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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
3HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4the Rules of the House of Representatives of the 101st General
5Assembly are amended by adding Rule 18.5 as follows:
 
 
6    (House Rule 18.5 new)
7    18.5. Bipartisan Bills. Notwithstanding any other
8provision of these Rules, any bill pending before the Rules
9Committee shall be immediately discharged and referred to a
10standing committee or special committee, as provided in Rule
1118, if the Principal Sponsor of the bill notifies the Clerk in
12writing that the bill has, in addition to the Principal
13Sponsor, 5 or more chief co-sponsors or co-sponsors from the
14majority caucus and 5 or more chief co-sponsors or co-sponsors
15from the minority caucus. The written notice shall specify the
16standing committee or special committee to which the bill shall
17be referred. Such a bill must be heard before the standing
18committee or special committee to which it is referred under
19this Rule, and must be called for a vote in that standing
20committee or special committee.