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 Bill Status of SB1854  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  SPECIAL SESSION-MEET-BRIEFING

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kwame Raoul - Susan Garrett - M. Maggie Crotty - Pamela J. Althoff - James T. Meeks, John J. Millner, Michael W. Frerichs and Martin A. Sandoval

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
25 ILCS 15/2.5 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Special Session Act. Provides that on each day that both houses of the General Assembly are convened in special session, (i) the Governor, President of the Senate, Senate Minority Leader, Speaker of the House, and House Minority Leader must meet at the State Capitol and discuss the purpose for which the special session was called, including proposed and pending legislation to resolve the situation, and other relevant pending legislative matters and (ii) after the Governor and leaders have met, the 2 houses must convene in joint session. Further provides that the Governor, President of the Senate, Senate Minority Leader, Speaker of the House, and House Minority Leader must attend the joint session, each must brief the members of the General Assembly concerning the discussion at their meeting on that day, and each must take questions from the members of the General Assembly concerning all relevant legislative matters then pending, whether within the specific purpose of the special session or not, for as long as any member has a question. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  7/10/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul
  7/10/2007SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
  7/10/2007SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
  7/10/2007SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
  7/10/2007SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
  7/10/2007SenateCo-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
  7/10/2007SenateCo-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
  7/10/2007SenateFirst Reading
  7/10/2007SenateReferred to Rules
  7/10/2007SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die

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