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SENATE RESOLUTION

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

 
9
DEFINITIONS

 
10    As used in these Senate Rules, the following terms have the
11meanings ascribed to them in this Article I, unless the context
12clearly requires a different meaning:
13    (Senate Rule 1-1)
14    1-1. Chairperson. "Chairperson" means that Senator
15designated by the President to serve as chair of a committee.
 
16    (Senate Rule 1-2)
17    1-2. Committee. "Committee" means a committee of the Senate
18and includes a standing committee, a special committee, and a
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1a conference committee, and the procedural and notice
2requirements applicable to committees do not apply to
3conference committees.
 
4    (Senate Rule 1-3)
5    1-3. Constitution. "Constitution" means the Constitution
6of the State of Illinois.
 
7    (Senate Rule 1-3.5)
8    1-3.5. Deputy Minority Leader. "Deputy Minority Leader"
9means a Senator designated by the Senate Minority Leader to
10assist the Minority Leader with the operation of the minority
11caucus of the Senate.
 
12    (Senate Rule 1-4)
13    1-4. General Assembly. "General Assembly" means the
14current General Assembly of the State of Illinois.
 
15    (Senate Rule 1-5)
16    1-5. House. "House" means the House of Representatives of
17the General Assembly.
 
18    (Senate Rule 1-6)
19    1-6. Joint Action Motion. "Joint action motion" means any
20of the following motions before the Senate: to concur in a
21House amendment, to non-concur in a House amendment, to recede

 

 

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1from a Senate amendment, to refuse to recede from a Senate
2amendment, and to request that a conference committee be
3appointed.
 
4    (Senate Rule 1-7)
5    1-7. Legislative Digest. "Legislative Digest" means the
6Legislative Synopsis and Digest that is prepared by the
7Legislative Reference Bureau of the General Assembly.
 
8    (Senate Rule 1-8)
9    1-8. Legislative Measure. "Legislative measure" means any
10matter brought before the Senate for consideration, whether
11originated in the Senate or House, and includes bills,
12amendments, resolutions, conference committee reports,
13motions, and messages from the executive branch.
 
14    (Senate Rule 1-9)
15    1-9. Majority. "Majority" means a simple majority of those
16members present and voting on a question. Unless otherwise
17specified with respect to a particular Senate Rule, for
18purposes of determining the number of members present and
19voting on a question, a "present" vote shall not be counted.
 
20    (Senate Rule 1-10)
21    1-10. Majority Caucus. "Majority caucus" means that group
22of Senators from the numerically strongest political party in

 

 

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1the Senate. "Majority caucus" also includes any Senator who is
2not from the numerically strongest or numerically second
3strongest political party in the Senate but who casts his or
4her final vote for President of the Senate Senate President for
5the person who is elected President of the Senate Senate
6President.
 
7    (Senate Rule 1-10.5)
8    1-10.5. Majority Leader. "Majority Leader" means a Senator
9designated by the President of the Senate Senate President to
10serve as the Majority Leader and assist the President with the
11operation of the Senate and the majority caucus of the Senate.
 
12    (Senate Rule 1-11)
13    1-11. Majority of those Appointed. "Majority of those
14appointed" means an absolute majority of the total number of
15Senators appointed to a committee.
 
16    (Senate Rule 1-12)
17    1-12. Majority of those Elected. "Majority of those
18elected" means an absolute majority of the total number of
19Senators entitled to be elected to the Senate, irrespective of
20the number of elected or appointed Senators actually serving in
21office. So long as 59 Senators are entitled to be elected to
22the Senate, "majority of those elected" shall mean 30
23affirmative votes.
 

 

 

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1    (Senate Rule 1-13)
2    1-13. Member. "Member" means a Senator. Where the context
3so requires, "member" may also mean a Representative of the
4Illinois House of Representatives.
 
5    (Senate Rule 1-14)
6    1-14. Members Appointed. "Members appointed" means the
7total number of Senators appointed to a committee.
 
8    (Senate Rule 1-15)
9    1-15. Members Elected. "Members elected" means the total
10number of Senators entitled to be elected to the Senate,
11irrespective of the number of elected or appointed Senators
12actually serving in office. So long as 59 Senators are entitled
13to be elected in the Senate, "members elected" shall mean 59
14Senators.
 
15    (Senate Rule 1-16)
16    1-16. Minority Caucus. "Minority caucus" means that group
17of Senators from other than the majority caucus.
 
18    (Senate Rule 1-17)
19    1-17. Minority Leader. "Minority Leader" means the
20Minority Leader of the Senate.
 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 
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ORGANIZATION

 

 

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1    (Senate Rule 2-1)
2    2-1. Adoption of Rules. At the commencement of a term, the
3Senate shall adopt new Rules of organization and procedure by
4resolution setting forth those Rules in their entirety. The
5resolution must be adopted by a majority of those elected.
6These Rules of the Senate are subject to revision or amendment
7only in accordance with Rule 7-17.
 
8    (Senate Rule 2-2)
9    2-2. Election of the President.
10    (a) Prior to the election of the President, the Governor
11shall convene the Senate, designate a Temporary Secretary of
12the Senate, and preside during the nomination and election of
13the President. As the first item of business each day prior to
14the election of the President, the Governor shall order the
15Temporary Secretary to call the roll of the members to
16establish the presence of a quorum as required by the
17Constitution. If a majority of those elected are not present,
18the Senate shall stand adjourned until the hour of 12:00 noon
19on the next calendar day, excepting weekends and official State
20Holidays. If a quorum of members is present, the Governor shall
21then call for nominations of members for the Office of
22President. All such nominations shall require a second. When
23the nominations are completed, the Governor shall direct the
24Temporary Secretary to call the roll of the members to elect
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1    (b) The election of the President shall require the
2affirmative vote of a majority of those elected. Debate shall
3not be in order following nominations and preceding or during
4the vote, and Senators may not explain their vote on the
5election of the President.
 
6    (c) No bills may be considered and no committees may be
7appointed or meet prior to the election of the President.
 
8    (d) When a vacancy in the Office of President occurs, the
9foregoing procedure shall be employed to elect a new President;
10however, when the Governor is of a political party other than
11that of the majority caucus, the Assistant Majority Leader
12having the greatest seniority of service in the Senate shall
13preside during the nomination and election of the successor
14President. No legislative measures, other than such
15nominations and election, may be considered by the Senate
16during a vacancy in the Office of President.
 
17    (Senate Rule 2-3)
18    2-3. Election of the Minority Leader. The Senate shall
19elect a Minority Leader in a manner consistent with the
20Constitution and laws of Illinois.
 
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1    2-4. Majority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, and
2Assistant Leaders.
3    (a) The President shall appoint from within the Majority
4Caucus a Majority Leader and a President Pro Tempore. The
5Minority Leader shall appoint from within the Minority Caucus a
6Deputy Minority Leader. The President and the Minority Leader
7shall appoint from within their respective caucuses the number
8of Assistant Majority Leaders and Assistant Minority Leaders as
9are allowed by law.
 
10    (b) These appointments shall take effect upon their being
11filed with the Secretary and shall remain effective for the
12duration of the term unless a vacancy occurs by reason of
13resignation or because an assistant leader has ceased to be a
14Senator. Successor assistant leaders shall be appointed in the
15same manner as their predecessors. Assistant leaders shall have
16those powers delegated to them by the President or Minority
17Leader, as the case may be.
 
18    (Senate Rule 2-5)
19    2-5. Powers and Duties of the President.
20    (a) The President shall have those powers conferred upon
21him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any
22motions or resolutions adopted by the Senate or jointly by the
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1    (b) Except as provided by law with respect to the Senate
2Operations Commission, the President is the chief
3administrative officer of the Senate and shall have those
4powers necessary to carry out that function. The President may
5delegate his or her administrative duties as he or she deems
6appropriate.
 
7     (c) The powers and duties of the President shall include,
8but are not limited to, the following:
 
9        (1) To preside at all sessions of the Senate, although
10    the President may call on any member to preside
11    temporarily.
 
12        (2) To open the session at the time at which the Senate
13    is to meet by taking the podium and calling the members to
14    order. The President may call on any member, or the
15    Secretary in case of perfunctory session, to open the
16    session.
 
17        (3) To announce the business before the Senate in the
18    order in which it is to be acted upon.
 
19        (4) To recognize those members entitled to the floor.
 
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1    regularly moved or that necessarily arise in the course of
2    the proceedings, and to announce the result of the vote.
 
3        (6) To preserve order and decorum.
 
4        (7) To decide all points of order, subject to appeal,
5    and to speak thereon in preference to other members.
 
6        (8) To inform the Senate when necessary, or when any
7    question is raised, on any point of order or practice
8    pertinent to the pending business.
 
9        (9) To sign or authenticate all acts, proceedings, or
10    orders of the Senate. All writs, warrants, and subpoenas
11    issued by order of the Senate or one of its committees
12    shall be signed by the President and attested by the
13    Secretary.
 
14        (10) To sign all bills passed by both chambers of the
15    General Assembly in order to certify that the procedural
16    requirements for passage have been met.
 
17        (11) To have general supervision, including the duty to
18    protect the security and safety, of the Senate chamber,
19    galleries, and adjoining and connecting hallways and
20    passages, including the power to clear them when necessary.
 

 

 

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1        (12) To have general supervision of the Secretary and
2    his or her assistants, the Sergeant-at-Arms and his or her
3    assistants, the majority caucus staff, and all employees of
4    the Senate except the minority caucus staff.
 
5        (13) To determine the number of majority caucus members
6    and minority caucus members to be appointed to all
7    committees, except the Committee on Assignments created by
8    Rule 3-5.
 
9        (14) To appoint or replace all majority caucus members
10    of committees and to designate all Chairpersons,
11    Co-Chairpersons, and Vice-Chairpersons of committees,
12    except as the Senate otherwise orders in accordance with
13    these Senate Rules.
 
14        (15) To enforce all constitutional provisions,
15    statutes, rules, and regulations applicable to the Senate.
 
16        (16) To guide and direct the proceedings of the Senate
17    subject to the control and will of the members as provided
18    in these Senate Rules.
 
19        (17) To direct the Secretary during regular session,
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1    read into the Senate record legislative measures and other
2    papers.
 
3        (18) To direct the Secretary to correct
4    non-substantive errors in the Journal.
 
5        (19) To assign meeting places and meeting times to
6    committees.
 
7        (20) To decide, subject to the control and will of the
8    members in accordance with these Senate Rules, all
9    questions relating to the priority of business.
 
10        (21) To appoint a parliamentarian to serve at the
11    pleasure of the President.
 
12        (22) To promulgate forms for nominees subject to the
13    advice and consent of the Senate, for temporary appointment
14    messages, and for messages designating acting appointees.
 
15    (d) The President, at his or her discretion, may designate
16from among those members serving in the statutorily created
17positions of assistant majority leader, no more than one member
18to serve as the Senate Majority Leader. The Senate Majority
19Leader shall serve at the pleasure of the President and shall
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1statutorily for the position of assistant majority leader.
 
2    (e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
3the members elected.
 
4    (Senate Rule 2-6)
5    2-6. Powers and Duties of the Minority Leader.
6    (a) The Minority Leader shall have those powers conferred
7upon him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and
8any motions or resolutions adopted by the Senate or jointly by
9the Senate and House.
 
10    (b) The Minority Leader shall appoint to all committees the
11members from the minority caucus, and may replace those
12members, and shall designate a Minority Spokesperson for each
13committee, except as the Senate otherwise orders in accordance
14with these Senate Rules.
 
15    (c) The Minority Leader shall have general supervision of
16the minority caucus staff.
 
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
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1Senate Operations Commission, the President shall be the final
2arbiter of any dispute arising in connection with the operation
3of the Office of the Secretary.
 
4    (b) The duties of the Secretary shall include the
5following:
 
6        (1) To have custody of all bills, papers, and records
7    of the Senate, which shall not be taken out of the
8    Secretary's custody except in the regular course of
9    business in the Senate.
 
10        (2) To endorse on every original bill and each copy its
11    number, names of sponsors, the date of introduction, and
12    the several orders taken on it. When printed, the names of
13    the sponsors shall appear on the front page of the bill in
14    the same order they appeared when introduced.
 
15        (3) To cause each bill to be placed on the desks of the
16    members as soon as it is printed, or alternatively to
17    provide for a method that any Senator may use to secure a
18    copy of any bill he or she desires.
 
19        (4) To keep the Journal of the proceedings of the
20    Senate and, under the direction of the President, correct
21    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        (9) To file with the Secretary of State those debate
2    transcripts and Senate documents as are required by law.
 
3        (10) To attend every session of the Senate; record the
4    roll and roll calls as directed by the Presiding Officer;
5    and read into the Senate record legislative measures and
6    other papers as directed by the Presiding Officer. Bills
7    shall be read by title only. Upon initial reading, motions
8    may be read by title and sponsor only.
 
9        (11) To supervise all Assistant Secretaries and other
10    employees of his or her office, as well as all committee
11    clerks in their capacity as committee clerks.
 
12        (12) To establish the format for all documents, forms,
13    and committee records prepared by committee clerks.
 
14        (13) To perform those duties as assigned by the
15    President.
 
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    (Senate Rule 2-10)
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1    (a) The President shall periodically establish a schedule
2of days on which the Senate shall convene in regular and veto
3session, with that schedule subject to revisions at the
4discretion of the President. The President may also at his or
5her discretion schedule perfunctory sessions of the Senate. The
6President may establish deadlines for the following
7legislative actions:
 
8        (1) Final day to request bills from the Legislative
9    Reference Bureau.
 
10        (2) Final day for introduction of bills.
 
11        (3) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
12    report Senate bills, except Senate appropriations bills.
 
13        (4) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
14    report Senate appropriation bills.
 
15        (5) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
16    bills, except Senate appropriation bills.
 
17        (6) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
18    appropriation bills.
 
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1    report House appropriation bills.
 
2        (8) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
3    report House bills, except appropriation bills.
 
4        (9) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House
5    appropriation bills.
 
6        (10) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House
7    non-appropriation bills.
 
8    (b) The President may establish additional deadlines for
9final action on conference committee reports and any categories
10of joint action motions.
 
11    (c) The foregoing deadlines shall become effective upon
12being filed by the President with the Secretary. The Secretary
13shall Journalize the deadlines.
 
14    (d) At any time, the President may schedule alternative
15deadlines for any legislative action pursuant to written notice
16filed with the Secretary.
 
17    (e) The President may schedule deadlines for any other
18legislative measure as he or she deems appropriate pursuant to
19written notice filed with the Secretary.
 

 

 

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1
ARTICLE III

 
2
COMMITTEES

3    (Senate Rule 3-1)
4    3-1. Committees.
5    (a) The committees of the Senate are: (i) the standing
6committees listed in Rule 3-4; (ii) special committees created
7by resolution or notice under Rule 3-3; and (iii) special
8subcommittees created by standing committees or by special
9committees under Rule 3-3. Subcommittees may not create
10subcommittees.
 
11    (b) All committees shall have a Chairperson and Minority
12Spokesperson, who shall not be of the same caucus, except as
13provided in Rule 3-2. Committees of the whole shall consist of
14all Senators. The number of majority caucus members and
15minority caucus members of all standing committees, and all
16other committees unless otherwise ordered by the Senate in
17accordance with these Senate Rules, shall be determined by the
18President. The numbers of majority caucus and minority caucus
19members shall become final upon the President filing with the
20Secretary an appropriate notice, which shall be Journalized.
 
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1to call the committee to order, designate which legislative
2measures that are assigned to the committee shall be taken up,
3order the roll call vote to be taken on each legislative
4measure called for a vote, preserve order and decorum during
5committee meetings, assign legislative measures to special
6subcommittees of the parent committee, jointly sign and issue
7subpoenas with the President, and implement and supervise the
8business of the committee. The Vice-Chairperson of a committee
9may preside over its meetings in the absence or at the
10direction of the Chairperson.
 
11    (d) A vacancy on a committee, or in the Chairperson or
12Minority Spokesperson position on a committee, occurs when a
13member resigns from that position or ceases to be a Senator.
14Resignations shall be made in writing to the Secretary, who
15shall promptly notify the President and Minority Leader. Absent
16concurrence by a majority of those elected, or as otherwise
17provided in Rule 3-5, no member who resigns from a committee
18shall be reappointed to that committee for the remainder of the
19term. Replacement members shall be of the same caucus as that
20of the member who resigns, and shall be appointed by the
21President or Minority Leader, depending upon the caucus of the
22resigning member. In the case of vacancies on special
23subcommittees that were created by committees, any vacancy
24shall be filled pursuant to the motion adopted to create the
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1is filled then the parent committee shall fill the vacancy by
2motion.
 
3    (e) The Chairperson of a committee shall have the authority
4to call meetings of that committee, subject to the approval of
5the President in accordance with Rule 2-5(c)(19). Except as
6otherwise provided by these Senate Rules, committee meetings
7shall be convened in accordance with Rule 3-11.
 
8    (Senate Rule 3-2)
9    3-2. Membership and Officers of Standing Committees.
10    (a) At the commencement of the term, the members of each
11standing committee shall be appointed for the term by the
12President and the Minority Leader, except as provided in
13subsection (c) of this Rule or in Rule 3-5. The President shall
14appoint the Chairperson and the remaining committee members of
15the majority caucus (one of whom the President shall designate
16as Vice-Chairperson), and the Minority Leader shall appoint the
17Minority Spokesperson and the remaining committee members of
18the minority caucus, except as provided in paragraph (b) of
19this Rule. The appointments shall become immediately effective
20upon the delivery of appropriate correspondence from each of
21the respective leaders to the Secretary, regardless of whether
22the Senate is in session. The Chairperson and Minority
23Spokesperson shall serve at the pleasure of the President or
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1Journalize all appointments. A standing committee is empowered
2to conduct business when a majority of the total number of
3committee members has been appointed.
 
4    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
5Rules, the President may appoint any two members to serve as
6Co-Chairpersons of a standing committee. Co-Chairpersons shall
7not be of the same caucus and shall serve at the pleasure of
8the President. A standing committee with Co-Chairpersons shall
9not have a Minority Spokesperson. For purposes of Section 1 of
10the General Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), one
11Co-Chairperson shall be considered "chairman" and the other
12shall be considered "minority spokesperson". Co-Chairperson
13appointments shall become immediately effective upon the
14delivery of appropriate correspondence from the President to
15the Secretary, regardless of whether the Senate is in session.
16The Secretary shall Journalize all appointments.
 
17    (c) To maintain the efficient operation of the Senate, any
18committee member may be temporarily replaced due to illness or
19an unforeseen absence from the Capitol at the time of the
20committee hearing. The temporary appointment is effective upon
21delivery of appropriate correspondence from the President or
22Minority Leader, depending upon the caucus of the member
23affected, and shall remain effective for the duration of the
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1returns to the Capitol while the committee is meeting, then the
2temporary appointment shall remain effective until the
3committee recesses or adjourns.
 
4    (Senate Rule 3-3)
5    3-3. Special Committee and Subcommittees.
6    (a) The Senate may create special committees by resolution
7adopted by a majority of those elected. The President also may
8create special committees by filing a notice of the creation of
9the special committee with the Secretary. The appointed members
10of a special committee shall be designated by the President and
11the Minority Leader in the same manner outlined in Rule 3-2
12with respect to standing committees.
 
13    (b) A committee may create a special subcommittee by motion
14adopted by a majority of those appointed. The members of a
15special subcommittee shall come from the membership of the
16creating committee, and shall be appointed in the manner
17determined by the creating committee.
 
18    (c) The resolution, motion, or notice creating a special
19committee or special subcommittee shall specify the subject
20matter of the special committee or subcommittee and the number
21of members to be appointed thereto, and may specify a reporting
22date during the term (in which event the special committee or
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1date is specified by resolution, motion, or notice, special
2committees and subcommittees shall expire at the end of the
3term.
 
4    (d) When the Senate is not in session, Special Temporary
5Committees may be created and appointed by the President. The
6actions of the President and of a Special Temporary Committee
7shall stand as the action of the Senate unless the action is
8amended or modified on a roll call vote by a majority of those
9elected during the next day the Senate convenes.
 
10    (e) In accordance with Section 1 of the General Assembly
11Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), no Chairperson or Minority
12Spokesperson of a committee created under this Rule shall
13receive additional compensation for such service.
 
14    (Senate Rule 3-4)
15    3-4. Standing Committees. The Standing Committees of the
16Senate are as follows:
 
17    AGRICULTURE
 
18    APPROPRIATIONS I
 
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1    COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 
2    CRIMINAL LAW
 
3    EDUCATION
 
4    ENERGY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
 
5    ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
 
6    EXECUTIVE
 
7    EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
 
8    FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
 
9    GAMING
 
10    GOVERNMENT REFORM
 
11    HUMAN SERVICES
 
12    HIGHER EDUCATION
 
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1    JUDICIARY
 
2    LABOR
 
3    LICENSED ACTIVITIES AND PENSIONS
 
4    LOCAL GOVERNMENT
 
5    PUBLIC HEALTH
 
6    REVENUE
 
7    STATE GOVERNMENT AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
8    TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
 
9    TRANSPORTATION
 
10    VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
11    (Senate Rule 3-5)
12    3-5. Service Committees.
13    (a) In addition to the standing committees, there is a
14permanent service committee are 2 permanent service committees
15known as the "Committee on Assignments" and the "Committee on
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1have those powers and duties that are outlined in these Senate
2Rules, as well as those that may be periodically ordered in
3accordance with these Senate Rules. The Committee on
4Legislative Petitions shall have those powers and duties
5outlined in Senate Rule 3-14, as well as those that may be
6periodically ordered in accordance with these Senate Rules.
 
7    (b) The Committee on Assignments shall consist of five
8members, three of whom shall be appointed by the President and
9two of whom shall be appointed by the Minority Leader. Both the
10President and the Minority Leader shall be eligible to be
11appointed to the Committee on Assignments. The Committee on
12Assignments shall be empowered to conduct business when a
13majority of the total number of its members has been appointed.
 
14    (c) The majority caucus members of the Committee on
15Assignments shall serve at the pleasure of the President, and
16the minority caucus members shall serve at the pleasure of the
17Minority Leader. Appointments thereto shall be by notice filed
18with the Secretary, and shall be effective for the balance of
19the term or until a replacement appointment is made, whichever
20first occurs. Appointments shall take effect upon filing with
21the Secretary regardless of whether the Senate is in session.
22Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate Rules, any
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1concurrence of the Senate.
 
2    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
3Rules, the Committee on Assignments and the Committee on
4Legislative Petitions may meet upon reasonable public notice.
5All legislative measures pending before the Committee on
6Assignments or Legislative Petitions pending before the
7Committee on Legislative Petitions shall be eligible for
8consideration at any meeting thereof, and all such legislative
9measures shall be deemed posted for hearing by the Committee on
10Assignments for all of its meetings.
 
11    (e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
12the members elected.
 
13    (Senate Rule 3-6)
14    3-6. Referrals of Resolutions, Messages, and
15Reorganization Orders.
16    (a) All resolutions, after being initially read by the
17Secretary, shall be automatically referred to the Committee on
18Assignments unless the Presiding Officer determines that the
19resolution is a death resolution and orders that the resolution
20be placed on the Resolutions Consent Calendar. Resolutions
21determined by the Committee on Assignments to be of a
22non-substantive, commemorative, or congratulatory nature shall
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1Rule 6-4. No resolution may be placed on the Resolutions
2Consent Calendar if any member objects.
 
3    (b) All messages from the Governor or any other executive
4branch Constitutional Officer or other appointing authority
5regarding appointments that require confirmation by the Senate
6shall, after having been initially read by the Secretary,
7automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments.
 
8    (c) All executive reorganization orders of the Governor
9issued pursuant to Article V, Section 11 of the Constitution,
10after being read into the record by the Secretary, shall
11automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments for
12its referral to a committee, the latter of which may issue a
13recommendation to the Senate with respect to the executive
14order. The Senate may disapprove of any executive order only by
15resolution adopted by a majority of those elected; no such
16resolution is in order until a committee has reported to the
17Senate on the executive reorganization, or until the executive
18order has been discharged pursuant to Rule 7-9.
 
19    (Senate Rule 3-7)
20    3-7. Committee on Assignments.
21    (a) The Committee on Assignments may consider any
22legislative measure referred to it pursuant to Rules 3-6, 3-8
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1Officer upon initial reading. The Committee on Assignments may,
2with the concurrence of a majority of those appointed, sponsor
3motions or resolutions; notwithstanding any other provision of
4these Senate Rules, any motion or resolution sponsored by the
5Committee on Assignments may be immediately considered by the
6Senate without reference to a committee.
 
7    (b) During even-numbered years, the Committee on
8Assignments shall refer to a committee of the Senate only
9appropriation bills implementing the budget and other
10legislative measures deemed by the Committee on Assignments to
11be of an emergency nature or to be of substantial importance to
12the operation of government. This subsection (b) applies
13equally to Senate Bills and House Bills introduced into or
14received by the Senate.
 
15    (Senate Rule 3-8)
16    3-8. Referrals to Committees.
17    (a) All Senate Bills and House Bills shall, after having
18been initially read by the Secretary, be automatically referred
19to the Committee on Assignments, which may thereafter refer any
20bill before it to a committee. The Committee on Assignments may
21refer any resolution before it to a committee. No bill or
22resolution may be referred to a committee except pursuant to
23this Rule or Rule 7-17. A standing or special committee may
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1subcommittee of that committee.
 
2    (b) All floor amendments, joint action motions for final
3action, and conference committee reports shall, upon filing
4with the Secretary, be automatically referred to the Committee
5on Assignments. No such amendment, joint action motion, or
6conference committee report may be considered by the Senate
7unless approved for consideration by the Committee on
8Assignments. The Committee on Assignments may approve for
9consideration to the Senate any floor amendment, joint action
10motion for final action, or conference committee report that:
11(i) consists of language that has previously been favorably
12reported to the Senate by a committee; (ii) consists of
13technical or clarifying language; or (iii) consists of language
14deemed by the Committee on Assignments to be of an emergency
15nature, of substantial importance to the operation of
16government, or in the best interests of Illinois. The Committee
17on Assignments may refer any floor amendment, joint action
18motion for final action, or conference committee report to a
19committee for its review and consideration (in those instances,
20and notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate Rules,
21the committee may hold a hearing on and consider those
22legislative measures pursuant to one-hour advance notice). Any
23floor amendment, joint action motion for final action, or
24conference committee report that is not approved for
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1is attempted to be acted upon by a committee shall be out of
2order, except as provided for under Rule 8-4.
 
3    (b-1) A floor amendment filed by the chief sponsor of a
4bill shall be automatically referred to the standing committee
5from which the bill was reported (or to another standing
6committee as the Committee on Assignments may determine) upon
7adjournment of the Senate on the third regular session day
8following the day on which the floor amendment was filed,
9unless (i) the Committee on Assignments referred the floor
10amendment to a standing committee or acted on the floor
11amendment in the first instance and referred it to the Senate
12for consideration; (ii) the bill is no longer pending before
13the Senate; (iii) the floor amendment deals with the subject of
14appropriations or State revenue; or (iv) the Committee on
15Assignments has determined by a majority vote that the floor
16amendment substantively alters the nature and scope of the
17underlying bill. If the Committee on Assignments makes a
18determination under item (iv) of this subsection, then the
19Committee on Assignments may, in its discretion, (A) refer the
20floor amendment to any standing committee or (B) not refer the
21floor amendment to any other committee.
 
22    (c) All committee amendments shall, upon filing with the
23Secretary, be automatically referred to the Committee on
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1committee unless the committee amendment is referred to the
2committee by the Committee on Assignments and the committee
3amendment has first been made available electronically or
4otherwise for not less than one hour. Any committee amendment
5referred by the Committee on Assignments shall be referred to
6the committee before which the underlying bill or resolution is
7pending. Any committee amendment that is not referred by the
8Committee on Assignments to a committee, and is attempted to be
9acted upon by a committee shall be out of order.
 
10    (c-1) A committee amendment filed by the chief sponsor of a
11bill shall be automatically referred to the standing committee
12to which the bill was assigned upon adjournment of the Senate
13on the third regular session day following the day on which the
14committee amendment was filed, unless (i) the Committee on
15Assignments referred the committee amendment to the standing
16committee to which the bill was assigned; (ii) the bill is no
17longer pending before the committee; (iii) the committee
18amendment deals with the subject of appropriations or State
19revenue; or (iv) the Committee on Assignments has determined by
20a majority vote that the committee amendment substantively
21alters the nature and scope of the underlying bill. If the
22Committee on Assignments makes a determination under item (iv)
23of this subsection, then the Committee on Assignments may, in
24its discretion, (A) refer both the bill and the committee
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1committee amendment to any other committee.
 
2    (d) The Committee on Assignments may at any time re-refer a
3legislative measure from a committee to a Committee of the
4Whole or to any other committee.
 
5    (d-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
6Rules, any bill pending before the Committee on Assignments
7shall be immediately referred to the indicated standing
8committee if the chief sponsor of the bill files a discharge
9motion for that bill that is signed by no less than
10three-fifths of the members of both the majority and minority
11caucus, and each of the members signing the discharge motion is
12a sponsor of the bill. This subsection does not apply to bills
13dealing with the subject of appropriations or State revenue.
 
14    (e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
15the members elected.
 
16    (Senate Rule 3-9)
17    3-9. Re-Referrals to the Committee on Assignments.
18    (a) All legislative measures, with the exception of
19resolutions to amend the State Constitution and Legislative
20Petitions, that have failed to meet the applicable deadline
21established in accordance with Rule 2-10 for reporting to the
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1re-referred to the Committee on Assignments unless: (i) the
2deadline has been suspended pursuant to Rule 7-17, with
3re-referral to the Committee on Assignments to occur if the
4bill has not been reported to the Senate in accordance with the
5revised deadline; or (ii) the Committee on Assignments has
6issued a written exception to the Secretary with respect to a
7particular bill prior to the reporting deadline, with
8re-referral to occur, if at all, in accordance with the written
9exception. Should the President in accordance with Rule 2-10
10establish deadlines for action on joint action motions or
11conference committee reports, the foregoing re-referral
12provisions and exceptions shall apply with respect to those
13legislative measures that fail to meet those deadlines.
 
14    (b) All legislative measures, with the exception of
15resolutions to amend the State Constitution and Appointment
16Messages, pending before the Senate or any of its committees
17shall automatically be re-referred to the Committee on
18Assignments on the 31st consecutive day that the Senate has not
19convened for session unless: (i) this Rule has been suspended
20in accordance with Rule 7-17; or (ii) the Committee on
21Assignments has issued a written exception to the Secretary
22prior to that 31st day.
 
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1the Senate, and subcommittees shall report to their parent
2committees.
 
3    (Senate Rule 3-11)
4    3-11. Committee Procedure.
5    (a) A committee may consider any legislative measure
6referred to it and may make with respect to that legislative
7measure one of the following reports to the Senate or to the
8parent committee, as appropriate:
 
9        (1) that the bill "do pass";
 
10        (2) that the bill "do not pass";
 
11        (3) that the bill "do pass as amended";
 
12        (4) that the bill "do not pass as amended";
 
13        (5) that the resolution "be adopted";
 
14        (6) that the resolution "be not adopted";
 
15        (7) that the resolution "be adopted as amended";
 
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1        (9) that the floor amendment, joint action motion, or
2    conference committee report "recommend do adopt";
 
3        (10) that the floor amendment, joint action motion, or
4    conference committee report "recommend do not adopt";
 
5        (11) "without recommendation";
 
6        (12) that the legislative measure "be re-referred to
7    the Committee on Assignments";
 
8        (13) that the Appointment Message be reported "do
9    recommend advise and consent"; or
 
10        (14) that the Appointment Message be reported "do not
11    recommend advise and consent".
 
12Any of the foregoing reports may only be made upon the
13concurrence of a majority of those appointed. All legislative
14measures reported "do pass", "do pass as amended", "be
15adopted", "be adopted as amended", or "be approved for
16consideration" shall be deemed favorably reported to the
17Senate. All Appointment Messages reported "do recommend advise
18and consent", "do not recommend advise and consent", or
19"without recommendation" shall be deemed reported to the
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1legislative measure referred to a committee and not reported
2pursuant to this Rule shall remain in that committee. Pursuant
3to Rules 3-11(g) and 7-10, a committee may report a legislative
4measure as tabled.
 
5    (b) No bill that provides for an appropriation or
6expenditure of money from the State Treasury may be considered
7for passage by the Senate unless it has first been reported to
8the Senate by an Appropriations Committee, unless:
 
9        (1) the bill was discharged from an Appropriations
10    Committee in accordance with Rule 7-9;
 
11        (2) the bill was exempted from this requirement by a
12    majority of those appointed to the Committee on
13    Assignments; or
 
14        (3) this Rule was suspended in accordance with Rule
15    7-17.
 
16    (c) The Chairperson of each committee shall keep, or cause
17to be kept, a record in which there shall be entered:
 
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1        (2) The attendance of committee members at each
2    meeting.
 
3        (3) The votes cast by the committee members on all
4    legislative measures acted upon by the committee.
 
5        (4) All witness slips that may have been presented to
6    the committee.
 
7        (5) Such additional information as may be requested by
8    the Secretary.
 
9    (d) The committee Chairperson shall file with the
10Secretary, along with every bill or resolution reported upon, a
11sheet containing such information as is required by the
12Secretary. The Secretary may adopt forms, policies, and
13procedures with respect to the preparation, filing, and
14maintenance of these reports.
 
15    (e) Except as provided in Rule 3-5 or 3-8 or unless this
16Rule is suspended pursuant to Rule 7-17, no committee may
17consider or conduct a hearing with respect to a legislative
18measure absent notice first being given as follows:
 
19        (1) The Chairperson of the committee shall, no later
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1    the Senate bulletin board, or electronically make the
2    notice available, identifying each legislative measure
3    that may be considered during that hearing. The notice
4    shall contain the day, hour, and place of the hearing.
 
5        (2) Meetings of the Committee on Assignments may be
6    called pursuant to Rule 3-5; meetings of committees to
7    consider floor amendments, joint action motions, and
8    conference committee reports may be called pursuant to Rule
9    3-8.
 
10        (3) The Chairperson shall, in advance of a committee
11    hearing, notify all principal sponsors of legislative
12    measures posted for hearing of the date, time, and place of
13    hearing. When practicable, the Secretary shall include a
14    notice of all scheduled hearings, together with all posted
15    bills and resolutions, in the Daily Calendar of the Senate.
 
16Irrespective of whether a legislative measure has been posted
17for hearing, it shall be in order for a committee during any of
18its meetings to refer that legislative measure pending before
19it to a subcommittee of that committee.
 
20    (f) Other than the Committee on Assignments and properly
21convened committees as permitted by Rule 4-1(c), no committee
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1created by Illinois law that has legislative membership may
2meet during any session of the Senate. A perfunctory session is
3not deemed to be a session for the purposes of this provision.
 
4    (g) Regardless of whether notice has been previously given,
5it is always in order for a committee to order any legislative
6measure pending before it to lie on the table when the
7principal sponsor so requests. When reported to the Senate,
8such committee action shall stand as the action of the Senate.
 
9    (h) When a committee fails to report a legislative measure
10pending before it to the Senate, or when a committee fails to
11hold a public hearing on a legislative measure pending before
12it, the exclusive means of bringing that legislative measure
13directly before the Senate for its consideration is pursuant to
14Rule 7-9.
 
15    (i) No legislative measure may be called for a vote in
16committee in the absence of the principal sponsor, except that,
17with the approval of the principal sponsor and the consent of
18the committee, a legislative measure may be called for a vote
19in committee by a chief cosponsor of the legislative measure or
20by a member of the same caucus as the principal sponsor who is
21either the Committee Chairperson, Committee Co-Chairperson,
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1    (j) A committee may conduct a legislative investigation
2with regard to legislative measures pending before the
3committee.
 
4    (Senate Rule 3-12)
5    3-12. Committee Reports.
6    (a) All bills favorably reported to the Senate from a
7committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
8discharged, shall stand on the order of Second Reading unless
9otherwise ordered by the Senate, and may be amended only on
10Second Reading. Bills reported to the Senate from committee "do
11not pass", "do not pass as amended", or "without
12recommendation" shall lie on the table.
 
13    (b) All floor amendments, joint action motions, and
14conference committee reports favorably reported to the Senate
15from a committee shall be before the Senate and eligible for
16consideration by the Senate when it is on an appropriate order
17of business (floor amendments may be considered by the Senate
18only when the bill to be amended is on Second Reading). All
19floor amendments, joint action motions, and conference
20committee reports that are reported to the Senate from
21committee "recommend do not adopt" or "without recommendation"
22shall lie on the table.
 
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1committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
2discharged, shall stand on the order of Resolutions. All
3resolutions that are reported to the Senate from committee "be
4not adopted", "be not adopted as amended", or "without
5recommendation" shall lie on the table. Floor amendments to
6resolutions shall be subject to the same procedure applicable
7to floor amendments to bills.
 
8    (d) All Appointment Messages reported to the Senate from a
9committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
10discharged, shall stand on the order of Executive Appointments.
 
11    (Senate Rule 3-13)
12    3-13. Witnesses, Oaths, Affirmations, and Subpoenas.
13    (a) Standing committees may administer oaths (or
14affirmations) and may compel, by subpoena, any person or entity
15to (i) appear and give testimony as a witness before the
16standing committee, (ii) produce papers, documents, and other
17materials relating to a legislative measure pending before the
18standing committee or a subject matter within the jurisdiction
19of the standing committee, or (iii) do both (i) and (ii).
 
20    (b) Special committees may administer oaths (or
21affirmations) and may compel, by subpoena, any person or entity
22to (i) appear and give testimony before the special committee,
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1the subject matter for which the special committee was created
2or relating to a legislative measure pending before the special
3committee, or (iii) do both (i) and (ii).
 
4    (c) A committee of the whole may administer oaths (or
5affirmations) and may compel, by subpoena, any person or entity
6to (i) appear and give testimony before the committee of the
7whole, (ii) produce papers, documents, and other materials
8relating to the subject matter for which the committee of the
9whole was created or relating to a legislative measure pending
10before the committee of the whole, or (iii) do both (i) and
11(ii).
 
12    (d) Oaths may be administered under this Rule by the
13Presiding Officer or by the Chairperson of a committee or any
14person sitting in his or her stead.
 
15    (e) Subpoenas issued under this Rule must be issued and
16signed by the Chairperson of the committee and must comply with
17Rule 2-5(c)(9).
 
18    (f) A subpoena may specify terms and times of production
19other than at a meeting or hearing of the committee issuing the
20subpoena.
 
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1afforded him or her under the rules, laws, and constitution of
2the State of Illinois.
 
3    (h) A witness who gives testimony under subpoena has a
4right to counsel of his or her own choosing.
 
5    (i) A witness who gives testimony under subpoena may be
6compensated for travel expenses to the same extent as
7legislators and legislative employees under the Rules of the
8Legislative Travel Control Board.
 
9    (j) The President and the Chairperson of the committee
10issuing a subpoena each have standing to enforce the subpoena
11in any court of competent jurisdiction within the State of
12Illinois, and seek enforcement remedies recognized under the
13rules, laws, and constitution of the State of Illinois.
 
14    (k) In the case of special committees with Co-Chairpersons
15from different political parties, the term "Chairperson" for
16purposes of this Rule means the Co-Chairperson from the
17majority caucus.
 
18    (Senate Rule 3-14)
19    3-14. (Blank). Legislative Petitions.
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1opinions and to apply for redress of grievances, and encourages
2them to do so. For that reason, the Senate hereby creates a
3process by which the people may propose legislative action
4through the filing of petitions.
 
5    (b) The people may submit these petitions to any Senator or
6to the Chairperson of the Committee on Legislative Petitions.
 
7    (c) Any petition submitted shall succinctly state the
8relevant subject matter, the underlying factual circumstances,
9and a proposed legislative remedy. The petition shall also
10contain the signatures of at least ten Illinois residents (in
11print or electronic format). At least one original petition and
12one copy must be presented to the Senator or Chairperson of the
13Committee.
 
14    (d) Upon receipt of a petition, a member may file a
15Legislative Petition with the Secretary of the Senate. Each
16Legislative Petition shall have one principal sponsor whose
17name shall appear on the Legislative Petition and may be joined
18by no more than four chief cosponsors with the approval of the
19principal sponsor; other cosponsors shall be separated from the
20principal sponsor and any chief cosponsor by a comma. All
21Legislative Petitions introduced into the Senate shall be
22accompanied by the original petition received by the Senator
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1Reference Bureau. The Secretary shall retain the original
2petition for archive purposes.
 
3    (e) All Legislative Petitions shall be drafted by the
4Legislative Reference Bureau, according to the form provided in
5this Rule.
 
6    (f) Legislative Petitions 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
10Senate President. A Legislative Petition is received by the
11Senate when it is read into the Senate record and assigned a
12sequential number.
 
13    (g) All Legislative Petitions shall, after having been read
14into the Senate record, be automatically referred to the
15Committee on Legislative Petitions.
 
16    (h) A Legislative Petition that does not conform to the
17requirements of this Rule shall, at the direction of the
18President of the Senate, (i) be ruled non-compliant and out of
19order, and (ii) be returned by the Secretary of the Senate to
20the Senator who filed it.
 
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1Legislative Petition pending when the Senate adjourns sine die
2shall not carry over into the next General Assembly.
 
3    (j) Form.
 
 
4
SENATE PETITION

 
5The undersigned petitioner, individually and on behalf of those
6residents of the State of Illinois supporting this petition,
7hereby petitions the Chairperson and Members of the Senate
8Committee on Legislative Petitions to hold one or more public
9hearings to consider whether the following proposal should be
10introduced as legislation in the Illinois State Senate:
 
11Primary Petitioner: (Insert name of first person signing
12petition)
 
13Brief Summary of Proposal: (Insert Summary)
 
14Summary provided by petitioner and reproduced without
15alteration.
 
16Detailed Description of Proposal: (Insert Description or
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1Description provided by petitioner and reproduced without
2alteration.
 
3    (Senate Rule 3-15)
4    3-15. (Blank). Committee on Legislative Petitions.
5    (a) In addition to standing committees and the Committee on
6Assignments, there shall be a permanent service committee known
7as the "Committee on Legislative Petitions". The Committee on
8Legislative Petitions shall have those powers and duties that
9are outlined in these Senate Rules, as well as those that may
10be periodically ordered in accordance with these Senate Rules.
 
11    (b) The appointed members of the Committee on Legislative
12Petitions shall be designated by the President and the Minority
13Leader in the same manner outlined in Rule 3-2 with respect to
14standing committees. In accordance with Section 1 of the
15General Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), no
16Chairperson or Minority Spokesperson of the Committee on
17Legislative Petitions shall receive additional compensation
18for his or her service. The Committee may create subcommittees
19under Rule 3-3.
 
20    (c) It shall be the duty of the Committee on Legislative
21Petitions to consider petitions for legislation submitted to
22the Senate under these Senate Rules. After conducting one or
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1Legislative Petitions may, by a majority of those appointed,
2issue a report to the full Senate outlining the testimony
3received, the positions of any witnesses, and any
4recommendations made by Committee members regarding the
5petition.
 
6
ARTICLE IV

 
7
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

8    (Senate Rule 4-1)
9    4-1. Sessions of the Senate.
10    (a) The Senate shall be deemed in session whenever it
11convenes in perfunctory session, regular session, veto
12session, or special session. Members shall be entitled to per
13diem expense reimbursements only on those regular, veto, and
14special session days that they are in attendance at the Senate.
15Attendance by members is not required or recorded during
16perfunctory sessions.
 
17    (b) Regular and veto session days shall be scheduled with
18notice by the President in accordance with Rule 2-10. Special
19session days shall be scheduled in accordance with the
20Constitution and laws of Illinois.
 
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1perfunctory sessions during which the Secretary may read into
2the Senate record any legislative measure. Properly convened
3committees may meet and may consider and act upon legislative
4measures during a perfunctory session, and the Secretary may
5receive and read committee reports into the Senate record
6during a perfunctory session. Excepting any automatic referral
7provisions of these Senate Rules, no action may be taken by the
8Senate with respect to a legislative measure during a
9perfunctory session.
 
10    (d) The President may also schedule perfunctory sessions
11for the purpose of affording those members designated by the
12President and Minority Leader an opportunity to negotiate with
13respect to any unfinished business of the Senate without
14necessitating the presence of all members and the related costs
15to Illinois taxpayers.
 
16    (Senate Rule 4-2)
17    4-2. Hour of Meeting. Unless otherwise ordered by the
18Presiding Officer or by a majority of those elected, the Senate
19shall regularly convene at noon.
 
20    (Senate Rule 4-3)
21    4-3. Entitled to Floor.
22    (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Senate Rules,
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1while it is in session: members and officers of the General
2Assembly; elected officers of the executive branch; justices of
3the Supreme Court; the designated aides to the Governor; the
4parliamentarian; majority staff members and minority staff
5members, except as limited by the Presiding Officer; former
6Presidents of the Senate, except as limited by the President or
7prohibited under subsection (d); former members who served in
8the Senate at any time during the past four years, except as
9limited by the President or prohibited under subsection (d);
10and employees of the Legislative Reference Bureau and the
11Legislative Information System, except as limited by the
12President. Representatives of the press, while the Senate is in
13session, may have access to the galleries and places allotted
14to them by the President. No person is entitled to the floor
15unless appropriately attired.
 
16    (b) On days during which the Senate is in session, the
17Sergeant-at-Arms shall clear the floor of all persons not
18entitled to access the floor a quarter hour before the
19convening time, and he or she shall enforce all other
20provisions of this Rule.
 
21    (c) The Senate may authorize, by motion adopted by majority
22vote, the admission to the floor of any other person, except as
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1    (d) No person who is directly or indirectly interested in
2defeating or promoting any pending legislative measure, if
3required to be registered as a lobbyist, is allowed access to
4the floor of the Senate at any time during the session.
 
5    (e) When he or she deems it necessary for the preservation
6of order, the Presiding Officer may by order remove any person
7from the floor of the Senate. A Senator may be removed from the
8floor only pursuant to Rule 11-1.
 
9    (Senate Rule 4-4)
10    4-4. Daily Order. Unless otherwise determined by the
11Presiding Officer, the daily order of business of the Senate
12shall be as follows:
 
13        (1) Call to Order, Invocation, and Pledge of
14    Allegiance.
 
15        (2) Reading and Approval of the Journal.
 
16        (3) Introduction and Reading of Senate Bills a first
17    time.
 
18        (4) Reports from committees, with reports from the
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1        (5) Presentation of Resolutions, Petitions, and
2    Messages.
 
3        (6) Introduction of Senate Bills.
 
4        (6) (7) Messages from the House, not including reading
5    House Bills a first time.
 
6        (7) (8) Reading of Senate Bills a second time.
 
7        (8) (9) Reading of Senate Bills a third time.
 
8        (9) (10) Reading of House Bills a third time.
 
9        (10) (11) Reading of House Bills a second time.
 
10        (11) (12) Reading of House Bills a first time.
 
11        (12) (13) Senate Bills on the Order of Concurrence.
 
12        (13) (14) House Bills on the Order of Non-Concurrence.
 
13        (14) (15) Conference Committee Reports.
 
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1        (16) (17) Constitutional Amendment Resolutions.
 
2        (17) (18) Motions with respect to Vetoes.
 
3        (18) (19) Consideration of Resolutions.
 
4        (19) (20) Motions to Discharge Committee.
 
5        (20) (21) Motions to Take from the Table.
 
6        (21) (22) Motions to Suspend the Rules.
 
7        (22) (23) Consideration of Bills on the Order of
8    Postponed Consideration.
 
9    (Senate Rule 4-5)
10    4-5. Quorum.
11    (a) A majority of those elected shall constitute a quorum
12of the Senate, and a majority of those appointed shall
13constitute a quorum of a committee, but a smaller number may
14adjourn from day to day or recess for less than one day. The
15attendance of absent members may be compelled by order of the
16President.
 
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1measure by the Senate unless the same question was previously
2raised before the committee with respect to that legislative
3measure.
 
4    (Senate Rule 4-6)
5    4-6. Approval of the Journal. The President or his or her
6designee shall periodically examine and report to the Senate
7any corrections he or she deems should be made in the Journal
8before it is approved. If these corrections are approved by the
9Senate, they shall be made by the Secretary.
 
10    (Senate Rule 4-7)
11    4-7. Executive Sessions. The sessions of the Senate shall
12be open to the public. Sessions and committee meetings of the
13Senate may be closed to the public if, pursuant to Article IV,
14Section 5(c) of the Constitution, two-thirds of the members
15elected determine that the public interest so requires.
 
16    (Senate Rule 4-8)
17    4-8. Length of Adjournment. Pursuant to Article IV, Section
1815(a) of the Constitution, the Senate shall not adjourn,
19without the consent of the House, for more than three days, nor
20to another place than that in which the two chambers of the
21General Assembly are sitting. The Senate shall be in session on
22any day in which it shall convene in perfunctory session,
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1    (Senate Rule 4-9)
2    4-9. Transcript of the Senate. In accordance with Article
3IV, Section 7(b) of the Constitution, nothing contained in the
4official transcript of the Senate shall be changed or expunged
5except by written request of a Senator to the Secretary and
6Presiding Officer, which request may be approved only on a roll
7call vote of three-fifths of the members elected.
 
8
ARTICLE V

 
9
BILLS AND AMENDMENTS

10    (Senate Rule 5-1)
11    5-1. Bills.
12    (a) A bill may be introduced in the Senate by sponsorship
13of one or more members of the Senate, whose names shall be on
14the printed copies of the bills, in the Senate Journal, and in
15the Legislative Digest. The principal sponsor shall be the
16first name to appear on the bill and may be joined by no more
17than four chief cosponsors with the approval of the principal
18sponsor; other cosponsors shall be separated from the principal
19sponsor and any chief cosponsors by a comma. By motion, the
20sponsorship of a bill may be changed to that of another Senator
21(or Senators, as the case may be), or to that of the standing
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1was reported. Such a motion may be made at any time the bill is
2pending before the Senate or any of its committees. If the
3principal sponsor of a measure still pending before the General
4Assembly ceases to be a member of the Senate, sponsorship of
5such pending measures shall be automatically transferred to the
6leader of that former member's party or the party with which
7the former member caucused, either the President or Minority
8Leader. If the principal sponsor is not a member of either the
9President or Minority Leader's party, then the sponsorship
10shall be transferred to the President.
 
11    (b) The principal sponsor of a bill shall control the bill
12and may allow a chief cosponsor (i) to present the bill on
13Third Reading with written approval or (ii) to move the bill
14from Second Reading to Third Reading. A committee-sponsored
15bill shall be controlled by the Chairperson of the committee,
16who for purposes of these Senate Rules shall be deemed the
17principal sponsor. Committee-sponsored bills may not have
18individual cosponsors.
 
19    (c) (1) The House sponsor of a bill originating in the
20House may request substitute Senate sponsorship of that bill by
21filing a notice with the Secretary; that notice shall
22automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments and
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1    (2) The notice shall include the bill number, the name of
2the Senate chief sponsor to be substituted, the signature of
3the House sponsor, the signature of the substitute Senate chief
4sponsor, and a statement that the original Senate sponsor was
5provided with notice of intent to request a substitute Senate
6sponsor.
 
7    (3) The Committee on Assignments shall act on any notice
8within three session days (excluding perfunctory session
9days). If the Committee on Assignments fails to act on that
10notice within three session days, then the notice shall be
11deemed approved and the Senate sponsorship of the House Bill
12will be substituted pursuant to the notice. The President of
13the Senate Senate President may suspend in writing the
14operation of the three session day automatic approval process
15set forth under this subsection (c) if the President determines
16that the Rules Committee of the House of Representatives has
17failed to act on any Senator's request to substitute House
18sponsorship of a Senate Bill.
 
19    (d) All bills introduced in the Senate shall be read by
20title a first time, ordered printed, and automatically referred
21to the Committee on Assignments in accordance with Rule 3-8.
22When a House Bill is received, it shall be taken up, ordered
23printed, and placed on the order of House Bills on First
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1automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments in
2accordance with Rule 3-8.
 
3    (e) All bills introduced into the Senate shall be
4accompanied by six eight copies. Any bill that amends a statute
5shall indicate the particular changes in the following manner:
 
6        (1) All new matter shall be underscored.
 
7        (2) All matter that is to be omitted or superseded
8    shall be shown crossed with a line.
 
9    (f) No bill shall be passed by the Senate except on a roll
10call vote of a majority of those elected. A bill that has lost
11and has not been reconsidered may not thereafter be revived.
 
12    (Senate Rule 5-2)
13    5-2. Reading and Printing of Bills. Every bill shall be
14read by title on three different days prior to passage by the
15Senate, and the bill and all adopted amendments thereto shall
16be printed before the vote is taken on its final passage.
 
17    (Senate Rule 5-3)
18    5-3. Printing and Distribution. The Secretary shall, as
19soon as any bill is printed, deliver to the Sergeant-at-Arms
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1Sergeant-at-Arms shall at once cause the bills to be
2distributed upon the desks of the Senators. Alternatively, and
3pursuant to Rule 2-7(b)(3), the Secretary may establish a
4method any Senator may use to secure a copy of any bill he or
5she desires.
 
6    (Senate Rule 5-4)
7    5-4. Amendments.
8    (a) An amendment to a bill may be adopted either by a
9standing committee when the bill is before that committee, or
10by the Senate when a bill is on the order of Second Reading.
11The former shall be known as a "committee amendment" and the
12latter as a "floor amendment". All amendments must be in
13writing. All amendments still pending in a committee upon the
14passage or defeat of a bill on Third Reading shall
15automatically be tabled.
 
16    (b) Committee amendments may only be offered by the
17principal sponsor or a member of the committee while the
18affected bill is before the committee, and shall be adopted by
19a majority of those appointed. Floor amendments may only be
20offered by a Senator while the bill is on the order of Second
21Reading, and shall be adopted by a majority vote of the Senate.
22An amendment may be the subject of a motion to "do adopt" or
23"do not adopt", and may only be adopted pursuant to a
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1    (c) Committee amendments and floor amendments shall be
2filed with the Secretary, and shall be in order only when eight
3copies have been filed. The Secretary shall provide copies of
4committee amendments to the Chairperson and Minority
5Spokesperson of the appropriate committee as soon as
6practicable.
 
7    (d) The Secretary shall have printed all adopted committee
8amendments that come before the Senate pursuant to Rule 3-12.
9The Secretary shall also have printed all adopted floor
10amendments. No floor amendment may be adopted by the Senate
11unless it has been first reproduced and placed on the members'
12desks or made available electronically.
 
13    (e) No floor or committee amendment shall be in order
14unless approved or referred by the Committee on Assignments in
15accordance with Rule 3-8 or brought before the Senate pursuant
16to Rule 7-9.
 
17    (f) Amendments that propose to alter any existing law shall
18set forth completely the statutory Sections amended, and shall
19conform to the requirements of Rule 5-1(e).
 
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1action and shall be reproduced and placed on the members' desks
2or made available electronically before the bill may be read a
3second time.
 
4    (Senate Rule 5-5)
5    5-5. Fiscal and Other Notes. The Senate shall comply with
6all effective Illinois laws requiring notes on any bill,
7including without limitation the Fiscal Note Act, the Pension
8Impact Note Act, the Judicial Note Act, the State Debt Impact
9Note Act, the Correctional Budget and Impact Note Act, the Home
10Rule Note Act, the Balanced Budget Note Act, the Housing
11Affordability Impact Note Act, and the State Mandates Act, all
12as amended. All such notes shall be filed with the Secretary
13with a time stamp endorsing the date and time received, and
14shall then be attached to the original of the bill and be
15available for inspection by the members. As soon as
16practicable, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the note to
17the Legislative Reference Bureau, which shall provide an
18informative summary of the note in subsequent issues of the
19Legislative Digest.
 
20    (Senate Rule 5-6)
21    5-6. Quick-Take. Amendments to Taxpayer Accountability and
22Budget Stabilization Act. No bill authorizing the State or a
23unit of local government to acquire property by eminent domain
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1voted upon in committee or on Third Reading unless the State or
2the unit of local government, as applicable, has complied with
3all of the following procedures:
 
4    (a) The State or the unit of local government must notify
5each owner of an interest in the property, by certified mail,
6of the intention of the State or the unit of local government
7to request approval of legislation by the General Assembly
8authorizing the State or the unit of local government to
9acquire the property by eminent domain using "quick-take"
10powers under Section 20-5-5 of the Eminent Domain Act.
 
11    (b) The State or the unit of local government must cause
12notice of its intention to request authorization to acquire the
13property by eminent domain using "quick-take" powers to be
14published in a newspaper of general circulation in the
15territory sought to be acquired by the State or the unit of
16local government.
 
17    (c) Following the notices required under subsections (a)
18and (b), the State or the unit of local government must hold at
19least one public hearing, at the place where the unit of local
20government normally holds its business meetings (or, in the
21case of property sought to be acquired by the State: (i) at a
22location in the county in which the property sought to be
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1located in Cook County, at a location in the township in which
2the property is located, or (iii) if the property is located in
32 adjacent counties other than Cook County or in 2 adjacent
4townships in Cook County, at a location in the county or in the
5township in Cook County in which the majority of the property
6is located, or (iv) if the property is located in Cook County
7and an adjacent county, at a location in the other county or in
8the township in Cook County in which the majority of the
9property is located), on the question of the acquisition of the
10property by the State or the unit of local government by
11eminent domain using "quick-take" powers.
 
12    (d) In the case of property sought to be acquired by a unit
13of local government, following the public hearing or hearings
14held under subsection (3), the unit of local government must
15adopt, by recorded vote, a resolution to request approval of
16legislation by the General Assembly authorizing the unit of
17local government to acquire the property by eminent domain
18using "quick-take" powers under the Eminent Domain Act. The
19resolution must include a statement of the time period within
20which the unit of local government requests authority to
21exercise "quick-take" powers, which may not exceed one year.
 
22    (e) Following the public hearing or hearings held under
23subsection (c), the head of the appropriate State office,
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1of local government, as applicable, must submit to the
2President of the Senate, or his or her designee, and the
3Minority Leader, or his or her designee, a sworn, notarized
4affidavit that contains, or has attached as an incorporated
5exhibit, all of the following:
 
6        (1) The legal description of the property.
 
7        (2) The street address of the property.
 
8        (3) The name of each State Senator and State
9    Representative who represents the territory that is the
10    subject of the proposed taking.
 
11        (4) The date or dates on which the State or the unit of
12    local government contacted each such State Senator and
13    State Representative concerning the intention of the State
14    or the unit of local government to request approval of
15    legislation by the General Assembly authorizing the State
16    or the unit of local government to acquire the property by
17    eminent domain using "quick-take" powers.
 
18        (5) The current name, address, and telephone number of
19    each owner of an interest in the property.
 
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1    the unit of local government and the owner or owners of the
2    property concerning the sale of the property to the State
3    or the unit of local government.
 
4        (7) A statement of the date and location of each public
5    hearing held under subsection (c).
 
6        (8) A statement of the public purpose for which the
7    State or the unit of local government seeks to acquire the
8    property.
 
9        (9) The certification of the head of the appropriate
10    State office, department, or agency or the chief elected
11    official of the unit of local government, as applicable,
12    that (i) the property is located within the territory under
13    the jurisdiction of the State or the unit of local
14    government and (ii) the State or the unit of local
15    government seeks to acquire the property for a public
16    purpose.
 
17        (10) A map of the area in which the property to be
18    acquired is located, showing the location of the property.
 
19        (11) Photographs of the property.
 
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1    appraiser who is certified or licensed under the Real
2    Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002.
 
3        (13) In the case of property sought to be acquired by a
4    unit of local government, a copy of the resolution adopted
5    by the unit of local government under subsection (d).
 
6        (14) Documentation of the public purpose for which the
7    State or the unit of local government seeks to acquire the
8    property.
 
9        (15) A copy of each notice sent to an owner of an
10    interest in the property under subsection (a).
 
11    A request for quick-take authority shall not be considered
12by the Senate fewer than 30 days after the date of the notice
13to each property owner as required by subsection (a).
 
14    Every affidavit submitted by the State or a unit of local
15government pursuant to this Rule, together with all documents
16and other items submitted with the affidavit, must be made
17available to any person upon request for inspection and
18copying.
 
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1201.5 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, or that seeks to
2appropriate or transfer money pursuant to a declaration of a
3fiscal emergency under Section 201.5 of that Act, may be moved
4from the order of Second Reading to the order of Third Reading
5unless a motion to approve such measure for consideration has
6been adopted by a record vote of 36 members. If such a bill is
7on the order of concurrence or in the form of a conference
8committee report, no motion to concur or to adopt that
9conference committee report is in order unless a motion to
10approve such measure for consideration has been adopted by a
11record vote of 36 members. Nothing in this Senate Rule shall be
12deemed to alter the vote requirement for final passage of a
13legislative measure required by the Illinois Constitution.
 
14    (b) Any motion to approve a legislative measure for
15consideration, authorized by subsection (a), must be in
16writing. Upon receipt of the written motion, the Secretary
17shall immediately notify the President and the Minority Leader.
18The motion shall not be referred to a committee. The motion
19must be carried on the calendar before it may be taken up by
20the Senate and may then be immediately considered and adopted
21by the Senate. The motion is renewable and may be reconsidered,
22provided that once that motion is adopted, it shall not be
23reconsidered.
 
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1consent by record vote.
 
2    (Senate Rule 5-7)
3    5-7. (Blank). Amendments to State Pension Funds Continuing
4Appropriation Act.
5    (a) From the commencement of the 97th General Assembly
6until June 30, 2015, no bill that amends or refers to the State
7Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act may be moved from
8the order of Second Reading to the order of Third Reading
9unless a motion to approve such measure for consideration has
10been adopted by a record vote of 36 members. If such a bill is
11on the order of concurrence or in the form of a conference
12committee report, no motion to concur or to adopt that
13conference committee report is in order unless a motion to
14approve such measure for consideration has been adopted by a
15record vote of 36 members. Nothing in this Senate Rule shall be
16deemed to alter the vote requirement for final passage of a
17legislative measure required by the Illinois Constitution.
 
18    (b) Any motion to approve a legislative measure for
19consideration, authorized by subsection (a), must be in
20writing. Upon receipt of the written motion, the Secretary
21shall immediately notify the President and the Minority Leader.
22The motion shall not be referred to a committee. The motion
23must be carried on the calendar before it may be taken up by
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1by the Senate. The motion is renewable and may be reconsidered,
2provided that once that motion is adopted, it shall not be
3reconsidered.
 
4    (c) This Rule may not be suspended except by unanimous
5consent by record vote.
 
6
ARTICLE VI

 
7
RESOLUTIONS AND CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION

8    (Senate Rule 6-1)
9    6-1. Resolutions.
10    (a) A resolution shall be introduced in the Senate by
11sponsorship of one or more members of the Senate, and the names
12of all sponsors shall be printed in the Senate Journal and in
13the Legislative Digest. Each resolution introduced shall be
14accompanied by eight copies.
 
15    (b) Any resolution calling for the expenditure of State
16funds may be adopted only by a roll call vote of a majority of
17those elected.
 
18    (c) The Secretary shall periodically print a Resolutions
19Consent Calendar, which the Secretary shall periodically
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1the last daily session of the week). No debate is in order
2regarding any resolution appearing on the Resolutions Consent
3Calendar. All resolutions appearing on the Resolutions Consent
4Calendar may be adopted in one motion; however, any Senator may
5vote "no" or "present" on any resolution appearing on the
6Resolutions Consent Calendar by providing written notice of
7that intention to the Secretary prior to the vote on the
8Resolutions Consent Calendar. Prior to the adoption of any
9resolution on the Resolutions Consent Calendar, if any three
10members file with the Secretary a written objection to the
11presence of a resolution thereon, that resolution shall be
12removed from the Resolutions Consent Calendar and is
13automatically referred to the Committee on Assignments.
 
14    (Senate Rule 6-2)
15    6-2. State Constitutional Amendments. All resolutions
16introduced in the Senate proposing amendments to the
17Constitution shall be printed in the same manner in which bills
18are printed. Every such resolution that originated in the House
19and is presented to the Senate shall be ordered printed in like
20manner unless the resolution has been similarly printed by the
21House in the same form in which it was presented to the Senate.
22No such resolution may be adopted unless read in full in its
23final form on three different days. Amendments to these
24resolutions may be in order on the initial First and Second
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1    (Senate Rule 6-3)
2    6-3. Federal Constitutional Amendments and Constitutional
3Conventions. The affirmative vote of three-fifths of those
4elected shall be required to adopt any resolution:
 
5        (1) requesting Congress to call a federal
6    constitutional convention;
 
7        (2) ratifying a proposed amendment to the Constitution
8    of the United States; or
 
9        (3) to call a State convention to ratify a proposed
10    amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
 
11    (Senate Rule 6-4)
12    6-4. Certificates of Recognition. Any member may sponsor a
13certificate of recognition with the name and signature of the
14member, and attested by the Secretary with the State Seal
15attached to recognize any person, organization, or event worthy
16of public commendation. The form of the Certificate of
17Recognition shall be determined by the Secretary with the
18approval of the President and Minority Leader.
 
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1
PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE

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

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

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

 
16
NOMINATIONS

17    (Senate Rule 10-1)
18    10-1. Nominations.
19    (a) Every nomination subject to confirmation by the Senate
20shall be referred to the Committee on Assignments in accordance
21with Rule 3-6; nominations may be considered by the Executive
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1person before that meeting of a committee convened for the
2purpose of considering the qualifications of the person for the
3office to which he or she has been nominated. The appearance of
4the nominee may be waived by the Chairperson of the committee
5without objection by the other members of the committee. If a
6member of the committee objects to the waiver of the nominee's
7appearance by the Chairperson, the committee by a vote of a
8majority of those appointed may waive such appearance.
 
9    (b) The Executive Appointments Committee or another
10committee in accordance with these Senate Rules shall, six days
11prior to any of its meetings, post a notice on the Senate
12bulletin board or make the notice electronically available
13indicating the nominees to be considered at its next meeting
14and the time, date, and place of the meeting. The Chairperson
15of the committee shall provide a copy of the notice to the
16Governor's Office of Legislative Affairs or other proper
17appointing officer or authority, if applicable, which shall be
18responsible for notifying each nominee scheduled to be
19considered of the date, time, and place of hearing.
 
20    (c) Except for Appointment Messages placed on the Denial of
21Appointment Calendar under the order of Executive
22Appointments, on considering the report of the Executive
23Appointments Committee or another committee in accordance with
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1put the following question: "Does the Senate advise and consent
2to the nomination just made?". The Chairman of the Executive
3Appointments Committee may, by a motion in writing approved by
4a majority of the members present and voting compile a list of
5individual appointment messages to be acted on together by a
6single vote. Whenever a list of Appointment Messages has been
7so compiled, five or more members may request the question be
8put and the vote separately taken upon each of the Appointment
9Messages on that list. The Senate may determine, by a majority
10vote of those elected, after having voted upon the question of
11one or more of the Appointment Messages individually, to act
12upon the question of the remaining Appointment Messages on that
13list as a unit.
 
14    (c-5) After a committee has reported to the Senate any
15Appointment Message "do not recommend advise and consent"
16pursuant to subsection (a) of Rule 3-11, the Chairman of the
17Executive Appointments Committee shall move that the
18Appointment Message (or Appointment Messages) be placed on the
19Denial of Appointment Calendar under the order of Executive
20Appointments. A motion to place an Appointment Message on the
21Denial of Appointment Calendar is neither debatable, subject to
22division under Rule 7-14, nor subject to a motion to reconsider
23under Rule 7-15. The Presiding Officer shall put the following
24question: "Shall the Senate place Appointment Message (or
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1Appointment Calendar which shall constitute the Senate's
2rejection of that Message (or those Messages) on its 60th
3session day under our Rules?" Upon adoption of the motion by a
4majority vote, the Secretary shall place an Appointment Message
5on the Denial of Appointment Calendar under the order of
6Executive Appointments.
7    After a committee has reported to the Senate any
8Appointment Message "without recommendation" pursuant to
9subsection (a) of Rule 3-11, the Chairman of the Executive
10Appointments Committee may move that the Appointment Message
11(or Appointment Messages) be placed on the Denial of
12Appointment Calendar under the order of Executive
13Appointments. A motion to place an Appointment Message on the
14Denial of Appointment Calendar is neither debatable, subject to
15division under Rule 7-14, nor subject to a motion to reconsider
16under Rule 7-15. The Presiding Officer shall put the following
17question: "Shall the Senate place the Appointment Message (or
18Messages) (insert number or numbers) on the Denial of
19Appointment Calendar which shall constitute the Senate's
20rejection of that Message (or those Messages) on its 60th
21session day under our Rules?" Upon adoption of the motion by
22majority vote, the Secretary shall place an Appointment Message
23on the Denial of Appointment Calendar under the order of
24Executive Appointments.
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1number, name of the nominee, and the title of the office,
2agency or other body to which nomination is being made. The
3Denial of Appointment Calendar shall also state the number of
4session days that have elapsed since each Appointment Message
5was received by the Senate. The Secretary shall distribute the
6Denial of Appointment Calendar to each member of the Senate as
7a component of the Senate Calendar for each session day other
8than a perfunctory session day. The Secretary shall make the
9Denial of Appointment Calendar available to the public.
10    An Appointment Message shall be removed from the Denial of
11Appointment Calendar if a written objection stating the number
12of the Appointment Message to be removed is filed with the
13Secretary on or before the 59th session day after the day the
14Appointment Message was received by the Senate, and the
15objection contains the signature of a majority of the members
16elected. Upon the filing of a proper written objection, the
17Secretary shall remove the relevant Appointment Message from
18the Denial of Appointment Calendar and automatically place the
19Appointment Message on the Senate Calendar under the order of
20Executive Appointments.
21    An Appointment Message shall be removed from the Denial of
22Appointment Calendar if, upon concurrence of a majority of
23those appointed, the Committee on Assignments adopts a motion
24to remove that Appointment Message on or before the 59th
25session day after the day the Appointment Message was received
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1Assignments, the Secretary shall remove the relevant
2Appointment Message from the Denial of Appointment Calendar and
3automatically place the Appointment Message on the Senate
4Calendar under the order of Executive Appointments, unless the
5Committee on Assignments has referred the Appointment Message
6to a committee for further action.
7    If neither the Committee on Assignments takes action to
8remove an Appointment Message from the Denial of Appointment
9Calendar, nor a proper written objection to an Appointment
10Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar is filed with the
11Secretary as required under this Rule, then that Appointment
12Message shall remain on the Denial of Appointment Calendar. A
13motion to place an Appointment Message (or Appointment
14Messages) on the Denial of Appointment Calendar adopted by the
15Senate shall constitute the Senate's rejection of each
16Appointment Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar on
17the 60th session day after the day the Appointment Message was
18received by the Senate. Each Appointment Message remaining on
19the Denial of Appointment Calendar on the 60th session day
20after the day the Appointment Message was received by the
21Senate shall be deemed to have not received the advice and
22consent of the Senate and thereby rejected by the Senate
23pursuant to Article V, Section 9 of the Illinois Constitution.
24    On the 60th session day for each Appointment Message on the
25Denial of Appointment Calendar, the Presiding Officer shall
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1each Appointment Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar
2that is on its 60th session day." After the Secretary
3identifies the relevant Appointment Message or Appointment
4Messages, the Presiding Officer shall make the following
5declaration: "Each Appointment Message just read is on its 60th
6session day and remains on the Denial of Appointment Calendar;
7therefore each such Message, pursuant to our Rules, is deemed
8to have not received the advice and consent of the Senate and
9is hereby rejected by the Senate pursuant to Article V, Section
109 of the Illinois Constitution. The Journal shall reflect that
11the Senate has rejected each such nomination and the Secretary
12shall inform the relevant appointing authority of the Senate's
13action in rejecting that authority's nomination."
 
14    (d) Except as otherwise provided for in this Rule, while
15any nomination remains with the Senate, it is in order to
16reconsider any vote taken thereon, subject to the provisions of
17Rule 7-15 not related to the time for making such a motion.
 
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 Senate President. An Appointment
11Message is received by the Senate when it is read into the
12Senate record and assigned a sequential number. A perfunctory
13session day shall not be deemed to be a session day for the
14purpose of Article V, Section 9, subsection (a) of the Illinois
15Constitution.
 
16    (d) An Appointment Message that does not conform to the
17requirements of this Rule shall, at the direction of the
18President of the Senate Senate President, (i) be ruled
19non-compliant and of no legal effect and (ii) be returned by
20the Secretary of the Senate to the appointing officer or
21authority that filed it.
 
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1accordance with this Rule an Appointment Message that
2supersedes a previously filed Appointment Message. A
3superseding Appointment Message shall identify by sequential
4number the Appointment Message that it supersedes. The filing
5of a superseding Appointment Message shall automatically table
6the Appointment Message that it supersedes, and that superseded
7Appointment Message shall have no further legal effect. The
8filing of a superseding Appointment Message shall not have the
9effect of restarting the 60 session day period within which the
10Senate must confirm or reject the appointee under Article V,
11Section 9, subsection (a) of the Illinois Constitution, Senate
12Rule 10-1, or any applicable law.
 
13    (f) Nothing in this Rule shall be construed to prohibit an
14appointing officer or authority from withdrawing in writing an
15Appointment Message that was previously submitted to or
16received by the Senate. An Appointment Message that has been
17withdrawn shall have no further legal effect. The filing of an
18Appointment Message appointing the same person to the same
19office and for a term ending on the same date as that of an
20Appointment Message that was previously filed and later
21withdrawn shall not have the effect of restarting the 60
22session day period within which the Senate must confirm or
23reject the appointee under Article V, Section 9, subsection (a)
24of the Illinois Constitution, Senate Rule 10-1, or any
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1    (g) An Appointment Message (i) shall be a
2committee-sponsored legislative measure that is unamendable
3and (ii) shall be controlled by the Chairperson of the
4Executive Appointments Committee, who for purposes of these
5Senate Rules shall be deemed the principal sponsor. In the
6absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson of the
7Executive Appointments Committee shall be deemed the principal
8sponsor. Messages may not have individual cosponsors.
 
9    (h) Any Appointment Message pending when the Senate
10adjourns sine die (i) shall carry over into the next General
11Assembly and (ii) shall be considered to have been received by
12the Senate when originally read into the Senate record as
13provided for in subsection (c) of this Rule. An Appointment
14Message carrying over into the next General Assembly shall
15retain the sequential number assigned when originally read into
16the Senate record as provided for in subsection (c) of this
17Rule.
 
 
18    (i) Form.
 
 
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1To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Ninth General
2Assembly:
 
3(I, (Name and Title of Appointing Officer), am)/(The (Name of
4the Appointing Authority) is) nominating and, by and with the
5advice and consent of the Senate, appointing the following
6named individual to the office enumerated below. The advice and
7consent of this Honorable Body is respectfully requested.
 
8Title of Office: (Insert Title and Position)
 
9Agency or Other Body: (Name of Agency, Board, Commission, or
10other Body to Which Nomination is Being Made)
 
11Start Date: (Insert Start Date)
 
12End Date: (Insert End Date or Specify "Not Applicable")
 
13Name: (Name of Nominee)
 
14Residence: (Residential Address of Nominee)
 
15Annual Compensation: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify
16"Unsalaried")
 
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1Nominee's Senator: Senator (Name of Senator in whose District
2the Nominee Resides)
 
3Most Recent Holder of Office: (Insert Name or Specify "New
4Position")
 
5Superseded Appointment Message: (Insert Sequence Number of
6Superseded Message or Specify "Not Applicable")
 
7
ARTICLE XI

 
8
DISCIPLINE AND PROTEST

9    (Senate Rule 11-1)
10    11-1. Disorderly Behavior.
11    (a) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d) of the
12Constitution, the Senate may punish any of its members for
13disorderly behavior and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of
14the members elected, expel a Senator (but not for a second time
15for the same cause). The reason for the expulsion shall be
16entered upon the Journal with the names and votes of those
17Senators 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    (Senate Rule 11-2)
7    11-2. Protest. Any two Senators shall have the right to
8dissent and protest, in respectful language, against any act or
9resolution that they may think injurious to the public or to
10any individual, and have the reason of their protest entered
11upon the Journal. When by motion a majority of Senators
12determine that the language of a protest is not respectful, the
13protest shall be referred back to the protesting Senators.
 
14
ARTICLE XII

 
15
FORCE AND EFFECT

16    (Senate Rule 12-1)
17    12-1. Applicability. The meetings and actions of the
18Senate, including all of its committees, shall be governed by
19these Senate Rules.
 
20    (Senate Rule 12-2)
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1Rules. The rules of parliamentary practice appearing in the
22010 10th edition of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure
3Robert's Rules of Order shall govern the Senate in all cases to
4which they are applicable, providing that they are not
5inconsistent with these Senate Rules.
 
6    (Senate Rule 12-3)
7    12-3. Certification by President. With respect to any bill
8that has been passed by the Senate and has been certified by
9the President in accordance with Article IV, Section 8(d) of
10the Constitution, there shall be an irrebuttable presumption
11that all of these Senate Rules have been fully complied with in
12obtaining such passage.
 
13    (Senate Rule 12-4)
14    12-4. Effective Date. These Rules shall be in full force
15and effect upon their adoption, and shall remain in full force
16and effect except as amended in accordance with these Senate
17Rules, or until superseded by new Rules adopted as part of the
18organization of a newly constituted General Assembly at the
19commencement of a term.