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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1748 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that all bills introduced in the General Assembly must remain in the chamber of origin for at least 5 calendar days before they can be voted upon on third reading and passed out of the chamber. Provides that, upon passage to the other chamber of the General Assembly, the 5 calendar day requirement is in effect and begins with the day of the bill's arrival in the new chamber. Provides that if a bill is amended in a chamber, the bill must remain in the chamber for an additional 5 calendar days starting with the day the amendment is filed and adopted. |
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| | HB1748 | | LRB104 03564 SPS 13588 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The General Assembly Operations Act is amended |
| 5 | | by adding Section 19 as follows:
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| 6 | | (25 ILCS 10/19 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 19. Public review of legislation. All bills |
| 8 | | introduced in the General Assembly must remain in the chamber |
| 9 | | of origin for at least 5 calendar days before they can be voted |
| 10 | | upon on third reading and passed out of the chamber. Upon |
| 11 | | passage to the other chamber of the General Assembly, the 5 |
| 12 | | calendar day requirement is in effect and begins with the day |
| 13 | | of the bill's arrival in the new chamber. If a bill is amended |
| 14 | | in a chamber, the bill must remain in the chamber for an |
| 15 | | additional 5 calendar days starting with the day the amendment |
| 16 | | is filed and adopted. |