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90_SR0024
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Rules of the
4 Senate of the State of Illinois are amended by changing Rule
5 3-8 as follows:
6 (Senate Rule 3-8)
7 3-8. Referrals to Committees. (a) All Senate Bills and
8 House Bills shall, after having been initially read by the
9 Secretary, be automatically referred to the Rules Committee,
10 which may thereafter refer any such bill before it to a
11 standing committee. The Rules Committee may refer any
12 resolution before it to a standing committee. No bill or
13 resolution may be referred to a standing committee except
14 pursuant to this rule or Rule 7-17. A standing committee may
15 refer a matter pending in that committee to a subcommittee of
16 that committee.
17 (b) All floor amendments, joint action motions for final
18 action and conference committee reports shall, upon filing
19 with the Secretary, be automatically referred to the Rules
20 Committee. No such amendment, joint action motion or
21 conference committee report may be considered by the Senate
22 unless approved for such consideration by the Rules
23 Committee. The Rules Committee may approve any floor
24 amendment, joint action motion for final action or conference
25 committee report that: (i) consists of language that has
26 previously been favorably reported to the Senate by a
27 committee; (ii) consists of technical or clarifying language
28 that is non-substantive in nature; or (iii) consists of
29 language deemed by the Rules Committee to be of an emergency
30 nature or to be of substantial importance to the operation of
31 government or in the best interests of Illinois. The Rules
32 Committee may refer any floor amendment, joint action motion
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1 for final action or conference committee report to a standing
2 committee for its review and consideration (in such
3 instances, and notwithstanding any other provision of these
4 Senate Rules, the standing committee may hold a hearing on
5 and consider a joint action motion for final action or a
6 conference committee report such legislative measures
7 pursuant to one-hour advance notice or a floor amendment
8 pursuant to a 6-day advance notice). Any floor amendment,
9 joint action motion for final action or conference committee
10 report that is not approved by the Rules Committee is out of
11 order.
12 (c) The Rules Committee may at any time re-refer a
13 legislative measure from a committee to a Committee of the
14 Whole or to any other committee.
15 (d) This rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths
16 of the members elected.
17 (Source: SR 2, 90th G.A.)