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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the following (which
4are the same as the Rules of the Senate of the One Hundredth
5General Assembly except as indicated by striking and
6underscoring) are adopted as the Rules of the Senate of the One
7Hundred First General Assembly:
 
 
8    
 
9
ARTICLE I

 
10
DEFINITIONS

 
11    As used in these Senate Rules, the following terms have the
12meanings ascribed to them in this Article I, unless the context
13clearly requires a different meaning:
14(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
15    (Senate Rule 1-1)
16    1-1. Chairperson. "Chairperson" means that Senator
17designated by the President to serve as chair of a committee.
18(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 

 

 

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1    (Senate Rule 1-2)
2    1-2. Committee. "Committee" means a committee of the Senate
3and includes a standing committee, a special committee, and a
4special subcommittee of a committee. "Committee" does not mean
5a conference committee, and the procedural and notice
6requirements applicable to committees do not apply to
7conference committees.
8(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
9    (Senate Rule 1-3)
10    1-3. Constitution. "Constitution" means the Constitution
11of the State of Illinois.
12(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
13    (Senate Rule 1-3.5)
14    1-3.5. Deputy Minority Leader. "Deputy Minority Leader"
15means a Senator designated by the Senate Minority Leader to
16assist the Minority Leader with the operation of the minority
17caucus of the Senate.
18(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
19    (Senate Rule 1-4)
20    1-4. General Assembly. "General Assembly" means the
21current General Assembly of the State of Illinois.
22(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 

 

 

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1    (Senate Rule 1-5)
2    1-5. House. "House" means the House of Representatives of
3the General Assembly.
4(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
5    (Senate Rule 1-6)
6    1-6. Joint Action Motion. "Joint action motion" means any
7of the following motions before the Senate: to concur in a
8House amendment, to non-concur in a House amendment, to recede
9from a Senate amendment, to refuse to recede from a Senate
10amendment, and to request that a conference committee be
11appointed.
12(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
13    (Senate Rule 1-7)
14    1-7. Legislative Digest. "Legislative Digest" means the
15Legislative Synopsis and Digest that is prepared by the
16Legislative Reference Bureau of the General Assembly.
17(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
18    (Senate Rule 1-8)
19    1-8. Legislative Measure. "Legislative measure" means any
20matter brought before the Senate for consideration, whether
21originated in the Senate or House, and includes bills,
22amendments, resolutions, conference committee reports,
23motions, and messages from the executive branch.

 

 

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1(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
2    (Senate Rule 1-9)
3    1-9. Majority. "Majority" means a simple majority of those
4members present and voting on a question. Unless otherwise
5specified with respect to a particular Senate Rule, for
6purposes of determining the number of members present and
7voting on a question, a "present" vote shall not be counted.
8(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
9    (Senate Rule 1-10)
10    1-10. Majority Caucus. "Majority caucus" means that group
11of Senators from the numerically strongest political party in
12the Senate. "Majority caucus" also includes any Senator who is
13not from the numerically strongest or numerically second
14strongest political party in the Senate but who casts his or
15her final vote for President of the Senate for the person who
16is elected President of the Senate.
17(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
18    (Senate Rule 1-10.5)
19    1-10.5. Majority Leader. "Majority Leader" means a Senator
20designated by the President of the Senate to serve as the
21Majority Leader and assist the President with the operation of
22the Senate and the majority caucus of the Senate.
23(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 

 

 

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1    (Senate Rule 1-11)
2    1-11. Majority of those Appointed. "Majority of those
3appointed" means an absolute majority of the total number of
4Senators appointed to a committee.
5(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
6    (Senate Rule 1-12)
7    1-12. Majority of those Elected. "Majority of those
8elected" means an absolute majority of the total number of
9Senators entitled to be elected to the Senate, irrespective of
10the number of elected or appointed Senators actually serving in
11office. So long as 59 Senators are entitled to be elected to
12the Senate, "majority of those elected" shall mean 30
13affirmative votes.
14(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
15    (Senate Rule 1-13)
16    1-13. Member. "Member" means a Senator. Where the context
17so requires, "member" may also mean a Representative of the
18Illinois House of Representatives.
19(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
20    (Senate Rule 1-14)
21    1-14. Members Appointed. "Members appointed" means the
22total number of Senators appointed to a committee.

 

 

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1(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
2    (Senate Rule 1-15)
3    1-15. Members Elected. "Members elected" means the total
4number of Senators entitled to be elected to the Senate,
5irrespective of the number of elected or appointed Senators
6actually serving in office. So long as 59 Senators are entitled
7to be elected in the Senate, "members elected" shall mean 59
8Senators.
9(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
10    (Senate Rule 1-16)
11    1-16. Minority Caucus. "Minority caucus" means that group
12of Senators from other than the majority caucus.
13(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
14    (Senate Rule 1-17)
15    1-17. Minority Leader. "Minority Leader" means the
16Minority Leader of the Senate.
17(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
18    (Senate Rule 1-18)
19    1-18. Minority Spokesperson. "Minority Spokesperson" means
20that Senator designated by the Minority Leader to serve as the
21Minority Spokesperson of a committee.
22(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 

 

 

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1    (Senate Rule 1-19)
2    1-19. Perfunctory Session. "Perfunctory session" means the
3convening of the Senate, pursuant to the scheduling of the
4President, for purposes consistent with Rule 4-1(c) or (d).
5(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
6    (Senate Rule 1-20)
7    1-20. President. "President" means the President of the
8Senate.
9(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
10    (Senate Rule 1-21)
11    1-21. Presiding Officer. "Presiding Officer" means that
12Senator serving as the presiding officer of the Senate, whether
13that Senator is the President or another Senator designated by
14the President, in his or her capacity as presiding officer.
15(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
16    (Senate Rule 1-22)
17    1-22. Principal Sponsor. "Principal sponsor" means the
18first listed Senate sponsor of any legislative measure; with
19respect to a committee-sponsored bill or resolution, it means
20the Chairperson of the committee.
21(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 

 

 

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1    (Senate Rule 1-23)
2    1-23. Secretary. "Secretary" means the elected Secretary
3of the Senate.
4(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
5    (Senate Rule 1-24)
6    1-24. Senate. "Senate" means the Senate of the General
7Assembly.
8(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
9    (Senate Rule 1-25)
10    1-25. Senator. "Senator" means any of the duly elected or
11duly appointed Illinois State Senators, and means the same as
12"member".
13(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
14    (Senate Rule 1-26)
15    1-26. Term. "Term" means the two-year term of a General
16Assembly.
17(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
18    (Senate Rule 1-27)
19    1-27. Vice-Chairperson. "Vice-Chairperson" means that
20Senator designated by the President to serve as
21Vice-Chairperson of a committee.
22(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 

 

 

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ARTICLE II

 
2
ORGANIZATION
3(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
4    (Senate Rule 2-1)
5    2-1. Adoption of Rules. At the commencement of a term, the
6Senate shall adopt new Rules of organization and procedure by
7resolution setting forth those Rules in their entirety. The
8resolution must be adopted by a majority of those elected.
9These Rules of the Senate are subject to revision or amendment
10only in accordance with Rule 7-17.
11(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
12    (Senate Rule 2-2)
13    2-2. Election of the President.
14    (a) Prior to the election of the President, the Governor
15shall convene the Senate, designate a Temporary Secretary of
16the Senate, and preside during the nomination and election of
17the President. As the first item of business each day prior to
18the election of the President, the Governor shall order the
19Temporary Secretary to call the roll of the members to
20establish the presence of a quorum as required by the
21Constitution. If a majority of those elected are not present,
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1on the next calendar day, excepting weekends and official State
2Holidays. If a quorum of members is present, the Governor shall
3then call for nominations of members for the Office of
4President. All such nominations shall require a second. When
5the nominations are completed, the Governor shall direct the
6Temporary Secretary to call the roll of the members to elect
7the President.
 
8    (b) The election of the President shall require the
9affirmative vote of a majority of those elected. Debate shall
10not be in order following nominations and preceding or during
11the vote, and Senators may not explain their vote on the
12election of the President.
 
13    (c) No bills may be considered and no committees may be
14appointed or meet prior to the election of the President.
 
15    (d) When a vacancy in the Office of President occurs, the
16foregoing procedure shall be employed to elect a new President;
17however, when the Governor is of a political party other than
18that of the majority caucus, the Assistant Majority Leader
19having the greatest seniority of service in the Senate shall
20preside during the nomination and election of the successor
21President. No legislative measures, other than such
22nominations and election, may be considered by the Senate
23during a vacancy in the Office of President.
 

 

 

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1    (e) No Senator shall be elected to the office of President
2of the Senate for more than five General Assemblies; provided
3that service as President before the commencement of the 100th
4General Assembly nor service as President under subsection (d)
5of this Section shall not be considered in the calculation of
6the Senator's service.
7(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.; S.R. 3, 100th G.A.)
 
8    (Senate Rule 2-3)
9    2-3. Election of the Minority Leader. The Senate shall
10elect a Minority Leader in a manner consistent with the
11Constitution and laws of Illinois. No Senator shall be elected
12to the office of Senate Minority Leader for more than five
13General Assemblies; provided that service as Minority Leader
14before the commencement of the 100th General Assembly nor
15service as Minority Leader while filling a vacancy in the
16Office shall not be considered in the calculation of the
17Senator's service.
18(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.; S.R. 3, 100th G.A.)
 
19    (Senate Rule 2-4)
20    2-4. Majority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, and
21Assistant Leaders.
22    (a) The President shall appoint from within the Majority
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1Minority Leader shall appoint from within the Minority Caucus a
2Deputy Minority Leader. The President and the Minority Leader
3shall appoint from within their respective caucuses the number
4of Assistant Majority Leaders and Assistant Minority Leaders as
5are allowed by law.
 
6    (b) These appointments shall take effect upon their being
7filed with the Secretary and shall remain effective for the
8duration of the term unless a vacancy occurs by reason of
9resignation or because an assistant leader has ceased to be a
10Senator. Successor assistant leaders shall be appointed in the
11same manner as their predecessors. Assistant leaders shall have
12those powers delegated to them by the President or Minority
13Leader, as the case may be.
14(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
15    (Senate Rule 2-5)
16    2-5. Powers and Duties of the President.
17    (a) The President shall have those powers conferred upon
18him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any
19motions or resolutions adopted by the Senate or jointly by the
20Senate and House.
 
21    (b) Except as provided by law with respect to the Senate
22Operations Commission, the President is the chief
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1powers necessary to carry out that function. The President may
2delegate his or her administrative duties as he or she deems
3appropriate.
 
4     (c) The powers and duties of the President shall include,
5but are not limited to, the following:
 
6        (1) To preside at all sessions of the Senate, although
7    the President may call on any member to preside
8    temporarily.
 
9        (2) To open the session at the time at which the Senate
10    is to meet by taking the podium and calling the members to
11    order. The President may call on any member, or the
12    Secretary in case of perfunctory session, to open the
13    session.
 
14        (3) To announce the business before the Senate in the
15    order in which it is to be acted upon.
 
16        (4) To recognize those members entitled to the floor.
 
17        (5) To state and put to vote all questions that are
18    regularly moved or that necessarily arise in the course of
19    the proceedings, and to announce the result of the vote.
 

 

 

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

 

 

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1        (18) To direct the Secretary to correct
2    non-substantive errors in the Journal.
 
3        (19) To assign meeting places and meeting times to
4    committees.
 
5        (20) To decide, subject to the control and will of the
6    members in accordance with these Senate Rules, all
7    questions relating to the priority of business.
 
8        (21) To appoint a parliamentarian to serve at the
9    pleasure of the President.
 
10        (22) To promulgate forms for nominees subject to the
11    advice and consent of the Senate, for temporary appointment
12    messages, and for messages designating acting appointees.
 
13    (d) The President, at his or her discretion, may designate
14from among those members serving in the statutorily created
15positions of assistant majority leader, no more than one member
16to serve as the Senate Majority Leader. The Senate Majority
17Leader shall serve at the pleasure of the President and shall
18receive no additional compensation other than that provided
19statutorily for the position of assistant majority leader.
 
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1the members elected.
2(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
3    (Senate Rule 2-6)
4    2-6. Powers and Duties of the Minority Leader.
5    (a) The Minority Leader shall have those powers conferred
6upon him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and
7any motions or resolutions adopted by the Senate or jointly by
8the Senate and House.
 
9    (b) The Minority Leader shall appoint to all committees the
10members from the minority caucus, and may replace those
11members, and shall designate a Minority Spokesperson for each
12committee, except as the Senate otherwise orders in accordance
13with these Senate Rules.
 
14    (c) The Minority Leader shall have general supervision of
15the minority caucus staff.
16(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
17    (Senate Rule 2-7)
18    2-7. Secretary of the Senate.
19    (a) The Senate shall elect a Secretary, who may adopt
20appropriate policies or procedures for the conduct of his or
21her office. Except where the authority is by law given to the
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1arbiter of any dispute arising in connection with the operation
2of the Office of the Secretary.
 
3    (b) The duties of the Secretary shall include the
4following:
 
5        (1) To have custody of all bills, papers, and records
6    of the Senate, which shall not be taken out of the
7    Secretary's custody except in the regular course of
8    business in the Senate.
 
9        (2) To endorse on every original bill and each copy its
10    number, names of sponsors, the date of introduction, and
11    the several orders taken on it. When printed, the names of
12    the sponsors shall appear on the front page of the bill in
13    the same order they appeared when introduced.
 
14        (3) To cause each bill to be placed on the desks of the
15    members as soon as it is printed, or alternatively to
16    provide for a method that any Senator may use to secure a
17    copy of any bill he or she desires.
 
18        (4) To keep the Journal of the proceedings of the
19    Senate and, under the direction of the President, correct
20    errors in the Journal.
 

 

 

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1        (5) To keep the transcripts of the debates of the
2    Senate and make them available to the public under
3    reasonable conditions.
 
4        (6) To keep the necessary records for the Senate and
5    its committees and to prepare the Senate Calendar for each
6    legislative day.
 
7        (7) To examine all Senate Bills and Constitutional
8    Amendment Resolutions following Second Reading and prior
9    to final passage, for the purpose of correcting any
10    non-substantive errors therein, and to report the same back
11    to the President promptly; to supervise the enrolling and
12    engrossing of bills and resolutions, subject to the
13    direction of the President; and to certify passage or
14    adoption of legislative measures, and to note thereon the
15    date of final Senate action. Any corrections suggested to
16    the President by the Secretary, and thereafter approved by
17    the Senate, shall be entered upon the Journal.
 
18        (8) To transmit bills, other documents, and other
19    messages to the House and secure a receipt therefor, and to
20    receive from the House bills, documents, and receipts
21    therefor.
 
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1    transcripts and Senate documents as are required by law.
 
2        (10) To attend every session of the Senate; record the
3    roll and roll calls as directed by the Presiding Officer;
4    and read into the Senate record legislative measures and
5    other papers as directed by the Presiding Officer. Bills
6    shall be read by title only. Upon initial reading, motions
7    may be read by title and sponsor only.
 
8        (11) To supervise all Assistant Secretaries and other
9    employees of his or her office, as well as all committee
10    clerks in their capacity as committee clerks.
 
11        (12) To establish the format for all documents, forms,
12    and committee records prepared by committee clerks.
 
13        (13) To perform those duties as assigned by the
14    President.
15(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
16    (Senate Rule 2-8)
17    2-8. Assistant Secretary of the Senate. The Senate shall,
18in a manner consistent with the laws of Illinois, elect an
19Assistant Secretary, who shall perform those duties assigned to
20him or her by the Secretary.
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1    (Senate Rule 2-9)
2    2-9. Sergeant-at-Arms. The Senate shall elect a
3Sergeant-at-Arms who shall perform those duties assigned to him
4or her by law, or as are ordered by the President or Presiding
5Officer. Such duties shall include the following:
 
6        (1) To attend the Senate during its sessions and
7    execute the commands of the Senate, together with all
8    process issued by authority of the Senate, that are
9    directed to him or her by the President or Presiding
10    Officer.
 
11        (2) To maintain order among spectators admitted into
12    the Senate chambers, galleries, and adjoining or
13    connecting hallways and passages.
 
14        (3) To take proper measures to prevent interruption of
15    the Senate.
 
16        (4) To supervise any Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms.
 
17        (5) To perform those duties as assigned by the
18    President.
19(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 

 

 

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1    (Senate Rule 2-10)
2    2-10. Schedule.
3    (a) The President shall periodically establish a schedule
4of days on which the Senate shall convene in regular and veto
5session, with that schedule subject to revisions at the
6discretion of the President. The President may also at his or
7her discretion schedule perfunctory sessions of the Senate. The
8President may establish deadlines for the following
9legislative actions:
 
10        (1) Final day to request bills from the Legislative
11    Reference Bureau.
 
12        (2) Final day for introduction of bills.
 
13        (3) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
14    report Senate bills, except Senate appropriations bills.
 
15        (4) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
16    report Senate appropriation bills.
 
17        (5) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
18    bills, except Senate appropriation bills.
 
19        (6) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
20    appropriation bills.
 

 

 

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1        (7) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
2    report House appropriation bills.
 
3        (8) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
4    report House bills, except appropriation bills.
 
5        (9) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House
6    appropriation bills.
 
7        (10) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House
8    non-appropriation bills.
 
9    (b) The President may establish additional deadlines for
10final action on conference committee reports and any categories
11of joint action motions.
 
12    (c) The foregoing deadlines shall become effective upon
13being filed by the President with the Secretary. The Secretary
14shall Journalize the deadlines.
 
15    (d) At any time, the President may schedule alternative
16deadlines for any legislative action pursuant to written notice
17filed with the Secretary.
 
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1legislative measure as he or she deems appropriate pursuant to
2written notice filed with the Secretary.
3(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
4
ARTICLE III

 
5
COMMITTEES
6(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
7    (Senate Rule 3-1)
8    3-1. Committees.
9    (a) The committees of the Senate are: (i) the standing
10committees listed in Rule 3-4; (ii) special committees created
11by resolution or notice under Rule 3-3; and (iii) special
12subcommittees created by standing committees or by special
13committees under Rule 3-3. Subcommittees may not create
14subcommittees.
 
15    (b) All committees shall have a Chairperson and Minority
16Spokesperson, who shall not be of the same caucus, except as
17provided in Rule 3-2. Committees of the whole shall consist of
18all Senators. The number of majority caucus members and
19minority caucus members of all standing committees, and all
20other committees unless otherwise ordered by the Senate in
21accordance with these Senate Rules, shall be determined by the
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1members shall become final upon the President filing with the
2Secretary an appropriate notice, which shall be Journalized.
 
3    (c) The Chairperson of a committee shall have the authority
4to call the committee to order, designate which legislative
5measures that are assigned to the committee shall be taken up,
6order the roll call vote to be taken on each legislative
7measure called for a vote, preserve order and decorum during
8committee meetings, assign legislative measures to special
9subcommittees of the parent committee, jointly sign and issue
10subpoenas with the President, and implement and supervise the
11business of the committee. The Vice-Chairperson of a committee
12may preside over its meetings in the absence or at the
13direction of the Chairperson.
 
14    (d) A vacancy on a committee, or in the Chairperson or
15Minority Spokesperson position on a committee, occurs when a
16member resigns from that position or ceases to be a Senator.
17Resignations shall be made in writing to the Secretary, who
18shall promptly notify the President and Minority Leader. Absent
19concurrence by a majority of those elected, or as otherwise
20provided in Rule 3-5, no member who resigns from a committee
21shall be reappointed to that committee for the remainder of the
22term. Replacement members shall be of the same caucus as that
23of the member who resigns, and shall be appointed by the
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1resigning member. In the case of vacancies on special
2subcommittees that were created by committees, any vacancy
3shall be filled pursuant to the motion adopted to create the
4subcommittee but if the motion does not specify how a vacancy
5is filled then the parent committee shall fill the vacancy by
6motion.
 
7    (e) The Chairperson of a committee shall have the authority
8to call meetings of that committee, subject to the approval of
9the President in accordance with Rule 2-5(c)(19). Except as
10otherwise provided by these Senate Rules, committee meetings
11shall be convened in accordance with Rule 3-11.
12(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
13    (Senate Rule 3-2)
14    3-2. Membership and Officers of Standing Committees.
15    (a) At the commencement of the term, the members of each
16standing committee shall be appointed for the term by the
17President and the Minority Leader, except as provided in
18subsection (c) of this Rule or in Rule 3-5. The President shall
19appoint the Chairperson and the remaining committee members of
20the majority caucus (one of whom the President shall designate
21as Vice-Chairperson), and the Minority Leader shall appoint the
22Minority Spokesperson and the remaining committee members of
23the minority caucus, except as provided in paragraph (b) of
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1upon the delivery of appropriate correspondence from each of
2the respective leaders to the Secretary, regardless of whether
3the Senate is in session. The Chairperson and Minority
4Spokesperson shall serve at the pleasure of the President or
5Minority Leader, as the case may be. The Secretary shall
6Journalize all appointments. A standing committee is empowered
7to conduct business when a majority of the total number of
8committee members has been appointed.
 
9    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
10Rules, the President may appoint any two members to serve as
11Co-Chairpersons of a standing committee. Co-Chairpersons shall
12not be of the same caucus and shall serve at the pleasure of
13the President. A standing committee with Co-Chairpersons shall
14not have a Minority Spokesperson. For purposes of Section 1 of
15the General Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), one
16Co-Chairperson shall be considered "chairman" and the other
17shall be considered "minority spokesperson". Co-Chairperson
18appointments shall become immediately effective upon the
19delivery of appropriate correspondence from the President to
20the Secretary, regardless of whether the Senate is in session.
21The Secretary shall Journalize all appointments.
 
22    (c) To maintain the efficient operation of the Senate, any
23committee member may be temporarily replaced due to illness or
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1committee hearing. The temporary appointment is effective upon
2delivery of appropriate correspondence from the President or
3Minority Leader, depending upon the caucus of the member
4affected, and shall remain effective for the duration of the
5illness or temporary absence from the Capitol. If the member
6returns to the Capitol while the committee is meeting, then the
7temporary appointment shall remain effective until the
8committee recesses or adjourns.
9(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
10    (Senate Rule 3-3)
11    3-3. Special Committee and Subcommittees.
12    (a) The Senate may create special committees by resolution
13adopted by a majority of those elected. The President also may
14create special committees by filing a notice of the creation of
15the special committee with the Secretary. The appointed members
16of a special committee shall be designated by the President and
17the Minority Leader in the same manner outlined in Rule 3-2
18with respect to standing committees.
 
19    (b) A committee may create a special subcommittee by motion
20adopted by a majority of those appointed. The members of a
21special subcommittee shall come from the membership of the
22creating committee, and shall be appointed in the manner
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1    (c) The resolution, motion, or notice creating a special
2committee or special subcommittee shall specify the subject
3matter of the special committee or subcommittee and the number
4of members to be appointed thereto, and may specify a reporting
5date during the term (in which event the special committee or
6subcommittee is abolished as of that date). Unless an earlier
7date is specified by resolution, motion, or notice, special
8committees and subcommittees shall expire at the end of the
9term.
 
10    (d) When the Senate is not in session, Special Temporary
11Committees may be created and appointed by the President. The
12actions of the President and of a Special Temporary Committee
13shall stand as the action of the Senate unless the action is
14amended or modified on a roll call vote by a majority of those
15elected during the next day the Senate convenes.
 
16    (e) In accordance with Section 1 of the General Assembly
17Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), no Chairperson or Minority
18Spokesperson of a committee created under this Rule shall
19receive additional compensation for such service.
20(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
21    (Senate Rule 3-4)
22    3-4. Standing Committees. The Standing Committees of the
23Senate are as follows:
 

 

 

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1    AGRICULTURE
 
2    APPROPRIATIONS I
 
3    APPROPRIATIONS II
 
4    COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 
5    CRIMINAL LAW
 
6    EDUCATION
 
7    ENERGY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
 
8    ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
 
9    EXECUTIVE
 
10    EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
 
11    FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
 
12    GAMING
 
13    GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND PENSIONS REFORM
 

 

 

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1    HUMAN SERVICES
 
2    HIGHER EDUCATION
 
3    INSURANCE
 
4    JUDICIARY
 
5    LABOR
 
6    LICENSED ACTIVITIES AND PENSIONS
 
7    LOCAL GOVERNMENT
 
8    PUBLIC HEALTH
 
9    REVENUE
 
10    STATE GOVERNMENT
 
11    TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
 
12    TRANSPORTATION
 
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1(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.; S.R. 226, 100th G.A.)
 
2    (Senate Rule 3-5)
3    3-5. Service Committees.
4    (a) In addition to the standing committees, there is a
5permanent service committee known as the "Committee on
6Assignments". The Committee on Assignments shall have those
7powers and duties that are outlined in these Senate Rules, as
8well as those that may be periodically ordered in accordance
9with these Senate Rules.
 
10    (b) The Committee on Assignments shall consist of six five
11members, four three of whom shall be appointed by the President
12and two of whom shall be appointed by the Minority Leader. Both
13the President and the Minority Leader shall be eligible to be
14appointed to the Committee on Assignments. The Committee on
15Assignments shall be empowered to conduct business when a
16majority of the total number of its members has been appointed.
 
17    (c) The majority caucus members of the Committee on
18Assignments shall serve at the pleasure of the President, and
19the minority caucus members shall serve at the pleasure of the
20Minority Leader. Appointments thereto shall be by notice filed
21with the Secretary, and shall be effective for the balance of
22the term or until a replacement appointment is made, whichever
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1the Secretary regardless of whether the Senate is in session.
2Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate Rules, any
3Senator who is replaced on the Committee on Assignments may be
4reappointed to the Committee on Assignments without
5concurrence of the Senate.
 
6    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
7Rules, the Committee on Assignments may meet upon reasonable
8public notice. All legislative measures pending before the
9Committee on Assignments shall be eligible for consideration at
10any meeting thereof, and all such legislative measures shall be
11deemed posted for hearing by the Committee on Assignments for
12all of its meetings.
 
13    (e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
14the members elected.
15(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
16    (Senate Rule 3-6)
17    3-6. Referrals of Resolutions, Messages, and
18Reorganization Orders.
19    (a) All resolutions, after being initially read by the
20Secretary, shall be automatically referred to the Committee on
21Assignments unless the Presiding Officer determines that the
22resolution is a death resolution and orders that the resolution
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1determined by the Committee on Assignments to be of a
2non-substantive, commemorative, or congratulatory nature shall
3be returned to the principal sponsor for action pursuant to
4Rule 6-4. No resolution may be placed on the Resolutions
5Consent Calendar if any member objects.
 
6    (b) All messages from the Governor or any other executive
7branch Constitutional Officer or other appointing authority
8regarding appointments that require confirmation by the Senate
9shall, after having been initially read by the Secretary,
10automatically be referred to the Executive Appointments
11Committee.
 
12    (c) All executive reorganization orders of the Governor
13issued pursuant to Article V, Section 11 of the Constitution,
14after being read into the record by the Secretary, shall
15automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments for
16its referral to a committee, the latter of which may issue a
17recommendation to the Senate with respect to the executive
18order. The Senate may disapprove of any executive order only by
19resolution adopted by a majority of those elected; no such
20resolution is in order until a committee has reported to the
21Senate on the executive reorganization, or until the executive
22order has been discharged pursuant to Rule 7-9.
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1    (Senate Rule 3-7)
2    3-7. Committee on Assignments.
3    (a) The Committee on Assignments may consider any
4legislative measure referred to it pursuant to Rules 3-6, 3-8
5and 3-9, by motion or resolution, or by order of the Presiding
6Officer upon initial reading. The Committee on Assignments may,
7with the concurrence of a majority of those appointed, sponsor
8motions or resolutions; notwithstanding any other provision of
9these Senate Rules, any motion or resolution sponsored by the
10Committee on Assignments may be immediately considered by the
11Senate without reference to a committee.
 
12    (b) During even-numbered years, the Committee on
13Assignments shall refer to a committee of the Senate only
14appropriation bills implementing the budget and other
15legislative measures deemed by the Committee on Assignments to
16be of an emergency nature or to be of substantial importance to
17the operation of government. This subsection (b) applies
18equally to Senate Bills and House Bills introduced into or
19received by the Senate.
20(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
21    (Senate Rule 3-8)
22    3-8. Referrals to Committees.
23    (a) All Senate Bills and House Bills shall, after having
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1to the Committee on Assignments, which may thereafter refer any
2bill before it to a committee. The Committee on Assignments may
3refer any resolution before it to a committee. No bill or
4resolution may be referred to a committee except pursuant to
5this Rule or Rule 7-17. A standing or special committee may
6refer a matter pending in that committee to a special
7subcommittee of that committee.
 
8    (b) All floor amendments, joint action motions for final
9action, and conference committee reports shall, upon filing
10with the Secretary, be automatically referred to the Committee
11on Assignments. No such amendment, joint action motion, or
12conference committee report may be considered by the Senate
13unless approved for consideration by the Committee on
14Assignments. The Committee on Assignments may approve for
15consideration to the Senate any floor amendment, joint action
16motion for final action, or conference committee report that:
17(i) consists of language that has previously been favorably
18reported to the Senate by a committee; (ii) consists of
19technical or clarifying language; or (iii) consists of language
20deemed by the Committee on Assignments to be of an emergency
21nature, of substantial importance to the operation of
22government, or in the best interests of Illinois. The Committee
23on Assignments may refer any floor amendment, joint action
24motion for final action, or conference committee report to a
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1and notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate Rules,
2the committee may hold a hearing on and consider those
3legislative measures pursuant to one-hour advance notice). Any
4floor amendment, joint action motion for final action, or
5conference committee report that is not approved for
6consideration or referred by the Committee on Assignments, and
7is attempted to be acted upon by a committee shall be out of
8order, except as provided for under Rule 8-4.
 
9    (b-1) A floor amendment filed by the chief sponsor of a
10bill shall be automatically referred to the standing committee
11from which the bill was reported (or to another standing
12committee as the Committee on Assignments may determine) upon
13adjournment of the Senate on the third regular session day
14following the day on which the floor amendment was filed,
15unless (i) the Committee on Assignments referred the floor
16amendment to a standing committee or acted on the floor
17amendment in the first instance and referred it to the Senate
18for consideration; (ii) the bill is no longer pending before
19the Senate; (iii) the floor amendment deals with the subject of
20appropriations or State revenue; or (iv) the Committee on
21Assignments has determined by a majority vote that the floor
22amendment substantively alters the nature and scope of the
23underlying bill. If the Committee on Assignments makes a
24determination under item (iv) of this subsection, then the
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1floor amendment to any standing committee or (B) not refer the
2floor amendment to any other committee.
 
3    (c) All committee amendments shall, upon filing with the
4Secretary, be automatically referred to the Committee on
5Assignments. No committee amendment may be considered by a
6committee unless the committee amendment is referred to the
7committee by the Committee on Assignments and the committee
8amendment has first been made available electronically or
9otherwise for not less than one hour. Any committee amendment
10referred by the Committee on Assignments shall be referred to
11the committee before which the underlying bill or resolution is
12pending. Any committee amendment that is not referred by the
13Committee on Assignments to a committee, and is attempted to be
14acted upon by a committee shall be out of order.
 
15    (c-1) A committee amendment filed by the chief sponsor of a
16bill shall be automatically referred to the standing committee
17to which the bill was assigned upon adjournment of the Senate
18on the third regular session day following the day on which the
19committee amendment was filed, unless (i) the Committee on
20Assignments referred the committee amendment to the standing
21committee to which the bill was assigned; (ii) the bill is no
22longer pending before the committee; (iii) the committee
23amendment deals with the subject of appropriations or State
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1a majority vote that the committee amendment substantively
2alters the nature and scope of the underlying bill. If the
3Committee on Assignments makes a determination under item (iv)
4of this subsection, then the Committee on Assignments may, in
5its discretion, (A) refer both the bill and the committee
6amendment to any standing committee or (B) not refer the
7committee amendment to any other committee.
 
8    (d) The Committee on Assignments may at any time re-refer a
9legislative measure from a committee to a Committee of the
10Whole or to any other committee.
 
11    (d-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
12Rules, any bill pending before the Committee on Assignments
13shall be immediately referred to the indicated standing
14committee if the chief sponsor of the bill files a discharge
15motion for that bill that is signed by no less than
16three-fifths of the members of both the majority and minority
17caucus, and each of the members signing the discharge motion is
18a sponsor of the bill. This subsection does not apply to bills
19dealing with the subject of appropriations or State revenue.
 
20    (e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
21the members elected.
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1    (Senate Rule 3-9)
2    3-9. Re-Referrals to the Committee on Assignments.
3    (a) All legislative measures, with the exception of
4resolutions to amend the State Constitution, that have failed
5to meet the applicable deadline established in accordance with
6Rule 2-10 for reporting to the Senate by a standing committee
7shall automatically be re-referred to the Committee on
8Assignments unless: (i) the deadline has been suspended
9pursuant to Rule 7-17, with re-referral to the Committee on
10Assignments to occur if the bill has not been reported to the
11Senate in accordance with the revised deadline; or (ii) the
12Committee on Assignments has issued a written exception to the
13Secretary with respect to a particular bill prior to the
14reporting deadline, with re-referral to occur, if at all, in
15accordance with the written exception. Should the President in
16accordance with Rule 2-10 establish deadlines for action on
17joint action motions or conference committee reports, the
18foregoing re-referral provisions and exceptions shall apply
19with respect to those legislative measures that fail to meet
20those deadlines.
 
21    (b) All legislative measures, with the exception of
22resolutions to amend the State Constitution and Appointment
23Messages, pending before the Senate or any of its committees
24shall automatically be re-referred to the Committee on
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1convened for session unless: (i) this Rule has been suspended
2in accordance with Rule 7-17; or (ii) the Committee on
3Assignments has issued a written exception to the Secretary
4prior to that 31st day.
5(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.; S.R. 226, 100th G.A.)
 
6    (Senate Rule 3-10)
7    3-10. Reporting by Committees. Committees shall report to
8the Senate, and subcommittees shall report to their parent
9committees.
10(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
11    (Senate Rule 3-11)
12    3-11. Committee Procedure.
13    (a) A committee may consider any legislative measure
14referred to it and may make with respect to that legislative
15measure one of the following reports to the Senate or to the
16parent committee, as appropriate:
 
17        (1) that the bill "do pass";
 
18        (2) that the bill "do not pass";
 
19        (3) that the bill "do pass as amended";
 
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1        (5) that the resolution "be adopted";
 
2        (6) that the resolution "be not adopted";
 
3        (7) that the resolution "be adopted as amended";
 
4        (8) that the resolution "be not adopted as amended";
 
5        (9) that the floor amendment, joint action motion, or
6    conference committee report "recommend do adopt";
 
7        (10) that the floor amendment, joint action motion, or
8    conference committee report "recommend do not adopt";
 
9        (11) "without recommendation";
 
10        (12) that the legislative measure "be re-referred to
11    the Committee on Assignments";
 
12        (13) that the Appointment Message be reported "do
13    recommend advise and consent"; or
 
14        (14) that the Appointment Message be reported "do not
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1Any of the foregoing reports may only be made upon the
2concurrence of a majority of those appointed. All legislative
3measures reported "do pass", "do pass as amended", "be
4adopted", "be adopted as amended", or "be approved for
5consideration" shall be deemed favorably reported to the
6Senate. All Appointment Messages reported "do recommend advise
7and consent", "do not recommend advise and consent", or
8"without recommendation" shall be deemed reported to the
9Senate. Except as otherwise provided by these Senate Rules, any
10legislative measure referred to a committee and not reported
11pursuant to this Rule shall remain in that committee. Pursuant
12to Rules 3-11(g) and 7-10, a committee may report a legislative
13measure as tabled.
 
14    (b) No bill that provides for an appropriation or
15expenditure of money from the State Treasury may be considered
16for passage by the Senate unless it has first been reported to
17the Senate by an Appropriations Committee, unless:
 
18        (1) the bill was discharged from an Appropriations
19    Committee in accordance with Rule 7-9;
 
20        (2) the bill was exempted from this requirement by a
21    majority of those appointed to the Committee on
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1        (3) this Rule was suspended in accordance with Rule
2    7-17.
 
3    (c) The Chairperson of each committee shall keep, or cause
4to be kept, a record in which there shall be entered:
 
5        (1) The time and place of each meeting of the
6    committee.
 
7        (2) The attendance of committee members at each
8    meeting.
 
9        (3) The votes cast by the committee members on all
10    legislative measures acted upon by the committee.
 
11        (4) All witness slips that may have been presented to
12    the committee.
 
13        (5) Such additional information as may be requested by
14    the Secretary.
 
15    (d) The committee Chairperson shall file with the
16Secretary, along with every bill or resolution reported upon, a
17sheet containing such information as is required by the
18Secretary. The Secretary may adopt forms, policies, and
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1maintenance of these reports.
 
2    (e) Except as provided in Rule 3-5 or 3-8 or unless this
3Rule is suspended pursuant to Rule 7-17, no committee may
4consider or conduct a hearing with respect to a legislative
5measure absent notice first being given as follows:
 
6        (1) The Chairperson of the committee shall, no later
7    than six days before any proposed hearing, post a notice on
8    the Senate bulletin board, or electronically make the
9    notice available, identifying each legislative measure
10    that may be considered during that hearing. The notice
11    shall contain the day, hour, and place of the hearing.
 
12        (2) Meetings of the Committee on Assignments may be
13    called pursuant to Rule 3-5; meetings of committees to
14    consider floor amendments, joint action motions, and
15    conference committee reports may be called pursuant to Rule
16    3-8.
 
17        (3) The Chairperson shall, in advance of a committee
18    hearing, notify all principal sponsors of legislative
19    measures posted for hearing of the date, time, and place of
20    hearing. When practicable, the Secretary shall include a
21    notice of all scheduled hearings, together with all posted
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1Irrespective of whether a legislative measure has been posted
2for hearing, it shall be in order for a committee during any of
3its meetings to refer that legislative measure pending before
4it to a subcommittee of that committee.
 
5    (f) Other than the Committee on Assignments and properly
6convened committees as permitted by Rule 4-1(c), no committee
7may meet during any session of the Senate, and no commission
8created by Illinois law that has legislative membership may
9meet during any session of the Senate. A perfunctory session is
10not deemed to be a session for the purposes of this provision.
 
11    (g) Regardless of whether notice has been previously given,
12it is always in order for a committee to order any legislative
13measure pending before it to lie on the table when the
14principal sponsor so requests. When reported to the Senate,
15such committee action shall stand as the action of the Senate.
 
16    (h) When a committee fails to report a legislative measure
17pending before it to the Senate, or when a committee fails to
18hold a public hearing on a legislative measure pending before
19it, the exclusive means of bringing that legislative measure
20directly before the Senate for its consideration is pursuant to
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1    (i) No legislative measure may be called for a vote in
2committee in the absence of the principal sponsor, except that,
3with the approval of the principal sponsor and the consent of
4the committee, a legislative measure may be called for a vote
5in committee by a chief cosponsor of the legislative measure or
6by a member of the same caucus as the principal sponsor who is
7either the Committee Chairperson, Committee Co-Chairperson,
8Committee Vice-Chairperson, or Minority Spokesperson.
 
9    (j) A committee may conduct a legislative investigation
10with regard to legislative measures pending before the
11committee.
12(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
13    (Senate Rule 3-12)
14    3-12. Committee Reports.
15    (a) All bills favorably reported to the Senate from a
16committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
17discharged, shall stand on the order of Second Reading unless
18otherwise ordered by the Senate, and may be amended only on
19Second Reading. Bills reported to the Senate from committee "do
20not pass", "do not pass as amended", or "without
21recommendation" shall lie on the table.
 
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1from a committee shall be before the Senate and eligible for
2consideration by the Senate when it is on an appropriate order
3of business (floor amendments may be considered by the Senate
4only when the bill to be amended is on Second Reading). All
5floor amendments, joint action motions, and conference
6committee reports that are reported to the Senate from
7committee "recommend do not adopt" or "without recommendation"
8shall lie on the table.
 
9    (c) All resolutions favorably reported to the Senate from a
10committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
11discharged, shall stand on the order of Resolutions. All
12resolutions that are reported to the Senate from committee "be
13not adopted", "be not adopted as amended", or "without
14recommendation" shall lie on the table. Floor amendments to
15resolutions shall be subject to the same procedure applicable
16to floor amendments to bills.
 
17    (d) All Appointment Messages reported to the Senate from a
18committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
19discharged, shall stand on the order of Executive Appointments.
20(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
21    (Senate Rule 3-13)
22    3-13. Witnesses, Oaths, Affirmations, and Subpoenas.
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1affirmations) and may compel, by subpoena, any person or entity
2to (i) appear and give testimony as a witness before the
3standing committee, (ii) produce papers, documents, and other
4materials relating to a legislative measure pending before the
5standing committee or a subject matter within the jurisdiction
6of the standing committee, or (iii) do both (i) and (ii).
 
7    (b) Special committees may administer oaths (or
8affirmations) and may compel, by subpoena, any person or entity
9to (i) appear and give testimony before the special committee,
10(ii) produce papers, documents, and other materials relating to
11the subject matter for which the special committee was created
12or relating to a legislative measure pending before the special
13committee, or (iii) do both (i) and (ii).
 
14    (c) A committee of the whole may administer oaths (or
15affirmations) and may compel, by subpoena, any person or entity
16to (i) appear and give testimony before the committee of the
17whole, (ii) produce papers, documents, and other materials
18relating to the subject matter for which the committee of the
19whole was created or relating to a legislative measure pending
20before the committee of the whole, or (iii) do both (i) and
21(ii).
 
22    (d) Oaths may be administered under this Rule by the
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1person sitting in his or her stead.
 
2    (e) Subpoenas issued under this Rule must be issued and
3signed by the Chairperson of the committee and must comply with
4Rule 2-5(c)(9).
 
5    (f) A subpoena may specify terms and times of production
6other than at a meeting or hearing of the committee issuing the
7subpoena.
 
8    (g) A subpoenaed witness has all the rights and privileges
9afforded him or her under the rules, laws, and constitution of
10the State of Illinois.
 
11    (h) A witness who gives testimony under subpoena has a
12right to counsel of his or her own choosing.
 
13    (i) A witness who gives testimony under subpoena may be
14compensated for travel expenses to the same extent as
15legislators and legislative employees under the Rules of the
16Legislative Travel Control Board.
 
17    (j) The President and the Chairperson of the committee
18issuing a subpoena each have standing to enforce the subpoena
19in any court of competent jurisdiction within the State of
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1rules, laws, and constitution of the State of Illinois.
 
2    (k) In the case of special committees with Co-Chairpersons
3from different political parties, the term "Chairperson" for
4purposes of this Rule means the Co-Chairperson from the
5majority caucus.
6(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
7
ARTICLE IV

 
8
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
9(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
10    (Senate Rule 4-1)
11    4-1. Sessions of the Senate.
12    (a) The Senate shall be deemed in session whenever it
13convenes in perfunctory session, regular session, veto
14session, or special session. Members shall be entitled to per
15diem expense reimbursements only on those regular, veto, and
16special session days that they are in attendance at the Senate.
17Attendance by members is not required or recorded during
18perfunctory sessions.
 
19    (b) Regular and veto session days shall be scheduled with
20notice by the President in accordance with Rule 2-10. Special
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1Constitution and laws of Illinois.
 
2    (c) The President, at his or her discretion, may schedule
3perfunctory sessions during which the Secretary may read into
4the Senate record any legislative measure. Properly convened
5committees may meet and may consider and act upon legislative
6measures during a perfunctory session, and the Secretary may
7receive and read committee reports into the Senate record
8during a perfunctory session. Excepting any automatic referral
9provisions of these Senate Rules, no action may be taken by the
10Senate with respect to a legislative measure during a
11perfunctory session.
 
12    (d) The President may also schedule perfunctory sessions
13for the purpose of affording those members designated by the
14President and Minority Leader an opportunity to negotiate with
15respect to any unfinished business of the Senate without
16necessitating the presence of all members and the related costs
17to Illinois taxpayers.
18(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
19    (Senate Rule 4-2)
20    4-2. Hour of Meeting. Unless otherwise ordered by the
21Presiding Officer or by a majority of those elected, the Senate
22shall regularly convene at noon.
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1    (Senate Rule 4-3)
2    4-3. Entitled to Floor.
3    (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Senate Rules,
4only the following persons shall be admitted to the Senate
5while it is in session: members and officers of the General
6Assembly; elected officers of the executive branch; justices of
7the Supreme Court; the designated aide aides to the Governor;
8the parliamentarian; majority staff members and minority staff
9members, except as limited by the Presiding Officer; former
10Presidents of the Senate, except as limited by the President or
11prohibited under subsection (d); former members who served in
12the Senate at any time during the past four years, except as
13limited by the President or prohibited under subsection (d);
14and employees of the Legislative Reference Bureau and the
15Legislative Information System, except as limited by the
16President. Representatives of the press, while the Senate is in
17session, may have access to the galleries and places allotted
18to them by the President. No person is entitled to the floor
19unless appropriately attired.
 
20    (b) On days during which the Senate is in session, the
21Sergeant-at-Arms shall clear the floor of all persons not
22entitled to access the floor a quarter hour before the
23convening time, and he or she shall enforce all other
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1    (c) The Senate may authorize, by motion adopted by majority
2vote, the admission to the floor of any other person, except as
3prohibited under subsection (d).
 
4    (d) No person who is directly or indirectly interested in
5defeating or promoting any pending legislative measure, if
6required to be registered as a lobbyist, is allowed access to
7the floor of the Senate at any time during the session.
 
8    (e) When he or she deems it necessary for the preservation
9of order, the Presiding Officer may by order remove any person
10from the floor of the Senate. A Senator may be removed from the
11floor only pursuant to Rule 11-1.
12(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
13    (Senate Rule 4-4)
14    4-4. Daily Order. Unless otherwise determined by the
15Presiding Officer, the daily order of business of the Senate
16shall be as follows:
 
17        (1) Call to Order, Invocation, and Pledge of
18    Allegiance.
 
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1        (3) Introduction and Reading of Senate Bills a first
2    time.
 
3        (4) Reports from committees, with reports from the
4    Committee on Assignments ordinarily made at any time.
 
5        (5) Presentation of Resolutions, Petitions, and
6    Messages.
 
7        (6) Messages from the House, not including reading
8    House Bills a first time.
 
9        (7) Reading of Senate Bills a second time.
 
10        (8) Reading of Senate Bills a third time.
 
11        (9) Reading of House Bills a third time.
 
12        (10) Reading of House Bills a second time.
 
13        (11) Reading of House Bills a first time.
 
14        (12) Senate Bills on the Order of Concurrence.
 
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1        (14) Conference Committee Reports.
 
2        (15) Motions in Writing.
 
3        (16) Constitutional Amendment Resolutions.
 
4        (17) Motions with respect to Vetoes.
 
5        (18) Consideration of Resolutions.
 
6        (19) Motions to Discharge Committee.
 
7        (20) Motions to Take from the Table.
 
8        (21) Motions to Suspend the Rules.
 
9        (22) Consideration of Bills on the Order of Postponed
10    Consideration.
11(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
12    (Senate Rule 4-5)
13    4-5. Quorum.
14    (a) A majority of those elected shall constitute a quorum
15of the Senate, and a majority of those appointed shall
16constitute a quorum of a committee, but a smaller number may
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1attendance of absent members may be compelled by order of the
2President.
 
3    (b) The question of the presence of a quorum in any
4committee may not be raised on consideration of a legislative
5measure by the Senate unless the same question was previously
6raised before the committee with respect to that legislative
7measure.
8(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
9    (Senate Rule 4-6)
10    4-6. Approval of the Journal. The President or his or her
11designee shall periodically examine and report to the Senate
12any corrections he or she deems should be made in the Journal
13before it is approved. If these corrections are approved by the
14Senate, they shall be made by the Secretary.
15(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
16    (Senate Rule 4-7)
17    4-7. Executive Sessions. The sessions of the Senate shall
18be open to the public. Sessions and committee meetings of the
19Senate may be closed to the public if, pursuant to Article IV,
20Section 5(c) of the Constitution, two-thirds of the members
21elected determine that the public interest so requires.
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1    (Senate Rule 4-8)
2    4-8. Length of Adjournment. Pursuant to Article IV, Section
315(a) of the Constitution, the Senate shall not adjourn,
4without the consent of the House, for more than three days, nor
5to another place than that in which the two chambers of the
6General Assembly are sitting. The Senate shall be in session on
7any day in which it shall convene in perfunctory session,
8regular session, veto session, or special session.
9(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
10    (Senate Rule 4-9)
11    4-9. Transcript of the Senate. In accordance with Article
12IV, Section 7(b) of the Constitution, nothing contained in the
13official transcript of the Senate shall be changed or expunged
14except by written request of a Senator to the Secretary and
15Presiding Officer, which request may be approved only on a roll
16call vote of three-fifths of the members elected.
17(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
18
ARTICLE V

 
19
BILLS AND AMENDMENTS
20(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
21    (Senate Rule 5-1)
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1    (a) A bill may be introduced in the Senate by sponsorship
2of one or more members of the Senate, whose names shall be on
3the printed copies of the bills, in the Senate Journal, and in
4the Legislative Digest. The principal sponsor shall be the
5first name to appear on the bill and may be joined by no more
6than four chief cosponsors with the approval of the principal
7sponsor; other cosponsors shall be separated from the principal
8sponsor and any chief cosponsors by a comma. By motion, the
9sponsorship of a bill may be changed to that of another Senator
10(or Senators, as the case may be), or to that of the standing
11committee to which the bill was referred or from which the bill
12was reported. Such a motion may be made at any time the bill is
13pending before the Senate or any of its committees. If the
14principal sponsor of a measure still pending before the General
15Assembly ceases to be a member of the Senate, sponsorship of
16such pending measures shall be automatically transferred to the
17leader of that former member's party or the party with which
18the former member caucused, either the President or Minority
19Leader. If the principal sponsor is not a member of either the
20President or Minority Leader's party, then the sponsorship
21shall be transferred to the President.
 
22    (b) The principal sponsor of a bill shall control the bill
23and may allow a chief cosponsor (i) to present the bill on
24Third Reading with written approval or (ii) to move the bill
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1bill shall be controlled by the Chairperson of the committee,
2who for purposes of these Senate Rules shall be deemed the
3principal sponsor. Committee-sponsored bills may not have
4individual cosponsors.
 
5    (c) (1) The House sponsor of a bill originating in the
6House may request substitute Senate sponsorship of that bill by
7filing a notice with the Secretary; that notice shall
8automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments and
9deemed adopted if approved by the Committee on Assignments.
 
10    (2) The notice shall include the bill number, the name of
11the Senate chief sponsor to be substituted, the signature of
12the House sponsor, the signature of the substitute Senate chief
13sponsor, and a statement that the original Senate sponsor was
14provided with notice of intent to request a substitute Senate
15sponsor.
 
16    (3) The Committee on Assignments shall act on any notice
17within three session days (excluding perfunctory session
18days). If the Committee on Assignments fails to act on that
19notice within three session days, then the notice shall be
20deemed approved and the Senate sponsorship of the House Bill
21will be substituted pursuant to the notice. The President of
22the Senate may suspend in writing the operation of the three
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1subsection (c) if the President determines that the Rules
2Committee of the House of Representatives has failed to act on
3any Senator's request to substitute House sponsorship of a
4Senate Bill.
 
5    (d) All bills introduced in the Senate shall be read by
6title a first time, ordered printed, and automatically referred
7to the Committee on Assignments in accordance with Rule 3-8.
8When a House Bill is received, it shall be taken up, ordered
9printed, and placed on the order of House Bills on First
10Reading; after having been read a first time, it shall
11automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments in
12accordance with Rule 3-8.
 
13    (e) A bill shall be introduced by filing six copies with
14the Secretary. Any bill that amends a statute shall indicate
15the particular changes in the following manner:
 
16        (1) All new matter shall be underscored.
 
17        (2) All matter that is to be omitted or superseded
18    shall be shown crossed with a line.
 
19    (f) No bill shall be passed by the Senate except on a roll
20call vote of a majority of those elected. A bill that has lost
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1(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.; S.R. 226, 100th G.A.)
 
2    (Senate Rule 5-2)
3    5-2. Reading and Printing of Bills. Every bill shall be
4read by title on three different days prior to passage by the
5Senate, and the bill and all adopted amendments thereto shall
6be printed before the vote is taken on its final passage.
7(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
8    (Senate Rule 5-3)
9    5-3. Printing and Distribution. The Secretary shall, as
10soon as any bill is printed, deliver to the Sergeant-at-Arms
11sufficient copies to furnish each Senator with a copy, and the
12Sergeant-at-Arms shall at once cause the bills to be
13distributed upon the desks of the Senators. Alternatively, and
14pursuant to Rule 2-7(b)(3), the Secretary may establish a
15method any Senator may use to secure a copy of any bill he or
16she desires.
17(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
18    (Senate Rule 5-4)
19    5-4. Amendments.
20    (a) An amendment to a bill may be adopted either by a
21standing committee when the bill is before that committee, or
22by the Senate when a bill is on the order of Second Reading.
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1latter as a "floor amendment". All amendments must be in
2writing. All amendments still pending in a committee upon the
3passage or defeat of a bill on Third Reading shall
4automatically be tabled.
 
5    (b) Committee amendments may only be offered by the
6principal sponsor or a member of the committee while the
7affected bill is before the committee, and shall be adopted by
8a majority of those appointed. Floor amendments may only be
9offered by a Senator while the bill is on the order of Second
10Reading, and shall be adopted by a majority vote of the Senate.
11An amendment may be the subject of a motion to "do adopt" or
12"do not adopt", and may only be adopted pursuant to a
13successful motion to "do adopt".
 
14    (c) Committee amendments and floor amendments shall be
15filed with the Secretary, and shall be in order only when six
16copies have been filed. The Secretary shall provide copies of
17committee amendments to the Chairperson and Minority
18Spokesperson of the appropriate committee as soon as
19practicable, such copies may be made available electronically.
 
20    (d) The Secretary shall have printed all adopted committee
21amendments that come before the Senate pursuant to Rule 3-12.
22The Secretary shall also have printed all adopted floor
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1unless it has been first reproduced and placed on the members'
2desks or made available electronically.
 
3    (e) No floor or committee amendment shall be in order
4unless approved or referred by the Committee on Assignments in
5accordance with Rule 3-8 or brought before the Senate pursuant
6to Rule 7-9.
 
7    (f) Amendments that propose to alter any existing law shall
8set forth completely the statutory Sections amended, and shall
9conform to the requirements of Rule 5-1(e).
 
10    (g) If a committee reports a bill "do pass as amended", the
11committee amendments shall be deemed adopted by the committee
12action and shall be reproduced and placed on the members' desks
13or made available electronically before the bill may be read a
14second time.
15(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.; S.R. 226, 100th G.A.)
 
16    (Senate Rule 5-5)
17    5-5. Fiscal and Other Notes. The Senate shall comply with
18all effective Illinois laws requiring notes on any bill,
19including without limitation the Fiscal Note Act, the Pension
20Impact Note Act, the Judicial Note Act, the State Debt Impact
21Note Act, the Correctional Budget and Impact Note Act, the Home
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1Affordability Impact Note Act, and the State Mandates Act, all
2as amended. All such notes shall be filed with the Secretary
3with a time stamp endorsing the date and time received, and
4shall then be attached to the original of the bill and be
5available for inspection by the members. As soon as
6practicable, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the note to
7the Legislative Reference Bureau, which shall provide an
8informative summary of the note in subsequent issues of the
9Legislative Digest.
10(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
11    (Senate Rule 5-6)
12    5-6. Quick-Take. No bill authorizing the State or a unit of
13local government to acquire property by eminent domain using
14"quick-take" powers under the Eminent Domain Act may be voted
15upon in committee or on Third Reading unless the State or the
16unit of local government, as applicable, has complied with all
17of the following procedures:
 
18    (a) The State or the unit of local government must notify
19each owner of an interest in the property, by certified mail,
20of the intention of the State or the unit of local government
21to request approval of legislation by the General Assembly
22authorizing the State or the unit of local government to
23acquire the property by eminent domain using "quick-take"
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1    (b) The State or the unit of local government must cause
2notice of its intention to request authorization to acquire the
3property by eminent domain using "quick-take" powers to be
4published in a newspaper of general circulation in the
5territory sought to be acquired by the State or the unit of
6local government.
 
7    (c) Following the notices required under subsections (a)
8and (b), the State or the unit of local government must hold at
9least one public hearing, at the place where the unit of local
10government normally holds its business meetings (or, in the
11case of property sought to be acquired by the State: (i) at a
12location in the county in which the property sought to be
13acquired by the State is located, or (ii) if the property is
14located in Cook County, at a location in the township in which
15the property is located, or (iii) if the property is located in
162 adjacent counties other than Cook County or in 2 adjacent
17townships in Cook County, at a location in the county or in the
18township in Cook County in which the majority of the property
19is located, or (iv) if the property is located in Cook County
20and an adjacent county, at a location in the other county or in
21the township in Cook County in which the majority of the
22property is located), on the question of the acquisition of the
23property by the State or the unit of local government by
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1    (d) In the case of property sought to be acquired by a unit
2of local government, following the public hearing or hearings
3held under subsection (3), the unit of local government must
4adopt, by recorded vote, a resolution to request approval of
5legislation by the General Assembly authorizing the unit of
6local government to acquire the property by eminent domain
7using "quick-take" powers under the Eminent Domain Act. The
8resolution must include a statement of the time period within
9which the unit of local government requests authority to
10exercise "quick-take" powers, which may not exceed one year.
 
11    (e) Following the public hearing or hearings held under
12subsection (c), the head of the appropriate State office,
13department, or agency or the chief elected official of the unit
14of local government, as applicable, must submit to the
15President of the Senate, or his or her designee, and the
16Minority Leader, or his or her designee, a sworn, notarized
17affidavit that contains, or has attached as an incorporated
18exhibit, all of the following:
 
19        (1) The legal description of the property.
 
20        (2) The street address of the property.
 
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1    Representative who represents the territory that is the
2    subject of the proposed taking.
 
3        (4) The date or dates on which the State or the unit of
4    local government contacted each such State Senator and
5    State Representative concerning the intention of the State
6    or the unit of local government to request approval of
7    legislation by the General Assembly authorizing the State
8    or the unit of local government to acquire the property by
9    eminent domain using "quick-take" powers.
 
10        (5) The current name, address, and telephone number of
11    each owner of an interest in the property.
 
12        (6) A summary of all negotiations between the State or
13    the unit of local government and the owner or owners of the
14    property concerning the sale of the property to the State
15    or the unit of local government.
 
16        (7) A statement of the date and location of each public
17    hearing held under subsection (c).
 
18        (8) A statement of the public purpose for which the
19    State or the unit of local government seeks to acquire the
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1        (9) The certification of the head of the appropriate
2    State office, department, or agency or the chief elected
3    official of the unit of local government, as applicable,
4    that (i) the property is located within the territory under
5    the jurisdiction of the State or the unit of local
6    government and (ii) the State or the unit of local
7    government seeks to acquire the property for a public
8    purpose.
 
9        (10) A map of the area in which the property to be
10    acquired is located, showing the location of the property.
 
11        (11) Photographs of the property.
 
12        (12) An appraisal of the property by a real estate
13    appraiser who is certified or licensed under the Real
14    Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002.
 
15        (13) In the case of property sought to be acquired by a
16    unit of local government, a copy of the resolution adopted
17    by the unit of local government under subsection (d).
 
18        (14) Documentation of the public purpose for which the
19    State or the unit of local government seeks to acquire the
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1        (15) A copy of each notice sent to an owner of an
2    interest in the property under subsection (a).
 
3    A request for quick-take authority shall not be considered
4by the Senate fewer than 30 days after the date of the notice
5to each property owner as required by subsection (a).
 
6    Every affidavit submitted by the State or a unit of local
7government pursuant to this Rule, together with all documents
8and other items submitted with the affidavit, must be made
9available to any person upon request for inspection and
10copying.
11(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
12
ARTICLE VI

 
13
RESOLUTIONS AND CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
14(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
15    (Senate Rule 6-1)
16    6-1. Resolutions.
17    (a) A resolution shall be introduced in the Senate by
18sponsorship of one or more members of the Senate, and the names
19of all sponsors shall be printed in the Senate Journal and in
20the Legislative Digest. Each resolution, except for a death
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1death resolution shall be introduced by filing three copies.
 
2    (b) Any resolution calling for the expenditure of State
3funds may be adopted only by a roll call vote of a majority of
4those elected.
 
5    (c) The Secretary shall periodically print a Resolutions
6Consent Calendar, the Secretary may provide the Resolutions
7Consent Calendar electronically, which the Secretary shall
8periodically distribute prior to its consideration by the
9Senate (generally the last daily session of the week). No
10debate is in order regarding any resolution appearing on the
11Resolutions Consent Calendar. All resolutions appearing on the
12Resolutions Consent Calendar may be adopted in one motion;
13however, any Senator may vote "no" or "present" on any
14resolution appearing on the Resolutions Consent Calendar by
15providing written notice of that intention to the Secretary
16prior to the vote on the Resolutions Consent Calendar. Prior to
17the adoption of any resolution on the Resolutions Consent
18Calendar, if any three members file with the Secretary a
19written objection to the presence of a resolution thereon, that
20resolution shall be removed from the Resolutions Consent
21Calendar and is automatically referred to the Committee on
22Assignments.
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1    (Senate Rule 6-2)
2    6-2. State Constitutional Amendments. All resolutions
3introduced in the Senate proposing amendments to the
4Constitution shall be printed in the same manner in which bills
5are printed. Every such resolution that originated in the House
6and is presented to the Senate shall be ordered printed in like
7manner unless the resolution has been similarly printed by the
8House in the same form in which it was presented to the Senate.
9No such resolution may be adopted unless read in full in its
10final form on three different days. Amendments to these
11resolutions may be in order on the initial First and Second
12Readings only.
13(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
14    (Senate Rule 6-3)
15    6-3. Federal Constitutional Amendments and Constitutional
16Conventions. The affirmative vote of three-fifths of those
17elected shall be required to adopt any resolution:
 
18        (1) requesting Congress to call a federal
19    constitutional convention;
 
20        (2) ratifying a proposed amendment to the Constitution
21    of the United States; or
 
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1    amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
2(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
3    (Senate Rule 6-4)
4    6-4. Certificates of Recognition. Any member may sponsor a
5certificate of recognition with the name and signature of the
6member, and attested by the Secretary with the State Seal
7attached to recognize any person, organization, or event worthy
8of public commendation. The form of the Certificate of
9Recognition shall be determined by the Secretary with the
10approval of the President and Minority Leader.
11(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
12
ARTICLE VII

 
13
PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE
14(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
15    (Senate Rule 7-1)
16    7-1. Voting within Bar. No Senator shall be permitted to
17vote on any question before the Senate unless on the floor
18before the vote is announced. No member of a committee may vote
19except in person at the time of the call of the committee vote.
20Any vote of the Senate shall be by roll call whenever two
21Senators so request or whenever the Presiding Officer so
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1(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
2    (Senate Rule 7-2)
3    7-2. Announcing a Roll Call Vote. When a roll call vote is
4requested, the Presiding Officer shall put the question and
5then announce to the Senate: "The voting is open.". While the
6roll call is being taken, the Presiding Officer shall state:
7"Have all voted who wish?". The voting is closed when the
8Presiding Officer announces: "Take the Record.". The Presiding
9Officer shall then announce the results of the roll call. No
10Senator is permitted to vote or to change his or her vote after
11the Presiding Officer announces: "Take the Record.".
12(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
13    (Senate Rule 7-3)
14    7-3. Decorum and Debate.
15    (a) When any Senator is about to speak or deliver any
16matter to the Senate, he or she shall rise and address the
17Presiding Officer as "Mister President" or "Madam President",
18as the case may be. Upon being recognized by the Chair, the
19latter will address the Senator by name and thereupon, and not
20until then, the engineer in charge of operating the microphones
21in the Senate will give the use of the microphone to the
22Senator who has been so recognized. The Senator in speaking
23shall confine himself or herself to the subject matter under
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1    (b) The Presiding Officer may at his or her discretion, and
2with consideration for the efficient operation of the Senate,
3determine whether any member shall be afforded the floor for
4the purpose of introduction of guests in the gallery. Questions
5affecting the rights, reputation, and conduct of members of the
6Senate in their representative capacity are questions of
7personal privilege. A matter of personal explanation does not
8constitute a question of personal privilege.
 
9    (c) If any Senator in speaking (or otherwise) transgresses
10these Senate Rules, the Presiding Officer shall, or any Senator
11may, call him or her to order, in which case the Senator so
12called to order shall sit down, unless permitted to explain;
13and the Senate, if appealed to, shall decide on the case
14without debate. If the decision is in favor of the Senator
15called to order, he or she is at liberty to proceed. If
16otherwise, and the case requires it, he or she is liable to the
17censure of the Senate.
 
18    (d) If any Senator is called to order for words spoken in
19debate, the person calling him or her to order shall repeat the
20words excepted to, and they shall be taken down by the
21Secretary. No Senator shall be held to answer or be subject to
22the censure of the Senate for words spoken in debate if any
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1after the words spoken and before exceptions to them shall have
2been taken.
 
3    (e) If two or more Senators rise at once, the Presiding
4Officer shall name the Senator who is to speak first.
 
5    (f) No person shall give any signs of approbation or
6disapprobation while the Senate is in session.
 
7    (g) No Senator shall speak more than five minutes on the
8same question without the consent of the Senate, nor more than
9twice on that question. No Senator shall speak more than once
10until every Senator choosing to speak has spoken. However, the
11Presiding Officer, in his or her discretion, may set time
12limits for the presentation of a legislative measure by the
13principal sponsor or a member designated by the principal
14sponsor and debate by Senators seeking to debate the
15legislative measure. No Senator may explain his or her vote.
 
16    (h) While the Presiding Officer is putting a question, no
17Senator shall leave or walk across the Senate Chamber. When a
18Senator is addressing the Senate, no Senator or other person
19entitled to the floor shall entertain private discourse or pass
20between the speaker and the Presiding Officer.
 
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1the lobby, gallery, or hallways adjoining the chamber, the
2President shall have the power to order the same to be cleared.
 
3    (j) All material placed on the desks of Senators shall
4contain the name of the Senator requesting its distribution.
5(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
6    (Senate Rule 7-4)
7    7-4. Motions, Generally. The following are general rules
8for all motions:
 
9        (1) Every motion, except to adjourn, recess, or
10    postpone consideration, shall be reduced to writing if the
11    Presiding Officer desires it. Unless otherwise provided in
12    these Senate Rules, no second shall be required to any
13    motion presented to the Senate. The Presiding Officer may
14    refer any motion to the Committee on Assignments.
 
15        (2) Before the Senate debates a motion, the Presiding
16    Officer shall state an oral motion and the Secretary shall
17    read aloud a written motion.
 
18        (3) After a motion is stated by the Presiding Officer
19    or read by the Secretary, it shall be deemed in the
20    possession of the Senate, but may be withdrawn at any time
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1        (4) If a motion is divisible, any member may call for a
2    division of the question.
 
3        (5) Any question taken under consideration may be
4    withdrawn, postponed, or tabled by unanimous consent or, if
5    unanimous consent is denied, by a motion adopted by a
6    majority vote.
7(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
8    (Senate Rule 7-5)
9    7-5. Precedence of Motions.
10    (a) When a question is under debate, no motion may be
11entertained except:
 
12        (1) to adjourn to a time certain;
 
13        (2) to adjourn;
 
14        (3) to question the presence of a quorum;
 
15        (4) to recess;
 
16        (5) to lay on the table;
 
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1        (7) to postpone consideration;
 
2        (8) to commit or recommit; and
 
3        (9) to amend, except as otherwise provided in these
4    Senate Rules.
 
5The foregoing motions shall have precedence in the order in
6which they are listed.
 
7    (b) During a roll call, no motion (except a motion to
8postpone consideration) shall be in order until after the
9announcement of the result of the vote.
 
10    (c) A motion to commit or re-commit, until it is decided,
11precludes all amendments and debate on the main question. A
12motion to postpone consideration, until it is decided,
13precludes all amendments on the main question.
14(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
15    (Senate Rule 7-6)
16    7-6. Verification.
17    (a) After any roll call vote, except for a vote that
18requires a specific number of affirmative votes and that has
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1business, it shall be in order for any Senator to request
2verification of the results of the roll call.
 
3    (b) In verifying a roll call vote, the Presiding Officer
4shall instruct the Secretary to call the names of those
5Senators whose votes are to be verified. The Senator requesting
6the verification may thereafter identify those members he or
7she wishes to verify. If a member does not answer, his or her
8vote shall be stricken; however, the member's vote shall be
9restored to the roll if his or her presence is recognized
10before the verification is completed. The Presiding Officer
11shall determine the presence or absence of each member whose
12name is called, and shall then announce the results of the
13verification.
 
14    (c) While the results of any roll call are being verified,
15it is in order for any Senator to announce his or her presence
16on the floor and thereby have his or her vote verified.
 
17    (d) A request for a verification of the affirmative and
18negative results of a roll call may be made only once on each
19roll call.
 
20    (e) No Senator shall be permitted to vote or to change his
21or her vote on verification.
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1    (Senate Rule 7-7)
2    7-7. Appealing a Ruling.
3    (a) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of the Presiding
4Officer, the Presiding Officer shall be sustained unless
5three-fifths of the members elected vote to overrule the
6Presiding Officer. The motion to appeal requires a second, and
7it shall not be in order if the Senate has conducted
8intervening business since the ruling at issue was made.
 
9    (b) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of a committee
10Chairperson, the Chairperson shall be sustained unless
11three-fifths of those appointed vote to overrule the
12Chairperson. The motion to appeal requires a second, and it
13shall not be in order if the committee has adjourned or
14recessed, so long as intervening business has occurred.
 
15    (c) In an appeal of a ruling of the Presiding Officer or
16Chairperson, the question is: "Shall the ruling of the Chair be
17sustained?".
 
18    (d) This Rule may be suspended by a three-fifths vote of
19the members elected.
20(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
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1    7-8. Previous Question.
2    (a) A motion for the previous question may be made at any
3time. The motion for the previous question is not debatable and
4requires approval of a majority of those elected.
 
5    (b) The previous question shall be stated in the following
6form: "Shall the main question now be put?". Until the previous
7question is decided, all amendments and debate are precluded.
8When it is decided that the main question shall not be put, the
9main question shall be considered as remaining under debate.
 
10    (c) The effect of the main question being ordered is to put
11an end to all debate and bring the Senate to a direct vote on
12the immediately pending motion. After a motion for the previous
13question has been approved, unless the vote on the motion
14suggests the absence of a quorum, it is not in order to move
15for adjournment or to make any other motion prior to a decision
16on the main question.
17(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
18    (Senate Rule 7-9)
19    7-9. Discharge of Committee.
20    (a) A committee may be discharged from further
21consideration of a legislative measure by a vote of
22three-fifths of the members elected. Upon concurrence of a
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1advance any legislative measure pending before it to the Senate
2without referral to another committee; however, the Committee
3on Assignments shall not so report any bill that has never been
4before a standing committee of the Senate.
 
5    (b) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
6the members elected.
7(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
8    (Senate Rule 7-10)
9    7-10. Tabling.
10    (a) A motion to lay on the table applies only to the
11particular proposition and is neither debatable nor amendable.
 
12    (b) A motion to table a bill or resolution shall identify
13the bill or resolution by number. The principal sponsor of a
14bill or resolution may, with leave of the Senate, table his or
15her bill or resolution at any time. A motion to table a
16committee bill that is before the Senate may be adopted only by
17a majority of those elected.
 
18    (c) The principal sponsor of a bill or resolution before a
19committee may, with leave of the committee, table the bill or
20resolution. Upon such tabling, the Chairperson of the committee
21shall return the bill or resolution to the Secretary, noting
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1    (d) A motion to table an amendment adopted by the Senate on
2a voice vote or by a committee is in order on Second Reading. A
3motion to table a committee amendment has priority over a floor
4amendment. Motions to table amendments are debatable and may be
5adopted by a majority.
6(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
7    (Senate Rule 7-11)
8    7-11. Motion to Take from Table.
9    (a) A motion to take from the table shall require a
10majority of those elected if the Committee on Assignments has
11previously recommended that action by written notice filed with
12the Secretary; otherwise, a motion to take from the table shall
13require a three-fifths vote of the members elected.
 
14    (b) A bill taken from the table shall be placed on the
15Daily Calendar on the order on which it appeared before it was
16tabled.
 
17    (c) This Rule may be suspended by a three-fifths vote of
18the members elected.
19(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
20    (Senate Rule 7-12)
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1postpone consideration on a legislative measure may not be made
2more than once on the same bill or proposition. Unless
3otherwise provided by these Senate Rules, a motion to postpone
4consideration shall be made prior to intervening business and
5shall be granted as a matter of privilege. However, no motion
6to postpone consideration is in order if the involved
7legislative measure (1) initially received a vote of fewer than
8two-fifths of the members elected or (2) is an Appointment
9Message.
10(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
11    (Senate Rule 7-13)
12    7-13. Motion on Different Subject. No motion or other
13legislative measure on a subject different from that under
14consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.
15(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
16    (Senate Rule 7-14)
17    7-14. Division of Question. If the question in debate
18contains several points, any Senator may have the same divided.
19On a motion to strike out and insert, it is not in order to move
20for a division of the question. The rejection of a motion to
21strike out and insert one proposition does not prevent a motion
22to strike out and insert a different proposition.
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1    (Senate Rule 7-15)
2    7-15. Reconsideration.
3    (a) A member who voted on the prevailing side of a record
4vote on a legislative measure that failed and that is still
5within the control of the Senate may on the same or following
6day move to reconsider the vote. A chief sponsor or a chief
7co-sponsor who voted on the prevailing side of a record vote
8for a legislative measure that passed or was adopted by the
9Senate may on the same or following day move to reconsider the
10vote if the legislative measure is still within the control of
11the Senate. The motion to reconsider may be laid on the table
12without affecting the vote to which it referred. When the
13motion to reconsider is made during the last three scheduled
14days of regular session, or any time thereafter during the
15regular session, or at any time during a veto or special
16session, any member may move that the vote on reconsideration
17be taken immediately. A question that requires the votes of a
18majority of those elected or more to carry requires a majority
19of those elected to reconsider.
 
20    (b) A motion to reconsider a record vote on the adoption of
21an amendment to a bill may be made only on Second Reading. An
22amendment adopted by the Senate on a record vote may not be
23tabled by motion until its adoption has been reconsidered.
 
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1and the motion is later tabled, the question shall not be
2further reconsidered. This subsection (c) may be suspended by a
3three-fifths vote of the members elected.
 
4    (d) When a motion to reconsider is made within the time
5prescribed by these Senate Rules, the Secretary shall not allow
6the bill or other subject matter of the motion to pass out of
7the possession of the Senate until after the motion has been
8decided or withdrawn. Such a motion shall be deemed rejected if
9laid on the table.
 
10    (e) A Senator who voted "present" or failed to vote on a
11question shall not have the right to move for reconsideration.
 
12    (f) Upon a motion to reconsider the vote on the final
13passage of any bill, the affirmative vote of a majority of
14those elected shall be required to reconsider the same.
15(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
16    (Senate Rule 7-16)
17    7-16. Motion to Adjourn.
18    (a) A motion to adjourn is in order at any time, except
19when a prior motion to adjourn has been defeated and no
20intervening business has transpired.
 
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1    (c) The Secretary shall enter in the Journal the hour at
2which every motion to adjourn is made.
 
3    (d) Unless the Presiding Officer otherwise orders, the
4standing hour to which the Senate adjourns is 12:00 noon.
 
5    (e) A motion to adjourn for more than three days is not in
6order unless both chambers of the General Assembly have adopted
7a joint resolution permitting that adjournment.
8(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
9    (Senate Rule 7-17)
10    7-17. Amendment to or Suspension of Rules.
11    (a) Rules may be proposed or amended only by resolution.
12Any such resolution shall show the proposed changes in the
13existing Rules by underscoring all new matter and by crossing
14out with a line all matter that is to be omitted or superseded.
 
15    (b) Any resolution proposing to amend a Senate Rule or any
16Joint Senate-House Rule shall, upon initial reading by the
17Secretary, automatically be referred to the Committee on
18Assignments. Resolutions for amendment of the Senate Rules or
19any Joint Senate-House Rules may be initiated and sponsored by
20the Committee on Assignments; these resolutions shall not be
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1adopted by the Senate.
 
2    (c) A resolution to amend the Senate Rules or any Joint
3Senate-House Rules that has been reported "do adopt" or "do
4adopt as amended" by a majority of those appointed to the
5Committee on Assignments shall require the affirmative vote of
6a majority of those elected for adoption by the Senate. Any
7other resolution proposing to amend the Senate Rules or any
8Joint Senate-House Rules shall require the affirmative vote of
9three-fifths of the members elected for adoption by the Senate.
 
10    (d) No Senate Rule or any Joint Senate-House Rule may be
11suspended except by unanimous consent of the Senators present
12or upon a motion supported by affirmative vote of a majority of
13those elected unless a higher number is required in the Rule
14sought to be suspended. A committee may not suspend any Rule.
 
15    (e) This Rule may be suspended by a three-fifths vote of
16those elected.
17(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
18    (Senate Rule 7-18)
19    7-18. Motion to Commit or Recommit. No motion to commit or
20recommit a legislative measure to committee, being decided in
21the negative, shall again be allowed on the same day, or at the
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1(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
2    (Senate Rule 7-19)
3    7-19. Effective Date.
4    (a) A bill passed after May 31 of a calendar year shall not
5become effective prior to June 1 of the next calendar year
6unless an earlier effective date is specified in the bill and
7it is approved by a three-fifths vote of the members elected.
 
8    (b) If a majority of those elected, but fewer than
9three-fifths of the members elected, vote affirmatively for a
10bill on Third Reading after May 31, where the bill specifies an
11effective date earlier than the following June 1, the bill
12shall not be declared passed, and the principal sponsor shall
13have the right to have the bill automatically reconsidered and
14returned to the order of Second Reading for an amendment to
15remove the earlier effective date. The amendment, if offered
16and approved by the Committee on Assignments, shall be
17reproduced and placed on the desks of the members or made
18available electronically before the bill is taken up again on
19the order of Third Reading.
20(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
21    (Senate Rule 7-20)
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1(i), (j), or (k) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
2Constitution, unless there is specific language limiting or
3denying the power or function and the language specifically
4sets forth in what manner and to what extent it is a denial or
5limitation of the power or function of a home rule unit. If a
6majority of those elected, but fewer than three-fifths of the
7members elected, vote affirmatively for a bill on Third Reading
8that requires a vote of three-fifths of the members elected to
9deny or limit a power of a home rule unit, the bill shall not be
10declared passed, and the principal sponsor shall have the right
11to have the bill automatically reconsidered and returned to the
12order of Second Reading for an amendment to remove those
13effects of the bill. The amendment, if offered and approved by
14the Committee on Assignments, shall be reproduced and placed on
15the desks of the members or made available electronically
16before the bill is taken up again on the order of Third
17Reading. The Committee on Assignments may also refer the
18amendment to a committee.
19(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
20
ARTICLE VIII

 
21
JOINT ACTION
22(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
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1    8-1. Concurring in or Receding from Amendments.
2    (a) If a bill or resolution is received back in the Senate
3with amendments added by the House, it shall be in order for
4the principal sponsor or chief cosponsor of the bill who has
5been designated in writing by the principal sponsor to present
6a motion "to concur" or "not to concur and ask the House to
7recede" with respect to those amendments. Any two members may
8demand a separate roll call on any such amendment.
 
9    (b) When the House has refused to concur in amendments
10added to a bill or resolution by the Senate and has returned
11the bill or resolution to the Senate with a message requesting
12the Senate to recede from its amendments, it shall be in order
13for the principal sponsor or chief cosponsor of the bill who
14has been designated in writing by the principal sponsor to
15present a motion "to recede" from the Senate amendments or "not
16to recede and to request a conference". Any two members may
17demand a separate roll call on any such amendments.
18(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
19    (Senate Rule 8-2)
20    8-2. Conference Committees.
21    (a) A disagreement between the Senate and House exists with
22respect to any bill or resolution in the following situations:
 
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1    of any amendment, after the Senate has previously refused
2    to concur in the amendment; or
 
3        (2) when the Senate refuses to recede from the adoption
4    of any amendment, after the House has previously refused to
5    concur in the amendment.
 
6In these cases of disagreement between the Senate and House,
7the Senate may request a conference. When a request for
8conference is made, both chambers of the General Assembly shall
9appoint a committee to confer with the other on the subject of
10the bill or resolution giving rise to the disagreement. The
11combined committees of the two chambers appointed for this
12purpose is the conference committee.
 
13    (b) The conference committee shall consist of an equal
14number of members of each Chamber of the General Assembly. The
15number of majority caucus members from each chamber shall be
16one more than the number of minority caucus members from each
17chamber. A conference committee shall consist of five members
18from each chamber.
 
19    (c) In addition to the House members thereof, each
20conference committee shall be comprised of five Senators, three
21of whom shall be appointed by the President and two of whom
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1committee report may be filed with the Secretary until a
2majority of the Senate conferees has been appointed.
3(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
4    (Senate Rule 8-3)
5    8-3. Conference Committee Reports.
6    (a) No subject shall be included in any conference
7committee report on any bill unless that subject matter
8directly relates to the matters of difference between the
9Senate and House that have been referred to the conference
10committee unless the Committee on Assignments, by a majority
11vote of the members appointed, determines that the proposed
12subject matter is of an emergency nature, of substantial
13importance to the operation of government, or in the best
14interests of Illinois.
 
15    (b) No conference committee report shall be received by the
16Secretary or acted upon by the Senate unless it has been signed
17by at least six conferees. The report shall be signed in
18duplicate. One of the reports shall be filed with the Clerk of
19the House and one with the Secretary. The report shall contain
20the agreements reached by the committee.
 
21    (c) If the conference committee determines that it is
22unable to reach agreement, the committee shall so report to
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1a second conference committee. In the event of agreement, the
2committee shall so report to each chamber.
3(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
4    (Senate Rule 8-4)
5    8-4. Prerequisites for Senate Consideration.
6    (a) No joint action motion for final action or conference
7committee report may be considered by the Senate unless it has
8first been referred or approved by the Committee on Assignments
9in accordance with Rule 3-8, or unless the joint action motion
10or conference committee report has first been discharged from
11the Committee on Assignments pursuant to Rule 7-9.
 
12    (b) No conference committee report may be considered by the
13Senate unless it has first been made available electronically
14or otherwise for not less than one hour.
 
15    (c) Prior to any conference committee report on an
16appropriation bill being considered by the Senate, that
17conference committee report shall first be the subject of a
18public hearing by a standing Appropriations Committee (the
19conference committee report need not be referred to an
20Appropriations Committee, but instead may remain before the
21Committee on Assignments or the Senate, as the case may be).
22The hearing shall be held pursuant to not less than one hour
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1advance notice by posting on the Senate bulletin board or other
2electronic means. The Appropriations Committee shall not issue
3any report with respect to any conference committee report
4following any such hearing.
 
5    (d) Any Senate Bill amended in the House and returned to
6the Senate for concurrence in the House amendment shall be made
7available electronically or otherwise for not less than one
8hour before being further considered. No Senate Bill that is
9returned to the Senate with House amendments shall be called
10except by the principal sponsor or chief cosponsor of the bill
11who has been designated in writing by the principal sponsor.
 
12    (e) The report of a conference committee on a
13non-appropriation bill or resolution shall be confined to the
14subject of the bill or resolution referred to the conference
15committee. The report of a conference committee on an
16appropriations bill shall be confined to the subject of
17appropriations.
18(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
19    (Senate Rule 8-5)
20    8-5. Action on Conference Committee Reports.
21    (a) Each chamber of the General Assembly shall inform the
22other by message of any action taken with respect to a
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1a complete understanding of any such action shall accompany the
2message. The original bill or resolution shall remain in the
3chamber of origin.
 
4    (b) If either chamber refused to adopt the report of the
5conference committee, or the first conference committee is
6unable to reach agreement, either chamber may request a second
7conference committee. When such a request is made, each chamber
8shall again appoint a conference committee. If either chamber
9refuses to adopt the report of a second conference committee,
10the two chambers have adhered to their disagreement, and the
11bill or resolution is lost.
12(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
13
ARTICLE IX

 
14
VETOES
15(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
16    (Senate Rule 9-1)
17    9-1. Recording of Vetoes. Upon the receipt by the Senate of
18any bill returned by the Governor under any of the provisions
19of Article IV, Section 9 of the Constitution, the Secretary
20shall enter the objections of the Governor on the Journal, and
21shall distribute copies of all veto messages to each member's
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1as practicable. Such copies may be made available
2electronically.
3(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.; S.R. 226, 100th G.A.)
 
4    (Senate Rule 9-2)
5    9-2. Amendatory Vetoes.
6    (a) The Governor's specific recommendations for change
7with respect to a bill returned under subsection (e) of Section
89 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution shall be limited
9to addressing the Governor's objections to portions of a bill,
10the general merit of which the Governor recognizes, and shall
11not alter the fundamental purpose or legislative scheme set
12forth in the bill as passed.
 
13    (b) Any motion to accept the Governor's specific
14recommendations for change shall automatically be referred to
15the Committee on Assignments. The Committee on Assignments
16shall examine the Governor's specific recommendations for
17change and determine by a majority of the members appointed
18whether those recommendations comply with the standard set
19forth in subsection (a). Any motion to accept specific
20recommendations for change that the Committee on Assignments
21determines shall be in compliance with subsection (a) of this
22Rule are subject to action by the Committee on Assignments in
23the same manner as floor amendments, joint action motions, and
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1    (c) This Rule may not be suspended.
2(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
3    (Senate Rule 9-3)
4    9-3. Motions to Consider Vetoes. For purposes of this
5Article, the term "motions" shall mean those motions to accept
6or override a veto of the Governor. Motions with respect to
7bills returned by the Governor may be made by the principal
8sponsor, the committee chairperson in the case of a committee
9bill, or by any member who voted on the prevailing side on the
10vote on final passage of the bill in question. Every motion
11shall be filed in writing with the Secretary, prior to any
12consideration thereof by the Senate. If more than one motion is
13filed with respect to any bill, all such motions shall be heard
14at the time the bill is called; however, after such a motion is
15adopted, no other motion on that veto may be considered. The
16motion of the principal sponsor or chairperson, in the case of
17committee bills, shall be considered first and all other
18motions considered in the order filed. If the principal sponsor
19does not call a bill within eight calendar days after the
20Governor's objections to the bill are entered in the Journal,
21thereafter any person filing such a motion may call the bill.
22(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
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1    9-4. Consideration of Motions.
2    (a) The vote to override a bill vetoed in its entirety
3shall be by roll call vote and shall be entered on the Journal.
4The form of motion with respect to such bills shall be: "I move
5that ______ Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding the veto of the
6Governor."
 
7    (b) The vote to override an item veto shall be by roll call
8vote as to each item separately and shall be entered on the
9Journal. The form of motion with respect to such item shall be:
10"I move that the item on page _____, line _____, of _____ Bill
11______ do pass, notwithstanding the item veto of the Governor."
 
12    (c) The vote to restore an item which has been reduced
13shall be by roll call vote as to each item separately and shall
14be entered on the Journal. The form of motion with respect to
15such items shall be: "I move the item on page _____, line
16_____, of _____ Bill ______ be restored, notwithstanding the
17item reduction of the Governor."
 
18    (d) A bill returned together with specific recommendations
19of the Governor may be acted upon in either of the following
20manners:
 
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1    "I move to accept the specific recommendations of the
2    Governor as to _____ Bill _____ in manner and form as
3    follows: (inserting herein the language deemed necessary
4    to effectuate the specific recommendations)"; or
 
5        (2) By considering the bill as a vetoed bill and
6    overriding the recommendation and passing the bill in its
7    original form. The form of motion in this event shall be:
8    "I move that _____ Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding the
9    specific recommendations of the Governor."
10(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
11    (Senate Rule 9-5)
12    9-5. Vetoed Bills Considered in Entirety. If a bill is
13returned by the Governor containing more than one veto,
14reduction, specific recommendation, or combination thereof,
15the bill shall be acted upon in its entirety before the bill is
16released from the custody of the Senate.
17(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
18    (Senate Rule 9-6)
19    9-6. Disposition of Vetoes. When a bill or item has
20received the affirmative vote of at least three-fifths of the
21members elected (as to overrides of outright vetoes, item
22vetoes, and specific recommendations for change) or the
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1overrides of reductions or acceptances of specific
2recommendations for change), the Presiding Officer shall
3declare that the bill or item has been passed or restored over
4the veto of the Governor, or that the specific recommendations
5for change have been approved, as the case may be. The bill
6shall then be so certified by the Secretary who shall note
7thereon the day the bill passed. The bill and the objections of
8the Governor thereto shall then be immediately delivered to the
9House. When specific recommendations have been accepted, then
10such accepting language shall be attached to the original bill
11and the bill shall be delivered to the House.
12(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
13
ARTICLE X

 
14
NOMINATIONS
15(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
16    (Senate Rule 10-1)
17    10-1. Nominations.
18    (a) Every nomination subject to confirmation by the Senate
19shall be referred to the Committee on Assignments in accordance
20with Rule 3-6; nominations may be considered by the Executive
21Appointments Committee or other committees in accordance with
22these Senate Rules. Each nominee shall be required to appear in
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1purpose of considering the qualifications of the person for the
2office to which he or she has been nominated. The appearance of
3the nominee may be waived by the Chairperson of the committee
4without objection by the other members of the committee. If a
5member of the committee objects to the waiver of the nominee's
6appearance by the Chairperson, the committee by a vote of a
7majority of those appointed may waive such appearance.
 
8    (b) The Executive Appointments Committee or another
9committee in accordance with these Senate Rules shall, six days
10prior to any of its meetings, post a notice on the Senate
11bulletin board or make the notice electronically available
12indicating the nominees to be considered at its next meeting
13and the time, date, and place of the meeting. The Chairperson
14of the committee shall provide a copy of the notice to the
15Governor's Office of Legislative Affairs or other proper
16appointing officer or authority, if applicable, which shall be
17responsible for notifying each nominee scheduled to be
18considered of the date, time, and place of hearing.
 
19    (c) Except for Appointment Messages placed on the Denial of
20Appointment Calendar under the order of Executive
21Appointments, on considering the report of the Executive
22Appointments Committee or another committee in accordance with
23these Senate Rules on a nomination, the Presiding Officer shall
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1to the nomination just made?". The Chairman of the Executive
2Appointments Committee may, by a motion in writing approved by
3a majority of the members present and voting compile a list of
4individual appointment messages to be acted on together by a
5single vote. Whenever a list of Appointment Messages has been
6so compiled, five or more members may request the question be
7put and the vote separately taken upon each of the Appointment
8Messages on that list. The Senate may determine, by a majority
9vote of those elected, after having voted upon the question of
10one or more of the Appointment Messages individually, to act
11upon the question of the remaining Appointment Messages on that
12list as a unit.
 
13    (c-5) After a committee has reported to the Senate any
14Appointment Message "do not recommend advise and consent"
15pursuant to subsection (a) of Rule 3-11, the Chairman of the
16Executive Appointments Committee shall move that the
17Appointment Message (or Appointment Messages) be placed on the
18Denial of Appointment Calendar under the order of Executive
19Appointments. A motion to place an Appointment Message on the
20Denial of Appointment Calendar is neither debatable, subject to
21division under Rule 7-14, nor subject to a motion to reconsider
22under Rule 7-15. The Presiding Officer shall put the following
23question: "Shall the Senate place Appointment Message (or
24Messages) (insert number or numbers) on the Denial of
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1rejection of that Message (or those Messages) on its 60th
2session day under our Rules?" Upon adoption of the motion by a
3majority vote, the Secretary shall place an Appointment Message
4on the Denial of Appointment Calendar under the order of
5Executive Appointments.
6    After a committee has reported to the Senate any
7Appointment Message "without recommendation" pursuant to
8subsection (a) of Rule 3-11, the Chairman of the Executive
9Appointments Committee may move that the Appointment Message
10(or Appointment Messages) be placed on the Denial of
11Appointment Calendar under the order of Executive
12Appointments. A motion to place an Appointment Message on the
13Denial of Appointment Calendar is neither debatable, subject to
14division under Rule 7-14, nor subject to a motion to reconsider
15under Rule 7-15. The Presiding Officer shall put the following
16question: "Shall the Senate place the Appointment Message (or
17Messages) (insert number or numbers) on the Denial of
18Appointment Calendar which shall constitute the Senate's
19rejection of that Message (or those Messages) on its 60th
20session day under our Rules?" Upon adoption of the motion by
21majority vote, the Secretary shall place an Appointment Message
22on the Denial of Appointment Calendar under the order of
23Executive Appointments.
24    The Secretary shall set forth for each applicable
25Appointment Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar the
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1agency or other body to which nomination is being made. The
2Denial of Appointment Calendar shall also state the number of
3session days that have elapsed since each Appointment Message
4was received by the Senate. The Secretary shall distribute the
5Denial of Appointment Calendar to each member of the Senate as
6a component of the Senate Calendar for each session day other
7than a perfunctory session day. The Secretary shall make the
8Denial of Appointment Calendar available to the public.
9    An Appointment Message shall be removed from the Denial of
10Appointment Calendar if a written objection stating the number
11of the Appointment Message to be removed is filed with the
12Secretary on or before the 59th session day after the day the
13Appointment Message was received by the Senate, and the
14objection contains the signature of a majority of the members
15elected. Upon the filing of a proper written objection, the
16Secretary shall remove the relevant Appointment Message from
17the Denial of Appointment Calendar and automatically place the
18Appointment Message on the Senate Calendar under the order of
19Executive Appointments.
20    An Appointment Message shall be removed from the Denial of
21Appointment Calendar if, upon concurrence of a majority of
22those appointed, the Committee on Assignments adopts a motion
23to remove that Appointment Message on or before the 59th
24session day after the day the Appointment Message was received
25by the Senate. Upon this action of the Committee on
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1Appointment Message from the Denial of Appointment Calendar and
2automatically place the Appointment Message on the Senate
3Calendar under the order of Executive Appointments, unless the
4Committee on Assignments has referred the Appointment Message
5to a committee for further action.
6    If neither the Committee on Assignments takes action to
7remove an Appointment Message from the Denial of Appointment
8Calendar, nor a proper written objection to an Appointment
9Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar is filed with the
10Secretary as required under this Rule, then that Appointment
11Message shall remain on the Denial of Appointment Calendar. A
12motion to place an Appointment Message (or Appointment
13Messages) on the Denial of Appointment Calendar adopted by the
14Senate shall constitute the Senate's rejection of each
15Appointment Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar on
16the 60th session day after the day the Appointment Message was
17received by the Senate. Each Appointment Message remaining on
18the Denial of Appointment Calendar on the 60th session day
19after the day the Appointment Message was received by the
20Senate shall be deemed to have not received the advice and
21consent of the Senate and thereby rejected by the Senate
22pursuant to Article V, Section 9 of the Illinois Constitution.
23    On the 60th session day for each Appointment Message on the
24Denial of Appointment Calendar, the Presiding Officer shall
25make the following inquiry of the Secretary: "Please identify
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1that is on its 60th session day." After the Secretary
2identifies the relevant Appointment Message or Appointment
3Messages, the Presiding Officer shall make the following
4declaration: "Each Appointment Message just read is on its 60th
5session day and remains on the Denial of Appointment Calendar;
6therefore each such Message, pursuant to our Rules, is deemed
7to have not received the advice and consent of the Senate and
8is hereby rejected by the Senate pursuant to Article V, Section
99 of the Illinois Constitution. The Journal shall reflect that
10the Senate has rejected each such nomination and the Secretary
11shall inform the relevant appointing authority of the Senate's
12action in rejecting that authority's nomination."
 
13    (d) Except as otherwise provided for in this Rule, while
14any nomination remains with the Senate, it is in order to
15reconsider any vote taken thereon, subject to the provisions of
16Rule 7-15 not related to the time for making such a motion.
17(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
18    (Senate Rule 10-2)
19    10-2. Appointment Messages.
20    (a) Every nomination subject to the advice and consent of
21the Senate shall be submitted to the Senate by an Appointment
22Message from the appointing officer or appointing authority in
23accordance with this Rule, using the Appointment Message form
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1information, and accompanied by a cover letter signed by the
2appointing officer or on behalf of the appointing authority.
 
3    (b) All Appointment Messages shall be drafted by the
4Legislative Reference Bureau, according to the form provided in
5this Rule.
 
6    (c) Appointment Messages submitted shall be assigned a
7sequential number by the Secretary of the Senate, indicating
8the order in which they were received and read into the Senate
9record by the Secretary of the Senate at the direction of the
10President of the Senate. An Appointment Message is received by
11the Senate when it is read into the Senate record and assigned
12a sequential number. A perfunctory session day shall not be
13deemed to be a session day for the purpose of Article V,
14Section 9, subsection (a) of the Illinois Constitution.
 
15    (d) An Appointment Message that does not conform to the
16requirements of this Rule shall, at the direction of the
17President of the Senate, (i) be ruled non-compliant and of no
18legal effect and (ii) be returned by the Secretary of the
19Senate to the appointing officer or authority that filed it.
 
20    (e) The appointing officer or authority may file in
21accordance with this Rule an Appointment Message that
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1superseding Appointment Message shall identify by sequential
2number the Appointment Message that it supersedes. The filing
3of a superseding Appointment Message shall automatically table
4the Appointment Message that it supersedes, and that superseded
5Appointment Message shall have no further legal effect. The
6filing of a superseding Appointment Message shall not have the
7effect of restarting the 60 session day period within which the
8Senate must confirm or reject the appointee under Article V,
9Section 9, subsection (a) of the Illinois Constitution, Senate
10Rule 10-1, or any applicable law.
 
11    (f) Nothing in this Rule shall be construed to prohibit an
12appointing officer or authority from withdrawing in writing an
13Appointment Message that was previously submitted to or
14received by the Senate. An Appointment Message that has been
15withdrawn shall have no further legal effect. The filing of an
16Appointment Message appointing the same person to the same
17office and for a term ending on the same date as that of an
18Appointment Message that was previously filed and later
19withdrawn shall not have the effect of restarting the 60
20session day period within which the Senate must confirm or
21reject the appointee under Article V, Section 9, subsection (a)
22of the Illinois Constitution, Senate Rule 10-1, or any
23applicable law.
 
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1committee-sponsored legislative measure that is unamendable
2and (ii) shall be controlled by the Chairperson of the
3Executive Appointments Committee, who for purposes of these
4Senate Rules shall be deemed the principal sponsor. In the
5absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson of the
6Executive Appointments Committee shall be deemed the principal
7sponsor. Messages may not have individual cosponsors.
 
8    (h) Any Appointment Message pending when the Senate
9adjourns sine die (i) shall carry over into the next General
10Assembly and (ii) shall be considered to have been received by
11the Senate when originally read into the Senate record as
12provided for in subsection (c) of this Rule. An Appointment
13Message carrying over into the next General Assembly shall
14retain the sequential number assigned when originally read into
15the Senate record as provided for in subsection (c) of this
16Rule.
 
 
17    (i) Form.
 
 
18
APPOINTMENT MESSAGE

 
19To the Honorable Members of the Senate, One Hundredth General
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1(I, (Name and Title of Appointing Officer), am)/(The (Name of
2the Appointing Authority) is) nominating and, by and with the
3advice and consent of the Senate, appointing the following
4named individual to the office enumerated below. The advice and
5consent of this Honorable Body is respectfully requested.
 
6Title of Office: (Insert Title and Position)
 
7Agency or Other Body: (Name of Agency, Board, Commission, or
8other Body to Which Nomination is Being Made)
 
9Start Date: (Insert Start Date)
 
10End Date: (Insert End Date or Specify "Not Applicable")
 
11Name: (Name of Nominee)
 
12Residence: (Residential Address of Nominee)
 
13Annual Compensation: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify
14"Unsalaried")
 
15Per diem: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify "Not Applicable")
 
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1the Nominee Resides)
 
2Most Recent Holder of Office: (Insert Name or Specify "New
3Position")
 
4Superseded Appointment Message: (Insert Sequence Number of
5Superseded Message or Specify "Not Applicable")
6(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.; S.R. 226, 100th G.A.)
 
7
ARTICLE XI

 
8
DISCIPLINE AND PROTEST
9(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
10    (Senate Rule 11-1)
11    11-1. Disorderly Behavior.
12    (a) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d) of the
13Constitution, the Senate may punish any of its members for
14disorderly behavior and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of
15the members elected, expel a Senator (but not for a second time
16for the same cause). The reason for the expulsion shall be
17entered upon the Journal with the names and votes of those
18Senators voting on the question.
 
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1imprisonment any person other than a Senator guilty of
2disrespect of the Senate by disorderly or contemptuous behavior
3in its presence. The imprisonment shall not extend beyond 24
4hours at one time unless the person persists in disorderly or
5contemptuous behavior.
6(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
7    (Senate Rule 11-2)
8    11-2. Protest. Any two Senators shall have the right to
9dissent and protest, in respectful language, against any act or
10resolution that they may think injurious to the public or to
11any individual, and have the reason of their protest entered
12upon the Journal. When by motion a majority of Senators
13determine that the language of a protest is not respectful, the
14protest shall be referred back to the protesting Senators.
15(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
16
ARTICLE XII

 
17
FORCE AND EFFECT
18(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
19    (Senate Rule 12-1)
20    12-1. Applicability. The meetings and actions of the
21Senate, including all of its committees, shall be governed by
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1(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
2    (Senate Rule 12-2)
3    12-2. Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure. The rules of
4parliamentary practice appearing in the 2010 edition of Mason's
5Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern the Senate in all
6cases to which they are applicable, providing that they are not
7inconsistent with these Senate Rules.
8(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
9    (Senate Rule 12-3)
10    12-3. Certification by President. With respect to any bill
11that has been passed by the Senate and has been certified by
12the President in accordance with Article IV, Section 8(d) of
13the Constitution, there shall be an irrebuttable presumption
14that all of these Senate Rules have been fully complied with in
15obtaining such passage.
16(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)
 
17    (Senate Rule 12-4)
18    12-4. Effective Date. These Rules shall be in full force
19and effect upon their adoption, and shall remain in full force
20and effect except as amended in accordance with these Senate
21Rules, or until superseded by new Rules adopted as part of the
22organization of a newly constituted General Assembly at the
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1(Source: S.R. 2, 100th G.A.)