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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 Rules of the House of Representatives of the Ninety-first
5 General Assembly are amended by changing Rule 22 as follows:
6 (House Rule 22)
7 22. Committee Procedure.
8 (a) A committee may consider any legislative measure
9 referred to it, except as provided in subsection (b), and may
10 make with respect to that legislative measure one of the
11 following reports to the House or to the parent committee, as
12 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 or committee amendment that provides for an
6 appropriation of money from the State Treasury may be
7 considered by an Appropriations Committee unless the bill or
8 committee amendment is limited to appropriations to a single
9 department, office, or institution; this provision does not
10 apply to floor amendments, joint action motions, or
11 conference committee reports.
12 No bill that provides for an appropriation of money from
13 the State Treasury may be considered for passage by the House
14 unless it has first been favorably reported by an
15 Appropriations Committee or:
16 (1) the bill was discharged from an Appropriations
17 Committee under Rule 58;
18 (2) the bill was exempted from this requirement by
19 a majority of those appointed to the Rules Committee; or
20 (3) this Rule was suspended under Rule 67.
21 (c) The Chairperson of each committee, or Co-Chairperson
22 from the majority caucus of a special committee, shall keep,
23 or cause to be kept, a record in which there shall be
24 entered:
25 (1) The time and place of each meeting of the
26 committee.
27 (2) The attendance of committee members at each
28 meeting.
29 (3) The votes cast by the committee members on all
30 legislative measures acted on by the committee.
31 (4) The "Record of Committee Witness" forms
32 executed by each person appearing or registering in each
33 committee meeting, which shall include identification of
34 the witness, the person, group, or firm represented by
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1 appearance and the capacity in which the representation
2 is made (if the person is representing someone other than
3 himself or herself), his or her position on the
4 legislation under consideration, and the nature of his or
5 her desired testimony.
6 (5) A tape recording of the proceedings.
7 (6) Such additional information as may be requested
8 by the Clerk.
9 (d) The committee Chairperson, or the Co-Chairperson
10 from the majority caucus of a special committee, shall file
11 with the Clerk, along with every bill or resolution reported
12 upon, a written report containing such information as
13 required by the Clerk. The Clerk may adopt forms, policies,
14 and procedures with respect to the preparation, filing, and
15 maintenance of the reports.
16 (e) When a committee fails to report a legislative
17 measure pending before it to the House, or when a committee
18 fails to hold a public hearing on a legislative measure
19 pending before it, the exclusive means to bring that
20 legislative measure directly before the House for its
21 consideration is as provided in Rule 18 or Rule 58.
22 (f) No bill or resolution may be called for a vote in a
23 standing committee or special committee in the absence of the
24 Principal Sponsor. The Chairperson of a committee or a chief
25 co-sponsor may present a bill or resolution in committee with
26 the approval of the Principal Sponsor when the committee
27 consents. In the case of special committees with
28 Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
29 "Chairperson" means the Co-Chairperson from the majority
30 caucus. This subsection may not be suspended.
31 (g) No bill or resolution may be voted on more than
32 twice in any committee on motions to report the bill or
33 resolution favorably, or to reconsider the vote by which the
34 committee adopted a motion to report the bill or resolution
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1 unfavorably. A bill or resolution having failed to receive a
2 favorable recommendation after 2 such record votes shall be
3 automatically reported with the appropriate unfavorable
4 recommendation.
5 (h) A bill or resolution shall be given short debate
6 status by report of the committee if the bill or resolution
7 was favorably reported by a three-fifths vote of the members
8 present. Bills and resolutions receiving favorable reports
9 may be placed upon the Consent Calendar as provided in Rule
10 42.
11 (i) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
12 vote of 71 members elected.