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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Rules of the Senate
4of the 103rd General Assembly are amended by changing Rules
51-28, 3-1, 3-2, 3-4, 3-6, 3-8, 3-12, 5-5, 6-1, 7-5, 7-15, 10-1,
6and 10-2 as follows:
 
 
7    (Senate Rule 1-28)
8    1-28. Celebration of Life Resolution. "Celebration of Life
9Resolution" means a resolution filed by a Senator celebrating
10the memory of an individual who has died to commemorate an
11event of a nonpolitical nature in the State or to congratulate
12a person with a connection to the State on an outstanding
13achievement.
14(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
 
15    (Senate Rule 3-1)
16    3-1. Committees.
17    (a) The committees of the Senate are: (i) the standing
18committees listed in Rule 3-4; (ii) special committees created
19by resolution or notice under Rule 3-3; and (iii) special
20subcommittees created by standing committees or by special
21committees under Rule 3-3. Subcommittees may not create
22subcommittees.
 

 

 

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1    (b) All committees shall have a Chair and Minority
2Spokesperson, who shall not be of the same caucus, except as
3provided in Rule 3-2. Committees of the whole shall consist of
4all Senators. The number of majority caucus members and
5minority caucus members of all standing committees, and all
6other committees unless otherwise ordered by the Senate in
7accordance with these Senate Rules, shall be determined by the
8President. The numbers of majority caucus and minority caucus
9members shall become final upon the President filing with the
10Secretary an appropriate notice, which shall be Journalized.
 
11    (c) The Chair of a committee shall have the authority to
12call the committee to order, designate which legislative
13measures that are assigned to the committee shall be taken up,
14order the roll call vote to be taken on each legislative
15measure called for a vote, preserve order and decorum during
16committee meetings, assign legislative measures to special
17subcommittees of the parent committee, jointly sign and issue
18subpoenas with the President, and implement and supervise the
19business of the committee. The Vice-Chair of a committee may
20preside over its meetings in the absence or at the direction of
21the Chair.
 
22    (d) A vacancy on a committee, or in the Chair or Minority
23Spokesperson position on a committee, occurs when a member

 

 

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1resigns from that position or ceases to be a Senator.
2Resignations shall be made in writing to the Secretary, who
3shall promptly notify the President and Minority Leader.
4Absent concurrence by a majority of those elected, or as
5otherwise provided in Rule 3-5, no member who resigns from a
6committee shall be reappointed to that committee for the
7remainder of the term. Replacement members shall be of the
8same caucus as that of the member who resigns, and shall be
9appointed by the President or Minority Leader, depending upon
10the caucus of the resigning member. In the case of vacancies on
11special subcommittees that were created by committees, any
12vacancy shall be filled pursuant to the motion adopted to
13create the subcommittee but if the motion does not specify how
14a vacancy is filled then the parent committee shall fill the
15vacancy by motion.
 
16    (e) The Chair of a committee shall have the authority to
17call meetings of that committee, subject to the approval of
18the President in accordance with Rule 2-5(c)(19). Except as
19otherwise provided by these Senate Rules, committee meetings
20shall be convened in accordance with Rule 3-11. The Chair of a
21committee shall have the authority to adjourn any meetings of
22that committee and, in the absence of the Chair or at the
23direction of the Chair, a Vice-Chair or Co-Chair of that
24committee who is appointed by the President from the majority
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1of that committee.
 
2    (f) The President, in consultation with the Minority
3Leader, may establish a process by which Senators and members
4of the public may participate remotely, including voting, in
5hearings for standing committees, special committees,
6subcommittees or special subcommittees, and service
7committees.
8(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
 
9    (Senate Rule 3-2)
10    3-2. Membership and Officers of Standing Committees.
11    (a) At the commencement of the term, the members of each
12standing committee shall be appointed by the President and the
13Minority Leader, except as provided in subsection (c) of this
14Rule or in Rule 3-5. The majority caucus members of a standing
15committee shall serve at the pleasure of the President, and
16the minority caucus members of a standing committee shall
17serve at the pleasure of the Minority Leader. The President
18shall appoint the Chair and the remaining committee members of
19the majority caucus (one of whom the President shall designate
20as Vice-Chair), and the Minority Leader shall appoint the
21Minority Spokesperson and the remaining committee members of
22the minority caucus, except as provided in paragraph (b) of
23this Rule. The appointments shall become immediately effective
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1the respective leaders to the Secretary, regardless of whether
2the Senate is in session. The Chair and Minority Spokesperson
3shall serve at the pleasure of the President or Minority
4Leader, as the case may be. The Secretary shall Journalize all
5appointments. A standing committee is empowered to conduct
6business when a majority of the total number of committee
7members has been appointed.
 
8    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
9Rules, the President may appoint any two members to serve as
10Co-Chairs of a standing committee. Co-Chairs shall not be of
11the same caucus and shall serve at the pleasure of the
12President. A standing committee with Co-Chairs shall not have
13a Minority Spokesperson. For purposes of Section 1 of the
14General Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), one
15Co-Chair shall be considered "chairman" and the other shall be
16considered "minority spokesperson". Co-Chair appointments
17shall become immediately effective upon the delivery of
18appropriate correspondence from the President to the
19Secretary, regardless of whether the Senate is in session. The
20Secretary shall Journalize all appointments.
 
21    (c) To maintain the efficient operation of the Senate, any
22committee member may be temporarily replaced due to illness or
23an unforeseen absence from the Capitol at the time of the
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1delivery of appropriate correspondence from the President or
2Minority Leader, depending upon the caucus of the member
3affected, and shall remain effective for the duration of the
4illness or temporary absence from the Capitol. If the member
5returns to the Capitol while the committee is meeting, then
6the temporary appointment shall remain effective until the
7committee recesses or adjourns.
 
8    (d) To maintain the efficient operation of the Senate, the
9President may temporarily appoint a member to serve in the
10President's place on any committee to which the President has
11been appointed, and the Minority Leader may temporarily
12appoint a member to serve in the Minority Leader's place on any
13committee to which the Minority Leader has been appointed. The
14temporary appointment under this subsection (d) is effective
15upon delivery of appropriate correspondence from the President
16or Minority Leader, as is applicable, and shall remain
17effective for the duration specified in the correspondence.
18(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
 
19    (Senate Rule 3-4)
20    3-4. Standing Committees. The Standing Committees of the
21Senate are as follows:
 
22    AGRICULTURE
 

 

 

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1    APPROPRIATIONS
 
2    APPROPRIATIONS-EDUCATION
 
3    APPROPRIATIONS-HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
4    APPROPRIATIONS-PUBLIC SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
 
5    BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
 
6    CRIMINAL LAW
 
7    EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
 
8    EDUCATION
 
9    ENERGY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
 
10    ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
 
11    EXECUTIVE
 
12    EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
 
13    FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
 

 

 

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1    HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
2    HIGHER EDUCATION
 
3    HUMAN RIGHTS
 
4    INSURANCE
 
5    JUDICIARY
 
6    LABOR
 
7    LICENSED ACTIVITIES
 
8    LOCAL GOVERNMENT
 
9    PUBLIC HEALTH
 
10    REVENUE
 
11    STATE GOVERNMENT
 
12    TRANSPORTATION
 
13    VETERANS AFFAIRS
14(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
 

 

 

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1    (Senate Rule 3-6)
2    3-6. Referrals of Resolutions, Messages, and
3Reorganization Orders.
4    (a) All resolutions, after being initially read by the
5Secretary, shall be automatically referred to the Committee on
6Assignments unless the Presiding Officer determines that the
7resolution is a celebration of life resolution or a
8congratulatory resolution and orders that the resolution be
9placed on the Resolutions Consent Calendar. The principal
10sponsor of a congratulatory resolution shall pay a reasonable
11fee, determined by the Secretary with approval of the
12President, to offset the actual cost of producing the
13congratulatory resolution. No resolution may be placed on the
14Resolutions Consent Calendar if any member objects.
 
15    (b) All messages from the Governor or any other executive
16branch Constitutional Officer or other appointing authority
17regarding appointments that require confirmation by the Senate
18shall, after having been initially read by the Secretary,
19automatically be referred to the Executive Appointments
20Committee.
 
21    (c) All executive reorganization orders of the Governor
22issued pursuant to Article V, Section 11 of the Constitution,
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1automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments for
2its referral to a committee, the latter of which may issue a
3recommendation to the Senate with respect to the executive
4order. The Senate may disapprove of any executive order only
5by resolution adopted by a majority of those elected; no such
6resolution is in order until a committee has reported to the
7Senate on the executive reorganization, or until the executive
8order has been discharged pursuant to Rule 7-9.
9(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
 
10    (Senate Rule 3-8)
11    3-8. Referrals to Committees.
12    (a) All Senate Bills and House Bills shall, after having
13been initially read by the Secretary, be automatically
14referred to the Committee on Assignments, which may thereafter
15refer any bill before it to a committee. The Committee on
16Assignments may refer any resolution before it to a committee.
17No bill or resolution may be referred to a committee except
18pursuant to this Rule or Rule 7-17. A standing or special
19committee may refer a matter pending in that committee to a
20subcommittee of that committee. When the Committee on
21Assignments is of the opinion that a legislative measure
22should be considered by more than one committee, at the time of
23referring it, the Committee may direct that when the committee
24to which it is referred completes its consideration thereof
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1committee's report shall also recommend that it be referred to
2the additional committee or committees as directed by the
3Committee on Assignments. When a legislative measure is so
4reported, it shall automatically be referred as directed.
5Except for subcommittees created under Rule 3-3(a-5), the
6Committee on Assignments may not refer a legislative measure
7to any subcommittee of a standing or special 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
20language deemed by the Committee on Assignments to be of an
21emergency nature, of substantial importance to the operation
22of government, or in the best interests of Illinois. The
23Committee on Assignments may refer any floor amendment, joint
24action motion for final action, or conference committee report
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1instances, and notwithstanding any other provision of these
2Senate Rules, the committee may hold a hearing on and consider
3those legislative measures pursuant to one-hour advance
4notice). Any floor amendment, joint action motion for final
5action, or conference committee report that is not approved
6for consideration or referred by the Committee on Assignments,
7and is attempted to be acted upon by a committee shall be out
8of order, 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
20of appropriations 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
12is pending. Any committee amendment that is not referred by
13the Committee on Assignments to a committee, and is attempted
14to be acted upon by a committee shall be out of order.
 
15    (c-1) A committee amendment filed by the chief sponsor of
16a bill shall be automatically referred to the standing
17committee to which the bill was assigned upon adjournment of
18the Senate on the third regular session day following the day
19on which the committee amendment was filed, unless (i) the
20Committee on Assignments referred the committee amendment to
21the standing committee to which the bill was assigned; (ii)
22the bill is no longer pending before the committee; (iii) the
23committee amendment deals with the subject of appropriations
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1determined by a majority vote that the committee amendment
2substantively alters the nature and scope of the underlying
3bill. If the Committee on Assignments makes a determination
4under item (iv) of this subsection, then the Committee on
5Assignments may, in its discretion, (A) refer both the bill
6and the committee amendment to any standing committee or (B)
7not refer the committee amendment to any other committee.
 
8    (d) The Committee on Assignments may at any time re-refer
9a legislative measure from a committee to a Committee of the
10Whole or to any other committee. However, the Committee on
11Assignments may not re-refer a bill from a committee to a
12Committee of the Whole or any other committee unless the Chair
13of the committee to which the bill was originally referred
14consents in writing to the re-referral.
 
15    (d-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
16Rules, any bill pending before the Committee on Assignments
17shall be immediately referred to the indicated standing
18committee if the chief sponsor of the bill files a discharge
19motion for that bill that is signed by no less than
20three-fifths of the members of both the majority and minority
21caucus, and each of the members signing the discharge motion
22is a sponsor of the bill. This subsection does not apply to
23bills dealing with the subject of appropriations or State
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1    (d-10) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
2Rules, if the Parliamentarian determines that an amendment is
3technical in nature, then the amendment shall be deemed
4approved for consideration by the Senate without referral to
5the Committee on Assignments.
 
6    (e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
7the members elected.
8(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
 
9    (Senate Rule 3-12)
10    3-12. Committee Reports.
11    (a) All bills favorably reported to the Senate from a
12committee or directed committees, or with respect to which a
13committee has been discharged, shall stand on the order of
14Second Reading unless otherwise ordered by the Senate, and may
15be amended only on Second Reading. Bills reported to the
16Senate from committee "do not pass", "do not pass as amended",
17or "without recommendation" shall lie on the table.
 
18    (b) All floor amendments, joint action motions, and
19conference committee reports favorably reported to the Senate
20from a committee shall be before the Senate and eligible for
21consideration by the Senate when it is on an appropriate order
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1only when the bill to be amended is on Second Reading). All
2floor amendments, joint action motions, and conference
3committee reports that are reported to the Senate from
4committee "recommend do not adopt" or "without recommendation"
5shall lie on the table.
 
6    (c) Except in the case of congratulatory resolutions, all
7All resolutions favorably reported to the Senate from a
8committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
9discharged, shall stand on the order of Resolutions. All
10congratulatory resolutions favorably reported to the Senate
11from a committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
12discharged, shall stand on the order of the Congratulatory
13Resolutions Consent Calendar. All resolutions that are
14reported to the Senate from committee "be not adopted", "be
15not adopted as amended", or "without recommendation" shall lie
16on the table. Floor amendments to resolutions shall be subject
17to the same procedure applicable to floor amendments to bills.
 
18    (d) All Appointment Messages reported to the Senate from a
19committee or directed committees, or with respect to which a
20committee has been discharged, shall stand on the order of
21Executive Appointments.
22(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
 
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1    5-5. Fiscal and Other Notes. The Senate shall comply with
2all effective Illinois laws requiring notes on any bill,
3including without limitation the Fiscal Note Act, the Pension
4Impact Note Act, the Judicial Note Act, the State Debt Impact
5Note Act, the Correctional Budget and Impact Note Act, the
6Home Rule Note Act, the Balanced Budget Note Act, the Housing
7Affordability Impact Note Act, the Racial Impact Note Act, and
8the State Mandates Act, all as amended. All such notes shall be
9filed with the Secretary with a time stamp endorsing the date
10and time received, and shall then be attached to the original
11of the bill and be available for inspection by the members. As
12soon as practicable, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the
13note to the Legislative Reference Bureau, which shall provide
14an informative summary of the note in subsequent issues of the
15Legislative Digest.
16(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
 
17    (Senate Rule 6-1)
18    6-1. Resolutions.
19    (a) A resolution shall be introduced in the Senate by
20sponsorship of one or more members of the Senate, and the names
21of all sponsors shall be printed in the Senate Journal and in
22the Legislative Digest. Each resolution, except for a
23celebration of life resolution or congratulatory resolution,
24shall be introduced by filing six copies; each celebration of
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1introduced 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
17to the 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,
20that resolution shall be removed from the Resolutions Consent
21Calendar and is automatically referred to the Committee on
22Assignments.
 
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1Congratulatory Resolutions Consent Calendar, the Secretary may
2provide the Congratulatory Resolutions Consent Calendar
3electronically, which the Secretary shall periodically
4distribute prior to its consideration by the Senate. No debate
5is in order regarding any congratulatory resolution appearing
6on the Congratulatory Resolutions Consent Calendar. All
7congratulatory resolutions appearing on the Congratulatory
8Resolutions Consent Calendar may be adopted in one motion;
9however, any Senator may vote "no" or "present" on any
10resolution appearing on the Congratulatory Resolutions Consent
11Calendar by providing written notice of that intention to the
12Secretary prior to the vote on the Congratulatory Resolutions
13Consent Calendar. Prior to the adoption of any congratulatory
14resolution on the Congratulatory Resolutions Consent Calendar,
15if any three members file with the Secretary a written
16objection to the presence of a congratulatory resolution
17thereon, that congratulatory resolution shall be removed from
18the Congratulatory Resolutions Consent Calendar and is
19automatically referred to the Committee on Assignments.
20(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
 
21    (Senate Rule 7-5)
22    7-5. Precedence of Motions.
23    (a) When a question is under debate, no motion may be
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1        (1) to adjourn to a time certain;
 
2        (2) to adjourn;
 
3        (3) to question the presence of a quorum;
 
4        (4) to recess;
 
5        (5) to lay on the table;
 
6        (6) for the previous question;
 
7        (7) to postpone consideration;
 
8        (8) to commit or recommit; and
 
9        (9) to amend, except as otherwise provided in these
10    Senate Rules.
 
11The foregoing motions shall have precedence in the order in
12which they are listed.
 
13    (b) During a roll call, no motion (except a motion to
14postpone consideration) shall be in order until after the
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1    (c) A motion to commit or recommit re-commit, until it is
2decided, precludes all amendments and debate on the main
3question. A motion to postpone consideration, until it is
4decided, precludes all amendments on the main question.
5(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
 
6    (Senate Rule 7-15)
7    7-15. Reconsideration.
8    (a) A member who voted on the prevailing side of a record
9vote on a legislative measure that failed and that is still
10within the control of the Senate may on the same or following
11day move to reconsider the vote. A chief sponsor or a chief
12cosponsor co-sponsor who voted on the prevailing side of a
13record vote for a legislative measure that passed or was
14adopted by the Senate may on the same or following day move to
15reconsider the vote if the legislative measure is still within
16the control of the Senate. The motion to reconsider may be laid
17on the table without affecting the vote to which it referred.
18When the motion to reconsider is made during the last three
19scheduled days of regular session, or any time thereafter
20during the regular session, or at any time during a veto or
21special session, any member may move that the vote on
22reconsideration be taken immediately. A question that requires
23the votes of a majority of those elected or more to carry
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1    (b) A motion to reconsider a record vote on the adoption of
2an amendment to a bill may be made only on Second Reading. An
3amendment adopted by the Senate on a record vote may not be
4tabled by motion until its adoption has been reconsidered.
 
5    (c) If a motion to reconsider is made pursuant to this Rule
6and the motion is later tabled, the question shall not be
7further reconsidered. This subsection (c) may be suspended by
8a three-fifths vote of the members elected.
 
9    (d) When a motion to reconsider is made within the time
10prescribed by these Senate Rules, the Secretary shall not
11allow the bill or other subject matter of the motion to pass
12out of the possession of the Senate until after the motion has
13been decided or withdrawn. Such a motion shall be deemed
14rejected if laid on the table.
 
15    (e) A Senator who voted "present" or failed to vote on a
16question shall not have the right to move for reconsideration.
 
17    (f) Upon a motion to reconsider the vote on the final
18passage of any bill, the affirmative vote of a majority of
19those elected shall be required to reconsider the same.
20(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
 
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1    10-1. Nominations.
2    (a) Every nomination subject to confirmation by the Senate
3shall be referred to the Committee on Assignments in
4accordance with Rule 3-6; nominations may be considered by the
5Executive Appointments Committee or other committees in
6accordance with these Senate Rules. Each nominee shall be
7required to appear in person before that meeting of a
8committee convened for the purpose of considering the
9qualifications of the person for the office to which he or she
10has been nominated. The appearance of the nominee may be
11waived by the Chair of the committee without objection by the
12other members of the committee. If a member of the committee
13objects to the waiver of the nominee's appearance by the
14Chair, the committee by a vote of a majority of those appointed
15may waive such appearance.
 
16    (b) The Executive Appointments Committee or another
17committee in accordance with these Senate Rules shall, six
18days prior to any of its meetings, post a notice on the Senate
19bulletin board or make the notice electronically available
20indicating the nominees to be considered at its next meeting
21and the time, date, and place of the meeting. The Chair of the
22committee shall provide a copy of the notice to the Governor's
23Office of Legislative Affairs or other proper appointing
24officer or authority, if applicable, which shall be
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1considered of the date, time, and place of hearing.
 
2    (c) Except for Appointment Messages placed on the Denial
3of Appointment Calendar under the order of Executive
4Appointments, on considering the report of the Executive
5Appointments Committee or another committee in accordance with
6these Senate Rules on a nomination, the Presiding Officer
7shall put the following question: "Does the Senate consent to
8the nomination just made?". The Chair of the Executive
9Appointments Committee may, by a motion in writing approved by
10a majority of the members present and voting compile a list of
11individual Appointment Messages appointment messages to be
12acted on together by a single vote. Whenever a list of
13Appointment Messages has been so compiled, five or more
14members may request the question be put and the vote
15separately taken upon each of the Appointment Messages on that
16list. The Senate may determine, by a majority vote of those
17elected, after having voted upon the question of one or more of
18the Appointment Messages individually, to act upon the
19question of the remaining Appointment Messages on that list as
20a unit.
 
21    (c-5) After a committee has reported to the Senate any
22Appointment Message "do not recommend consent" pursuant to
23subsection (a) of Rule 3-11, the Chair of the Executive
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1(or Appointment Messages) be placed on the Denial of
2Appointment Calendar under the order of Executive
3Appointments. A motion to place an Appointment Message on the
4Denial of Appointment Calendar is neither debatable, subject
5to division under Rule 7-14, nor subject to a motion to
6reconsider under Rule 7-15. The Presiding Officer shall put
7the following question: "Shall the Senate place Appointment
8Message (or Messages) (insert number or numbers) on the Denial
9of Appointment Calendar which shall constitute the Senate's
10rejection of that Message (or those Messages) on its 60th
11session day under our Rules?" Upon adoption of the motion by a
12majority vote, the Secretary shall place an Appointment
13Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar under the order
14of Executive Appointments.
15    After a committee has reported to the Senate any
16Appointment Message "without recommendation" pursuant to
17subsection (a) of Rule 3-11, the Chair of the Executive
18Appointments Committee may move that the Appointment Message
19(or Appointment Messages) be placed on the Denial of
20Appointment Calendar under the order of Executive
21Appointments. A motion to place an Appointment Message on the
22Denial of Appointment Calendar is neither debatable, subject
23to division under Rule 7-14, nor subject to a motion to
24reconsider under Rule 7-15. The Presiding Officer shall put
25the following question: "Shall the Senate place the
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1on the Denial of Appointment Calendar which shall constitute
2the Senate's rejection of that Message (or those Messages) on
3its 60th session day under our Rules?" Upon adoption of the
4motion by majority vote, the Secretary shall place an
5Appointment Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar
6under the order of Executive Appointments.
7    The Secretary shall set forth for each applicable
8Appointment Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar the
9number, name of the nominee, and the title of the office,
10agency or other body to which nomination is being made. The
11Denial of Appointment Calendar shall also state the number of
12session days that have elapsed since each Appointment Message
13was received by the Senate. The Secretary shall distribute the
14Denial of Appointment Calendar to each member of the Senate as
15a component of the Senate Calendar for each session day other
16than a perfunctory session day. The Secretary shall make the
17Denial of Appointment Calendar available to the public.
18    An Appointment Message shall be removed from the Denial of
19Appointment Calendar if a written objection stating the number
20of the Appointment Message to be removed is filed with the
21Secretary on or before the 59th session day after the day the
22Appointment Message was received by the Senate, and the
23objection contains the signature of a majority of the members
24elected. Upon the filing of a proper written objection, the
25Secretary shall remove the relevant Appointment Message from
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1Appointment Message on the Senate Calendar under the order of
2Executive Appointments.
3    An Appointment Message shall be removed from the Denial of
4Appointment Calendar if, upon concurrence of a majority of
5those appointed, the Committee on Assignments adopts a motion
6to remove that Appointment Message on or before the 59th
7session day after the day the Appointment Message was received
8by the Senate. Upon this action of the Committee on
9Assignments, the Secretary shall remove the relevant
10Appointment Message from the Denial of Appointment Calendar
11and automatically place the Appointment Message on the Senate
12Calendar under the order of Executive Appointments, unless the
13Committee on Assignments has referred the Appointment Message
14to a committee for further action.
15    If neither the Committee on Assignments takes action to
16remove an Appointment Message from the Denial of Appointment
17Calendar, nor a proper written objection to an Appointment
18Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar is filed with
19the Secretary as required under this Rule, then that
20Appointment Message shall remain on the Denial of Appointment
21Calendar. A motion to place an Appointment Message (or
22Appointment Messages) on the Denial of Appointment Calendar
23adopted by the Senate shall constitute the Senate's rejection
24of each Appointment Message on the Denial of Appointment
25Calendar on the 60th session day after the day the Appointment
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1remaining on the Denial of Appointment Calendar on the 60th
2session day after the day the Appointment Message was received
3by the Senate shall be deemed to have not received the advice
4and consent of the Senate and thereby rejected by the Senate
5pursuant to Article V, Section 9 of the Illinois Constitution.
6    On the 60th session day for each Appointment Message on
7the Denial of Appointment Calendar, the Presiding Officer
8shall make the following inquiry of the Secretary: "Please
9identify each Appointment Message on the Denial of Appointment
10Calendar that is on its 60th session day." After the Secretary
11identifies the relevant Appointment Message or Appointment
12Messages, the Presiding Officer shall make the following
13declaration: "Each Appointment Message just read is on its
1460th session day and remains on the Denial of Appointment
15Calendar; therefore each such Message, pursuant to our Rules,
16is deemed to have not received the advice and consent of the
17Senate and is hereby rejected by the Senate pursuant to
18Article V, Section 9 of the Illinois Constitution. The Journal
19shall reflect that the Senate has rejected each such
20nomination and the Secretary shall inform the relevant
21appointing authority of the Senate's action in rejecting that
22authority's nomination."
 
23    (d) Except as otherwise provided for in this Rule, while
24any nomination remains with the Senate, it is in order to
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1of Rule 7-15 not related to the time for making such a motion.
2(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
 
3    (Senate Rule 10-2)
4    10-2. Appointment Messages.
5    (a) Every nomination subject to the advice and consent of
6the Senate shall be submitted to the Senate by an Appointment
7Message from the appointing officer or appointing authority in
8accordance with this Rule, using the Appointment Message form
9provided in this Rule, containing all of the required
10information, and accompanied by a cover letter signed by the
11appointing officer or on behalf of the appointing authority.
 
12    (b) All Appointment Messages shall be drafted by the
13Legislative Reference Bureau, according to the form provided
14in this Rule.
 
15    (c) Appointment Messages submitted shall be assigned a
16sequential number by the Secretary of the Senate, indicating
17the order in which they were received and read into the Senate
18record by the Secretary of the Senate at the direction of the
19President of the Senate. An Appointment Message is received by
20the Senate when it is read into the Senate record and assigned
21a sequential number. A perfunctory session day shall not be
22deemed to be a session day for the purpose of Article V,
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1    (d) An Appointment Message that does not conform to the
2requirements of this Rule shall, at the direction of the
3President of the Senate, (i) be ruled non-compliant and of no
4legal effect and (ii) be returned by the Secretary of the
5Senate to the appointing officer or authority that filed it.
 
6    (e) The appointing officer or authority may file in
7accordance with this Rule an Appointment Message that
8supersedes a previously filed Appointment Message. A
9superseding Appointment Message shall identify by sequential
10number the Appointment Message that it supersedes. The filing
11of a superseding Appointment Message shall automatically table
12the Appointment Message that it supersedes, and that
13superseded Appointment Message shall have no further legal
14effect. The filing of a superseding Appointment Message shall
15not have the effect of restarting the 60 session day period
16within which the Senate must confirm or reject the appointee
17under Article V, Section 9, subsection (a) of the Illinois
18Constitution, Senate Rule 10-1, or any applicable law.
 
19    (f) Nothing in this Rule shall be construed to prohibit an
20appointing officer or authority from withdrawing in writing an
21Appointment Message that was previously submitted to or
22received by the Senate. An Appointment Message that has been
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1Appointment Message appointing the same person to the same
2office and for a term ending on the same date as that of an
3Appointment Message that was previously filed and later
4withdrawn shall have the effect of restarting the 60 session
5day period within which the Senate must confirm or reject the
6appointee under Article V, Section 9, subsection (a) of the
7Illinois Constitution, Senate Rule 10-1, or any applicable
8law.
 
9    (g) An Appointment Message (i) shall be a
10committee-sponsored legislative measure that is unamendable
11and (ii) shall be controlled by the Chair of the Executive
12Appointments Committee, who for purposes of these Senate Rules
13shall be deemed the principal sponsor. In the absence of the
14Chair, the Vice-Chair of the Executive Appointments Committee
15shall be deemed the principal sponsor. Messages may not have
16individual cosponsors.
 
17    (h) Any Appointment Message pending when the Senate
18adjourns sine die (i) shall carry over into the next General
19Assembly and (ii) shall be considered to have been received by
20the Senate when originally read into the Senate record as
21provided for in subsection (c) of this Rule. An Appointment
22Message carrying over into the next General Assembly shall
23retain the sequential number assigned when originally read
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1this Rule.
 
 
2    (i) Form.
 
 
3
APPOINTMENT MESSAGE

 
4To the Honorable Members of the Senate, One Hundred Third
5Second General Assembly:
 
6(I, (Name and Title of Appointing Officer), am)/(The (Name of
7the Appointing Authority) is) nominating and, having sought
8the advice of the Senate and by and with the consent of the
9Senate, appointing the following named individual to the
10office enumerated below. The consent of this Honorable Body is
11respectfully requested.
 
12Title of Office: (Insert Title and Position)
 
13Agency or Other Body: (Name of Agency, Board, Commission, or
14other Body to Which Nomination is Being Made)
 
15Start Date: (Insert Start Date)
 
16End Date: (Insert End Date or Specify "Not Applicable")
 

 

 

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1Name: (Name of Nominee)
 
2Residence: (Residential Address of Nominee)
 
3Annual Compensation: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify
4"Unsalaried")
 
5Per diem: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify "Not Applicable")
 
6Nominee's Senator: Senator (Name of Senator in whose District
7the Nominee Resides)
 
8Most Recent Holder of Office: (Insert Name or Specify "New
9Position")
 
10Superseded Appointment Message: (Insert Sequence Number of
11Superseded Message or Specify "Not Applicable")
12(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)