Full Text of HR1253 96th General Assembly
HR1253 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 |
| Rules of the House of Representatives of the Ninety-Sixth | 5 |
| General Assembly are amended by changing House Rule 6 as | 6 |
| follows:
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| (House Rule 6)
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| 6. Clerk of the House.
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| (a) The House shall elect a Clerk, who may adopt
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| appropriate policies or procedures for the conduct of his or
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| her office. The Speaker is the final arbiter of any
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| arising in connection with the operation of the
Office of the | 13 |
| Clerk.
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| (b) The duties of the Clerk include the following:
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| (1) To have custody of all bills, papers, and records | 16 |
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the House, which shall not be taken out of the
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| custody except in the regular course of
business in the | 18 |
| House.
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| (2) To endorse on every original bill and each copy its
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| number, the names of sponsors, the date of introduction,
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| and the several orders taken on it. When reproduced,
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| names of the sponsors shall appear on the front
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| bill in the same order they appeared
when introduced.
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| (3) To cause each bill and resolution to be reproduced |
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| and placed on the desks of the
members as soon as it is | 2 |
| reproduced, as provided in Rule 16 and Rule 39.
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| (4) To keep the Journal of the proceedings of the House
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| and, under the direction of the Speaker, correct
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| the Journal.
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| (5) To keep the transcripts of the debates of the House
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| and make them available to the public under
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| conditions.
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| (6) To keep the necessary records for the House and its
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| committees; and to prepare the House Calendar for
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| legislative day, except perfunctory session days.
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| (7) To examine all House Bills and Constitutional
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| Amendment Resolutions following Second Reading and
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| final passage for the purpose of
correcting any | 15 |
| non-substantive errors, and
to report the same back to the | 16 |
| Speaker promptly; to
supervise the enrolling and | 17 |
| engrossing of bills and
resolutions, subject to the | 18 |
| direction of the
Speaker; and to attest to the passage or | 19 |
| adoption of
legislative measures, and to note thereon the | 20 |
| date
of final House action. Any corrections made by the
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| Clerk and approved by the Speaker shall be entered
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| Journal.
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| (8) To transmit bills, other documents, and
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| the Senate and secure a receipt
therefor, and to receive | 25 |
| from the Senate bills,
other documents, and messages and | 26 |
| give receipt therefor.
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| (9) To file with the Secretary of State debate
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| transcripts and House documents as required by
law.
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| (10) To attend every session of the House; record the
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| roll; and read all bills, resolutions, and other
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| directed by the Speaker. Bills
shall be read by title only.
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| (11) To supervise the Assistant Clerk, the Doorkeeper, | 7 |
| pages,
messengers, committee clerks, and other employees
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| of his or her office.
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| (12) To establish the format for all documents, forms, | 10 |
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committee records and tapes prepared by committee
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| clerks.
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| (13) Subject to approval by the Speaker, to establish | 13 |
| standards of decorum
and other standards regarding written | 14 |
| statements filed under Rule 53.
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| (14) To serve as the Speaker's authorized designee for | 16 |
| purposes of the Freedom of Information Act. The Clerk shall | 17 |
| provide copies of all requests for information under the | 18 |
| Freedom of Information Act to the member subject to the | 19 |
| request, as well as any responses, notifications, or public | 20 |
| records included with responses and notifications. | 21 |
| (14.5) At the request of any member, to place a table | 22 |
| in the House chamber, located near the front of the lower | 23 |
| podium, for the display of personal items, such as awards, | 24 |
| commendations, and pictures, related to a member of the | 25 |
| armed services, law enforcement officer, firefighter, or | 26 |
| other first responder who is being honored with a |
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| resolution for his or her service and loss of life while | 2 |
| serving the nation or community in an official capacity. | 3 |
| The table shall remain in that location until the | 4 |
| conclusion of the legislative day.
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| (15) To perform other duties assigned by the Speaker.
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| (c) The Clerk and those under the supervision of the Clerk, | 7 |
| including the Assistant Clerk, committee clerks, and other | 8 |
| employees, may accept a bill, amendment, conference committee | 9 |
| report, amendatory veto acceptance motion, or resolution for | 10 |
| filing only if (i) it is a document entered into the General | 11 |
| Assembly's computer system, at the direction of or with the | 12 |
| approval of a member, by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the | 13 |
| House or the Senate Democratic staff, the House or the Senate | 14 |
| Republican staff, or House or Senate Enrolling and Engrossing | 15 |
| or, with respect to appropriation documents only, entered into | 16 |
| the General Assembly's computer system by the Governor's Office | 17 |
| of Management and Budget, (ii) it bears a bar coded document | 18 |
| number of the drafting entity that is compatible with the | 19 |
| computer system used by the House, and (iii) the bar coded | 20 |
| document number does not duplicate one on another document that | 21 |
| has already been filed in the House or the Senate.
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| (Source: H.R. 45, 96th G.A.)
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