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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the following (which
4are the same as the Rules of the Senate of the Ninety-Eighth
5General Assembly except as indicated by striking and
6underscoring) are adopted as the Rules of the Senate of the
7Ninety-Ninth 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
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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
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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 Senate President for the person who is
5elected Senate President.
 
6    (Senate Rule 1-10.5)
7    1-10.5. Majority Leader. "Majority Leader" means a Senator
8designated by the Senate President to serve as the Majority
9Leader and assist the President with the operation of the
10Senate and the majority caucus of the Senate.
 
11    (Senate Rule 1-11)
12    1-11. Majority of those Appointed. "Majority of those
13appointed" means an absolute majority of the total number of
14Senators appointed to a committee.
 
15    (Senate Rule 1-12)
16    1-12. Majority of those Elected. "Majority of those
17elected" means an absolute majority of the total number of
18Senators entitled to be elected to the Senate, irrespective of
19the number of elected or appointed Senators actually serving in
20office. So long as 59 Senators are entitled to be elected to
21the Senate, "majority of those elected" shall mean 30
22affirmative 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.
 
21    (Senate Rule 1-18)

 

 

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1    1-18. Minority Spokesperson. "Minority Spokesperson" means
2that Senator designated by the Minority Leader to serve as the
3Minority Spokesperson of a committee.
 
4    (Senate Rule 1-19)
5    1-19. Perfunctory Session. "Perfunctory session" means the
6convening of the Senate, pursuant to the scheduling of the
7President, for purposes consistent with Rule 4-1(c) or (d).
 
8    (Senate Rule 1-20)
9    1-20. President. "President" means the President of the
10Senate.
 
11    (Senate Rule 1-21)
12    1-21. Presiding Officer. "Presiding Officer" means that
13Senator serving as the presiding officer of the Senate, whether
14that Senator is the President or another Senator designated by
15the President, in his or her capacity as presiding officer.
 
16    (Senate Rule 1-22)
17    1-22. Principal Sponsor. "Principal sponsor" means the
18first listed Senate sponsor of any legislative measure; with
19respect to a committee-sponsored bill or resolution, it means
20the Chairperson of the committee.
 
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1    1-23. Secretary. "Secretary" means the elected Secretary
2of the Senate.
 
3    (Senate Rule 1-24)
4    1-24. Senate. "Senate" means the Senate of the General
5Assembly.
 
6    (Senate Rule 1-25)
7    1-25. Senator. "Senator" means any of the duly elected or
8duly appointed Illinois State Senators, and means the same as
9"member".
 
10    (Senate Rule 1-26)
11    1-26. Term. "Term" means the two-year term of a General
12Assembly.
 
13    (Senate Rule 1-27)
14    1-27. Vice-Chairperson. "Vice-Chairperson" means that
15Senator designated by the President to serve as
16Vice-Chairperson of a committee.
 
17
ARTICLE II

 
18
ORGANIZATION

19    (Senate Rule 2-1)

 

 

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1    2-1. Adoption of Rules. At the commencement of a term, the
2Senate shall adopt new Rules of organization and procedure by
3resolution setting forth those Rules in their entirety. The
4resolution must be adopted by a majority of those elected.
5These Rules of the Senate are subject to revision or amendment
6only in accordance with Rule 7-17.
 
7    (Senate Rule 2-2)
8    2-2. Election of the President.
9    (a) Prior to the election of the President, the Governor
10shall convene the Senate, designate a Temporary Secretary of
11the Senate, and preside during the nomination and election of
12the President. As the first item of business each day prior to
13the election of the President, the Governor shall order the
14Temporary Secretary to call the roll of the members to
15establish the presence of a quorum as required by the
16Constitution. If a majority of those elected are not present,
17the Senate shall stand adjourned until the hour of 12:00 noon
18on the next calendar day, excepting weekends and official State
19Holidays. If a quorum of members is present, the Governor shall
20then call for nominations of members for the Office of
21President. All such nominations shall require a second. When
22the nominations are completed, the Governor shall direct the
23Temporary 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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1Assistant Leaders.
2    (a) The President shall appoint from within the Majority
3Caucus a Majority Leader and a President Pro Tempore. The
4Minority Leader shall appoint from within the Minority Caucus a
5Deputy Minority Leader. The President and the Minority Leader
6shall appoint from within their respective caucuses the number
7of Assistant Majority Leaders and Assistant Minority Leaders as
8are allowed by law.
 
9    (b) These appointments shall take effect upon their being
10filed with the Secretary and shall remain effective for the
11duration of the term unless a vacancy occurs by reason of
12resignation or because an assistant leader has ceased to be a
13Senator. Successor assistant leaders shall be appointed in the
14same manner as their predecessors. Assistant leaders shall have
15those powers delegated to them by the President or Minority
16Leader, as the case may be.
 
17    (Senate Rule 2-5)
18    2-5. Powers and Duties of the President.
19    (a) The President shall have those powers conferred upon
20him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any
21motions or resolutions adopted by the Senate or jointly by the
22Senate and House.
 
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1Operations Commission, the President is the chief
2administrative officer of the Senate and shall have those
3powers necessary to carry out that function. The President may
4delegate his or her administrative duties as he or she deems
5appropriate.
 
6     (c) The powers and duties of the President shall include,
7but are not limited to, the following:
 
8        (1) To preside at all sessions of the Senate, although
9    the President may call on any member to preside
10    temporarily.
 
11        (2) To open the session at the time at which the Senate
12    is to meet by taking the podium and calling the members to
13    order. The President may call on any member, or the
14    Secretary in case of perfunctory session, to open the
15    session.
 
16        (3) To announce the business before the Senate in the
17    order in which it is to be acted upon.
 
18        (4) To recognize those members entitled to the floor.
 
19        (5) To state and put to vote all questions that are
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1    the proceedings, and to announce the result of the vote.
 
2        (6) To preserve order and decorum.
 
3        (7) To decide all points of order, subject to appeal,
4    and to speak thereon in preference to other members.
 
5        (8) To inform the Senate when necessary, or when any
6    question is raised, on any point of order or practice
7    pertinent to the pending business.
 
8        (9) To sign or authenticate all acts, proceedings, or
9    orders of the Senate. All writs, warrants, and subpoenas
10    issued by order of the Senate or one of its committees
11    shall be signed by the President and attested by the
12    Secretary.
 
13        (10) To sign all bills passed by both chambers of the
14    General Assembly in order to certify that the procedural
15    requirements for passage have been met.
 
16        (11) To have general supervision, including the duty to
17    protect the security and safety, of the Senate chamber,
18    galleries, and adjoining and connecting hallways and
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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,
20    veto session, special session, or perfunctory session to
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1    papers.
 
2        (18) To direct the Secretary to correct
3    non-substantive errors in the Journal.
 
4        (19) To assign meeting places and meeting times to
5    committees.
 
6        (20) To decide, subject to the control and will of the
7    members in accordance with these Senate Rules, all
8    questions relating to the priority of business.
 
9        (21) To appoint a parliamentarian to serve at the
10    pleasure of the President.
 
11        (22) To promulgate forms for nominees subject to the
12    advice and consent of the Senate, for temporary appointment
13    messages, and for messages designating acting appointees.
 
14    (d) The President, at his or her discretion, may designate
15from among those members serving in the statutorily created
16positions of assistant majority leader, no more than one member
17to serve as the Senate Majority Leader. The Senate Majority
18Leader shall serve at the pleasure of the President and shall
19receive no additional compensation other than that provided
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1    (e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
2the members elected.
 
3    (Senate Rule 2-6)
4    2-6. Powers and Duties of the Minority Leader.
5    (a) The Minority Leader shall have those powers conferred
6upon him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and
7any motions or resolutions adopted by the Senate or jointly by
8the Senate and House.
 
9    (b) The Minority Leader shall appoint to all committees the
10members from the minority caucus, and may replace those
11members, and shall designate a Minority Spokesperson for each
12committee, except as the Senate otherwise orders in accordance
13with these Senate Rules.
 
14    (c) The Minority Leader shall have general supervision of
15the minority caucus staff.
 
16    (Senate Rule 2-7)
17    2-7. Secretary of the Senate.
18    (a) The Senate shall elect a Secretary, who may adopt
19appropriate policies or procedures for the conduct of his or
20her office. Except where the authority is by law given to the
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1arbiter of any dispute arising in connection with the operation
2of the Office of the Secretary.
 
3    (b) The duties of the Secretary shall include the
4following:
 
5        (1) To have custody of all bills, papers, and records
6    of the Senate, which shall not be taken out of the
7    Secretary's custody except in the regular course of
8    business in the Senate.
 
9        (2) To endorse on every original bill and each copy its
10    number, names of sponsors, the date of introduction, and
11    the several orders taken on it. When printed, the names of
12    the sponsors shall appear on the front page of the bill in
13    the same order they appeared when introduced.
 
14        (3) To cause each bill to be placed on the desks of the
15    members as soon as it is printed, or alternatively to
16    provide for a method that any Senator may use to secure a
17    copy of any bill he or she desires.
 
18        (4) To keep the Journal of the proceedings of the
19    Senate and, under the direction of the President, correct
20    errors in the Journal.
 

 

 

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1        (5) To keep the transcripts of the debates of the
2    Senate and make them available to the public under
3    reasonable conditions.
 
4        (6) To keep the necessary records for the Senate and
5    its committees and to prepare the Senate Calendar for each
6    legislative day.
 
7        (7) To examine all Senate Bills and Constitutional
8    Amendment Resolutions following Second Reading and prior
9    to final passage, for the purpose of correcting any
10    non-substantive errors therein, and to report the same back
11    to the President promptly; to supervise the enrolling and
12    engrossing of bills and resolutions, subject to the
13    direction of the President; and to certify passage or
14    adoption of legislative measures, and to note thereon the
15    date of final Senate action. Any corrections suggested to
16    the President by the Secretary, and thereafter approved by
17    the Senate, shall be entered upon the Journal.
 
18        (8) To transmit bills, other documents, and other
19    messages to the House and secure a receipt therefor, and to
20    receive from the House bills, documents, and receipts
21    therefor.
 
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1    transcripts and Senate documents as are required by law.
 
2        (10) To attend every session of the Senate; record the
3    roll; and read into the Senate record legislative measures
4    and other papers as directed by the Presiding Officer.
5    Bills shall be read by title only. Upon initial reading,
6    motions may be read by title and sponsor only.
 
7        (11) To supervise all Assistant Secretaries and other
8    employees of his or her office, as well as all committee
9    clerks in their capacity as committee clerks.
 
10        (12) To establish the format for all documents, forms,
11    and committee records prepared by committee clerks.
 
12        (13) To perform those duties as assigned by the
13    President.
 
14    (Senate Rule 2-8)
15    2-8. Assistant Secretary of the Senate. The Senate shall,
16in a manner consistent with the laws of Illinois, elect an
17Assistant Secretary, who shall perform those duties assigned to
18him or her by the Secretary.
 
19    (Senate Rule 2-9)
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1Sergeant-at-Arms who shall perform those duties assigned to him
2or her by law, or as are ordered by the President or Presiding
3Officer. Such duties shall include the following:
 
4        (1) To attend the Senate during its sessions and
5    execute the commands of the Senate, together with all
6    process issued by authority of the Senate, that are
7    directed to him or her by the President or Presiding
8    Officer.
 
9        (2) To maintain order among spectators admitted into
10    the Senate chambers, galleries, and adjoining or
11    connecting hallways and passages.
 
12        (3) To take proper measures to prevent interruption of
13    the Senate.
 
14        (4) To supervise any Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms.
 
15        (5) To perform those duties as assigned by the
16    President.
 
17    (Senate Rule 2-10)
18    2-10. Schedule.
19    (a) The President shall periodically establish a schedule
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1session, with that schedule subject to revisions at the
2discretion of the President. The President may also at his or
3her discretion schedule perfunctory sessions of the Senate. The
4President may establish deadlines for the following
5legislative actions:
 
6        (1) Final day to request bills from the Legislative
7    Reference Bureau.
 
8        (2) Final day for introduction of bills.
 
9        (3) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
10    report Senate bills, except Senate appropriations bills.
 
11        (4) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
12    report Senate appropriation bills.
 
13        (5) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
14    bills, except Senate appropriation bills.
 
15        (6) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
16    appropriation bills.
 
17        (7) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
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1        (8) Final day for standing committees of the Senate to
2    report House bills, except appropriation bills.
 
3        (9) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House
4    appropriation bills.
 
5        (10) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House
6    non-appropriation bills.
 
7    (b) The President may establish additional deadlines for
8final action on conference committee reports and any categories
9of joint action motions.
 
10    (c) The foregoing deadlines shall become effective upon
11being filed by the President with the Secretary. The Secretary
12shall Journalize the deadlines.
 
13    (d) At any time, the President may schedule alternative
14deadlines for any legislative action pursuant to written notice
15filed with the Secretary.
 
16    (e) The President may schedule deadlines for any other
17legislative measure as he or she deems appropriate pursuant to
18written notice filed with the Secretary.
 
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ARTICLE III

 

 

 

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1
COMMITTEES

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

 
16The undersigned petitioner, individually and on behalf of those
17residents of the State of Illinois supporting this petition,
18hereby petitions the Chairperson and Members of the Senate
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1hearings to consider whether the following proposal should be
2introduced as legislation in the Illinois State Senate:
 
3Primary Petitioner: (Insert name of first person signing
4petition)
 
5Brief Summary of Proposal: (Insert Summary)
 
6Summary provided by petitioner and reproduced without
7alteration.
 
8Detailed Description of Proposal: (Insert Description or
9Specify "Not Provided")
 
10Description provided by petitioner and reproduced without
11alteration.
 
12    (Senate Rule 3-15)
13    3-15. Committee on Legislative Petitions.
14    (a) In addition to standing committees and the Committee on
15Assignments, there shall be a permanent service committee known
16as the "Committee on Legislative Petitions". The Committee on
17Legislative Petitions shall have those powers and duties that
18are outlined in these Senate Rules, as well as those that may
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1    (b) The appointed members of the Committee on Legislative
2Petitions shall be designated by the President and the Minority
3Leader in the same manner outlined in Rule 3-2 with respect to
4standing committees. In accordance with Section 1 of the
5General Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), no
6Chairperson or Minority Spokesperson of the Committee on
7Legislative Petitions shall receive additional compensation
8for his or her service. The Committee may create subcommittees
9under Rule 3-3.
 
10    (c) It shall be the duty of the Committee on Legislative
11Petitions to consider petitions for legislation submitted to
12the Senate under these Senate Rules. After conducting one or
13more public hearings and receiving testimony, the Committee on
14Legislative Petitions may, by a majority of those appointed,
15issue a report to the full Senate outlining the testimony
16received, the positions of any witnesses, and any
17recommendations made by Committee members regarding the
18petition.
 
19
ARTICLE IV

 
20
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

21    (Senate Rule 4-1)
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1    (a) The Senate shall be deemed in session whenever it
2convenes in perfunctory session, regular session, veto
3session, or special session. Members shall be entitled to per
4diem expense reimbursements only on those regular, veto, and
5special session days that they are in attendance at the Senate.
6Attendance by members is not required or recorded during
7perfunctory sessions.
 
8    (b) Regular and veto session days shall be scheduled with
9notice by the President in accordance with Rule 2-10. Special
10session days shall be scheduled in accordance with the
11Constitution and laws of Illinois.
 
12    (c) The President, at his or her discretion, may schedule
13perfunctory sessions during which the Secretary may read into
14the Senate record any legislative measure. Properly convened
15committees may meet and may consider and act upon legislative
16measures during a perfunctory session, and the Secretary may
17receive and read committee reports into the Senate record
18during a perfunctory session. Excepting any automatic referral
19provisions of these Senate Rules, no action may be taken by the
20Senate with respect to a legislative measure during a
21perfunctory session.
 
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1President and Minority Leader an opportunity to negotiate with
2respect to any unfinished business of the Senate without
3necessitating the presence of all members and the related costs
4to Illinois taxpayers.
 
5    (Senate Rule 4-2)
6    4-2. Hour of Meeting. Unless otherwise ordered by the
7Presiding Officer or by a majority of those elected, the Senate
8shall regularly convene at noon.
 
9    (Senate Rule 4-3)
10    4-3. Entitled to Floor.
11    (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Senate Rules,
12only the following persons shall be admitted to the Senate
13while it is in session: members and officers of the General
14Assembly; elected officers of the executive branch; justices of
15the Supreme Court; the designated aides to the Governor; the
16parliamentarian; majority staff members and minority staff
17members, except as limited by the Presiding Officer; former
18Presidents of the Senate, except as limited by the President or
19prohibited under subsection (d); former members who served in
20the Senate at any time during the past four years, except as
21limited by the President or prohibited under subsection (d);
22and employees of the Legislative Reference Bureau and the
23Legislative Information System, except as limited by the
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1session, may have access to the galleries and places allotted
2to them by the President. No person is entitled to the floor
3unless appropriately attired.
 
4    (b) On days during which the Senate is in session, the
5Sergeant-at-Arms shall clear the floor of all persons not
6entitled to access the floor a quarter hour before the
7convening time, and he or she shall enforce all other
8provisions of this Rule.
 
9    (c) The Senate may authorize, by motion adopted by majority
10vote, the admission to the floor of any other person, except as
11prohibited under subsection (d).
 
12    (d) No person who is directly or indirectly interested in
13defeating or promoting any pending legislative measure, if
14required to be registered as a lobbyist, is allowed access to
15the floor of the Senate at any time during the session.
 
16    (e) When he or she deems it necessary for the preservation
17of order, the Presiding Officer may by order remove any person
18from the floor of the Senate. A Senator may be removed from the
19floor only pursuant to Rule 11-1.
 
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1Presiding Officer, the daily order of business of the Senate
2shall be as follows:
 
3        (1) Call to Order, Invocation, and Pledge of
4    Allegiance.
 
5        (2) Reading and Approval of the Journal.
 
6        (3) Reading of Senate Bills a first time.
 
7        (4) Reports from committees, with reports from the
8    Committee on Assignments ordinarily made at any time.
 
9        (5) Presentation of Resolutions, Petitions, and
10    Messages.
 
11        (6) Introduction of Senate Bills.
 
12        (7) Messages from the House, not including reading
13    House Bills a first time.
 
14        (8) Reading of Senate Bills a second time.
 
15        (9) Reading of Senate Bills a third time.
 
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1        (11) Reading of House Bills a second time.
 
2        (12) Reading of House Bills a first time.
 
3        (13) Senate Bills on the Order of Concurrence.
 
4        (14) House Bills on the Order of Non-Concurrence.
 
5        (15) Conference Committee Reports.
 
6        (16) Motions in Writing.
 
7        (17) Constitutional Amendment Resolutions.
 
8        (18) Motions with respect to Vetoes.
 
9        (19) Consideration of Resolutions.
 
10        (20) Motions to Discharge Committee.
 
11        (21) Motions to Take from the Table.
 
12        (22) Motions to Suspend the Rules.
 
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1    Consideration.
 
2    (Senate Rule 4-5)
3    4-5. Quorum.
4    (a) A majority of those elected shall constitute a quorum
5of the Senate, and a majority of those appointed shall
6constitute a quorum of a committee, but a smaller number may
7adjourn from day to day or recess for less than one day. The
8attendance of absent members may be compelled by order of the
9President.
 
10    (b) The question of the presence of a quorum in any
11committee may not be raised on consideration of a legislative
12measure by the Senate unless the same question was previously
13raised before the committee with respect to that legislative
14measure.
 
15    (Senate Rule 4-6)
16    4-6. Approval of the Journal. The President or his or her
17designee shall periodically examine and report to the Senate
18any corrections he or she deems should be made in the Journal
19before it is approved. If these corrections are approved by the
20Senate, they shall be made by the Secretary.
 
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1be open to the public. Sessions and committee meetings of the
2Senate may be closed to the public if, pursuant to Article IV,
3Section 5(c) of the Constitution, two-thirds of the members
4elected determine that the public interest so requires.
 
5    (Senate Rule 4-8)
6    4-8. Length of Adjournment. Pursuant to Article IV, Section
715(a) of the Constitution, the Senate shall not adjourn,
8without the consent of the House, for more than three days, nor
9to another place than that in which the two chambers of the
10General Assembly are sitting. The Senate shall be in session on
11any day in which it shall convene in perfunctory session,
12regular session, veto session, or special session.
 
13    (Senate Rule 4-9)
14    4-9. Transcript of the Senate. In accordance with Article
15IV, Section 7(b) of the Constitution, nothing contained in the
16official transcript of the Senate shall be changed or expunged
17except by written request of a Senator to the Secretary and
18Presiding Officer, which request may be approved only on a roll
19call vote of three-fifths of the members elected.
 
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1    (Senate Rule 5-1)
2    5-1. Bills.
3    (a) A bill may be introduced in the Senate by sponsorship
4of one or more members of the Senate, whose names shall be on
5the printed copies of the bills, in the Senate Journal, and in
6the Legislative Digest. The principal sponsor shall be the
7first name to appear on the bill and may be joined by no more
8than four chief cosponsors with the approval of the principal
9sponsor; other cosponsors shall be separated from the principal
10sponsor and any chief cosponsors by a comma. By motion, the
11sponsorship of a bill may be changed to that of another Senator
12(or Senators, as the case may be), or to that of the standing
13committee to which the bill was referred or from which the bill
14was reported. Such a motion may be made at any time the bill is
15pending before the Senate or any of its committees.
 
16    (b) The principal sponsor of a bill shall control the bill
17and may allow a chief cosponsor (i) to present the bill on
18Third Reading with written approval or (ii) to move the bill
19from Second Reading to Third Reading. A committee-sponsored
20bill shall be controlled by the Chairperson of the committee,
21who for purposes of these Senate Rules shall be deemed the
22principal sponsor. Committee-sponsored bills may not have
23individual cosponsors.
 
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1House may request substitute Senate sponsorship of that bill by
2filing a notice with the Secretary; that notice shall
3automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments and
4deemed adopted if approved by the Committee on Assignments.
 
5    (2) The notice shall include the bill number, the name of
6the Senate chief sponsor to be substituted, the signature of
7the House sponsor, the signature of the substitute Senate chief
8sponsor, and a statement that the original Senate sponsor was
9provided with notice of intent to request a substitute Senate
10sponsor.
 
11    (3) The Committee on Assignments shall act on any notice
12within three session days (excluding perfunctory session
13days). If the Committee on Assignments fails to act on that
14notice within three session days, then the notice shall be
15deemed approved and the Senate sponsorship of the House Bill
16will be substituted pursuant to the notice. The Senate
17President may suspend in writing the operation of the three
18session day automatic approval process set forth under this
19subsection (c) if the President determines that the Rules
20Committee of the House of Representatives has failed to act on
21any Senator's request to substitute House sponsorship of a
22Senate Bill.
 
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1title a first time, ordered printed, and automatically referred
2to the Committee on Assignments in accordance with Rule 3-8.
3When a House Bill is received, it shall be taken up, ordered
4printed, and placed on the order of House Bills on First
5Reading; after having been read a first time, it shall
6automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments in
7accordance with Rule 3-8.
 
8    (e) All bills introduced into the Senate shall be
9accompanied by eight copies. Any bill that amends a statute
10shall indicate the particular changes in the following manner:
 
11        (1) All new matter shall be underscored.
 
12        (2) All matter that is to be omitted or superseded
13    shall be shown crossed with a line.
 
14    (f) No bill shall be passed by the Senate except on a roll
15call vote of a majority of those elected. A bill that has lost
16and has not been reconsidered may not thereafter be revived.
 
17    (Senate Rule 5-2)
18    5-2. Reading and Printing of Bills. Every bill shall be
19read by title on three different days prior to passage by the
20Senate, and the bill and all adopted amendments thereto shall
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1    (Senate Rule 5-3)
2    5-3. Printing and Distribution. The Secretary shall, as
3soon as any bill is printed, deliver to the Sergeant-at-Arms
4sufficient copies to furnish each Senator with a copy, and the
5Sergeant-at-Arms shall at once cause the bills to be
6distributed upon the desks of the Senators. Alternatively, and
7pursuant to Rule 2-7(b)(3), the Secretary may establish a
8method any Senator may use to secure a copy of any bill he or
9she desires.
 
10    (Senate Rule 5-4)
11    5-4. Amendments.
12    (a) An amendment to a bill may be adopted either by a
13standing committee when the bill is before that committee, or
14by the Senate when a bill is on the order of Second Reading.
15The former shall be known as a "committee amendment" and the
16latter as a "floor amendment". All amendments must be in
17writing. All amendments still pending in a committee upon the
18passage or defeat of a bill on Third Reading shall
19automatically be tabled.
 
20    (b) Committee amendments may only be offered by the
21principal sponsor or a member of the committee while the
22affected bill is before the committee, and shall be adopted by
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1offered by a Senator while the bill is on the order of Second
2Reading, and shall be adopted by a majority vote of the Senate.
3An amendment may be the subject of a motion to "do adopt" or
4"do not adopt", and may only be adopted pursuant to a
5successful motion to "do adopt".
 
6    (c) Committee amendments and floor amendments shall be
7filed with the Secretary, and shall be in order only when eight
8copies have been filed. The Secretary shall provide copies of
9committee amendments to the Chairperson and Minority
10Spokesperson of the appropriate committee as soon as
11practicable.
 
12    (d) The Secretary shall have printed all adopted committee
13amendments that come before the Senate pursuant to Rule 3-12.
14The Secretary shall also have printed all adopted floor
15amendments. No floor amendment may be adopted by the Senate
16unless it has been first reproduced and placed on the members'
17desks.
 
18    (e) No floor or committee amendment shall be in order
19unless approved or referred by the Committee on Assignments in
20accordance with Rule 3-8 or brought before the Senate pursuant
21to Rule 7-9.
 
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1set forth completely the statutory Sections amended, and shall
2conform to the requirements of Rule 5-1(e).
 
3    (g) If a committee reports a bill "do pass as amended", the
4committee amendments shall be deemed adopted by the committee
5action and shall be reproduced and placed on the members' desks
6before the bill may be read a second time.
 
7    (Senate Rule 5-5)
8    5-5. Fiscal and Other Notes. The Senate shall comply with
9all effective Illinois laws requiring notes on any bill,
10including without limitation the Fiscal Note Act, the Pension
11Impact Note Act, the Judicial Note Act, the State Debt Impact
12Note Act, the Correctional Budget and Impact Note Act, the Home
13Rule Note Act, the Balanced Budget Note Act, the Housing
14Affordability Impact Note Act, and the State Mandates Act, all
15as amended. All such notes shall be filed with the Secretary
16with a time stamp endorsing the date and time received, and
17shall then be attached to the original of the bill and be
18available for inspection by the members. As soon as
19practicable, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the note to
20the Legislative Reference Bureau, which shall provide an
21informative summary of the note in subsequent issues of the
22Legislative Digest.
 
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1    5-6. Amendments to Taxpayer Accountability and Budget
2Stabilization Act.
3    (a) From the commencement of the 97th General Assembly
4until June 30, 2015, no bill that amends or refers to Section
5201.5 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, or that seeks to
6appropriate or transfer money pursuant to a declaration of a
7fiscal emergency under Section 201.5 of that Act, may be moved
8from the 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
24the Senate and may then be immediately considered and adopted
25by the Senate. The motion is renewable and may be reconsidered,
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1reconsidered.
2    (c) This Rule may not be suspended except by unanimous
3consent by record vote.
 
4    (Senate Rule 5-7)
5    5-7. Amendments to State Pension Funds Continuing
6Appropriation Act.
7    (a) From the commencement of the 97th General Assembly
8until June 30, 2015, no bill that amends or refers to the State
9Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act may be moved from
10the order of Second Reading to the order of Third Reading
11unless a motion to approve such measure for consideration has
12been adopted by a record vote of 36 members. If such a bill is
13on the order of concurrence or in the form of a conference
14committee report, no motion to concur or to adopt that
15conference committee report is in order unless a motion to
16approve such measure for consideration has been adopted by a
17record vote of 36 members. Nothing in this Senate Rule shall be
18deemed to alter the vote requirement for final passage of a
19legislative measure required by the Illinois Constitution.
20    (b) Any motion to approve a legislative measure for
21consideration, authorized by subsection (a), must be in
22writing. Upon receipt of the written motion, the Secretary
23shall immediately notify the President and the Minority Leader.
24The motion shall not be referred to a committee. The motion
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1the Senate and may then be immediately considered and adopted
2by the Senate. The motion is renewable and may be reconsidered,
3provided that once that motion is adopted, it shall not be
4reconsidered.
5    (c) This Rule may not be suspended except by unanimous
6consent by record vote.
 
7
ARTICLE VI

 
8
RESOLUTIONS AND CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION

9    (Senate Rule 6-1)
10    6-1. Resolutions.
11    (a) A resolution shall be introduced in the Senate by
12sponsorship of one or more members of the Senate, and the names
13of all sponsors shall be printed in the Senate Journal and in
14the Legislative Digest. Each resolution introduced shall be
15accompanied by eight copies.
 
16    (b) Any resolution calling for the expenditure of State
17funds may be adopted only by a roll call vote of a majority of
18those elected.
 
19    (c) The Secretary shall periodically print a Resolutions
20Consent 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.
22    (a) When any Senator is about to speak or deliver any
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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)
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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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1Senate may on the same or following day move to reconsider the
2vote. The motion to reconsider may be laid on the table without
3affecting the vote to which it referred. When the motion to
4reconsider is made during the last three scheduled days of
5regular session, or any time thereafter during the regular
6session, or at any time during a veto or special session, any
7member may move that the vote on reconsideration be taken
8immediately. A question that requires the votes of a majority
9of those elected or more to carry requires a majority of those
10elected to reconsider.
 
11    (b) A motion to reconsider a record vote on the adoption of
12an amendment to a bill may be made only on Second Reading. An
13amendment adopted by the Senate on a record vote may not be
14tabled by motion until its adoption has been reconsidered.
 
15    (c) If a motion to reconsider is made pursuant to this Rule
16and the motion is later tabled, the question shall not be
17further reconsidered. This subsection (c) may be suspended by a
18three-fifths vote of the members elected.
 
19    (d) When a motion to reconsider is made within the time
20prescribed by these Senate Rules, the Secretary shall not allow
21the bill or other subject matter of the motion to pass out of
22the possession of the Senate until after the motion has been
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1laid on the table.
 
2    (e) A Senator who voted "present" or failed to vote on a
3question shall not have the right to move for reconsideration.
 
4    (f) Upon a motion to reconsider the vote on the final
5passage of any bill, the affirmative vote of a majority of
6those elected shall be required to reconsider the same.
 
7    (Senate Rule 7-16)
8    7-16. Motion to Adjourn.
9    (a) A motion to adjourn is in order at any time, except
10when a prior motion to adjourn has been defeated and no
11intervening business has transpired.
 
12    (b) A motion to adjourn is neither debatable nor amendable.
 
13    (c) The Secretary shall enter in the Journal the hour at
14which every motion to adjourn is made.
 
15    (d) Unless the Presiding Officer otherwise orders, the
16standing hour to which the Senate adjourns is 12:00 noon.
 
17    (e) A motion to adjourn for more than three days is not in
18order unless both chambers of the General Assembly have adopted
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1    (Senate Rule 7-17)
2    7-17. Amendment to or Suspension of Rules.
3    (a) Rules may be proposed or amended only by resolution.
4Any such resolution shall show the proposed changes in the
5existing Rules by underscoring all new matter and by crossing
6out with a line all matter that is to be omitted or superseded.
 
7    (b) Any resolution proposing to amend a Senate Rule or any
8Joint Senate-House Rule shall, upon initial reading by the
9Secretary, automatically be referred to the Committee on
10Assignments. Resolutions for amendment of the Senate Rules or
11any Joint Senate-House Rules may be initiated and sponsored by
12the Committee on Assignments; these resolutions shall not be
13referred to a committee and may be immediately considered and
14adopted by the Senate.
 
15    (c) A resolution to amend the Senate Rules or any Joint
16Senate-House Rules that has been reported "do adopt" or "do
17adopt as amended" by a majority of those appointed to the
18Committee on Assignments shall require the affirmative vote of
19a majority of those elected for adoption by the Senate. Any
20other resolution proposing to amend the Senate Rules or any
21Joint Senate-House Rules shall require the affirmative vote of
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1    (d) No Senate Rule or any Joint Senate-House Rule may be
2suspended except by unanimous consent of the Senators present
3or upon a motion supported by affirmative vote of a majority of
4those elected unless a higher number is required in the Rule
5sought to be suspended. A committee may not suspend any Rule.
 
6    (e) This Rule may be suspended by a three-fifths vote of
7those elected.
 
8    (Senate Rule 7-18)
9    7-18. Motion to Commit or Recommit. No motion to commit or
10recommit a legislative measure to committee, being decided in
11the negative, shall again be allowed on the same day, or at the
12same stage of the legislative measure.
 
13    (Senate Rule 7-19)
14    7-19. Effective Date.
15    (a) A bill passed after May 31 of a calendar year shall not
16become effective prior to June 1 of the next calendar year
17unless an earlier effective date is specified in the bill and
18it is approved by a three-fifths vote of the members elected.
 
19    (b) If a majority of those elected, but fewer than
20three-fifths of the members elected, vote affirmatively for a
21bill on Third Reading after May 31, where the bill specifies an
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1shall not be declared passed, and the principal sponsor shall
2have the right to have the bill automatically reconsidered and
3returned to the order of Second Reading for an amendment to
4remove the earlier effective date. The amendment, if offered
5and approved by the Committee on Assignments, shall be
6reproduced and placed on the desks of the members before the
7bill is taken up again on the order of Third Reading.
 
8    (Senate Rule 7-20)
9    7-20. Home Rule. No bill denies or limits any power or
10function of a home rule unit, pursuant to paragraph (g), (h),
11(i), (j), or (k) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
12Constitution, unless there is specific language limiting or
13denying the power or function and the language specifically
14sets forth in what manner and to what extent it is a denial or
15limitation of the power or function of a home rule unit. If a
16majority of those elected, but fewer than three-fifths of the
17members elected, vote affirmatively for a bill on Third Reading
18that requires a vote of three-fifths of the members elected to
19deny or limit a power of a home rule unit, the bill shall not be
20declared passed, and the principal sponsor shall have the right
21to have the bill automatically reconsidered and returned to the
22order of Second Reading for an amendment to remove those
23effects of the bill. The amendment, if offered and approved by
24the Committee on Assignments, shall be reproduced and placed on
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1the order of Third Reading. The Committee on Assignments may
2also refer the amendment to a committee.
 
3
ARTICLE VIII

 
4
JOINT ACTION

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

 
17
VETOES

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

 
9
NOMINATIONS

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

 
10To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Ninth
11Ninety-Eighth General Assembly:
 
12(I, (Name and Title of Appointing Officer), am)/(The (Name of
13the Appointing Authority) is) nominating and, by and with the
14advice and consent of the Senate, appointing the following
15named individual to the office enumerated below. The advice and
16consent of this Honorable Body is respectfully requested.
 
17Title of Office: (Insert Title and Position)
 
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1other Body to Which Nomination is Being Made)
 
2Start Date: (Insert Start Date)
 
3End Date: (Insert End Date or Specify "Not Applicable")
 
4Name: (Name of Nominee)
 
5Residence: (Residential Address of Nominee)
 
6Annual Compensation: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify
7"Unsalaried")
 
8Per diem: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify "Not Applicable")
 
9Nominee's Senator: Senator (Name of Senator in whose District
10the Nominee Resides)
 
11Most Recent Holder of Office: (Insert Name or Specify "New
12Position")
 
13Superseded Appointment Message: (Insert Sequence Number of
14Superseded Message or Specify "Not Applicable")
 
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1
DISCIPLINE AND PROTEST

2    (Senate Rule 11-1)
3    11-1. Disorderly Behavior.
4    (a) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d) of the
5Constitution, the Senate may punish any of its members for
6disorderly behavior and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of
7the members elected, expel a Senator (but not for a second time
8for the same cause). The reason for the expulsion shall be
9entered upon the Journal with the names and votes of those
10Senators voting on the question.
 
11    (b) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d) of the
12Constitution, the Senate during its session may punish by
13imprisonment any person other than a Senator guilty of
14disrespect of the Senate by disorderly or contemptuous behavior
15in its presence. The imprisonment shall not extend beyond 24
16hours at one time unless the person persists in disorderly or
17contemptuous behavior.
 
18    (Senate Rule 11-2)
19    11-2. Protest. Any two Senators shall have the right to
20dissent and protest, in respectful language, against any act or
21resolution that they may think injurious to the public or to
22any individual, and have the reason of their protest entered
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1determine that the language of a protest is not respectful, the
2protest shall be referred back to the protesting Senators.
 
3
ARTICLE XII

 
4
FORCE AND EFFECT

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