Full Text of HR0717 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | the Rules of the House of Representatives of the 102nd General | 5 | | Assembly are amended by changing Rules 26, 30, and 51.5 as | 6 | | follows:
| 7 | | (House Rule 26)
| 8 | | 26. Rights of the Public.
| 9 | | (a) If a legislative measure or subject matter has been | 10 | | properly set for
hearing and witnesses are present and wish to | 11 | | testify, the
committee shall hear the witnesses at the | 12 | | scheduled time and
place, subject to Rule 10(c).
| 13 | | (b) Any person wishing to offer testimony to a committee
| 14 | | hearing of a legislative measure or subject matter shall be | 15 | | given a reasonable
opportunity to do so, orally or in writing. | 16 | | The Chairperson
may set time limits for presentation of oral | 17 | | testimony. No
testimony in writing is required of any witness, | 18 | | but any
witness may submit a statement in writing for the | 19 | | committee
record. All persons offering testimony shall | 20 | | complete and submit a
"Record of Committee Witness" form on | 21 | | the General Assembly website before testifying.
In the case of | 22 | | standing or special committees with Co-Chairpersons from | 23 | | different political
parties, the "Chairperson" means the | 24 | | Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
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| 1 | | (c) A motion to foreclose further oral testimony by
| 2 | | witnesses on a matter before a committee may be
adopted only by | 3 | | a three-fifths majority of those voting on
the motion. No such | 4 | | motion is in order until both
proponents and opponents | 5 | | requesting to be heard have been
given a fair and substantial | 6 | | opportunity to express their
positions. No one shall be | 7 | | prohibited from filing for the
record "Record of Committee | 8 | | Witness" forms or written
statements while the matter is | 9 | | before the committee.
| 10 | | (d) Meetings of committees and subcommittees shall be
open | 11 | | to the public. Committee meetings of the House may be
closed to | 12 | | the public if two-thirds of the members elected to
the House | 13 | | determine, by a record vote, that the public interest so | 14 | | requires. | 15 | | (d-5) For meetings of committees during a disaster | 16 | | proclaimed by the Governor due to the COVID-19 virus, the | 17 | | Speaker, after consultation with the Minority Leader, may | 18 | | limit access to the room in which the committee is held shall | 19 | | be limited to members and officers of the General Assembly, | 20 | | majority and minority staff, and no more than 5 members of the | 21 | | public who are representatives of the press, except as | 22 | | otherwise authorized by the Speaker. If access is so limited, | 23 | | the The Speaker may shall designate one or more locations | 24 | | outside of the committee room for the public to safely watch or | 25 | | and listen to the proceedings of the committee House and its | 26 | | committees via a live audio/video broadcast. Access to such |
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| 1 | | locations may be limited as necessary to maintain safety, | 2 | | including, but not limited to, requiring that persons at such | 3 | | locations follow one or more of the decorum protocols | 4 | | requirements of Rule 51.5(a). Notwithstanding any other | 5 | | provision of these Rules, testimony at a committee hearing | 6 | | during a disaster proclaimed by the Governor due to COVID-19 | 7 | | virus may be limited to written testimony at the discretion of | 8 | | the Chairperson. This subsection shall only apply to meetings | 9 | | in which members are physically present and may not be | 10 | | suspended.
| 11 | | (e) This Rule cannot be suspended retroactively.
| 12 | | (Source: H.R. 72, 102nd G.A.)
| 13 | | (House Rule 30)
| 14 | | 30. Access to the House Floor and Chamber.
| 15 | | (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, only the
| 16 | | following persons shall be admitted to the House while it is
in | 17 | | session: members and officers of the General Assembly;
elected | 18 | | officers of the executive branch; justices of the
Supreme | 19 | | Court; the designated aide to an executive or judicial branch | 20 | | constitutional officer, except as
limited by the Speaker; the | 21 | | parliamentarian;
majority staff members and minority staff | 22 | | members, except as
limited by the Speaker or Presiding | 23 | | Officer; former members, except as
limited by the Speaker or | 24 | | prohibited under subsection (d);
and employees of the | 25 | | Legislative Reference Bureau, except as
limited by the |
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| 1 | | Speaker. Representatives of the press, while
the House is in | 2 | | session, may have access to the galleries and
places allotted | 3 | | to them by the Speaker or his or her designee. No person is
| 4 | | entitled to the floor unless appropriately attired. Only
| 5 | | members of the General Assembly may use telephones at the
| 6 | | members' desks. Smoking is prohibited on the floor of the | 7 | | House and
in the House galleries. | 8 | | (a-5) On any day in which the House is in session during a | 9 | | disaster proclaimed by the Governor due to the COVID-19 virus, | 10 | | the Speaker, after consultation with the Minority Leader, may | 11 | | limit access to the House Chamber and adjoining hallways and | 12 | | passages shall be limited to members and officers of the | 13 | | General Assembly, majority and minority staff as authorized by | 14 | | the Speaker or Presiding Officer, and no more than 5 members of | 15 | | the public who are representatives of the press, except as | 16 | | otherwise authorized by the Speaker. If access is so limited, | 17 | | the Representatives of the press shall be limited to the | 18 | | gallery space allotted to them by the Speaker or the Speaker's | 19 | | designee. The Speaker may shall designate one or more | 20 | | locations outside of the House Chamber for the public to | 21 | | safely watch and listen to the proceedings of the House and its | 22 | | committees via a live audio/video broadcast. Access to such | 23 | | locations may be limited as necessary to maintain safety, | 24 | | including, but not limited to, requiring that persons at such | 25 | | locations follow the decorum protocols requirements of Rule | 26 | | 51.5(a). This subsection may not be suspended.
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| 1 | | (b) On days during which the House is in session,
the | 2 | | Doorkeeper shall clear the floor of all persons not
entitled | 3 | | to access to the floor 15 minutes before the
convening time, | 4 | | and the Doorkeeper shall enforce all other
provisions of this | 5 | | Rule.
| 6 | | (c) The Speaker may authorize the admission to the floor | 7 | | of any other
person, except as prohibited under subsection | 8 | | (d).
| 9 | | (d) No person who is directly or indirectly interested
in | 10 | | defeating or promoting any pending legislative measure, if
| 11 | | required to be registered as a lobbyist or compensated by an | 12 | | entity required to register as a lobbyist, shall be allowed
| 13 | | access to the floor of the House at any time during the
| 14 | | session. The Speaker, or his or her designee, shall have the | 15 | | authority to determine whether a person may be granted or | 16 | | denied access in accordance with this subsection.
| 17 | | (e) When he or she deems it necessary for the
preservation | 18 | | of order, the Presiding Officer may by order
remove any person | 19 | | from the floor of the House. A
Representative may be removed | 20 | | from the floor only under
Rule 51.5 or Article XI or XII of | 21 | | these Rules.
| 22 | | (Source: H.R. 72, 102nd G.A.)
| 23 | | (House Rule 51.5)
| 24 | | 51.5. Decorum during the COVID-19 Disaster.
| 25 | | (a) On any day in which the House is in session during a |
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| 1 | | disaster proclaimed by the Governor due to the COVID-19 virus, | 2 | | the Speaker, after consultation with the Minority Leader, may | 3 | | require all members and officers of the General Assembly, | 4 | | majority and minority staff, and other persons when entitled | 5 | | to the House floor, galleries, and adjoining hallways and | 6 | | passages to do one or more of the following shall : | 7 | | (1) to the extent medically able and except as | 8 | | reasonably necessary for eating or drinking, wear a | 9 | | face-covering that covers the nose and mouth; | 10 | | (2) to the extent possible, maintain social distancing | 11 | | of at least six feet from any other person except as | 12 | | permitted by the other person; or and | 13 | | (3) submit to and pass have submitted to and passed a | 14 | | temperature check prior to entry. | 15 | | (b) In a committee hearing at which members are physically | 16 | | present during a disaster proclaimed by the Governor due to | 17 | | the COVID-19 virus, the Speaker, after consultation with the | 18 | | Minority Leader, may require all members and officers of the | 19 | | General Assembly, staff, witnesses, and members of the public | 20 | | in the room in which the committee is held to shall follow one | 21 | | or more of the decorum protocols the requirements of | 22 | | subsection (a) of this Rule. | 23 | | (c) A violation of the protocols required under this Rule | 24 | | shall be considered a breach of decorum and disorderly | 25 | | behavior. The Presiding Officer may by order remove any | 26 | | person, other than a Representative, from the House floor, |
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| 1 | | galleries, and adjoining hallways and passages for violation | 2 | | of this Rule. Notwithstanding any other provision of these | 3 | | Rules, including Rule 30(e) and Articles XI and XII, a | 4 | | Representative in violation of this Rule may be disciplined | 5 | | and subject to reprimand, censure, removal from the House | 6 | | chamber, or other disciplinary measure, except expulsion and | 7 | | imprisonment, upon a motion approved by a majority of those | 8 | | elected. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to | 9 | | limit discipline pursuant to Article XI or XII of these Rules. | 10 | | (d) This Rule may not be suspended. | 11 | | (Source: H.R. 72, 102nd G.A.)
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