Rule 66.
23 (b) Any resolution calling for the expenditure of State
24 funds may be adopted only by a record vote of a majority of
25 those elected.
26 (House Rule 46)
27 46. State Constitutional Amendments. All resolutions
28 introduced in the House proposing amendments to the Illinois
29 Constitution shall be reproduced and distributed in the same
30 manner in which bills are reproduced and distributed under
31 Rule 39. Every such resolution that originated in the Senate
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1 and is presented to the House shall be ordered reproduced and
2 distributed in like manner. No such resolution may be adopted
3 unless read in full in its final form on 3 different days.
4 Amendments are in order only on First Reading and Second
5 Reading.
6 (House Rule 47)
7 47. Federal Constitutional Amendments and Constitutional
8 Conventions. The affirmative vote of 71 of the members
9 elected is required to adopt any resolution:
10 (1) requesting Congress to call a federal
11 constitutional convention;
12 (2) ratifying a proposed amendment to the
13 Constitution of the United States; or
14 (3) calling a State convention to ratify a proposed
15 amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
16 (House Rule 48)
17 48. Certificates of Recognition. Any member may sponsor
18 a certificate of recognition to be signed by the Speaker and
19 attested by the Clerk to recognize any person, organization,
20 or event worthy of public commendation. The form of the
21 Certificate of Recognition shall be determined by the Clerk
22 with the approval of the Speaker.
23 ARTICLE VI
24 PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE
25 (House Rule 49)
26 49. Voting. The Presiding Officer shall put all
27 questions distinctly, as follows: "All those in favor vote
28 AYE, and those opposed vote NAY." No member may vote on any
29 question before the House unless on the floor before the vote
30 is announced. No member of a committee may vote except in
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1 person at the time of the call of the committee vote. Any
2 vote of the House shall be by record vote whenever 5
3 Representatives shall so request or whenever the Presiding
4 Officer shall so order.
5 (House Rule 50)
6 50. Announcing a Record Vote. When a record vote is
7 requested, the Presiding Officer shall put the question and
8 then announce to the House: "The voting is open." While the
9 vote is being taken, the Presiding Officer shall state: "Have
10 all voted who wish?" The voting is closed when the Presiding
11 Officer announces: "Take the Record." The Presiding
12 Officer, unless an intervening motion to postpone
13 consideration by the Principal Sponsor is made, shall then
14 announce the results of the record vote. After the record is
15 taken, no member may vote, change his or her vote, or remove
16 his or her vote as recorded.
17 (House Rule 51)
18 51. Decorum.
19 (a) When any member is about to speak to the House, he
20 or she shall rise and address the Presiding Officer as
21 "Speaker". The Presiding Officer, upon recognizing the
22 member, shall address him or her by name, and thereupon the
23 engineer in charge of operating the microphones in the House
24 shall give the use of the microphone to the member who has
25 been so recognized. The member in speaking shall confine
26 himself or herself to the subject matter under discussion and
27 avoid personalities.
28 (b) Questions affecting the rights, reputation, and
29 conduct of members of the House in their representative
30 capacity are questions of personal privilege. A matter of
31 personal explanation does not constitute a question of
32 personal privilege.
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1 (c) If 2 or more members rise at once, the Presiding
2 Officer shall name the member who is to speak first.
3 (d) No person shall give any signs of approbation or
4 disapprobation while the House is in session.
5 (e) Recognition of guests by any member is prohibited,
6 except that the Speaker or Presiding Officer may recognize an
7 honored guest.
8 (f) While the Presiding Officer is putting a question,
9 no member shall leave or walk across the House Chamber. When
10 a member is addressing the House, no member or other person
11 entitled to the floor shall entertain private discourse or
12 pass between the member speaking and the Presiding Officer.
13 (g) In case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct,
14 the Speaker or Presiding Officer may order that the lobby,
15 gallery, or hallways adjoining the House Chamber be cleared.
16 (h) No literature may be distributed on the House floor.
17 (i) No member may be absent from a session of the House
18 unless he or she has leave or is sick or his or her absence
19 is unavoidable. The switch to the electrical roll call
20 recording equipment located on the desk of any member who has
21 been excused or is absent shall be locked by the Clerk and
22 shall not be unlocked until the member returns and files with
23 the Clerk a request to be shown as present on the quorum roll
24 call.
25 (House Rule 52)
26 52. Debate.
27 (a) All legislative measures, except those legislative
28 measures placed on the Consent Calendar under Rule 42, are
29 subject to a debate status as follows:
30 (1) Short Debate: Debate is limited to a 2-minute
31 presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
32 designated by the Principal Sponsor, a 2-minute
33 presentation by a member in response, and one minute for
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1 the Principal Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other
2 members; provided that at the request of 7 members before
3 the close of debate, the debate status shall be opened to
4 standard debate;
5 (2) Standard Debate: Debate is limited to a
6 5-minute presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a
7 member designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by
8 each of 2 additional proponents of the legislative
9 measure and by 3 members in response to the legislative
10 measure, and 3 minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close
11 debate, or yield to other members;
12 (3) Extended Debate: Debate is limited to a
13 5-minute presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a
14 member designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by
15 each of 4 proponents of the legislative measure and 5
16 members in response, and 5 minutes for the Principal
17 Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other members;
18 (4) Unlimited Debate: Debate shall consist of a
19 10-minute presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a
20 member designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by
21 each proponent and member in response who seeks
22 recognition, and 5 minutes for the Principal Sponsor to
23 close debate, or yield to other members; or
24 (5) Amendment Debate: Debate on floor amendments
25 referred to the House from a committee, or discharged
26 from a committee, is limited to a 3-minute presentation
27 by the Principal Sponsor, or a member designated by the
28 Principal Sponsor, debate by one proponent, debate by
29 each of 2 members in response, and 3 minutes for the
30 Principal Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other
31 members.
32 No debate is in order on bills or resolutions on the
33 order of First Reading or Second Reading, except for debate
34 on floor amendments as provided in this Rule.
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1 (b) All legislative measures, except floor amendments,
2 referred to the House from a committee, or discharged from a
3 committee, are automatically assigned standard debate status,
4 subject to subsection (c) of this Rule, except those assigned
5 to the Consent Calendar or short debate status by a standing
6 committee or a special committee. All floor amendments
7 referred to the House from a committee, or discharged from a
8 committee, are automatically assigned amendment debate
9 status, subject to subsection (c) of this Rule.
10 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules
11 to the contrary, the debate status of any legislative measure
12 may be changed only (i) by the Speaker, as defined in item
13 (27) of Rule 102, by filing a notice with the Clerk, or (ii)
14 by the Rules Committee by motion approved by a majority of
15 those appointed. While a legislative measure is being
16 considered by the House, the debate status may also be
17 changed by unanimous consent. No legislative measure,
18 however, may be placed on the Consent Calendar under this
19 Rule. No legislative measure, except a floor amendment, may
20 be assigned amendment debate status under this Rule.
21 (d) The Speaker or Rules Committee, as the case may be,
22 shall notify the Clerk of any action to change the debate
23 status of any legislative measure. The Clerk shall cause
24 that information to be reflected on the Daily Calendar on
25 subsequent legislative days, provided the legislative measure
26 is still before the House.
27 (e) No member shall speak longer than 5 minutes at one
28 time or more than once on the same question except by leave
29 of the House. The Principal Sponsor of a measure or a
30 member designated by the Principal Sponsor, however, shall be
31 allowed to open the debate and to close the debate in
32 accordance with subsection (a) of this Rule. The provisions
33 of this subsection (e) are subject to and limited by
34 subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this Rule. A member may
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1 yield to another member the time allotted for the member's
2 debate.
3 (f) The Presiding Officer shall allocate the debate on
4 each legislative measure alternately, if possible, between
5 proponents and opponents of the legislative measure under
6 debate.
7 (g) This Rule may not be suspended.
8 (House Rule 53)
9 53. Written Statements.
10 (a) Any member may submit a written statement regarding
11 any bill, resolution, or floor amendment considered by the
12 House, by submitting that statement to the Clerk within one
13 legislative day or 3 business days, whichever is shorter,
14 after the day on which the bill, resolution, or floor
15 amendment to which the comments relate was considered by the
16 House. The Clerk shall affix a time stamp to each statement
17 indicating the date on which the statement was submitted.
18 Each statement shall indicate the member or members on whose
19 behalf the statement is submitted, the bill, resolution, or
20 floor amendment to which it applies, the names of any other
21 members mentioned in the statement, and the person who
22 actually submits the statement to the Clerk. Each member on
23 whose behalf a statement is submitted is under an obligation
24 to ensure that all required information, specifically
25 including the names of any other members mentioned in the
26 statement, is indicated at the time a statement is submitted.
27 Each statement shall comply with standards as may be
28 established by the Clerk with the approval of the Speaker.
29 The standards established by the Clerk, however, shall not
30 relate to the contents of the written statement. The Clerk
31 shall maintain statements that comply with this Rule and
32 established standards in files for each bill and resolution.
33 A statement is not considered filed until the Clerk has
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1 determined that it complies with this Rule and established
2 standards. The Clerk shall notify the member or members on
3 whose behalf a statement was submitted if the statement is
4 determined not to comply. Statements filed under this Rule
5 shall be considered part of the transcript and made available
6 to the public.
7 (b) If a statement mentions another member, the
8 statement shall not be considered filed until the member
9 mentioned has an opportunity to respond as a matter of
10 personal privilege. The Clerk shall notify each member who
11 is identified at the time a statement is submitted as being
12 mentioned in the statement. The member identified as
13 mentioned in the statement shall have one legislative day or
14 3 business days, whichever is shorter, after notification by
15 the Clerk in which to file a written response to the
16 statement. The original statement and any responsive
17 statement shall both be considered filed at the close of
18 business on the final day on which a response may be filed.
19 If, however, a statement is submitted mentioning another
20 member and the name of the member mentioned is not indicated
21 to the Clerk at the time of submission, the statement shall
22 be stricken at the request of the member mentioned in the
23 statement. The Clerk shall notify each member on whose
24 behalf the statement was submitted that the statement has
25 been stricken from the record.
26 (c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
27 vote of 71 members elected.
28 (House Rule 54)
29 54. Motions.
30 (a) The following are general rules for all motions:
31 (1) Every motion, except to adjourn, recess, or
32 postpone consideration, shall be reduced to writing if
33 ordered by the Presiding Officer. Unless otherwise
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1 provided in these Rules, no second is required to any
2 motion presented to the House, or in any committee. The
3 Presiding Officer may refer any motion to the Rules
4 Committee.
5 (2) Before the House debates a motion, the
6 Presiding Officer shall state an oral motion and the
7 Clerk shall read aloud a written motion. Each motion,
8 unless otherwise provided in these Rules, is assigned
9 standard debate status, subject to Rule 52.
10 (3) After a motion is stated by the Presiding
11 Officer or read by the Clerk, it is deemed in the
12 possession of the House, but may be withdrawn at any time
13 before decision with consent of a majority of the members
14 elected.
15 (4) If a motion is divisible, any member may call
16 for a division of the question.
17 (5) Any question taken under consideration may be
18 withdrawn, postponed, or tabled by unanimous consent or,
19 if unanimous consent is denied, by a motion adopted by a
20 majority of the members elected.
21 (b) The Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
22 vote of 71 members elected.
23 (House Rule 55)
24 55. Precedence of Motions.
25 (a) When a question is under debate, no motion may be
26 entertained except:
27 (1) to adjourn to a time certain;
28 (2) to adjourn;
29 (3) to question the presence of a quorum;
30 (4) to recess;
31 (5) to lay on the table;
32 (6) for the previous question;
33 (7) to postpone consideration;
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1 (8) to commit or recommit; or
2 (9) to amend, except as otherwise provided in these
3 Rules.
4 The foregoing motions have precedence in the order in
5 which they are listed.
6 (b) During a record vote, no motion (except a motion to
7 postpone consideration) is in order until after the
8 announcement of the result of the vote.
9 (c) A motion to commit or re-commit, until it is
10 decided, precludes all amendments and debate on the main
11 question. A motion to postpone consideration, until it is
12 decided, precludes all amendments and debate on the main
13 question.
14 (House Rule 56)
15 56. Verification.
16 (a) After any record vote, except for a vote that
17 requires a specific number of affirmative votes and that has
18 not received the required votes, and before intervening
19 business, it is in order for any member to request
20 verification of the results of the record vote.
21 (b) In verifying a record vote, the Presiding Officer
22 shall instruct the Clerk to call the names of those members
23 whose votes are to be verified. The member requesting the
24 verification may thereafter identify those members he or she
25 wishes to verify. If a member does not answer, his or her
26 vote shall be stricken; the member's vote shall be restored
27 to the roll, however, if his or her presence is recognized
28 before the Presiding Officer announces the final result of
29 the verification. The Presiding Officer shall determine the
30 presence or absence of each member whose name is called, and
31 shall then announce the results of the verification.
32 (c) While the results of any record vote are being
33 verified, it is in order for any member to announce his or
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1 her presence on the floor and thereby have his or her vote
2 verified.
3 (d) A request for a verification of the affirmative and
4 negative results of a record vote may be made only once on
5 each record vote.
6 (House Rule 57)
7 57. Appealing a Ruling.
8 (a) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of the
9 Presiding Officer, the Presiding Officer shall be sustained
10 unless 71 of the members elected vote to overrule the
11 Presiding Officer. A motion to appeal is not in order if the
12 House has conducted intervening business since the ruling at
13 issue was made.
14 (b) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of a committee
15 Chairperson, the Chairperson shall be sustained unless
16 three-fifths of those appointed vote to overrule the
17 Chairperson. A motion to appeal is not in order if the
18 committee has adjourned or recessed, or if intervening
19 business has occurred. In the case of special committees
20 with Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
21 "Chairperson" for purposes of this Rule is the Co-Chairperson
22 from the majority caucus.
23 (c) In an appeal of a ruling of the Presiding Officer or
24 Chairperson, the question is: "Shall the ruling of the Chair
25 be sustained?"
26 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
27 vote of 71 members elected.
28 (House Rule 58)
29 58. Discharge of Committee.
30 (a) Any member may move that a standing committee or a
31 special committee be discharged from consideration of any
32 legislative measure assigned to it and not reported back
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1 unfavorably.
2 (b) The motion must be in writing and shall be carried
3 on the Daily Calendar for the next legislative day under the
4 order of "Motions". No action shall be taken on the motion
5 until it is on the calendar.
6 (c) If the motion receives an affirmative vote of 60
7 members, the legislative measure subject to the motion shall
8 be referred to the House and placed on the appropriate order
9 of business.
10 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
11 vote of 71 members elected.
12 (House Rule 59)
13 59. Previous Question.
14 (a) A motion for the previous question may be made at
15 any time. A motion for the previous question is not
16 debatable and requires the affirmative vote of 71 members
17 elected.
18 (b) The previous question shall be stated in the
19 following form: "Shall the main question be put?" Until the
20 previous question is decided, all amendments and debate are
21 precluded. When it is decided that the main question shall
22 not be put, the main question remains under debate.
23 (c) The effect of the main question being ordered is to
24 put an end to all debate and bring the House to a direct vote
25 on the immediately pending motion. After a motion for the
26 previous question has been approved, unless the vote on that
27 motion suggests the absence of a quorum, it is not in order
28 to move for adjournment or to make any other motion before a
29 decision on the main question.
30 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
31 vote of 71 members elected.
32 (House Rule 60)
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1 60. Tabling.
2 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), a
3 motion to lay on the table applies only to the particular
4 proposition and is neither debatable nor amendable.
5 (b) A motion to table a bill or resolution shall
6 identify the bill or resolution by number. The Principal
7 Sponsor of a bill or resolution may, with leave of the House,
8 table that bill or resolution at any time. A motion to table
9 a committee bill that is before the House may be adopted only
10 by the affirmative vote of a majority of those elected.
11 (c) The Principal Sponsor of a bill or resolution before
12 a committee may, with leave of the committee, table the bill
13 or resolution. Upon tabling, the Chairperson of the
14 committee shall return the bill or resolution to the Clerk,
15 noting thereon that it has been tabled.
16 (d) A motion to table a committee amendment has priority
17 over a floor amendment. Motions to table amendments are
18 debatable and may be adopted by the affirmative vote of a
19 majority vote of those elected.
20 (House Rule 61)
21 61. Motion to Take from Table.
22 (a) A motion to take from the table requires the
23 affirmative vote of a majority of those elected if the Rules
24 Committee has previously recommended that action by written
25 notice filed with the Clerk; otherwise, a motion to take from
26 the table requires the affirmative vote of 71 members
27 elected.
28 (b) A bill taken from the table shall be placed on the
29 Daily Calendar on the order on which it appeared before it
30 was tabled.
31 (c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
32 vote of 71 members elected.
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1 (House Rule 62)
2 62. Motion to Postpone Consideration. A motion to
3 postpone consideration on a bill or resolution may not be
4 made more than once on the same bill or resolution. Unless
5 otherwise provided by these Rules, a motion to postpone
6 consideration shall be granted as a matter of privilege; no
7 motion to postpone consideration is in order, however, if the
8 bill or resolution initially received a vote of fewer than 47
9 of the members elected.
10 (House Rule 63)
11 63. Motion on Different Subject. No motion or other
12 legislative measure on a subject different from that under
13 consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.
14 (House Rule 64)
15 64. Division of Question. If the question in debate
16 contains several points, any member may have the question
17 divided. On a motion to strike out and insert, it is not in
18 order to move for a division of the question. The rejection
19 of a motion to strike out and insert one proposition does not
20 prevent a motion to strike out and insert a different
21 proposition.
22 (House Rule 65)
23 65. Reconsideration.
24 (a) A member who voted on the prevailing side of a
25 record vote on a legislative measure still within the control
26 of the House may on the same or the following legislative
27 day move to reconsider the vote. The motion to reconsider
28 may be laid on the table without affecting the vote to which
29 it refers. When the motion to reconsider is made during the
30 last 3 days of April or any time thereafter during the
31 regular session, or at any time during a veto or special
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1 session, any member may move that the vote on reconsideration
2 be taken immediately. A question that requires the
3 affirmative vote of a majority of those elected or more to
4 carry requires a majority of those elected to reconsider.
5 (b) A motion to reconsider a record vote on the adoption
6 of an amendment to a bill may be made only on Second Reading.
7 (c) If a motion to reconsider is made under this Rule
8 and the motion is later tabled, the question shall not be
9 further reconsidered. This subsection (c) may be suspended
10 only by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
11 (d) When a motion to reconsider is made within the time
12 prescribed by these Rules, the Clerk shall not allow the bill
13 or other subject matter of the motion to pass out of the
14 possession of the House until after the motion has been
15 decided or withdrawn. Such a motion shall be deemed rejected
16 if laid on the table.
17 (e) A Representative who voted "present" or failed to
18 vote on a question does not have the right to move for
19 reconsideration.
20 (f) Upon a motion to reconsider the vote on the final
21 passage of any bill, the affirmative vote of a majority of
22 those elected is required to reconsider.
23 (House Rule 66)
24 66. Motion to Adjourn.
25 (a) A motion to adjourn is in order at any time, except
26 when a prior motion to adjourn has been defeated and no
27 intervening business has transpired.
28 (b) A motion to adjourn is neither debatable nor
29 amendable.
30 (c) The Clerk shall enter in the Journal the hour at
31 which every motion to adjourn is made.
32 (d) Unless the Presiding Officer otherwise orders, the
33 standing hour to which the House adjourns is 12:00 noon,
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1 except on the last day of a week in which the House convenes
2 in regular, veto, or special session, in which case the
3 standing hour to which the House adjourns is 12:30 p.m.
4 (e) A motion to adjourn for more than 3 days is not in
5 order unless both chambers of the General Assembly have
6 adopted a joint resolution permitting that adjournment.
7 Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, a
8 resolution filed under this Rule may be referred to the Rules
9 Committee by the Presiding Officer or may be immediately
10 considered and adopted by the House.
11 (House Rule 67)
12 67. Adoption and Amendment to or Suspension of Rules.
13 (a) Adoption of Rules. At the commencement of a term,
14 the House shall adopt new rules of organization and procedure
15 by resolution setting forth those rules in their entirety.
16 The resolution must be adopted by the affirmative vote of a
17 majority of those elected. These Rules of the House of
18 Representatives are subject to revision or amendment only in
19 accordance with this Rule.
20 (b) Rules may be amended only by resolution. Any
21 resolution to amend these Rules shall show the proposed
22 changes in the existing rules by underscoring all new matter
23 and by crossing out with a line all matter that is to be
24 omitted or superseded.
25 (c) Any resolution proposing to amend a House Rule or
26 any Joint House-Senate Rule, upon initial reading by the
27 Clerk, is automatically referred to the Rules Committee.
28 Resolutions to amend the House Rules or any Joint
29 House-Senate Rules may be initiated and sponsored by the
30 Rules Committee; those resolutions shall not be referred to a
31 committee and may be immediately considered and adopted by
32 the House. Those resolutions shall be assigned standard
33 debate status, subject to Rule 52.
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1 (d) A resolution to amend the House Rules or any Joint
2 House-Senate Rules that has been reported "do adopt" or "do
3 adopt as amended" by a majority of those appointed to the
4 Rules Committee requires the affirmative vote of a majority
5 of those elected for adoption by the House. Any other
6 resolution proposing to amend the House Rules or any Joint
7 House-Senate Rules requires the affirmative vote of 71 of the
8 members elected for adoption by the House.
9 (e) No House Rule or any Joint House-Senate Rule may be
10 suspended except by unanimous consent of the members present
11 or upon a motion supported by affirmative vote of a majority
12 of those elected unless a higher number is required in the
13 Rule sought to be suspended. A committee may not suspend any
14 Rule.
15 (f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
16 vote of 71 members elected.
17 (House Rule 68)
18 68. Motion to Commit or Recommit. No motion to commit
19 or recommit a legislative measure to committee, being decided
20 in the negative, shall again be allowed on the same day, or
21 at the same stage of the legislative measure.
22 (House Rule 69)
23 69. Effective Date.
24 (a) A bill passed after May 31 of a calendar year shall
25 not become effective prior to June 1 of the next calendar
26 year unless an earlier effective date is specified in the
27 bill and it is approved by the affirmative vote of 71 members
28 elected.
29 (b) If a majority of those elected, but fewer than 71,
30 vote affirmatively for a bill on Third Reading after May 31
31 and the bill specifies an effective date earlier than the
32 following June 1, the bill has not passed, but the Principal
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1 Sponsor has the right to have the bill automatically
2 reconsidered and returned to the order of Second Reading for
3 an amendment to remove the earlier effective date. The
4 amendment, if offered and referred to the House by a
5 committee, shall be reproduced and placed on the desks of the
6 members, in the same manner as provided for bills under Rule
7 39, before the bill is taken up again on the order of Third
8 Reading.
9 (House Rule 70)
10 70. Home Rule. No bill denies or limits any power or
11 function of a home rule unit under paragraph (g), (h), (i),
12 (j), or (k) of Sec. 6 of Article VII of the Constitution
13 unless there is specific language limiting or denying the
14 power or function and the language specifically sets forth in
15 what manner and to what extent it is a denial or limitation
16 of the power or function of a home rule unit. If a majority
17 of those elected, but fewer than 71, vote affirmatively for a
18 bill on Third Reading that requires the affirmative vote of
19 71 members elected to deny or limit a power of a home rule
20 unit, the bill has not passed, but the Principal Sponsor has
21 the right to have the bill automatically reconsidered and
22 returned to the order of Second Reading for an amendment to
23 remove those effects of the bill. The amendment, if referred
24 to the House by a committee, shall be reproduced and placed
25 on the desks of the members, in the same manner as provided
26 for bills under Rule 39, before the bill is taken up again on
27 the order of Third Reading.
28 ARTICLE VII
29 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
30 (House Rule 71)
31 71. Conflicts of Interest.
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1 (a) A Committee on Conflicts of Interest is created. It
2 shall consist of 4 members appointed by the Speaker and 4
3 members appointed by the Minority Leader. The Speaker shall
4 designate one of the members as Chairperson. The Minority
5 Leader shall designate one of the minority caucus members as
6 Minority Spokesperson. The Committee shall not have a
7 Vice-Chairperson.
8 (b) The Committee shall study the problems of conflicts
9 of interest in relation to the responsibilities of
10 legislators and the laws relating thereto, including the
11 Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. The Committee shall
12 develop guidelines for the conduct of members in regard to
13 conflicts of interest, including procedures for appropriate
14 disclosure of the existence of conflicts. The Committee
15 shall also recommend changes in the law determined to be
16 desirable to assure members appropriate guidance in their
17 conduct. Any report of the Committee shall be filed with the
18 Clerk, who shall reproduce the report and distribute it to
19 each member, in the same manner as provided for bills under
20 Rule 39.
21 ARTICLE VIII
22 JOINT ACTION
23 (House Rule 72)
24 72. Concurring in or Receding from Amendments.
25 (a) If a bill or resolution is received back in the
26 House with one or more amendments added by the Senate, it is
27 in order for the Principal Sponsor to present a motion "to
28 concur" or "not to concur and to ask the Senate to recede"
29 with respect to each, several, or all of those amendments.
30 Any 2 members may demand a separate record vote on any of
31 those amendments.
32 (b) When the Senate has refused to concur in one or more
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1 amendments added to a bill or resolution by the House and has
2 returned the bill or resolution to the House with a message
3 requesting the House to recede from one or more of its
4 amendments, it is in order for the Principal Sponsor to
5 present a motion "to recede" from the House amendments or
6 "not to recede and to request a conference". Any 2 members
7 may demand a separate record vote on any of those amendments.
8 (House Rule 73)
9 73. Conference Committees.
10 (a) A disagreement between the House and Senate exists
11 with respect to any bill or resolution in the following
12 situations:
13 (1) when the Senate refuses to recede from the
14 adoption of any amendment, after the House has previously
15 refused to concur in the amendment; or
16 (2) when the House refuses to recede from the
17 adoption of any amendment, after the Senate has
18 previously refused to concur in the amendment.
19 In those cases of disagreement between the House and
20 Senate, the House may request a conference. When such a
21 request is made, both chambers of the General Assembly shall
22 appoint members to a committee to confer on the subject of
23 the bill or resolution giving rise to the disagreement. The
24 combined membership of the 2 chambers appointed for that
25 purpose is the conference committee.
26 (b) The conference committee shall consist of 5 members
27 from each chamber of the General Assembly. The number of
28 majority caucus members from each chamber shall be one more
29 than the number of minority caucus members from each chamber.
30 (c) Each conference committee shall be comprised of 5
31 members of the House, 3 appointed by the Speaker and 2
32 appointed by the Minority Leader. No conference committee
33 report may be filed with the Clerk until a majority of the
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1 House conferees has been appointed.
2 (House Rule 74)
3 74. Conference Committee Reports.
4 (a) No subject matter shall be included in any
5 conference committee report on any bill unless that subject
6 matter directly relates to the matters of difference between
7 the House and Senate that have been referred to the
8 conference committee unless the Rules Committee, by a
9 majority vote of the members appointed, determines that the
10 proposed subject matter is of an emergency nature, is of
11 substantial importance to the operation of government, or is
12 in the best interests of Illinois.
13 (b) No conference committee report shall be received by
14 the Clerk or acted upon by the House unless it has been
15 signed by at least 6 conferees. The report shall be signed in
16 duplicate. One of the reports shall be filed with the
17 Secretary of the Senate and one with the Clerk. The report
18 shall contain the agreements reached by the committee.
19 (c) If the conference committee determines that it is
20 unable to reach agreement, the committee shall so report to
21 each chamber of the General Assembly and request appointment
22 of a second conference committee. If there is agreement, the
23 committee shall so report to each chamber.
24 (House Rule 75)
25 75. House Consideration of Joint Action.
26 (a) No joint action motion for final action or
27 conference committee report may be considered by the House
28 unless it has first been referred to the House by the Rules
29 Committee or a standing committee or special committee in
30 accordance with Rule 18, or unless the joint action motion or
31 conference committee report has been discharged from the
32 Rules Committee under Rule 18. Joint action motions for final
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1 consideration and conference committee reports referred to a
2 standing committee or special committee by the Rules
3 Committee may not be discharged from the standing committee
4 or special committee. This subsection (a) may be suspended
5 by unanimous consent.
6 (b) No conference committee report may be considered by
7 the House unless it has been reproduced and placed on the
8 members' desks, in the same manner as provided for bills
9 under Rule 39, for one full session day before May 1st, or
10 one full hour on or after May 1st.
11 (c) Before any conference committee report on an
12 appropriation bill is considered by the House, the conference
13 committee report shall first be the subject of a public
14 hearing by a standing Appropriations Committee or a special
15 committee (the conference committee report need not be
16 referred to an Appropriations Committee or special committee,
17 but instead may remain before the Rules Committee or the
18 House, as the case may be). The hearing shall be held
19 pursuant to not less than one hour advance notice by
20 announcement on the House floor, or one day advance notice by
21 posting on the House bulletin board. An Appropriations
22 Committee or special committee shall not issue any report
23 with respect to the conference committee report following the
24 hearing.
25 (d) Any House Bill amended in the Senate and returned to
26 the House for concurrence in the Senate amendment shall lie
27 upon the desk of the Clerk for not less than one hour before
28 being further considered.
29 (e) No House Bill that is returned to the House with
30 Senate amendments may be called except by the Principal
31 Sponsor, or by a chief co-sponsor with the consent of the
32 Principal Sponsor. This subsection may not be suspended.
33 (f) Except as otherwise provided in Rule 74, the report
34 of a conference committee on a non-appropriation bill or
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1 resolution shall be confined to the subject of the bill or
2 resolution referred to the conference committee. The report
3 of a conference committee on an appropriation bill shall be
4 confined to the subject of appropriations.
5 (House Rule 76)
6 76. Action on Conference Committee Reports.
7 (a) Each chamber of the General Assembly shall inform
8 the other by message of any action taken with respect to a
9 conference committee report. Copies of all papers necessary
10 for a complete understanding of the action shall accompany
11 the message. The original bill or resolution shall remain in
12 the chamber of origin.
13 (b) No conference committee report may be called except
14 by the Principal Sponsor of the bill for which the conference
15 committee was appointed. A chief co-sponsor may call a
16 conference committee report with the consent of the Principal
17 Sponsor. This subsection may not be suspended.
18 (c) If either chamber refuses to adopt the report of the
19 conference committee, or the first conference committee is
20 unable to reach agreement, either chamber may request a
21 second conference committee. When such a request is made,
22 each chamber shall again appoint a conference committee. If
23 either chamber refuses to adopt the report of a second
24 conference committee, the 2 chambers shall have adhered to
25 their disagreement, and the bill or resolution is lost.
26 ARTICLE IX
27 VETOES
28 (House Rule 77)
29 77. Recording of Vetoes. Upon the receipt by the House
30 of any bill returned by the Governor under any of the
31 provisions of Article IV, Sec. 9 of the Constitution, the
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1 Clerk shall enter the objections of the Governor on the
2 Journal, and shall distribute copies of all veto messages to
3 each member's desk, together with copies of the vetoed bill
4 or item, as soon as practical, in the same manner as for
5 bills under Rule 39.
6 (House Rule 78)
7 78. Amendatory Vetoes.
8 (a) The Principal Sponsor of a bill that has been passed
9 by the General Assembly may request the Clerk to notify the
10 Governor that the Principal Sponsor wishes to be consulted by
11 the Governor or his or her designee before the Governor
12 returns the bill together with specific recommendations for
13 change under subsection (e) of Section 9 of Article IV of the
14 Illinois Constitution.
15 (b) Any bill returned by the Governor together with
16 specific recommendations for change under subsection (e) of
17 Section 9 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution is
18 automatically referred to the Rules Committee and shall be
19 considered as provided in this Rule.
20 (c) The Governor's specific recommendations for change
21 with respect to a bill returned under subsection (e) of
22 Section 9 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution shall be
23 limited to addressing the Governor's objections to portions
24 of a bill the general merit of which the Governor recognizes
25 and shall not alter the fundamental purpose or legislative
26 scheme set forth in the bill as passed.
27 (d) Any bill returned by the Governor together with
28 specific recommendations for change shall be reviewed by the
29 Rules Committee. The Rules Committee shall examine the
30 Governor's specific recommendations for change and determine
31 by a majority of the members appointed whether those
32 recommendations comply with the standard set forth in
33 subsection (c). Any bill that the Rules Committee determines
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1 is in compliance with subsection (c) of this Rule shall be
2 subject to action by the Rules Committee in the same manner
3 as floor amendments, joint action motions, and conference
4 committee reports under Rule 18(e).
5 (e) This rule may not be suspended.
6 (House Rule 79)
7 79. Motions to Consider Vetoes. For purposes of this
8 Article, the term "motions" means motions to accept or
9 override a veto of the Governor. Motions with respect to
10 bills returned by the Governor may be made by the Principal
11 Sponsor, the committee Chairperson in the case of a
12 committee-sponsored bill, or if Co-Chairpersons have been
13 appointed, by the Co-Chairperson of the majority caucus in
14 the case of special committee-sponsored bills. Motions shall
15 be filed in writing with the Clerk. All motions shall be
16 assigned standard debate status, subject to Rule 52.
17 (House Rule 80)
18 80. Consideration of Motions.
19 (a) The vote to override a veto of a bill vetoed in its
20 entirety shall be by record vote and shall be entered on the
21 Journal. The form of motion with respect to these bills shall
22 be: "I move that ________ Bill _____ do pass,
23 notwithstanding the veto of the Governor."
24 (b) The vote to override an item veto shall be by record
25 vote as to each item separately and shall be entered on the
26 Journal. The form of motion with respect to an item shall
27 be: "I move that the item on page ____, line ____, of ____
28 Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding the item veto of the
29 Governor."
30 (c) The vote to restore an item that has been reduced
31 shall be by record vote as to each item separately and shall
32 be entered on the Journal. The form of motion with respect
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1 to an item shall be: "I move that the item on page ____,
2 line ____, of ____ Bill ____ be restored, notwithstanding the
3 item reduction of the Governor."
4 (d) A bill returned together with specific
5 recommendations of the Governor may be acted upon, by record
6 vote, in either of the following manners:
7 (1) By a motion to accept the specific
8 recommendations of the Governor. The form of motion shall
9 be: "I move to accept the specific recommendations of
10 the Governor as to _____ Bill _____ in manner and form as
11 follows: (inserting herein the language deemed necessary
12 to effectuate the specific recommendations)."; or
13 (2) By considering the bill as a vetoed bill and
14 overriding the recommendation and passing the bill in its
15 original form. The form of motion shall be: "I move
16 that _____ Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding the
17 specific recommendations of the Governor.".
18 (House Rule 81)
19 81. Vetoed Bills Considered in Entirety. If a bill is
20 returned by the Governor containing more than one item veto,
21 reduction veto, specific recommendation for change, or
22 combination of them, the bill shall be acted upon in its
23 entirety before the bill is released from the custody of the
24 House.
25 (House Rule 82)
26 82. Disposition of Vetoes. When a bill or item has
27 received the affirmative vote of the number of members
28 elected necessary under the Constitution, the Presiding
29 Officer shall declare that the bill or item has been passed
30 or restored over the veto of the Governor, or that the
31 specific recommendations for change have been approved, as
32 the case may be. The bill shall then be attested to by the
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1 Clerk who shall note thereon the day the bill passed. The
2 bill and the objections of the Governor shall then be
3 immediately delivered to the Senate. When specific
4 recommendations have been accepted, then the accepting
5 language shall be attached to the original bill, and the bill
6 shall be delivered to the Senate.
7 ARTICLE X
8 ELECTION CONTESTS AND QUALIFICATIONS CHALLENGES
9 (House Rule 83)
10 83. Election Contests and Qualifications Challenges.
11 (a) An election contest places in issue only the
12 validity of the results of an election of a member to the
13 House in a representative district. An election contest may
14 result only in a determination of which candidate in that
15 election was properly elected to the House and shall be
16 seated.
17 (b) A qualifications challenge places in issue only the
18 qualifications of an incumbent member of the House under the
19 Constitution, or the legality of an appointment of a person
20 as a member of the House to fill a vacancy. A qualifications
21 challenge may result only in a determination of whether a
22 member of the House is properly seated.
23 (c) Election contests and qualifications challenges
24 shall be brought and conducted as provided in these Rules.
25 (d) If an election contest or qualifications challenge
26 is filed with the Clerk, the Speaker shall create an Election
27 Contest or Qualifications Challenge Committee, as the case
28 may be, within 3 legislative days by filing a notice with the
29 Clerk. The creation of any committee under this Rule shall
30 be governed by Rule 10. The election contest or
31 qualifications challenge shall be automatically referred to
32 the Election Contest or Qualifications Challenge Committee,
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1 as the case may be. For purposes of this Article, the term
2 "committee" means only the Election Contest or Qualifications
3 Challenge Committees created under this Rule. This
4 subsection may not be suspended.
5 (e) The committee may adopt rules to govern election
6 contests and qualifications challenges, but those committee
7 rules must be consistent with these Rules, must be filed with
8 the Clerk, and must be made available to all parties and to
9 the public. Any committee rule shall be subject to
10 amendment, suspension, or repeal by House resolution.
11 (House Rule 84)
12 84. Initiating Election Contests.
13 (a) Election contests may be brought only by a
14 registered voter of the representative district or by a
15 member of the House.
16 (b) Election contests may be brought only by the
17 procedures and within the time limits established by the
18 Election Code. Notice of intention to contest shall be
19 served on the person certified as elected to the House from
20 the representative district within the time limits
21 established by the Election Code. The requirements of this
22 subsection apply to a member of the House appointed to fill a
23 vacancy the same as if that member had been elected to the
24 House.
25 (c) Within 10 days after the convening of the House in
26 January following the general election contested, each
27 contestant shall file with the Clerk a petition of election
28 contest and shall serve the petition on the incumbent member
29 of the House from the representative district. A petition of
30 election contest shall allege the contestant's qualifications
31 to bring the contest and to serve as a member of the House,
32 that he or she believes that a mistake or fraud has been
33 committed in specified precincts in the counting, return, or
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1 canvass of the votes, or that there was some other specified
2 irregularity in the conduct of the election in specified
3 precincts. A petition of election contest shall contain a
4 prayer specifying the relief requested and the precincts in
5 which a recount or other inquiry is desired. A petition of
6 election contest shall be verified by affidavit swearing to
7 the truth of the allegations or based upon information and
8 belief, and shall be accompanied by proof of service on all
9 respondents.
10 (d) A notice of intent to contest may not be amended to
11 cure a defect under the statutory requirements. A petition
12 of election contest, if filed and served after the notice of
13 intention to contest, may not raise points not expressed in
14 the notice.
15 (e) The incumbent member of the House from the
16 representative district is a necessary party to the
17 initiation of an election contest.
18 (House Rule 85)
19 85. Initiating Qualifications Challenges.
20 (a) Qualifications challenges may be brought only by a
21 registered voter of the representative district of the
22 representative challenged or by a member of the House.
23 (b) Qualifications challenges must be brought within 90
24 days after the day the challenged member takes his or her
25 oath of office as a member of the House, or within 90 days
26 after the day the petitioner first learns of the information
27 on which the challenge is based, whichever occurs later.
28 (c) A qualifications challenge shall be brought by
29 filing a petition of qualifications challenge with the Clerk,
30 and by serving a copy of the petition on the respondent
31 member of the House. The petition must be accompanied by
32 proof of personal service upon the respondent member and must
33 be verified by affidavit swearing to the truth of the
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1 allegations or based upon information and belief. A petition
2 of qualifications challenge shall set forth the grounds on
3 which the respondent member is alleged to be constitutionally
4 unqualified, or on which his or her appointment to the House
5 is claimed to be legally improper, the qualifications of the
6 petitioner to bring the challenge, and a prayer for relief.
7 (House Rule 86)
8 86. Contests and Challenges; Due Process.
9 (a) Election contests and challenges shall be heard and
10 determined as expeditiously as possible under adversary
11 procedures wherein each party to the proceedings has a
12 reasonable opportunity to present his or her claim, to
13 present any defense and arguments, and to respond to those of
14 his or her opponents. All parties may be represented by
15 counsel.
16 (b) Election contests and qualifications challenges
17 shall be heard and determined in accordance with the
18 applicable provisions of the Election Code and other Illinois
19 statutes, the Illinois Constitution, and the United States
20 Constitution. Judicial decisions that bear on a point of law
21 in a contest or challenge shall be admissible in the
22 arguments of the parties and the deliberations and decisions
23 of the committee. Judicial decisions applicable to a point
24 of law or to a fact situation to the committee shall be given
25 weight as precedent.
26 (c) In addition to notice of meetings required under
27 these Rules, the committee and any subcommittee shall give
28 notice to all parties reasonably in advance of each meeting
29 or other proceeding. The committee shall also give notice of
30 all rules, timetables, or deadlines adopted by the committee.
31 Notice under this subsection shall be in writing and shall be
32 given either personally with receipt, or by certified mail
33 (return receipt requested) addressed to the party at his or
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1 her place of residence, and to his or her attorney of record
2 at the attorney's office if so requested by the party.
3 (House Rule 87)
4 87. Committee Proceedings and Powers in Contests and
5 Challenges.
6 (a) All proceedings of the committee and any
7 subcommittees concerning election contests and qualifications
8 challenges shall be transcribed by a certified court
9 reporter. Copies of the transcript shall be made available
10 to the members of the committee and to the parties.
11 (b) The committee may dismiss an election contest or
12 qualifications challenge, or may determine to proceed to a
13 recount or other inquiry. The committee may limit the issues
14 to be determined in a contest or challenge, except that when
15 a recount is conducted in an election contest, any precinct
16 timely requested by any party to be recounted shall be
17 recounted by the committee.
18 (c) In conducting inquiries, investigations, and
19 recounts in election contests and qualifications challenges,
20 the committee has the power to send for and compel the
21 attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers,
22 ballots, documents, and records by subpoena signed by the
23 Chairperson of the committee as provided by law and subject
24 to Rule 4(c)(9). In conducting proceedings in election
25 contests and qualifications challenges, the Chairperson of
26 the committee and the Chairperson of any subcommittee may
27 administer oaths to witnesses, as provided by law, and for
28 this purpose a subcommittee is deemed to be a committee of
29 the House.
30 (d) The committee may issue commissions by its
31 Chairperson to any officer authorized to take depositions of
32 any necessary witnesses as may be permitted by law. In
33 recounting the ballots in any election contest, however, no
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1 person other than a member of the committee shall handle any
2 ballots, tally sheets, or other election materials without
3 consent of the committee or subcommittee. The responsibility
4 for the actual recounting of ballots may not be delegated.
5 (e) The committee shall maintain an accurate and
6 complete record of proceedings in every election contest and
7 qualifications challenge. That record shall include all
8 notices and pleadings, the transcripts and roll call votes,
9 all reports and dissents, and all documents that were
10 admitted into the proceeding. The committee shall file the
11 record with the Clerk of the House upon the adoption of its
12 final report. The record shall then be available for
13 examination in the Clerk's office.
14 (f) With the approval of the Speaker, the committee may
15 employ clerks, stenographers, court reporters, professional
16 staff, and messengers.
17 (House Rule 88)
18 88. Adoption of Reports in Contests and Challenges.
19 (a) All final decisions of the committee regarding an
20 election contest or qualification challenge shall be approved
21 by a majority of the members appointed to the committee and
22 reported in writing to the House. Reports shall include a
23 specific recommendation to the House as to the disposition of
24 the contest or challenge. Final reports following full
25 inquiry on the merits of a contest or challenge shall contain
26 findings of fact and, when necessary, conclusions of law.
27 (b) Any member of the committee may file a dissent from
28 a report of the committee, a minority report, or a special
29 concurrence with the majority report or with any minority
30 report.
31 (c) A subcommittee shall report to the committee in
32 writing in the same form as required for the committee
33 report. Subcommittee members may file dissents, reports, and
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1 special concurrences.
2 (d) Reports shall not be adopted by the committee or a
3 subcommittee until a hearing has been held thereon, with
4 notice to all parties and a reasonable opportunity to examine
5 and respond to a proposed majority report.
6 (e) Reports of the committee shall be filed with the
7 Clerk, reproduced, and placed on the members' desks, along
8 with any dissents, minority reports, or special concurrences,
9 in the same manner as provided for bills under Rule 39. The
10 report shall be listed on the calendar under the heading
11 "Report of Election Contest" or "Report of Qualifications
12 Challenge". The report shall be carried on the Daily
13 Calendar for 2 legislative days before any action by the
14 House.
15 (f) The House shall adopt the majority report or a
16 minority report in an election contest or qualifications
17 challenge or shall refuse to adopt any report filed and
18 re-refer the contest or challenge to the committee for
19 further proceedings or for a modified report. A report that
20 has the effect of unseating an incumbent member of the House
21 shall be adopted only by the affirmative vote of 60 members
22 elected.
23 (g) Each party to a contest or challenge shall file with
24 the Clerk of the committee within 10 days after the filing of
25 the final report a detailed statement of attorney's fees and
26 expenses incurred by that party in connection with the case.
27 The committee shall make recommendations to the House
28 concerning reimbursement of attorney's fees and the expenses
29 of the parties. The recommendation shall not exceed a sum
30 that is reasonable, just, and proper.
31 ARTICLE XI
32 DISCIPLINE AND PROTEST
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1 (House Rule 89)
2 89. Disorderly Behavior.
3 (a) In accordance with Article IV, Sec. 6(d) of the
4 Constitution, the House may punish any of its members for
5 disorderly behavior and, with the concurrence of two-thirds
6 of the members elected, expel a member (but not for a second
7 time for the same offense). The reason for expulsion shall
8 be entered upon the Journal with the names and votes of those
9 members voting on the question.
10 (b) In accordance with Article IV, Sec. 6(d) of the
11 Constitution, the House during its session may punish by
12 imprisonment any person, not a member, guilty of disrespect
13 to the House by disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its
14 presence. That imprisonment shall not extend beyond 24 hours
15 at one time unless the person persists in disorderly or
16 contemptuous behavior.
17 (House Rule 90)
18 90. Protest. Any 2 members have the right to dissent
19 and protest, in respectful language, against any act or
20 resolution that they may think injurious to the public or to
21 any individual, and have the reason of their protest entered
22 upon the Journal. When by motion a majority of members
23 determines that the language of a protest is not respectful,
24 the protest shall be referred back to the protesting members.
25 ARTICLE XII
26 DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
27 (House Rule 91)
28 91. Initiating Disciplinary Proceedings.
29 (a) Disciplinary proceedings may be commenced by filing
30 with the Speaker a petition for a special investigating
31 committee. The petition must be signed by at least one member
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1 of the House, and shall contain suggested charges which, if
2 true, may subject the member named in the petition to
3 disciplinary action by the House. If the petition is signed
4 by 3 or more members of the House, the Speaker shall appoint
5 3 members of the majority caucus and the Minority Leader
6 shall appoint 3 members of the minority caucus to a special
7 investigating committee. If the petition is signed by fewer
8 than 3 members of the House, the Speaker shall consult the
9 member named in the petition, and unless that member objects
10 in writing, the Speaker and the Minority Leader shall appoint
11 a special investigating committee. If the member named in
12 the petition objects to the appointment of a special
13 investigating committee, any member who signed a petition for
14 an investigation under this Rule may introduce a resolution
15 to initiate disciplinary proceedings. Unless a resolution
16 initiating disciplinary proceedings is introduced under this
17 Rule, the contents of a petition for a special investigating
18 committee shall be confidential except as to the member
19 named, the members signing it, the Speaker, and the members
20 of a special investigating committee.
21 (b) A resolution to initiate disciplinary proceedings
22 shall be substantially in the following form:
23 "BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 ______________ GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
25 that a Special Investigating Committee be appointed to
26 investigate allegations concerning the conduct of
27 Representative _______________________, which, if true, may
28 subject that member to disciplinary action by the House of
29 Representatives."
30 A resolution to initiate disciplinary proceedings may be
31 introduced only as permitted under this Rule. It is improper
32 to attempt to initiate disciplinary proceedings in any manner
33 not authorized by this Rule.
34 (c) A resolution to initiate disciplinary proceedings
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1 shall not be assigned to committee, notwithstanding the
2 provisions of Rule 15. The resolution shall lie on the
3 Speaker's Table and shall be called within 5 legislative
4 days.
5 (d) A resolution to initiate disciplinary proceedings is
6 debatable.
7 (e) A resolution initiating disciplinary proceedings may
8 be adopted only by the affirmative vote of 60 members
9 elected.
10 (f) This Rule may be suspended only by unanimous
11 consent.
12 (House Rule 92)
13 92. Preliminary Investigation.
14 (a) Pursuant to a petition or upon the adoption of a
15 resolution initiating disciplinary proceedings, as provided
16 in Rule 91, a special investigating committee consisting of 6
17 members shall be appointed, of whom 3 shall be appointed by
18 the Speaker from the majority caucus and 3 shall be appointed
19 by the Minority Leader from the minority caucus. The Speaker
20 shall appoint the Chairperson of the special investigating
21 committee from among the 6 members. Sponsors of the
22 initiating resolution may not be appointed to the special
23 investigating committee.
24 (b) The special investigating committee shall conduct a
25 thorough investigation of all allegations and charges of
26 impropriety concerning the member named in the initiating
27 resolution that are brought to its attention to determine if
28 reasonable grounds exist to bring charges against the member
29 for formal disciplinary proceedings by the House. The
30 special investigating committee shall meet with the Principal
31 Sponsor of the initiating resolution at its initial meeting.
32 At the initial meeting, the Principal Sponsor of the
33 initiating resolution shall submit to the special
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1 investigating committee a written list of suggested charges.
2 The list shall define the scope of the inquiry or
3 investigation pursuant to the initiating resolution. If the
4 Principal Sponsor of the initiating resolution fails to
5 submit a list, the special committee shall report a
6 resolution of exoneration.
7 The Principal Sponsor of the initiating resolution shall
8 also submit to the special investigating committee all
9 information he or she may have relevant to the charges and
10 allegations.
11 (c) The special investigating committee shall conduct
12 all of its proceedings in executive session, and shall
13 maintain strict confidence as to all of its proceedings and
14 all witnesses, testimony, information, and exhibits that may
15 come before it. No transcript or record of proceedings shall
16 be taken. This subsection shall be adopted and effective
17 upon an affirmative vote of 79 members. This subsection may
18 not be suspended.
19 (d) Except for its initial meeting, any posting or
20 notice requirements do not apply to meetings of the special
21 investigating committee, but the Chairperson shall give
22 notice of all meetings to the member named in and the
23 Principal Sponsor of the initiating resolution and shall give
24 reasonable notice to the public. The member who is the
25 subject of the initiating resolution has the right to counsel
26 during proceedings of the special investigating committee.
27 (e) Except for subsection (c), this Rule may be
28 suspended only by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
29 (House Rule 93)
30 93. Report of Special Investigating Committee.
31 (a) The special investigating committee shall report in
32 writing. All reports shall be signed by the members
33 supporting the report.
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1 (b) If a majority of the members of the special
2 committee determines to prefer charges, it shall file with
3 the Clerk a formal statement of charges and specifications,
4 and shall appoint 2 members of the House, one from the
5 majority caucus and one from the minority caucus, who are not
6 members of the special investigating committee to be managers
7 for the House at the hearing on the charges. The statement
8 of charges shall constitute the report of the special
9 committee, but the special committee in its discretion may
10 file a supplementary report stating its reasons for not
11 bringing any other charges that may have been suggested to
12 it.
13 (c) If the special committee determines not to prefer
14 charges, it shall file with the Clerk a resolution
15 exonerating the member named in the initiating resolution
16 together with a report stating its reasons for not preferring
17 charges.
18 (d) If the special committee cannot by majority vote of
19 its members determine whether to prefer charges, the
20 committee shall file with the Clerk a resolution of
21 exoneration and a report stating the affirmative reasons for
22 not preferring charges. That report shall be signed by all
23 members of the special investigating committee, regardless of
24 their original vote in the committee proceedings on whether
25 to prefer charges.
26 (e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
27 vote of 71 members elected.
28 (House Rule 94)
29 94. Select Committee on Discipline.
30 (a) When charges are preferred against any member of the
31 House under Rule 93, the Speaker and the Minority Leader
32 shall appoint a committee, to be known as a select committee
33 on discipline, to hear and determine the charges. The select
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1 committee shall consist of 12 members of the House, 6 of whom
2 shall be appointed by the Speaker from the majority caucus
3 and 6 of whom shall be appointed by the Minority Leader from
4 the minority caucus. The Speaker shall appoint a Chairperson
5 of the select committee from among the 12 members. No member
6 who served on the special investigating committee or any
7 sponsor of the initiating resolution may be appointed to the
8 select committee.
9 (b) All appointments to a select committee on discipline
10 shall be completed and the select committee shall convene
11 within 30 days after the filing of charges for which the
12 committee is appointed.
13 (c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
14 vote of 79 members elected.
15 (House Rule 95)
16 95. Hearings on Disciplinary Charges.
17 (a) Proceedings before the select committee on
18 discipline shall be adversary in form, with the managers for
19 the House presenting the case for disciplinary action. The
20 respondent member may be represented by counsel.
21 (b) Stipulations of fact shall be encouraged by the
22 select committee.
23 (c) The rules of evidence applicable to criminal
24 proceedings apply except as may be waived by the managers or
25 respondent, as may be appropriate.
26 (House Rule 96)
27 96. Report of Select Committee.
28 (a) The committee shall vote on each specification and
29 charge, except that a vote of exoneration on a charge shall
30 be a vote as to all specifications under that charge. All
31 final votes on the merits of a charge or specification shall
32 be by record vote.
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1 (b) A finding of fault or exoneration on any
2 specification or charge requires an affirmative vote of a
3 majority of the members appointed to the select committee.
4 (c) The committee shall file a report of its findings on
5 each specification and charge and a recommendation as to
6 penalty with the Clerk. The report shall state the reasons
7 for each conclusion and recommendation. If the committee
8 finds the respondent member exonerated regarding any charge,
9 it shall report a resolution of exoneration together with its
10 report. If the select committee finds the respondent member
11 at fault regarding any charge, it shall report a resolution
12 embodying its findings and recommended penalty.
13 (d) If a select committee reports a finding of fault
14 regarding any charge, any member of the select committee may
15 file a minority report with the Clerk either dissenting from
16 a finding, reason, or recommendation in the majority report
17 or stating a concurrence on different grounds. A dissenting
18 report may include a resolution of exoneration as to any
19 charge or specifications.
20 (e) When a select committee has found a member at fault
21 regarding a charge, the committee shall adopt a
22 recommendation for disciplinary action. The committee may
23 recommend a reprimand, a censure, expulsion from the House,
24 or that no penalty be invoked. The recommendation on
25 disciplinary action requires an affirmative vote of the
26 majority of the members appointed to the select committee.
27 (f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
28 vote of 71 members elected.
29 (House Rule 97)
30 97. House Action on Disciplinary Reports.
31 (a) The report of a select committee, together with any
32 dissenting or concurring reports, and any accompanying
33 resolution, shall be reproduced and placed on the members'
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1 desks, in the same manner as for bills under Rule 39. The
2 report shall be placed on the calendar under the heading
3 "Report of Select Committee on Discipline". The report shall
4 be carried on the Daily Calendar for 2 legislative days
5 before any action by the House.
6 (b) If the report of a select committee or a special
7 investigating committee exonerates the respondent member, the
8 House shall take up the resolution or re-refer the case to
9 the committee for further proceedings.
10 (c) If the select committee reports a finding of fault
11 as to any charge, the House shall take up the resolution for
12 disciplinary action together with any minority resolutions.
13 The House may amend a resolution for disciplinary action to
14 decrease the recommended penalty.
15 (d) The House shall take action by a record vote on each
16 resolution. Adoption of a resolution finding the respondent
17 member at fault regarding charges and specifications shall
18 dispose of any minority resolution of exoneration on those
19 charges and specifications. If the House adopts a resolution
20 of exoneration as to any charge or specification, a majority
21 resolution shall be amended in accord with that disposition
22 of those charges and specifications before it may be called
23 for a final vote. If the adoption of exoneration resolutions
24 disposes of all the charges and specifications in a majority
25 resolution for disciplinary action, the majority resolution
26 shall be tabled.
27 (e) Following record votes on all majority and minority
28 resolutions arising out of a select committee finding of
29 fault on a charge or specification, if there remains any
30 charge or specification on which the House has neither
31 exonerated the member or adopted a finding of fault, then any
32 member may introduce and move a resolution of exoneration on
33 that charge or specification.
34 (f) A resolution finding a member at fault regarding a
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1 charge may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of 71
2 members elected, except that a resolution the effect of which
3 is to expel a member may be adopted only by the affirmative
4 vote of 79 members elected.
5 (g) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
6 vote of 79 members elected.
7 ARTICLE XIII
8 FORCE AND EFFECT
9 (House Rule 98)
10 98. Applicability. The meetings and actions of the
11 House, including all of its committees, are governed by these
12 House Rules.
13 (House Rule 99)
14 99. Parliamentary Authority. The rules of parliamentary
15 practice appearing in the latest edition of Robert's Rules of
16 Order govern the House in all cases to which they apply so
17 long as they are not inconsistent with these Rules.
18 (House Rule 100)
19 100. Certification by Speaker. With respect to each
20 bill that is certified by the Speaker in accordance with
21 Article IV, Sec. 8(d) of the Constitution, there is an
22 irrebuttable presumption that the procedural requirements for
23 passage have been met.
24 (House Rule 101)
25 101. Effective Date. These rules are in full force and
26 effect upon their adoption, and shall remain in full force
27 and effect except as amended in accordance with these Rules,
28 or until superseded by new rules adopted as part of the
29 organization of a newly-constituted General Assembly at the
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1 commencement of a term.
2 ARTICLE XIV
3 DEFINITIONS
4 (House Rule 102)
5 102. Definitions. As used in these Rules, terms have
6 the meanings ascribed to them as follows, unless the context
7 clearly requires a different meaning:
8 (1) Chairperson. "Chairperson" means that
9 Representative designated by the Speaker to serve as
10 chair of a committee.
11 (2) Co-Chairperson. "Co-Chairperson" means a
12 Representative designated by the Speaker to serve as
13 co-chair of a special committee.
14 (3) Clerk. "Clerk" means the elected Clerk of the
15 House.
16 (4) Committee. "Committee" means a committee of
17 the House and includes a standing committee, the Rules
18 Committee, a special committee, the Committee on
19 Conflicts of Interest, committees created under Article X
20 and Article XII of these Rules, and a subcommittee of a
21 committee. "Committee" does not mean a conference
22 committee, and the procedural and notice requirements
23 applicable to committees do not apply to conference
24 committees.
25 (5) Constitution. "Constitution" means the
26 Constitution of the State of Illinois.
27 (6) General Assembly. "General Assembly" means the
28 current General Assembly of the State of Illinois.
29 (7) House. "House" means the House of
30 Representatives of the General Assembly.
31 (8) Joint Action Motions. "Joint action motions"
32 means the following motions before the House: to concur
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1 in a Senate amendment, to non-concur in a Senate
2 amendment, to recede from a House amendment, to refuse to
3 recede from a House amendment, to request that a
4 conference committee be appointed, and to adopt a
5 conference committee report.
6 (9) Legislative Digest. "Legislative Digest" means
7 the Legislative Synopsis and Digest that is prepared by
8 the Legislative Reference Bureau of the General Assembly.
9 (10) Legislative Measures. "Legislative measures"
10 means all matters brought before the House for
11 consideration, whether originated in the House or Senate,
12 and includes bills, amendments, resolutions, conference
13 committee reports, motions, messages, notices, and
14 Executive Orders from the executive branch.
15 (11) Majority. "Majority" means a majority of
16 those members present and voting on a question. Unless
17 otherwise specified with respect to a particular House
18 Rule, for purposes of determining the number of members
19 present and voting on a question, a "present" vote shall
20 not be counted.
21 (12) Majority Caucus. "Majority caucus" means that
22 group of Representatives from the numerically strongest
23 political party in the House.
24 (13) Majority of those Appointed. "Majority of
25 those appointed" means a majority of the total number of
26 Representatives authorized under these Rules to be
27 appointed to a committee.
28 (14) Majority of those Elected. "Majority of those
29 elected" means a majority of the total number of
30 Representatives entitled to be elected to the House,
31 regardless of the number of elected or appointed
32 Representatives actually serving in office. So long as
33 118 Representatives are entitled to be elected to the
34 House, "majority of those elected" means 60 affirmative
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1 votes; 71 affirmative votes means three-fifths of the
2 members elected; and 79 affirmative votes means
3 two-thirds of the members elected.
4 (15) Member. "Member" means a Representative.
5 Where the context so requires, "member" may also mean a
6 Senator of the Illinois Senate.
7 (16) Members Appointed. "Members appointed" means
8 the total number of Representatives authorized under
9 these Rules to be appointed to a committee.
10 (17) Members Elected. "Members elected" means the
11 118 Representatives entitled to be elected to the House,
12 regardless of the number of elected or appointed
13 Representatives actually serving in office.
14 (18) Minority Caucus. "Minority caucus" means that
15 group of Representatives from the second numerically
16 strongest political party in the House.
17 (19) Minority Leader. "Minority Leader" means the
18 Minority Leader of the House elected under Rule 2.
19 (20) Minority Spokesperson. "Minority
20 spokesperson" means that Representative designated by the
21 Minority Leader to serve as the minority spokesperson of
22 a committee.
23 (21) Perfunctory Session. "Perfunctory session"
24 means the convening of the House, pursuant to the
25 scheduling of the Speaker, for purposes consistent with
26 Rule 28.
27 (22) Presiding Officer. "Presiding Officer" means
28 that Representative serving as the presiding officer of
29 the House, whether that Representative is the Speaker or
30 another Representative designated by the Speaker under
31 Rule 4.
32 (23) Principal Sponsor. "Principal sponsor" means
33 the first listed House sponsor of any legislative
34 measure; with respect to a standing committee-sponsored
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1 bill or resolution, it means the Chairperson of the
2 committee; with respect to a special committee-sponsored
3 bill or resolution, it means the Co-Chairperson from the
4 majority caucus.
5 (24) Record Vote. "Record vote" means a vote by
6 ayes and nays entered on the journal.
7 (25) Representative. "Representative" means any
8 duly elected or duly appointed Illinois State
9 Representative, and means the same as "member".
10 (26) Senate. "Senate" means the Senate of the
11 General Assembly.
12 (27) Speaker. "Speaker" means the Speaker of the
13 House elected as provided in Rule 1.
14 (28) Term. "Term" means the 2-year term of a
15 General Assembly.
16 (29) Vice-Chairperson. "Vice-Chairperson" means
17 that Representative designated by the Speaker to serve as
18 Vice-Chairperson of a committee.