Full Text of HR1583 94th General Assembly
HR1583 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Robert A. Uhe, a gifted attorney whose | 3 |
| contribution to the Illinois House of Representatives will be | 4 |
| greatly missed by the members of this body, has made the | 5 |
| decision to resign his position as Chief Legal Counsel to the | 6 |
| Speaker and Parliamentarian of the Illinois House of | 7 |
| Representatives; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Uhe is a 1990 graduate of the University of | 9 |
| Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a 1993 graduate of the Loyola | 10 |
| University of Chicago School of Law; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Uhe joined the legal staff of the Office of | 12 |
| the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1998, | 13 |
| and was quickly promoted to Chief Legal Counsel for Speaker | 14 |
| Michael J. Madigan; and
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| WHEREAS, As Parliamentarian of the Illinois House of | 16 |
| Representatives, he ruled on countless parliamentary procedure | 17 |
| inquiries and drafted the rules of parliamentary procedure for | 18 |
| five General Assemblies; and
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| WHEREAS, As the ethics officer for the House Democratic | 20 |
| Caucus, he developed ethics rules that have guided and assisted | 21 |
| members and employees; and
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| WHEREAS, He has mentored dozens of lawyers serving on the | 23 |
| Technical Review staff and earned their respect and affection | 24 |
| as a brilliant and dedicated lawyer; and | 25 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Uhe has substantially contributed to the | 26 |
| development of legislation on such important issues as | 27 |
| redistricting, ethics reform, electric utility regulation, | 28 |
| telecommunications regulation, and medical malpractice | 29 |
| insurance reform; and |
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| WHEREAS, His commitment to the House of Representatives has | 2 |
| helped shape legislative policies that will have a lasting | 3 |
| beneficial effect on the citizens of Illinois; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Uhe is respected by both sides of the aisle in | 5 |
| the Statehouse and is considered a leading authority on legal | 6 |
| questions dealing with the legislative process; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, His wise counsel and advise was a great influence | 8 |
| on members of the General Assembly and staff; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Uhe, his wife, Gretchen, and their children, | 10 |
| Ingrid, Liesel, and Roger, look forward to spending more time | 11 |
| together as Mr. Uhe embarks on a career in the private sector; | 12 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 |
| we commend Mr. Robert A. Uhe, Chief Legal Counsel to the Office | 16 |
| of the Speaker and Parliamentarian of the Illinois House of | 17 |
| Representatives, for his years of dedication and service to the | 18 |
| Illinois House of Representatives; that his advice and guidance | 19 |
| will be missed; that we wish him success and happiness in every | 20 |
| future endeavor; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to | 22 |
| Mr. Robert A. Uhe.
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