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90_HR0134
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the
4 Rules of the House of Representatives of the Ninetieth
5 General Assembly are amended by changing Rule 21 as follows:
6 (House Rule 21)
7 21. Notice.
8 (a) Except as provided in Rule 18 or unless this Rule is
9 suspended under Rule 67, no standing committee or special
10 committee may consider or conduct a hearing with respect to a
11 legislative measure absent notice first being given as
12 follows:
13 (1) The Chairperson of the committee, or the
14 Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus of a special
15 committee, shall, no later than 6 days before any
16 proposed hearing, post a notice on the House bulletin
17 board identifying each legislative measure, other than a
18 committee amendment upon initial consideration under Rule
19 40, that may be considered during that hearing. The
20 notice shall contain the day, hour, and place of the
21 hearing.
22 (2) Meetings of the Rules Committee may be called
23 under Rule 15; meetings of the standing committees and
24 special committees to consider floor amendments, joint
25 action motions for final consideration, and conference
26 committee reports may be called under Rule 18.
27 (3) The Chairperson, or Co-Chairperson from the
28 majority caucus of a special committee, shall, in advance
29 of a committee hearing, notify all Principal Sponsors of
30 legislative measures posted for that hearing of the date,
31 time, and place of hearing. When practical, the Clerk
32 shall include a notice of all scheduled hearings,
33 together with all posted bills and resolutions, in the
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1 Daily Calendar of the House. Regardless of whether a
2 particular legislative measure or subject matter has been
3 posted for hearing, it is in order for a committee during
4 any of its meetings to refer a subject matter or
5 legislative measure pending before it to a subcommittee
6 of that committee.
7 (b) Other than the Rules Committee and the Special
8 Investigative Committee created under House Resolution 89, no
9 committee may meet during any session of the House, and no
10 commission created by Illinois law that has legislative
11 membership may meet during any session of the House.
12 (c) Regardless of whether notice has been previously
13 given, it is always in order for a committee to table any
14 legislative measure pending before it when the Principal
15 Sponsor so requests.
16 (d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
17 vote of 71 members elected.
18 (Source: HR 6, 90th G.A.)