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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
3HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4the Rules of the House of Representatives of the 102nd General
5Assembly are amended by changing Rule 37 and by adding Rule
676.5 as follows:
 
 
7    (House Rule 37)
8    37. Bills.
9    (a) A bill may be introduced in the House by sponsorship of
10one or more members of the House, whose names shall be on the
11reproduced copies of the bills, in the House Journal, and in
12the Legislative Digest. The Principal Sponsor shall be the
13first name to appear on the bill and may be joined by no more
14than 4 chief co-sponsors with the approval of the Principal
15Sponsor; other co-sponsors shall be separated from the
16Principal Sponsor and any chief co-sponsors by a comma. The
17Principal Sponsor may change the sponsorship of a bill to that
18of one or more other Representatives, or to that of the
19standing committee or special committee to which the bill was
20referred or from which the bill was reported. Such change may
21be made at any time the bill is pending before the House or any
22of its committees by filing a notice with the Clerk, provided
23that the addition of any member as a Principal Sponsor, chief

 

 

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1co-sponsor, or co-sponsor must be with that member's consent.
2When the Principal Sponsor ceases to be a Representative
3during the term, the chief sponsorship of any of his or her
4pending legislative measures may be changed to another
5Representative upon approval by the Speaker or Minority
6Leader, whichever served as the Representative's caucus
7leader. This subsection may not be suspended.
8    (b) The Principal Sponsor of a bill controls that bill. A
9committee-sponsored bill is controlled by the Chairperson, or
10if Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson
11from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is
12deemed the Principal Sponsor. Committee-sponsored bills may
13not have individual co-sponsors.
14    (c) The Senate sponsor of a bill originating in the Senate
15may request substitute House sponsorship of that bill by
16filing a notice with the Clerk. Such notice is automatically
17referred to the Rules Committee. The notice shall include the
18bill number, signature of the Senate sponsor, signature of the
19substitute House sponsor, and a statement that the original
20House sponsor was provided with notice of intent to request a
21substitute House sponsor. A notice that satisfies the
22requirements of this subsection shall be approved by the Rules
23Committee. If the Rules Committee does not act on a notice that
24satisfies the requirements of this subsection within 3
25legislative days after its referral, then the notice is deemed
26approved and the Clerk shall substitute sponsorship. This

 

 

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1subsection shall be in effect if, and only for so long as, the
2Rules of the Senate include a reciprocal privilege for House
3sponsors and the Senate complies with the rule. This
4subsection may not be suspended.
5    (d) All bills introduced in the House shall be read by
6title a first time and automatically referred to the Rules
7Committee in accordance with Rule 18. After a Senate Bill is
8received and a House member has submitted notification to the
9Clerk of sponsorship of that bill, it shall be read by title
10and automatically referred to the Rules Committee in
11accordance with Rule 18.
12    (e) All bills introduced into the House shall be
13accompanied by 1 copy. Any bill that amends a statute shall
14indicate the particular changes in the following manner:
15        (1) All new matter shall be underscored.
16        (2) All matter that is to be omitted or superseded
17    shall be shown crossed with a line.
18    (f) No bill shall be passed by the House except on a record
19vote of a majority of those elected, subject to Rule 69. A bill
20that has lost on Third Reading and has not been reconsidered
21may not thereafter be revived. If a motion for the adoption of
22a first conference committee report fails and the motion is
23not reconsidered, then a second conference committee may be
24appointed as provided in Rule 76(c). If a motion for the
25adoption of a second conference committee report fails and is
26not reconsidered, then the bill may not thereafter be revived.

 

 

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1    (g) An appropriation bill that is amended in the House may
2not be considered on Third Reading until the third calendar
3day following the adoption or tabling of any House Committee
4or House floor amendments to the bill.
5    This subsection (g) may be suspended only by the
6affirmative vote of 79 members elected.
7(Source: H.R. 59, 101st G.A.)
 
 
8    (House Rule 76.5 new)
9    76.5. Appropriation Bills. Joint action motions for final
10action on the order of Concurrence regarding an appropriation
11bill shall not be considered by the House until the third
12calendar day following the day that the bill was received back
13in the House with one or more amendments added by the Senate.
14Joint action motions for final action on the order of
15Non-concurrence regarding an appropriation bill shall not be
16considered by the House until the third calendar day following
17the day that the House received a message from the Senate
18requesting the House to recede from one or more of its
19amendments. A conference committee report for an appropriation
20bill shall not be considered by the House until the third
21calendar day following the day that the conference committee
22report was filed with the Clerk.
23    Nothing in this Rule limits consideration of a joint
24action motion for final action or a conference committee

 

 

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1report by a committee of the House or a joint committee of the
2House and Senate.
3    This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote of
479 members elected.