Bill Text: IL HR0015 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Adopts the House Rules for the 104th General Assembly.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2025-01-09 - Resolution Adopted 077-036-000 [HR0015 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HR0015-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
the following (which are the same as the Rules of the House of
Representatives of the One Hundred Third General Assembly
except as indicated by striking and underscoring) are adopted
as the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred
Fourth General Assembly:
ARTICLE I
ORGANIZATION
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 1)
1. Election of the Speaker.
(a) At the first meeting of the House of each General
Assembly, the Secretary of State shall convene the House at
12:00 noon, designate a Temporary Clerk of the House, and
preside during the nomination and election of the Speaker. As
the first item of business each day before the election of the
Speaker, the Secretary of State shall order the Temporary
Clerk to call the roll of the members to establish the presence
of a quorum as required by the Constitution. If a majority of
those elected are not present, the House shall stand adjourned

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until the next calendar day, excepting weekends, at the hour
prescribed in Rule 29. If a quorum of members elected is
present, the Secretary of State shall then call for
nominations of members for the Office of Speaker. All
nominations require a second. When nominating a member for the
Office of Speaker, one member shall make a nomination, and no
more than two members may second the nomination. When the
nominations are completed, the Secretary of State shall direct
the Temporary Clerk to call the roll of the members to elect
the Speaker.
(b) The election of the Speaker requires the affirmative
vote of a majority of those elected. Debate is not in order
following nominations and preceding or during the vote.
(c) No legislative measure may be considered and no
committees may be appointed or meet before the election of the
Speaker.
(d) When a vacancy in the Office of Speaker occurs, the
foregoing procedure shall be employed to elect a new Speaker;
when the Secretary of State is of a political party other than
that of the majority caucus, however, the Majority Leader
shall preside during the nomination and election of the
successor Speaker. No legislative measures, other than for the
nomination and election of a successor Speaker, may be
considered by the House during a vacancy in the Office of
Speaker.
(e) No member may be elected as Speaker for more than five

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General Assemblies, including any term in which the member was
elected to fill a vacancy in the office; provided that such
service before the commencement of the 102nd General Assembly
shall not be considered in the calculation of the member's
service.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 2)
2. Election of the Minority Leader.
(a) The House shall elect a Minority Leader in a manner
consistent with the laws of Illinois. The member nominated for
Speaker who received the second highest number of votes shall
be elected Minority Leader, provided the member is affiliated
with the numerically strongest political party other than the
party to which the Speaker belongs and is not otherwise
prohibited under subsection (c) of this Section. If the member
is prohibited from being elected as Minority Leader under
subsection (c), the Office of Minority Leader shall be
considered vacant.
(b) When a vacancy in the Office of Minority Leader
occurs, the Speaker shall preside during the nomination and
election of the successor Minority Leader.
(c) No member may be elected as Minority Leader for more
than five General Assemblies, including any term in which the
member was elected to fill a vacancy in the such office;
provided that such service before the commencement of the

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102nd General Assembly shall not be considered in the
calculation of the member's service.
(d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 3)
3. Majority and Minority Leadership.
(a) The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall appoint from
within their respective caucuses the members of the Majority
and Minority Leaderships as allowed by law.
(b) Appointments are effective upon being filed with the
Clerk and remain effective at the pleasure of the Speaker and
Minority Leader, respectively, or until a vacancy occurs by
reason of resignation or because a leader has ceased to be a
Representative. Successor leaders shall be appointed in the
same manner as their predecessors. Leaders have those powers
delegated to them by the Speaker or Minority Leader, as the
case may be.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 4)
4. The Speaker.
(a) The Speaker has those powers conferred upon him or her
by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any motions or
resolutions adopted by the House or jointly by the House and

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Senate.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Speaker is
the chief administrative officer of the House and has those
powers necessary to carry out those functions. The Speaker may
delegate administrative duties as he or she deems appropriate.
(c) The duties of the Speaker include the following:
(1) To preside at all sessions of the House.
(2) To open the session at the time at which the House
is to meet by taking the chair and calling the members to
order.
(3) To announce the business before the House in the
order upon which it is to be acted.
(4) To recognize those members entitled to the floor.
(5) To state and put to a vote all questions that are
regularly moved or that necessarily arise in the course of
the proceedings, and to announce the result of the vote.
(6) To preserve order and decorum.
(7) To decide all points of order, subject to appeal,
and to speak on these points in preference to other
members.
(8) To inform the House when necessary, or when any
question is raised, on any point of order or practice
pertinent to the pending business.
(9) To sign or authenticate all acts, proceedings, or
orders of the House. All writs, warrants, and subpoenas
issued by order of the House, or any of its committees,

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shall be signed by the Speaker and attested by the Clerk.
(10) To sign all bills passed by both chambers of the
General Assembly to certify that the procedural
requirements for passage have been met.
(11) To have general supervision of the House Chamber,
House galleries, House committee rooms and chapel, and
adjoining and connecting hallways and passages, including
the duty to protect their security and safety and the
power to clear them when necessary. The House Chamber
shall not be used without permission of the Speaker.
(12) To have general supervision of the Clerk and his
or her assistants, the Doorkeeper and his or her
assistants, the majority caucus staff, the
parliamentarians, and all employees of the House except
the minority caucus staff.
(13) To determine the number of majority caucus
members and minority caucus members to be appointed to all
committees, except as otherwise provided by these Rules.
(14) To appoint all Chairpersons, Co-Chairpersons, and
Vice-Chairpersons of committees (from either the majority
or minority caucus), and to appoint all majority caucus
members of committees.
(15) To enforce all constitutional provisions,
statutes, rules, and regulations applicable to the House.
(16) To guide and direct the proceedings of the House
subject to the control and will of the members.

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(17) To direct the Clerk to correct non-substantive
errors in the Journal.
(18) To assign meeting places and meeting times to
committees.
(19) To perform any other duties assigned to the
Speaker by these House Rules or jointly by the House and
Senate.
(20) To decide, subject to Rule 43, all questions
relating to the priority of business.
(21) To issue, in cooperation with the Comptroller and
after clearance with the United States Internal Revenue
Service, written regulations covering administration of
contingent expense allowances of members of the House.
(22) To appoint one or more parliamentarians to serve
at the pleasure of the Speaker.
(c-5) The Speaker may call on any member, or the Clerk in
the case of perfunctory session, to open and preside at any
session as Presiding Officer. A Presiding Officer shall
perform the duties of the Speaker necessary and related to the
conduct of session.
(d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 5)
5. Powers and Duties of the Minority Leader.

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(a) The Minority Leader has those powers conferred upon
him or her by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any
motions or resolutions adopted by the House or jointly by the
House and Senate.
(b) The Minority Leader shall appoint to all committees
the members from the minority caucus and shall designate a
Minority Spokesperson for each committee, except that the
Speaker may appoint a minority caucus member to be Chairperson
or Co-Chairperson of a standing committee or a special
committee.
(c) The Minority Leader has general supervision of the
minority caucus staff.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 6)
6. Clerk of the House.
(a) The House shall elect a Clerk, who may adopt
appropriate policies or procedures for the conduct of his or
her office. The Speaker is the final arbiter of any dispute
arising in connection with the operation of the Office of the
Clerk.
(b) The duties of the Clerk include the following:
(1) To have custody of all bills, papers, and records
of the House, which shall not be taken out of the Clerk's
custody except in the regular course of business in the
House.

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(2) To endorse on every original bill and each copy
its number, the names of sponsors, the date of
introduction, and the several orders taken on it. When
reproduced, the names of the sponsors shall appear on the
front page of the bill in the same order they appeared when
introduced.
(3) To cause each measure subject to such a
requirement to be reproduced and placed on the desks of
the members as soon as it is reproduced, as provided in
Rule 39.
(4) To keep the Journal of the proceedings of the
House and, under the direction of the Speaker, correct
errors in the Journal.
(5) To keep the transcripts of the debates of the
House and make them available to the public under
reasonable conditions.
(6) To keep the necessary records for the House and
its committees and task forces; and to prepare the House
Calendar for each legislative day, except perfunctory
session days.
(7) To examine all House Bills and Constitutional
Amendment Resolutions following Second Reading and before
final passage for the purpose of correcting any
non-substantive errors, and to report the same back to the
Speaker promptly; to supervise the enrolling and
engrossing of bills and resolutions, subject to the

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direction of the Speaker; and to attest to the passage or
adoption of legislative measures, and to note thereon the
date of final House action. Any corrections made by the
Clerk and approved by the Speaker shall be entered on the
Journal.
(8) To transmit bills, other documents, and messages
to the Senate and secure a receipt therefor, and to
receive from the Senate bills, other documents, and
messages and give receipt therefor.
(9) To file with the Secretary of State debate
transcripts and House documents as required by law.
(10) To attend every session of the House; record the
roll; and read all bills, resolutions, and other papers as
directed by the Speaker. Bills shall be read by title
only.
(11) To supervise the Assistant Clerk, the Doorkeeper,
pages, messengers, committee clerks, and other employees
of his or her office.
(12) To establish the format for all documents, forms,
and committee records and audio recordings prepared by
committee clerks.
(13) Subject to approval by the Speaker, to establish
standards of decorum and other standards regarding
statements filed under Rule 53 or Rule 53.5.
(14) To serve as the Speaker's authorized designee for
purposes of the Freedom of Information Act. The Clerk

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shall provide copies of all requests for information under
the Freedom of Information Act to the member or staff
subject to the request, as well as any responses,
notifications, or public records included with responses
and notifications.
(15) To ensure each motion under consideration for a
roll call vote is accurately displayed on the public
viewing board. Accurate and appropriate display of items
shall be determined by the standard practices set forth by
the Speaker within the technological abilities and
limitations of the system.
(16) To review vouchers to be presented to the
Comptroller for payment of expenditures related to the
operations of the House, including vouchers for payment
from members' office allowances under the General Assembly
Compensation Act. The Clerk shall have the authority to
deny any such voucher if the expenditure or payment is not
properly authorized.
(17) To perform other duties assigned by the Speaker.
(c) The Clerk and those under the supervision of the
Clerk, including the Assistant Clerk, committee clerks, and
other employees, may accept a bill, amendment, conference
committee report, amendatory veto acceptance motion, or
resolution for filing only if (i) it is a document entered into
the General Assembly's computer system, at the direction of or
with the approval of a member, by the Legislative Reference

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Bureau, the House or the Senate Democratic staff, the House or
the Senate Republican staff, or House or Senate Enrolling and
Engrossing or, with respect to appropriation documents only,
entered into the General Assembly's computer system by the
Governor's Office of Management and Budget, (ii) it bears a
bar coded document number of the drafting entity that is
compatible with the computer system used by the House, and
(iii) the bar coded document number does not duplicate one on
another document that has already been filed in the House or
the Senate.
(d) Whenever a vacancy in the office of Clerk exists due to
resignation, death, removal, disability, or other inability to
act, the Speaker may appoint an Acting Clerk to perform the
duties of the Clerk until a successor is elected by the House.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 7)
7. Assistant Clerk of the House. The House shall, in a
manner consistent with the laws of Illinois, elect an
Assistant Clerk, who shall perform those duties assigned by
the Clerk. Whenever a vacancy in the office of Assistant Clerk
exists due to resignation, death, removal, disability, or
other inability to act, the Speaker, after consultation with
the Minority Leader, may appoint an Acting Assistant Clerk to
perform the duties of the Assistant Clerk until a successor is
elected by the House. The Acting Assistant Clerk shall not be

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of the same political party as the Clerk.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 8)
8. Doorkeeper.
(a) The House shall elect a Doorkeeper who shall perform
those duties assigned by law, or as ordered by the Speaker,
Presiding Officer, or Clerk.
(b) The duties of the Doorkeeper shall include the
following:
(1) To attend the House during its sessions and
execute the commands of the Speaker or Presiding Officer.
(2) To maintain order among spectators admitted into
the House Chamber, galleries, and adjoining or connecting
hallways and passages.
(3) To take proper measures to prevent interruption of
the House.
(4) To remove unruly persons from the House Chamber,
galleries, and adjoining and connecting hallways and
passages.
(5) To ensure that only authorized persons have access
to the House Chamber, galleries, and adjoining hallways
and passages, subject to the direction of the Speaker.
(6) To supervise any Assistant Doorkeepers.
(7) To perform other duties assigned by the Speaker.
(c) Whenever a vacancy in the office of Doorkeeper exists

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due to resignation, death, removal, disability, or other
inability to act, the Speaker may appoint an Acting Doorkeeper
to perform the duties of the Doorkeeper until a successor is
elected by the House.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 9)
9. Schedule.
(a) The Speaker shall periodically establish a schedule of
days on which the House shall convene in regular, perfunctory,
and veto session, with that schedule subject to revision at
the discretion of the Speaker.
(b) The Speaker may schedule or reschedule deadlines at
his or her discretion for any action on any category of
legislative measure as the Speaker deems appropriate,
including deadlines for the following legislative actions:
(1) Final day to request bills from the Legislative
Reference Bureau.
(2) Final day for introduction of bills.
(3) Final day for standing committees of the House to
report House bills, except House appropriation bills.
(4) Final day for standing committees of the House to
report House appropriation bills.
(5) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House
bills, except House appropriation bills.
(6) Final day for Third Reading and passage of House

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appropriation bills.
(7) Final day for standing committees of the House to
report Senate appropriation bills.
(8) Final day for standing committees of the House to
report Senate bills, except appropriation bills.
(9) Final day for special committees to report to the
House.
(10) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
appropriation bills.
(11) Final day for Third Reading and passage of Senate
bills, except appropriation bills.
(12) Final day for consideration of joint action
motions and conference committee reports.
(c) The Speaker may schedule or reschedule any necessary
deadlines for legislative action during any special session of
the House.
(d) The foregoing deadlines, or any revisions to those
deadlines, are effective upon being filed by the Speaker with
the Clerk. The Clerk shall journalize those deadlines.
(e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
ARTICLE II
COMMITTEES
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)

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(House Rule 10)
10. Committees.
(a) The committees of the House are: (i) the standing
committees listed in Rule 11; (ii) the special committees
created under Rule 13; (iii) any subcommittees created under
these Rules; (iv) the Rules Committee created under Rule 15;
(v) any committees created under Article X or Article XII; and
(vi) any Committee of the Whole. Committees of the Whole shall
consist of all Representatives.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Rule and subject
to Rules 12 and 13, all committees shall have a Chairperson and
Minority Spokesperson, who may be of the same political party.
A Minority Spokesperson may not be appointed until after a
Chairperson has been appointed. Standing committees that have
Co-Chairpersons from different political parties shall not
have a Minority Spokesperson. Special committees that have
Co-Chairpersons from different political parties shall not
have a Minority Spokesperson. No member may be appointed to
serve as a Chairperson, Minority Spokesperson, or
Co-Chairperson of any committee unless the member is serving
in at least his or her third term as a member of the General
Assembly, including any terms in which the member was
appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of Representative or
Senator. Each committee may have a Vice-Chairperson appointed
by the Speaker. The number of majority caucus members and

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minority caucus members of all committees, except the Rules
Committee created under Rule 15 and as otherwise provided by
these Rules, shall be determined by the Speaker. The Speaker
shall file a notice with the Clerk setting forth the number of
majority caucus and minority caucus members of each committee,
which shall be journalized. A member may be temporarily
replaced on a committee if the member is otherwise
unavailable. The appointment of a member as a temporary
replacement shall remain in effect until (i) the permanent
member who was replaced is in attendance at the hearing and has
been added to the committee roll, (ii) the appointing
authority withdraws the temporary replacement appointment or
appoints a different member to serve as the temporary
replacement, or (iii) the hearing is adjourned or the
authority has expired for a re-convened hearing following a
recess of the committee, whichever occurs first. All leaders
are non-voting ex-officio members of each standing committee
and each special committee, except that the leaders may also
be appointed to standing committees or special committees as
voting members. The Speaker may also appoint any member of the
majority caucus, and the Minority Leader may appoint any
member of the minority caucus, as a non-voting member of any
standing committee or special committee.
(c) The Chairperson of a committee has the authority to
call the committee to order, designate which legislative
measures and subject matters posted for hearing shall be taken

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up and in what order, order a record vote to be taken on each
legislative measure called for a vote, preserve order and
decorum during committee meetings, establish procedural rules
(subject to approval by the Speaker) governing the
presentation and consideration of legislative measures and
subject matters, and generally supervise the affairs of the
committee. Any such procedural rules must be filed with the
Clerk and copies provided to all members of the committee. The
Vice-Chairperson of a committee or other member of the
committee from the majority caucus may preside over its
meetings in the absence or at the direction of the
Chairperson. In the case of standing or special committees
with Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
"Chairperson" for purposes of this Rule is the Co-Chairperson
from the majority caucus.
(d) A vacancy on a committee, or in the position of
Chairperson, Co-Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or Minority
Spokesperson on a committee, exists when a member resigns from
the position, ceases to be a Representative, or changes
political party affiliation. Resignations and notices of a
change in political party affiliation shall be made in writing
to the Clerk, who shall promptly notify the Speaker and
Minority Leader. Replacement members shall be of the same
political party as that of the member who resigns, and shall be
appointed in the same manner as the original appointment,
except that in the case of a vacancy in the position of

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Chairperson or Co-Chairperson, the replacement member need not
be from the same political party. The Speaker or Minority
Leader may appoint a temporary replacement to fill a vacancy
until such time as a permanent member has been appointed. In
the case of vacancies on subcommittees, the parent committee
shall fill the vacancy in the same manner as the original
appointment.
(e) The Chairperson of a committee has the authority to
call meetings of that committee, subject to the approval of
the Speaker. In the case of standing or special committees
with Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus has the authority to
call meetings of the special committee, subject to the
approval of the Speaker. Except as otherwise provided by these
Rules, committee meetings shall be convened in accordance with
Rule 21.
(f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 11)
11. Standing Committees. The Standing Committees of the
House are as follows:
ADOPTION & CHILD WELFARE
AGRICULTURE & CONSERVATION
APPROPRIATIONS-ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION

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APPROPRIATIONS-GENERAL SERVICES
APPROPRIATIONS-HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
APPROPRIATIONS-HIGHER EDUCATION
APPROPRIATIONS-PENSIONS AND PERSONNEL
APPROPRIATIONS-PUBLIC SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
CHILD CARE ACCESSIBILITY & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
CITIES & VILLAGES
CONSUMER PROTECTION
COUNTIES & TOWNSHIPS
CYBERSECURITY, DATA ANALYTICS, & IT (INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY)
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY & EQUITY
ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION: ADMINISTRATION,
LICENSING, & CHARTER SCHOOLS
ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION: SCHOOL CURRICULUM &
POLICIES
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
ETHICS & ELECTIONS
EXECUTIVE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND LICENSING
GAMING
HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY & ACCESSIBILITY
HEALTH CARE LICENSES
HIGHER EDUCATION
HOUSING
HUMAN SERVICES

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IMMIGRATION & HUMAN RIGHTS
INSURANCE
JUDICIARY - CIVIL
JUDICIARY - CRIMINAL
LABOR & COMMERCE
MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION
PERSONNEL & PENSIONS
POLICE & FIRE
PRESCRIPTION DRUG AFFORDABILITY & ACCESSIBILITY
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
REVENUE & FINANCE
STATE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
TRANSPORTATION: REGULATION, ROADS & BRIDGES
TRANSPORTATION: VEHICLES & SAFETY
VETERANS' AFFAIRS
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 12)
12. Members and Officers of Standing Committees. Except
for temporary appointments authorized by Rule 10, the members
of each standing committee shall be appointed for the term by
the Speaker and the Minority Leader, unless replaced as a
permanent member by the appointing authority. The Speaker, at
his or her discretion, shall appoint a Chairperson or

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Co-Chairpersons. The Speaker may appoint any member as a
Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of a standing committee, subject
to Rule 10(b). If the Chairperson or Co-Chairperson is a
member of the majority or minority leadership or the
Chairperson or Minority Spokesperson of any other standing
committee or of a special committee, the member shall receive
no additional stipend or compensation for serving as
Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of the standing committee. For
purposes of Section 1 of the General Assembly Compensation Act
(25 ILCS 115/1), one Co-Chairperson of a standing committee
shall be considered "Chairman" and the other shall be
considered "Minority Spokesman" unless both Co-Chairpersons
are members of the majority caucus. The Speaker shall appoint
the remaining standing committee members of the majority
caucus (one of whom the Speaker may designate as
Vice-Chairperson), and the Minority Leader shall appoint the
remaining standing committee members of the minority caucus
(one of whom the Minority Leader may designate as Minority
Spokesperson), except that if the standing committee has
Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the standing
committee shall not have a Minority Spokesperson. In that
case, the Minority Leader shall appoint the minority caucus
members to the standing committee, except the Co-Chairperson
from the minority caucus, who shall be appointed by the
Speaker. Appointments are effective upon the delivery of
appropriate correspondence from the respective leader to the

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Clerk, regardless of whether the House is in session, and
shall remain effective for the duration of the term, subject
to Rule 10(d). The Clerk shall journalize the appointments.
Committees may conduct business when a majority of the total
number of committee members has been appointed.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 13)
13. Special Committees.
(a) Special committees may be created by (i) the Speaker
or (ii) a House resolution approved by a majority of those
elected.
The Speaker may create additional special committees by
filing a notice of the creation of the special committee with
the Clerk. The notice or House resolution creating an
additional special committee shall specify the subject matter
of the special committee and the number of majority and
minority caucus members to be appointed. Any committee created
by a House resolution shall be deemed a special committee,
unless otherwise provided, for purposes of these Rules.
(b) The Speaker shall determine the number of majority and
minority caucus members to be appointed to special committees
in accordance with Rule 10(b). The Speaker, at his or her
discretion, shall appoint a Chairperson or Co-Chairpersons.
The Speaker may appoint any member as a Chairperson or
Co-Chairperson of a special committee, subject to Rule 10(b).

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If the Chairperson or Co-Chairperson is a member of the
majority or minority leadership or the Chairperson or Minority
Spokesperson of a standing committee, the member shall receive
no additional stipend or compensation for serving as
Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of the special committee. For
purposes of Section 1 of the General Assembly Compensation Act
(25 ILCS 115/1), (i) a special committee under these rules is
considered a "select committee" and (ii) one Co-Chairperson of
a special committee shall be considered "Chairman" and the
other shall be considered "Minority Spokesman" unless both
Co-Chairpersons are members of the majority caucus. The
appointed members of special committees shall be designated by
the Speaker and the Minority Leader in a like manner as
provided in Rule 12 with respect to standing committees. If
the special committee has Co-Chairpersons from different
political parties, the special committee shall not have a
Minority Spokesperson. In that case, the Minority Leader shall
appoint the minority caucus members to the special committee,
except the Co-Chairperson from the minority caucus who shall
be appointed by the Speaker. The Speaker may establish a
reporting date during the term for each special committee by
filing a notice of the reporting date with the Clerk. Unless an
earlier date is specified by the notice, special committees
expire at the end of the term.
(c) Special committees are empowered to conduct business
when a majority of the total number of committee members has

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been appointed.
(d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 13.5)
13.5. Task Forces. A task force of the House may be created
by (i) the Speaker, or (ii) a House resolution approved by a
majority of those elected. A notice or resolution creating a
task force shall include the subject matter of the task force
and the number of majority and minority caucus members to be
appointed. House members shall be designated by the Speaker
and the Minority Leader. Except as otherwise provided for in
the notice or House resolution creating the task force, the
Speaker shall designate the Chair and the Minority Leader
shall designate the Minority Spokesperson; however, the task
force shall not have a Minority Spokesperson if the task force
has Co-Chairpersons from different political parties. Except
as otherwise provided for in the notice or House resolution
creating the task force, all actions and recommendations of
the task force must be approved by a majority of those
appointed to the task force. Task forces are empowered to
conduct business when a majority of the total number of
members has been appointed. For purposes of Section 1 of the
General Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), a task
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The Chair or Co-Chairpersons of a task force shall
provide, no later than 48 hours before a proposed hearing, a
notice identifying the date, time, location, and subject
matter of any hearing. The Clerk shall be the custodian of
record for documents, records, and audio recordings for task
force hearings.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 14)
14. Subcommittees.
(a) The Chairperson of a standing committee, a special
committee, or a committee created under Article X may create a
subcommittee by filing a notice with the Clerk. The notice
shall specify the subject matter, the number of majority
caucus and minority caucus members to be appointed to a
subcommittee, and the manner in which appointments shall be
made, and may specify a reporting date during the term. In the
case of standing or special committees with Co-Chairpersons
from different political parties, the creation of
subcommittees and the number of majority caucus and minority
caucus members to be appointed to the subcommittee shall be
determined by the Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
Members of subcommittees and any temporary replacements must
be members of the parent committee. Subcommittees shall not
create subcommittees.
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subcommittees expire at the end of the term.
(b) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 15)
15. Rules Committee.
(a) The Rules Committee is created as a permanent
committee. The Rules Committee shall consist of 5 members, 3
appointed by the Speaker and 2 appointed by the Minority
Leader. The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall not serve as
members of the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee may
conduct business when a majority of the total number of its
members has been appointed.
(b) The majority caucus members of the Rules Committee
shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker, and the minority
caucus members shall serve at the pleasure of the Minority
Leader. Appointments shall be by notice filed with the Clerk,
and shall be effective for the balance of the term or until a
replacement appointment is made, whichever first occurs.
Appointments take effect upon filing with the Clerk,
regardless of whether the House is in session.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules,
the Rules Committee may meet upon reasonable public notice
that includes a statement of the subjects to be considered.
All legislative measures pending before the Rules Committee

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are eligible for consideration at any of its meetings, and all
of those legislative measures are deemed posted for hearing by
the Rules Committee for all of its meetings.
(c-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules,
members of the Rules Committee may, at the discretion of the
Chairperson, participate remotely in its meetings, except
those held on regular, veto, special, or joint session days. A
member participating remotely shall be considered present,
including for purposes of voting in accordance with Rule 49
and determining if a quorum is present. Action taken by a
member of the committee who is participating remotely shall
have the same legal effect as if the member were physically
present when the action is taken. The Speaker may establish
additional procedures for remote participation pursuant to
this subsection and shall designate the technology or software
that must be used. The technology or software must, at a
minimum, be sufficient to (1) verify the identity of a member
who is participating remotely, (2) allow the public, including
representatives of the press, to hear or view each member and
witness who is participating remotely, and (3) allow witnesses
to testify as permitted under Rule 26.
(d) Upon concurrence of a majority of those appointed, the
Rules Committee may advance any legislative measure pending
before it to the House, without referral to another committee;
the Rules Committee, however, shall not so report (i) any
committee amendment, or (ii) any bill that has never been

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favorably reported by or discharged from a standing committee
or a special committee of the House or recommended for action
by a joint committee of the House and Senate. A bill advanced
to the House shall be placed on the Daily Calendar on the order
on which it appeared before it was re-referred to the Rules
Committee. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules,
a floor amendment, joint action motion for final action, or
conference committee report advanced to the House by the Rules
Committee may be considered for adoption no sooner than one
hour after the Clerk announces the report of the Rules
Committee referring such a legislative measure to the House.
(e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 16)
16. Referrals of Resolutions and Reorganization Orders.
(a) All resolutions, except adjournment resolutions and
resolutions considered under subsection (b) or (c) of this
Rule, after being initially read by the Clerk, shall be
automatically referred to the Rules Committee, which may
thereafter refer any resolution before it to the House
pursuant to Rule 15(d) or to a standing committee or special
committee. No resolution, except adjournment resolutions and
resolutions considered under subsection (b), (c), or (d) of
this Rule, may be considered by the House unless (i) referred

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to the House by the Rules Committee, (ii) favorably reported
by a standing committee or special committee, (iii) authorized
under Article XII, or (iv) discharged from committee pursuant
to Rule 18(g) or Rule 58. An adjournment resolution is subject
to Rule 66.
(b) Any member may file a congratulatory or death
resolution for consideration by the House. The Principal
Sponsor of each congratulatory or death resolution shall pay a
reasonable fee, determined by the Clerk with the approval of
the Speaker, to offset the actual cost of producing the
congratulatory or death resolution. The fee may be paid from
the office allowance provided by Section 4 of the General
Assembly Compensation Act, or from any other funds available
to the member. Upon agreement of the Speaker and the Minority
Leader, congratulatory or death resolutions may be immediately
considered and adopted by the House without referral to the
Rules Committee. Those resolutions may be adopted as a group
by a single motion pursuant to a voice vote. A member may
record a vote of "present" or "no" for a particular resolution
by filing a notice with the Clerk to be included in the House
Journal. Congratulatory and death resolutions shall be entered
on the Journal only by number, sponsorship, and subject. The
provisions of this subsection requiring the Principal Sponsor
to pay a reasonable fee may not be suspended.
(c) Death resolutions in memory of former members of the
General Assembly and former constitutional officers, upon

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introduction, may be immediately considered by the House
without referral to the Rules Committee. Those resolutions
shall be entered on the Journal in full.
(d) Executive reorganization orders of the Governor issued
under Article V, Section 11 of the Constitution, upon being
read into the record by the Clerk, are automatically referred
to the Rules Committee for its referral to a standing
committee or a special committee, which may issue a
recommendation to the House with respect to the Executive
Order. The Rules Committee may refer a resolution to
disapprove an Executive Order to the House if a standing
committee or a special committee has reported to the House on
the Executive Order, or if the Executive Order has been
discharged under Rule 58. The House may disapprove of an
Executive Order by resolution adopted by a majority of those
elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 17)
17. Sponsorship by the Rules Committee. The Rules
Committee may consider any legislative measure referred to it
under these Rules, by motion or resolution, or by order of the
Presiding Officer upon initial reading. The Rules Committee
may, with the concurrence of a majority of those appointed,
sponsor motions or resolutions; notwithstanding any other
provision of these Rules, any motion or resolution sponsored

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by the Rules Committee may be immediately considered by the
House without referral to a committee. Any such motion or
resolution shall be assigned standard debate status, subject
to Rule 52.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 18)
18. Referrals to Committees.
(a) All House bills and Senate bills, after being
initially read by the Clerk, are automatically referred to the
Rules Committee.
(b) The Rules Committee may refer any such bill before it
to a standing committee or a special committee. During
even-numbered years, the Rules Committee shall refer to a
standing committee or a special committee only appropriation
bills implementing the budget and bills deemed by the Rules
Committee, by the affirmative vote of a majority of those
appointed, to be of an emergency nature or to be of substantial
importance to the operation of government. This subsection (b)
applies equally to House Bills and Senate Bills introduced
into or received by the House.
(b-5) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Rules Committee
may refer any legislative measure to a joint committee of the
House and Senate created by joint resolution. That joint
committee shall report back to the Rules Committee any
recommendation for action made by that joint committee. The

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Rules Committee may, at any time, however, refer the
legislative measure to a standing or special committee of the
House.
(c) The Chairperson of a standing committee or a special
committee may refer a subject matter or a legislative measure
pending in that committee to a subcommittee of that committee,
regardless of whether the subject matter or legislative
measure has been posted for hearing.
(d) All legislative measures favorably reported by a
standing committee or a special committee, or discharged from
a standing committee or a special committee under Rule 58,
shall be referred to the House and placed on the appropriate
order of business, which shall appear on the Daily Calendar.
(e) All committee amendments, floor amendments, joint
action motions for final action, conference committee reports,
and motions to table committee amendments, upon filing with
the Clerk, are automatically referred to the Rules Committee.
The Rules Committee may refer any committee amendment to the
standing committee or the special committee to which the bill
or resolution it amends has been referred for its review and
consideration. The Rules Committee may refer any floor
amendment, joint action motion for final action, conference
committee report, or motion to table a committee amendment to
the House or to a standing committee or a special committee for
its review and consideration. Any floor amendment, joint
action motion for final action, conference committee report,

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or motion to table a committee amendment that is not referred
to the House by, or discharged from, the Rules Committee is out
of order, except that any floor amendment, joint action motion
for final action, conference committee report, or motion to
table a committee amendment favorably reported by, or
discharged from, a standing committee or a special committee
is deemed referred to the House by the Rules Committee for
purposes of this Rule.
(f) The Rules Committee may at any time refer or re-refer a
legislative measure from a committee to a Committee of the
Whole or to any other committee. If a bill or resolution is
re-referred from a standing or special committee to a
Committee of the Whole or to any other committee pursuant to
this Rule, any committee amendments pending in the standing or
special committee shall be automatically re-referred with the
bill or resolution.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules,
any bill pending before the Rules Committee shall be
immediately discharged and referred to a standing committee,
special committee, or order of the Daily Calendar, as provided
in this Rule, if the Principal Sponsor of the bill files a
motion that is signed by no less than three-fifths of the
members of both the majority and minority caucuses, provided
each member signing the motion is a sponsor of the underlying
bill subject to the motion and the motion specifies the
appropriate standing committee, special committee, or order on

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the Daily Calendar to which the bill shall be referred. Such a
motion shall be filed, in writing, with the Clerk. All other
legislative measures may be discharged from the Rules
Committee only by unanimous consent of the House. A bill or
resolution discharged from the Rules Committee shall be
referred as follows: (i) a bill or resolution that was not
previously referred shall be referred to the standing
committee or special committee designated on the motion,
subject to the notice requirement of Rule 21; (ii) a bill or
resolution re-referred to the Rules Committee from a standing
committee or special committee shall be re-referred to that
committee, subject to the notice requirement of Rule 21; and
(iii) a bill or resolution re-referred to the Rules Committee
from an order of business on the Daily Calendar shall be
re-referred to the same order of business, provided the bill
or resolution shall be carried on the Daily Calendar for at
least one legislative day prior to consideration by the House.
Legislative measures, other than bills or resolutions, that
are discharged from the Rules Committee shall be referred as
follows: (i) an amendment, joint action motion for final
action, or conference committee report shall be referred to
the committee that considered the underlying bill or
resolution and (ii) any other legislative measure shall be
referred to the proper order of business on the Daily
Calendar, provided the legislative measure shall be carried on
the Daily Calendar for at least one legislative day prior to

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consideration by the House. Rulings of the Presiding Officer
related to this subsection (g) may not be appealed. This
subsection may not be suspended.
(h) Except for those provisions that may not be suspended,
this Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote of 71
members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 19)
19. Re-Referrals to the Rules Committee.
(a) All legislative measures that fail to meet the
applicable deadline established under Rule 9 for reporting to
the House by a standing committee or a special committee, for
Third Reading and passage, or for consideration of joint
action motions and conference committee reports are
automatically re-referred to the Rules Committee unless: (i)
the deadline has been suspended or revised by the Speaker,
with re-referral to the Rules Committee to occur if the bill
has not been reported to the House in accordance with a revised
deadline; or (ii) the Rules Committee has issued a written
exception to the Clerk with respect to a particular bill
before the reporting deadline, with re-referral to occur, if
at all, in accordance with the written exception; or (iii) the
deadline has been automatically suspended because the bill has
been passed, but remains subject to further consideration
pursuant to Rule 65.

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(b) All legislative measures pending before the House or
any of its committees are automatically re-referred to the
Rules Committee on the 31st consecutive day that the House has
not convened for session unless: (i) any deadline applicable
to the bill or resolution that has been designated by the
Speaker under Rule 9 exceeds 31 days, with re-referral to
occur, if at all, in accordance with that deadline; (ii) this
Rule is suspended under Rule 67; (iii) the Rules Committee, by
the affirmative vote of a majority of those appointed, issues
a written exception to the Clerk before that 31st day; or (iv)
the bill has been passed but remains subject to further
consideration pursuant to Rule 65.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, when a
bill or resolution is re-referred to the Rules Committee under
this Rule, all pending amendments and motions on the
legislative measure shall also be referred to the Rules
Committee. When the deadline for a legislative measure is
changed under these Rules or an exception is made under this
Rule, for purposes of this Rule, such change or exception
shall also apply to all pending amendments and motions on the
legislative measure.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 20)
20. Reporting by Committees. Committees shall report to
the House, and subcommittees shall report to their parent

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committees unless otherwise provided in these Rules.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 21)
21. Notice.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules or unless
this Rule is suspended or the Rules Committee by majority vote
waives the notice requirement for a subject matter hearing of
any committee, standing committees, special committees,
committees created under Article X of these Rules, and
subcommittees of those committees shall not consider or
conduct a hearing with respect to a subject matter or a
legislative measure absent notice first being given as
follows:
(1) The Chairperson of the committee, or the
Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus of a standing or
special committee, shall, no later than 6 days before any
proposed hearing, post a notice on the House bulletin
board or the General Assembly website identifying each
subject matter and each legislative measure that may be
considered during that hearing. The notice shall contain
the day, hour, and place of the hearing. The scheduled
time for a hearing may be (i) changed to a later hour
without requiring additional notice, or (ii) set to begin
upon adjournment of the House. The location of a hearing
may be changed at any time, provided notice is posted on

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the House bulletin board or the General Assembly website.
Legislative measures and subject matters posted for
hearing as provided in this item (1) may also be
considered at any committee hearing re-convened following
a recess of the committee for which notice was posted, but
only if (i) the House has met or was scheduled to meet in
regular, veto, or special session on each calendar day
from the time of the original committee hearing to the
re-convened committee hearing and (ii) notice is provided
on the House bulletin board or the General Assembly
website.
(2) Standing and special committees, or subcommittees
of those committees, may hold a hearing on and consider
floor amendments, joint action motions for final action,
conference committee reports, and motions to table
committee amendments referred to them upon one-hour
advance notice, provided notice is posted on the House
bulletin board or the General Assembly website. Committee
amendments referred to a standing or special committee, or
subcommittee of those committees, may be considered by the
committee provided the committee amendment was filed no
later than 3:00 p.m. the business day before the meeting
of the committee and notice is posted on the House
bulletin board or the General Assembly website. "Business
day" does not include Saturday, Sunday, or State or
federal holidays unless the House is in session or the

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Clerk's office is otherwise open to the public on that
day.
(3) The Chairperson, or Co-Chairperson from the
majority caucus of a standing or special committee, shall,
in advance of a committee hearing, notify all Principal
Sponsors of legislative measures posted for that hearing
of the date, time, and place of hearing.
(b) Except as authorized under Rule 28, no committee,
other than the Rules Committee, may meet during any session of
the House, and no task force or commission created by Illinois
law that has legislative membership may meet during any
session of the House.
(c) Regardless of whether notice has been previously
given, it is always in order for a committee to table any
legislative measure pending before it when the Principal
Sponsor so requests, subject to Rule 60.
(d) When practical, the Clerk shall include a notice of
all scheduled hearings, except hearings of the Rules
Committee, together with all posted legislative measures and
subject matters, on the Daily Calendar.
(e) A motion to suspend the posting requirements of item
(1) of subsection (a) must be in writing, specifying the
committee and the legislative measures to which the motion
applies, and adopted by the affirmative vote of 60 members
elected. The requirement that the motion be in writing may not
be suspended.

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(f) Subject to subsection (e) and except for those
provisions that may not be suspended, this Rule may be
suspended only by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 22)
22. Committee Procedure.
(a) A committee may consider any legislative measure
referred to it, subject to Rule 21 and except as provided in
subsection (b), and may make with respect to that legislative
measure one of the following reports to the House or to the
parent committee, as appropriate:
(1) that the bill "do pass";
(2) that the bill "do not pass";
(3) that the bill "do pass as amended";
(4) that the bill "do not pass as amended";
(5) that the resolution "be adopted";
(6) that the resolution "be not adopted";
(7) that the resolution "be adopted as amended";
(8) that the resolution "be not adopted as amended";
(9) that the floor amendment, joint action motion,
conference committee report, or motion to table a
committee amendment "be adopted";
(10) that the floor amendment, joint action motion,
conference committee report, or motion to table a
committee amendment "be not adopted";

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(11) that the Executive Order "be disapproved";
(12) that the Executive Order "be not disapproved";
(13) "without recommendation"; or
(14) "tabled".
Any of the foregoing reports may be made only upon the
concurrence of a majority of those appointed. All legislative
measures reported "do pass", "do pass as amended", "be
adopted", or "be adopted as amended" are favorably reported to
the House. Except as otherwise provided by these Rules, any
legislative measure referred or re-referred to a committee and
not reported under this Rule shall remain in that committee.
For the purposes of this subsection (a), a resolution
proposing to amend the Illinois Constitution shall be reported
in the same manner as a bill.
(b) No bill that provides for an appropriation of money
from the State Treasury may be considered for passage by the
House unless it has first been favorably reported by an
Appropriations Committee or:
(1) the bill was discharged from an Appropriations
Committee under Rule 58;
(2) the bill was exempted from this requirement by a
majority of those appointed to the Rules Committee; or
(3) this Rule was suspended under Rule 67.
(c) The Clerk shall keep a record in which there shall be
entered:
(1) The time and place of each meeting of the

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committee.
(2) The attendance of committee members at each
meeting.
(3) The votes cast by the committee members on all
legislative measures acted on by the committee.
(4) The "Record of Committee Witness" forms executed
by each person appearing or registering in each committee
meeting, which shall include identification of the
witness, the person, group, or firm represented by
appearance and the capacity in which the representation is
made (if the person is representing someone other than
himself or herself), his or her position on the
legislation under consideration, and the nature of his or
her desired testimony.
(5) An audio recording of the proceedings.
(6) Documents submitted to the committee by persons
providing testimony or registering in each committee
meeting.
(7) Such additional information as may be requested by
the Clerk.
(d) The committee Chairperson, or the Co-Chairperson from
the majority caucus of a standing or special committee, shall
file with the Clerk, along with every legislative measure
reported upon, a written report containing such information as
required by the Clerk. The Clerk may adopt forms, policies,
and procedures with respect to the preparation, filing, and

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maintenance of the reports.
(e) When a committee fails to report a legislative measure
pending before it to the House, or when a committee fails to
hold a public hearing on a legislative measure pending before
it, the exclusive means to bring that legislative measure
directly before the House for its consideration is as provided
in Rule 18 or Rule 58.
(f) No legislative measure may be called for a vote in a
standing committee or special committee in the absence of the
Principal Sponsor. The committee Chairperson, the committee
Minority Spokesperson, or a chief co-sponsor may present a
bill or resolution in committee with the approval of the
Principal Sponsor when the committee consents. In the case of
standing or special committees with Co-Chairpersons from
different political parties, the "Chairperson" means the
Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus, and the "Minority
Spokesperson" means the Co-Chairperson from the minority
caucus. This subsection may not be suspended.
(g) Motions to favorably report a legislative measure are
renewable, provided that no legislative measure may be voted
on more than twice in any committee on motions to report the
legislative measure favorably, or to reconsider the vote by
which the committee adopted a motion to report the legislative
measure unfavorably. A legislative measure having failed to
receive a favorable recommendation after 2 such record votes
shall be automatically reported with the appropriate

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unfavorable recommendation.
(g-5) A legislative measure, having failed to receive a
favorable recommendation after 2 such record votes of a
subcommittee or having received a recommendation to
unfavorably report, shall be automatically reported to the
House with the appropriate unfavorable recommendation.
(h) Bills and resolutions receiving favorable reports may
be placed upon the Consent Calendar as provided in Rule 42.
(i) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 23)
23. Witnesses, Oaths, and Subpoenas.
(a) At the discretion of the Chairperson, standing
committees may administer oaths and may compel, by subpoena,
any person to appear and give testimony as a witness before the
standing committee and produce papers, documents, and other
materials relating to a legislative measure pending before the
standing committee.
(b) At the discretion of the Chairperson, special
committees may administer oaths and may compel, by subpoena,
any person to appear and give testimony before the special
committee and produce papers, documents, and other materials
relating to the subject matter for which the special committee
was created or relating to a legislative measure pending

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before the special committee.
(c) At the discretion of the Speaker, a Committee of the
Whole may administer oaths and may compel, by subpoena, any
person to appear and give testimony before the Committee of
the Whole and produce papers, documents, and other materials
relating to the subject matter for which the Committee of the
Whole was created or relating to a legislative measure pending
before the committee of the Whole.
(d) Oaths may be administered under this Rule by the
Presiding Officer or by the Chairperson of a committee or any
person sitting in his or her stead.
(e) Subpoenas issued under this Rule must be issued and
signed by the Chairperson of the committee and must comply
with Rule 4(c)(9).
(f) In the case of special committees with Co-Chairpersons
from different political parties, the term "Chairperson" for
purposes of this Rule means the Co-Chairperson from the
majority caucus.
(g) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 24)
24. Committee Reports.
(a) All bills favorably reported to the House from a
committee, or with respect to which a committee has been

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discharged, shall be reported to the House and shall be placed
on the order of Second Reading. Bills reported to the House
from committee "do not pass", "do not pass as amended",
"without recommendation", or "tabled" shall lie on the table.
(b) All floor amendments, joint action motions for final
action, conference committee reports, and motions to table
committee amendments favorably reported from a standing
committee or special committee shall be referred to the House
and eligible for consideration when the House is on an
appropriate order of business. All floor amendments, joint
action motions for final action, conference committee reports,
and motions to table committee amendments that are reported to
the House from committee "be not adopted", "without
recommendation", or "tabled" shall lie on the table.
(c) All resolutions favorably reported to the House from
the Rules Committee, a standing committee, or a special
committee, or with respect to which the committee has been
discharged, shall be referred to the House and placed on the
order of Resolutions. All resolutions that are reported to the
House from committee "be not adopted", "be not adopted as
amended", "without recommendation", or "tabled" shall lie on
the table.
(d) For the purposes subsections (a) and (c) of this Rule,
a resolution proposing to amend the Illinois Constitution
shall be reported to the House or tabled in the same manner as
a bill.

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(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 25)
25. Remote Participation in Committees and Task Forces.
(a) The Speaker may allow members to participate remotely
in subject matter hearings for committees or task forces when
the committee or task force location has sufficient technology
to support remote participation. A member of the committee or
task force participating remotely under this subsection (a)
shall be considered in attendance for recordkeeping purposes
only but shall not be considered present for the purpose of
voting in accordance with Rule 49 or for the purpose of
determining if a quorum is present.
(b) The Speaker may allow members to participate remotely
in hearings for committees or task forces, other than subject
matter hearings, when the hearing is taking place on a day when
the House is not in session and the committee or task force
location has sufficient technology to support remote
participation. A member of the committee or task force
participating remotely under this subsection (b) shall be
considered present and in attendance at the committee or task
force hearing, including for the purpose of voting in
accordance with Rule 49 and for the purpose of determining if a
quorum is present. Action taken by a member of a committee or
task force who is participating remotely under this subsection
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physically present when the action is taken.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, in
the case of pestilence or public danger upon declaration of
the Speaker, members may participate remotely in hearings for
committees and task forces. A member of the committee or task
force participating remotely after such a declaration shall be
considered present and in attendance at the committee hearing,
including for the purpose of voting in accordance with Rule 49
and for the purpose of determining if a quorum is present.
Action taken by a member of a committee who is participating
remotely after such a declaration shall have the same legal
effect as if the member were physically present when the
action is taken.
(d) The Speaker may establish additional procedures for
remote participation under this Section and shall designate
the technology or software that must be used. The technology
or software must, at a minimum, be sufficient to (1) verify the
identity of a member who is participating remotely, (2) allow
the public, including representatives of the press, to hear or
view each member and witness who is participating remotely,
and (3) allow witnesses to testify as permitted under Rule 26.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 26)
26. Rights of the Public.
(a) If a legislative measure or subject matter has been

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properly set for hearing and witnesses are present and wish to
testify, the committee shall hear the witnesses at the
scheduled time and place, subject to Rule 10(c). The
Chairperson may allow remote witness testimony when the
committee or task force location has sufficient technology to
support remote participation.
(b) Any person wishing to offer testimony to a committee
hearing of a legislative measure or subject matter shall be
given a reasonable opportunity to do so, orally or in writing.
The Chairperson may set time limits for presentation of oral
testimony. No testimony in writing is required of any witness,
but any witness may submit a statement in writing for the
committee record. All persons offering testimony shall
complete and submit a "Record of Committee Witness" form on
the General Assembly website before testifying. In the case of
standing or special committees with Co-Chairpersons from
different political parties, the "Chairperson" means the
Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
(c) A motion to foreclose further oral testimony by
witnesses on a matter before a committee may be adopted only by
a three-fifths majority of those voting on the motion. No such
motion is in order until both proponents and opponents
requesting to be heard have been given a fair and substantial
opportunity to express their positions. No one shall be
prohibited from filing for the record "Record of Committee
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before the committee.
(d) Meetings of committees and subcommittees shall be open
to the public. Committee meetings of the House may be closed to
the public if two-thirds of the members elected to the House
determine, by a record vote, that the public interest so
requires.
(d-5) For meetings of committees following a declaration
of pestilence or public danger by the Speaker, the Speaker,
after consultation with the Minority Leader, may limit access
to the room in which the committee is held to members and
officers of the General Assembly, majority and minority staff,
and no more than 5 members of the public who are
representatives of the press, except as otherwise authorized
by the Speaker. If access is so limited, the Speaker may
designate one or more locations outside of the committee room
for the public to safely watch or listen to the proceedings of
the committee via a live audio/video broadcast. Access to such
locations may be limited as necessary to maintain safety,
including, but not limited to, requiring that persons at such
locations follow one or more of the decorum protocols of Rule
51.5(a). This subsection shall only apply to meetings in which
members are physically present and may not be suspended.
(e) This Rule cannot be suspended retroactively.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
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27. Smoking. Smoking is prohibited at any official
committee hearing, and no committee member, staff member, or
member of the public is permitted to smoke in the room in which
the hearing is being held.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
ARTICLE III
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 28)
28. Sessions of the House.
(a) The House is in session whenever it convenes in
perfunctory session, regular session, veto session, special
session, or joint session with the Senate. Members are
entitled to per diem expense reimbursements authorized by law
only on those regular, veto, special session, and joint
session days that they are in attendance at the House and
either (i) are recorded as present on the quorum roll call or
(ii) personally appear before the Clerk or the Clerk's
designee after the quorum roll call but prior to the close of
the Clerk's Office for the day. Attendance by members is not
required or recorded on perfunctory session days.
(b) Regular and veto session days shall be scheduled with
notice by the Speaker under Rule 9. Special session days shall
be scheduled in accordance with the Constitution and laws of

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Illinois. The Speaker may convene the House when deemed
necessary, regardless of whether a different date or time has
been established.
(c) The Speaker may schedule perfunctory session days
during which the Clerk may read into the House record any
legislative measure. Committees may meet and may consider and
act upon legislative measures during a perfunctory session
day, and the Clerk may receive and read committee reports into
the House record during a perfunctory day. In accordance with
Rule 53.5, and with the approval of the Clerk, a member may
make an oral statement during a perfunctory session. Except
for automatic referral under these Rules, no further action
may be taken by the House with respect to a legislative measure
during a perfunctory session day.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 29)
29. Hour of Meeting. Unless otherwise ordered by the
Speaker or Presiding Officer, the House shall regularly
convene at 12:00 noon on all days the House convenes in
regular, veto, or special session.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 30)
30. Access to the House Floor and Chamber.
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following persons shall be admitted to the House while it is in
session: members and officers of the General Assembly; elected
officers of the executive branch; justices of the Supreme
Court; the designated aide to an executive or judicial branch
constitutional officer, except as limited by the Speaker; the
parliamentarian; majority staff members and minority staff
members, except as limited by the Speaker or Presiding
Officer; former members, except as limited by the Speaker or
prohibited under subsection (d); and employees of the
Legislative Reference Bureau, except as limited by the
Speaker. Representatives of the press, while the House is in
session, may have access to the galleries and places allotted
to them by the Speaker or his or her designee. No person is
entitled to the floor unless appropriately attired. Only
members of the General Assembly may use telephones at the
members' desks. Smoking is prohibited on the floor of the
House and in the House galleries.
(a-5) On any day in which the House is in session following
a declaration of pestilence or public danger by the Speaker,
the Speaker, after consultation with the Minority Leader, may
limit access to the House Chamber and adjoining hallways and
passages to members and officers of the General Assembly,
majority and minority staff as authorized by the Speaker or
Presiding Officer, and no more than 5 members of the public who
are representatives of the press, except as otherwise
authorized by the Speaker. If access is so limited, the

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Speaker may designate one or more locations outside of the
House Chamber for the public to safely watch and listen to the
proceedings of the House and its committees via a live
audio/video broadcast. Access to such locations may be limited
as necessary to maintain safety, including, but not limited
to, requiring that persons at such locations follow the
decorum protocols of Rule 51.5(a). This subsection may not be
suspended.
(b) On days during which the House is in session, the
Doorkeeper shall clear the floor of all persons not entitled
to access to the floor 15 minutes before the convening time,
and the Doorkeeper shall enforce all other provisions of this
Rule.
(c) The Speaker may authorize the admission to the floor
of any other person, except as prohibited under subsection
(d).
(d) No person who is directly or indirectly interested in
defeating or promoting any pending legislative measure, if
required to be registered as a lobbyist or compensated by an
entity required to register as a lobbyist, shall be allowed
access to the floor of the House at any time during the
session. The Speaker, or his or her designee, shall have the
authority to determine whether a person may be granted or
denied access in accordance with this subsection.
(e) When he or she deems it necessary for the preservation
of order, the Presiding Officer may by order remove any person

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from the floor of the House. A Representative may be removed
from the floor only under Rule 51.5 or Article XI or XII of
these Rules.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 31)
31. Standing Order of Business.
(a) Unless otherwise determined by the Presiding Officer,
the standing daily order of business of the House is as
follows:
(1) Call to Order, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance,
and Roll Call.
(2) Approval of the Journal.
(3) Reading of House Bills a first time.
(4) Reports from committees, with reports from the
Rules Committee ordinarily made at any time.
(5) Presentation of Resolutions, Petitions, and
Messages.
(6) Introduction of House Bills.
(7) Messages from the Senate, not including reading
Senate Bills a first time.
(8) Reading of House Bills a second time.
(9) Reading of House Bills a third time.
(10) Reading of Senate Bills a third time.
(11) Reading of Senate Bills a second time.
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(13) House Bills on the Order of Concurrence.
(14) Senate Bills on the Order of Non-Concurrence.
(15) Conference Committee Reports.
(16) Motions in Writing.
(17) Constitutional Amendment Resolutions.
(18) Motions with respect to Vetoes.
(19) Consideration of Resolutions.
(20) Motions to Discharge Committee.
(21) Motions to Take from the Table.
(22) Motions to Suspend the Rules.
(23) Consideration of Bills on the Order of Postponed
Consideration.
(b) The Speaker may establish a Weekly Order of Business
or a Daily Order of Business setting forth the date and
approximate time at which specific legislative measures may be
considered by the House. The Weekly Order of Business or Daily
Order of Business is effective upon being filed by the Speaker
with the Clerk and takes the place of the standing order of
business for the amount of time necessary for its completion.
Nothing in this Rule, however, limits the Speaker's or
Presiding Officer's powers under Rule 4(c)(3) or Rule 43(a).
(c) A special order of business may be set by the Rules
Committee or by the Speaker as provided in Rule 44.
(d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)

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(House Rule 32)
32. Quorum.
(a) A majority of those elected constitutes a quorum of
the House, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, or
recess for less than one day, and compel the attendance of
absent members. A majority of those appointed constitutes a
quorum of a committee. When a quorum is not present for a
hearing of a committee, a smaller number may adjourn, recess,
or conduct a hearing on a subject matter as authorized by Rule
21. The attendance of absent members may also be compelled by
order of the Speaker. This subsection may not be suspended.
(b) The question of the presence of a quorum in any
committee may not be raised on consideration of a legislative
measure by the House unless the same question was previously
raised before the committee with respect to that legislative
measure.
(c) Any member not answering the quorum roll call of the
House on any session day who is in attendance and wishes to be
added to that quorum roll call must file a request to be shown
present on the quorum roll call with the Clerk. The request
must be in writing and filed in person by the member on the
same calendar day the quorum roll call was taken.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 33)

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33. Approval of the Journal. The Speaker or his or her
designee shall periodically examine and report to the House
any corrections he or she deems should be made in the Journal
before it is approved. If those corrections are approved by
the House, they shall be made by the Clerk.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 34)
34. Executive Sessions. The sessions of the House shall be
open to the public. Sessions and committee meetings of the
House may be closed to the public if two-thirds of the members
elected determine, by a record vote, that the public interest
so requires.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 35)
35. Length of Adjournment. The House, without the consent
of the Senate, shall not adjourn for more than 3 days or to a
place other than where the 2 chambers of the General Assembly
are sitting. The House is in session on any day in which it
convenes in perfunctory session, regular session, veto
session, special session, or joint session with the Senate.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 36)
36. Transcript of the House. Nothing contained in the

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official transcript of the House shall be changed or expunged
except by written request of a Representative to the Clerk and
Speaker, and that request may be approved only by the record
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
ARTICLE IV
BILLS AND AMENDMENTS
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 37)
37. Bills.
(a) A bill may be introduced in the House by sponsorship of
one or more members of the House, whose names shall be on the
reproduced copies of the bills, in the House Journal, and in
the Legislative Digest. The Principal Sponsor shall be the
first name to appear on the bill and may be joined by no more
than 4 chief co-sponsors with the approval of the Principal
Sponsor; other co-sponsors shall be separated from the
Principal Sponsor and any chief co-sponsors by a comma. The
Principal Sponsor may change the sponsorship of a bill to that
of one or more other Representatives, or to that of the
standing committee or special committee to which the bill was
referred or from which the bill was reported. Such change may
be made at any time the bill is pending before the General
Assembly House or any of its committees by filing a notice with

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the Clerk, provided that the addition of any member as a
Principal Sponsor, chief co-sponsor, or co-sponsor must be
with that member's consent. When the Principal Sponsor ceases
to be a Representative during the term, the chief sponsorship
of any of his or her pending legislative measures may be
changed to another Representative upon approval by the Speaker
or Minority Leader, whichever served as the Representative's
caucus leader. This subsection may not be suspended.
(b) The Principal Sponsor of a bill controls that bill. A
committee-sponsored bill is controlled by the Chairperson, or
if Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson
from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is
deemed the Principal Sponsor. Committee-sponsored bills may
not have individual co-sponsors.
(c) The Senate sponsor of a bill originating in the Senate
may request substitute House sponsorship of that bill by
filing a notice with the Clerk. Such notice is automatically
referred to the Rules Committee. The notice shall include the
bill number, signature of the Senate sponsor, signature of the
substitute House sponsor, and a statement that the original
House sponsor was provided with notice of intent to request a
substitute House sponsor. A notice that satisfies the
requirements of this subsection shall be approved by the Rules
Committee. If the Rules Committee does not act on a notice that
satisfies the requirements of this subsection within 3
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approved and the Clerk shall substitute sponsorship. This
subsection shall be in effect if, and only for so long as, the
Rules of the Senate include a reciprocal privilege for House
sponsors and the Senate complies with the rule. This
subsection may not be suspended.
(d) All bills introduced in the House shall be read by
title a first time and automatically referred to the Rules
Committee in accordance with Rule 18. After a Senate Bill is
received and a House member has submitted notification to the
Clerk of sponsorship of that bill, it shall be read by title
and automatically referred to the Rules Committee in
accordance with Rule 18.
(e) All bills introduced into the House shall be
accompanied by 1 copy. Any bill that amends a statute shall
indicate the particular changes in the following manner:
(1) All new matter shall be underscored.
(2) All matter that is to be omitted or superseded
shall be shown crossed with a line.
(f) No bill shall be passed by the House except on a record
vote of a majority of those elected, subject to Rule 69. A bill
that has lost on Third Reading and has not been reconsidered
may not thereafter be revived. If a motion for the adoption of
a first conference committee report fails and the motion is
not reconsidered, then a second conference committee may be
appointed as provided in Rule 76(c). If a motion for the
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not reconsidered, then the bill may not thereafter be revived.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 38)
38. Reading of Bills. Every bill shall be read by title on
3 different days before passage by the House.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 39)
39. Reproduction and Distribution. The Clerk shall cause
any bill, amendment, or resolution, filed with or received by
the Clerk, whether originating in the House or the Senate, and
any other measure subject to this Rule to be reproduced and
distributed to the members. Reproduction and distribution may
be done electronically, either via email or publication on the
General Assembly website, or the Clerk may establish a method
that any member may use to secure a copy.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 40)
40. Amendments.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, committee
amendments may be offered only by the Principal Sponsor, chief
co-sponsor, or a member of the committee and adopted by a
standing or special committee only while the affected bill is
before that committee. Committee amendments shall be adopted

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by a majority of those appointed. All committee amendments
that have been referred to a standing committee or special
committee by the Rules Committee shall be considered by the
committee or a subcommittee of that committee prior to
consideration by the committee of the bill to which the
amendment relates. A committee amendment may be the subject of
a motion to "do adopt" or "do not adopt". A committee amendment
may be adopted only by a successful motion to "do adopt". All
committee amendments not adopted to a bill prior to the
favorable reporting of the bill by a standing committee or
special committee are automatically tabled. Committee
amendments to resolutions are subject to the same procedure
applicable to committee amendments to bills.
(b) A floor amendment may be filed and may be referred by
the Rules Committee to the House for consideration, or to a
standing or special committee, only while the bill is on the
order of Second Reading, Third Reading, or Postponed
Consideration. Floor amendments may be offered for adoption
only while the bill is on the order of Second Reading, subject
to Rule 18, and shall be adopted by a majority vote. A floor
amendment to a bill may be adopted by the House when a bill is
on the order of Second Reading if: (i) the Rules Committee has
referred the floor amendment to the House for consideration
under Rule 18; (ii) a standing or special committee has
referred the floor amendment to the House; or (iii) the floor
amendment has been discharged from committee pursuant to Rule

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58. All floor amendments not adopted to a bill and that are
still pending in a committee or before the House upon the
passage or defeat of a bill on Third Reading are automatically
tabled, provided that any floor amendment tabled pursuant to
this Rule shall automatically be taken from the table upon the
adoption of a motion to reconsider the vote for the passage or
defeat of the bill on Third Reading. Floor amendments to
resolutions are subject to the same procedure applicable to
floor amendments to bills.
(c) All amendments filed in the House must be accompanied
by one copy. The Clerk shall number amendments sequentially in
the order submitted, and all amendments that are in order
shall be considered in ascending numerical order.
(d) No amendment shall be filed with the Clerk while a bill
is assigned to the Rules Committee. Committee amendments may
be filed for a resolution pending in the Rules Committee only
if the resolution would adopt or amend House Rules or Joint
House-Senate Rules pursuant to Rule 67.
(e) The sponsor of an amendment may change the sponsorship
of the amendment to that of another member, with that other
member's consent. Such change may be made at any time the
amendment is pending before the House or any of its committees
by filing notice with the Clerk.
(f) Amendments that propose to alter any existing law
shall conform to the requirements of Rule 37(e).
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as amended" or "do adopt as amended", the committee amendments
are deemed adopted by the committee action.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 41)
41. Note Requests; Quick Takes.
(a) The House shall comply with all Illinois laws
requiring fiscal or other notes. The notes shall be filed with
the Clerk, who shall affix each note with a time stamp
endorsing the date and time received, and attached to the
original of the bill and available for inspection by the
members. As soon as practical, the Clerk shall provide a copy
of the note to the Legislative Reference Bureau, which shall
provide an informative summary of the note in subsequent
issues of the Legislative Digest.
A motion to have any note request deemed inapplicable may
be made by the Principal Sponsor of the bill, or by a chief
co-sponsor with the consent of the Principal Sponsor, at any
time and shall be adopted by a majority of those voting on the
motion. No member, except the Principal Sponsor of the bill,
may file a request for a note with the Clerk during debate of
the legislative measure to which the note relates. At the
request of the Principal Sponsor of a bill, or by a chief
co-sponsor with the consent of the Principal Sponsor, a note
request for the bill as introduced into the House or received
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(i) one or more House amendments to the bill have been adopted,
and (ii) a note of the same type for the bill as amended by
each adopted House amendment has been filed with the Clerk. If
any such adopted House amendment is later tabled, the note
request for the bill as introduced into or received by the
House shall immediately become applicable. A note request
deemed inapplicable under this Rule shall not be further
considered and shall not prevent the bill from advancing.
(b) No bill authorizing or directing the conveyance by the
State of any particular interest in real estate to any
individual or entity other than a governmental unit or agency
may be voted upon in committee or upon Second Reading unless a
certified appraisal of the value of the interest has been
filed. The appraisal shall be filed with the Clerk of the
House, and shall be part of the permanent record for that bill.
(c) No bill authorizing the State or a unit of local
government to acquire property by eminent domain using
"quick-take" powers under the Eminent Domain Act may be voted
upon in committee or on Second Reading unless the State or the
unit of local government, as applicable, has complied with all
of the following procedures:
(1) The State or the unit of local government must
notify each owner of an interest in the property, by
certified mail, of the intention of the State or the unit
of local government to request approval of legislation by
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local government to acquire the property by eminent domain
using "quick-take" powers under Section 20-5-5 of the
Eminent Domain Act.
(2) The State or the unit of local government must
cause notice of its intention to request authorization to
acquire the property by eminent domain using "quick-take"
powers to be published in a newspaper of general
circulation in the territory sought to be acquired by the
State or the unit of local government.
(3) Following the notices required under paragraphs
(1) and (2), the State or the unit of local government must
hold at least one public hearing, at the place where the
unit of local government normally holds its business
meetings (or, in the case of property sought to be
acquired by the State: (i) at a location in the county in
which the property sought to be acquired by the State is
located, or (ii) if the property is located in Cook
County, at a location in the township in which the
property is located, or (iii) if the property is located
in 2 adjacent counties other than Cook County or in 2
adjacent townships in Cook County, at a location in the
county or in the township in Cook County in which the
majority of the property is located, or (iv) if the
property is located in Cook County and an adjacent county,
at a location in the other county or in the township in
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located), on the question of the acquisition of the
property by the State or the unit of local government by
eminent domain using "quick-take" powers.
(4) In the case of property sought to be acquired by a
unit of local government, following the public hearing or
hearings held under paragraph (3), the unit of local
government must adopt, by recorded vote, a resolution to
request approval of legislation by the General Assembly
authorizing the unit of local government to acquire the
property by eminent domain using "quick-take" powers under
the Eminent Domain Act. The resolution must include a
statement of the time period within which the unit of
local government requests authority to exercise
"quick-take" powers, which may not exceed one year.
(5) Following the public hearing or hearings held
under paragraph (3), the head of the appropriate State
office, department, or agency or the chief elected
official of the unit of local government, as applicable,
must submit to the Chairperson and Minority Spokesperson
of the House Executive Committee a sworn, notarized
affidavit that contains, or has attached as an
incorporated exhibit, all of the following:
(A) The legal description of the property.
(B) The street address of the property.
(C) The name of each State Senator and State
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the subject of the proposed taking.
(D) The date or dates on which the State or the
unit of local government contacted each such State
Senator and State Representative concerning the
intention of the State or the unit of local government
to request approval of legislation by the General
Assembly authorizing the State or the unit of local
government to acquire the property by eminent domain
using "quick-take" powers.
(E) The current name, address, and telephone
number of each owner of an interest in the property.
(F) A summary of all negotiations between the
State or the unit of local government and the owner or
owners of the property concerning the sale of the
property to the State or the unit of local government.
(G) A statement of the date and location of each
public hearing held under paragraph (3).
(H) A statement of the public purpose for which
the State or the unit of local government seeks to
acquire the property.
(I) The certification of the head of the
appropriate State office, department, or agency or the
chief elected official of the unit of local
government, as applicable, that (i) the property is
located within the territory under the jurisdiction of
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State or the unit of local government seeks to acquire
the property for a public purpose.
(J) A map of the area in which the property to be
acquired is located, showing the location of the
property.
(K) Photographs of the property.
(L) An appraisal of the property by a real estate
appraiser who is certified or licensed under the Real
Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002.
(M) In the case of property sought to be acquired
by a unit of local government, a copy of the resolution
adopted by the unit of local government under
paragraph (4).
(N) Documentation of the public purpose for which
the State or the unit of local government seeks to
acquire the property.
(O) A copy of each notice sent to an owner of an
interest in the property under paragraph (1).
A request for quick-take authority shall not be considered
by a House committee fewer than 30 days after the date of the
notice to each property owner as required by paragraph (1).
Every affidavit submitted by the State or a unit of local
government pursuant to this Rule 41(c), together with all
documents and other items submitted with the affidavit, must
be made available to any person upon request for inspection
and copying.

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(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 42)
42. Consent Calendar.
(a) The Clerk shall include a Consent Calendar on the
Daily Calendar and designate it as a separate calendar. The
Consent Calendar shall contain 3 orders of business: Consent
Calendar - Second Reading, Consent Calendar - Third Reading,
and Consent Calendar - Resolutions. Within each order of
business, bills or resolutions shall be listed in separate
groups according to the number of required days each has been
on that order of business on the Consent Calendar. No more than
80 bills and resolutions shall be listed in each group. All
bills or resolutions to which amendments have been adopted
shall be so designated.
(b) No debate is in order regarding any item on the Consent
Calendar. The Presiding Officer, however, shall allow a
reasonable time for questions from the floor and answers to
those questions. No amendment from the floor is in order
regarding any bill or resolution on the Consent Calendar.
(c) A bill on the Consent Calendar shall stand for 2
legislative days on the order of Consent Calendar - Second
Reading, and for at least 2 legislative days on the order of
Consent Calendar - Third Reading, before a vote on the final
passage may be taken. Resolutions on the Consent Calendar
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adoption may be taken. One record vote on final passage shall
be taken on those bills called for final passage. Immediately
before a vote on the bills on the Consent Calendar, the
Presiding Officer shall call to the attention of the members
the fact that the next legislative action will be the vote on
the Consent Calendar.
(d) A bill or resolution may be placed on the Consent
Calendar by report of a standing committee or special
committee upon a motion adopted by a unanimous vote of the
members present. For purposes of this subsection (d), a
unanimous vote on the motion is a vote with no member voting
nay.
(e) No bill regarding revenue or appropriations may be
placed on the Consent Calendar. No resolution requiring more
than 60 affirmative votes for adoption and no bill requiring
more than 60 affirmative votes for passage by the House may be
placed on the Consent Calendar.
(f) The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall each appoint
3 members who may challenge the presence of any bill or
resolution on the Consent Calendar. Before a vote on final
passage of any item on the Consent Calendar, an item shall be
removed from the Consent Calendar if (i) 4 or more members,
(ii) the Principal Sponsor of the bill or resolution, or (iii)
one or more of the appointed challengers file with the Clerk
written objections to the presence of the bill or resolution
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not be placed thereafter on the Consent Calendar during that
session of the General Assembly, unless the member or members
who objected to the presence of the bill or resolution on the
Consent Calendar consent in writing to restoration of the bill
or resolution on the Consent Calendar.
Any bill removed from the Consent Calendar shall stand on
the order of Second Reading with short debate status, subject
to Rule 52, and any resolution so removed shall stand on the
order of Resolutions with short debate status, subject to Rule
52.
(g) This Rule shall not be in effect unless ordered by the
Speaker and may be suspended at any time by order of the
Speaker.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 43)
43. Changing Order of Business.
(a) Any order of business may be changed at any time by the
Speaker or Presiding Officer.
(b) Any order of business may be changed at any time upon
the motion of any member, supported by 5 additional members,
if the motion is adopted by an affirmative vote of 71 members
elected.
(c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)

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(House Rule 44)
44. Special Orders; Rules Committee.
(a) A special order of business may be set by the Rules
Committee or by the Speaker. The Principal Sponsor of a bill or
resolution must consent to the placement of the bill or
resolution on a special order. A special order shall fix the
day to which it applies and the matters to be included. The
Speaker, or the Rules Committee by a vote of a majority of
those appointed, may establish time limits for a special order
and may establish limitations on debate during a special order
(notwithstanding Rule 52), in which event the allotted time
shall be fairly divided between proponents and opponents of
the legislation to be considered. A special order of business
takes the place of the standing order for such time as may be
necessary for its completion. Only matters that may otherwise
properly be before the House may be included in a special
order.
(b) A special order shall appear on the Daily Calendar for
3 legislative days. This subsection (b) may be suspended only
by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
(c) A special order may be suspended, amended, or modified
by motion adopted by an affirmative vote of 60 members. A
special order shall be suspended by a written objection signed
by 3 members of the Rules Committee and filed during the first
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calendar.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
ARTICLE V
RESOLUTIONS AND CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 45)
45. Resolutions.
(a) A resolution may be introduced in the House by
sponsorship of one or more members of the House. The name of
the Principal Sponsor shall be included in the House Journal,
and the names of all sponsors shall be included in the
Legislative Digest. The Principal Sponsor of a resolution, or
the sponsor of an amendment to a resolution, may change the
sponsorship of the resolution or amendment, as applicable, to
that of another member, with that other member's consent, by
filing notice with the Clerk. When the Principal Sponsor
ceases to be a Representative during the term, the chief
sponsorship of any of his or her pending legislative measures
may be changed to another Representative upon approval by the
Speaker or Minority Leader, whichever served as the
Representative's caucus leader. Each resolution introduced
shall be accompanied by 1 copy.
(b) The Principal Sponsor of a resolution controls that
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controlled by the Chairperson of the committee, or if
Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson
from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is
deemed the Principal Sponsor. A special committee-sponsored
resolution is controlled by the Chairperson, or if
Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson
from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is
deemed the Principal Sponsor. Committee-sponsored resolutions
may not have individual co-sponsors.
(c) Any resolution calling for the expenditure of State
funds may be adopted only by a record vote of a majority of
those elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 46)
46. State Constitutional Amendments. A resolution
proposing to amend the Illinois Constitution shall be read in
full in its final form on 3 different days. Upon adoption of
any amendment, the Clerk shall read the amended resolution in
full form on 3 different days. Final passage requires the
affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 47)
47. Federal Constitutional Amendments and Constitutional
Conventions.

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(a) The affirmative vote of 71 of the members elected is
required to adopt any resolution:
(1) requesting Congress to call a federal
constitutional convention;
(2) ratifying a proposed amendment to the Constitution
of the United States; or
(3) calling a State convention to ratify a proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
(b) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 48)
48. Certificates of Recognition. Any member may sponsor a
certificate of recognition to be signed by the Speaker and
attested by the Clerk to recognize any person, organization,
or event worthy of public commendation. Upon request, the
sponsor may sign the certificate, in addition to the Speaker.
The form of the Certificate of Recognition shall be determined
by the Clerk with the approval of the Speaker.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
ARTICLE VI
PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)

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(House Rule 49)
49. Voting. The Presiding Officer shall put all questions
distinctly, as follows: "All those in favor vote AYE, and
those opposed vote NAY." No member may vote on any question
before the House unless on the quorum roll call before the vote
is announced. Any vote of the House shall be by record vote
whenever 5 Representatives shall so request or whenever the
Presiding Officer shall so order. No member of a committee may
vote except when present at the time of the committee vote,
provided the member is on the committee roll before results of
the vote are announced.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 49.5)
49.5. (Blank).
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 50)
50. Record Vote. When taking a record vote, the Presiding
Officer shall put the question and then announce to the House:
"The voting is open." While the vote is being taken, the
Presiding Officer shall state: "Have all voted who wish?" The
voting is closed when the Presiding Officer announces: "Take
the Record." The Presiding Officer, unless an intervening
motion to postpone consideration by the Principal Sponsor is
made, shall then announce the results of the record vote.

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After the record is taken, no member may vote, change his or
her vote, or remove his or her vote as recorded; except that
when a record vote is taken on more than one legislative
measure at the same time, each member has the right to have his
or her votes recorded separately for each of those legislative
measures by filing a signed document with the Clerk on the same
legislative day. Each record vote of the House shall be
entered on the Journal.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 51)
51. Decorum.
(a) When any member is about to speak to the House, he or
she shall rise and address the Presiding Officer as "Speaker".
The Presiding Officer, upon recognizing the member, shall
address him or her by name, and thereupon the engineer in
charge of operating the microphones in the House shall give
the use of the microphone to the member who has been so
recognized. The member in speaking shall confine himself or
herself to the subject matter under discussion and avoid
personalities.
(b) Questions affecting the rights, reputation, and
conduct of members of the House in their representative
capacity are questions of personal privilege. A matter of
personal explanation does not constitute a question of
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(c) If 2 or more members rise at once, the Presiding
Officer shall name the member who is to speak first.
(d) No person shall give any signs of approbation or
disapprobation while the House is in session.
(e) Recognition of guests by any member is prohibited
during debate on a legislative measure, except that the
Speaker or Presiding Officer may recognize an honored guest.
(f) While the Presiding Officer is putting a question, no
member shall leave or walk across the House Chamber. When a
member is addressing the House, no member or other person
entitled to the floor shall entertain private discourse or
pass between the member speaking and the Presiding Officer.
(g) In case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct, the
Speaker or Presiding Officer may order that the lobby,
gallery, or hallways adjoining the House Chamber be cleared.
(h) No literature may be distributed on the House floor,
except staff may distribute documents to caucus members at the
direction of the Speaker or Minority Leader.
(i) No member may be absent from a session of the House
unless he or she has leave or is sick or his or her absence is
unavoidable. The switch to the electrical roll call recording
equipment located on the desk of any member who has been
excused or is absent shall be locked by the Clerk and shall not
be unlocked until the member returns and files with the Clerk a
request to be shown as present on the quorum roll call as
provided in Rule 32(c).

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(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 51.5)
51.5. Decorum following a declaration of pestilence or
public danger.
(a) On any day in which the House is in session following a
declaration of pestilence or public danger by the Speaker, the
Speaker, after consultation with the Minority Leader, may
require all members and officers of the General Assembly,
majority and minority staff, and other persons when entitled
to the House floor, galleries, and adjoining hallways and
passages to do one or more of the following:
(1) to the extent medically able and except as
reasonably necessary for eating or drinking, wear a
face-covering that covers the nose and mouth;
(2) to the extent possible, maintain social distancing
of at least six feet from any other person except as
permitted by the other person;
(3) submit to and pass a temperature check prior to
entry; or
(4) take any other reasonable safety precautions
deemed necessary by the Speaker to respond to the
pestilence or public danger.
(b) In a committee hearing at which members are physically
present following a declaration of pestilence or public danger
by the Speaker, the Speaker, after consultation with the

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Minority Leader, may require all members and officers of the
General Assembly, staff, witnesses, and members of the public
in the room in which the committee is held to follow one or
more of the decorum protocols of subsection (a) of this Rule.
(c) A violation of the protocols required under this Rule
shall be considered a breach of decorum and disorderly
behavior. The Presiding Officer may by order remove any
person, other than a Representative, from the House floor,
galleries, and adjoining hallways and passages for violation
of this Rule. Notwithstanding any other provision of these
Rules, including Rule 30(e) and Articles XI and XII, a
Representative in violation of this Rule may be disciplined
and subject to reprimand, censure, removal from the House
chamber, or other disciplinary measure, except expulsion and
imprisonment, upon a motion approved by a majority of those
elected. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
limit discipline pursuant to Article XI or XII of these Rules.
(d) This Rule may not be suspended.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 52)
52. Debate.
(a) All legislative measures, except those legislative
measures that are not debatable as provided in these Rules,
are subject to a debate status as follows:
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presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
designated by the Principal Sponsor, a 2-minute
presentation by a member in response, and one minute for
the Principal Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other
members; provided that at the request of 7 members before
the close of debate, the debate status shall be opened to
standard debate;
(2) Standard Debate: Debate is limited to a 5-minute
presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by each of 2
additional proponents of the legislative measure and by 3
members in response to the legislative measure, and 3
minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close debate, or
yield to other members;
(3) Extended Debate: Debate is limited to a 5-minute
presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by each of 4
proponents of the legislative measure and 5 members in
response, and 5 minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close
debate, or yield to other members;
(4) Unlimited Debate: Debate shall consist of a
10-minute presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a
member designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by each
proponent and member in response who seeks recognition,
and 5 minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close debate,
or yield to other members; or

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(5) Amendment Debate: Debate on floor amendments
referred to the House from a committee, or discharged from
a committee, is limited to a 3-minute presentation by the
Principal Sponsor, or a member designated by the Principal
Sponsor, debate by one proponent, debate by each of 2
members in response, and 3 minutes for the Principal
Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other members.
No debate is in order on bills or resolutions on the order
of First Reading or Second Reading, except for debate on floor
amendments as provided in this Rule.
(b) All legislative measures, except those assigned to the
Consent Calendar, those assigned short debate status by a
standing or special committee, and floor amendments, referred
to the House from a committee, or discharged from a committee,
are automatically assigned standard debate status, subject to
subsection (c) of this Rule. A bill, resolution, or joint
action motion for final action shall be given short debate
status by report of the committee if the bill, resolution, or
joint action motion was favorably reported by a three-fifths
vote of the members present and voting, including those voting
"present", subject to subsection (c) of this Rule. All floor
amendments referred to the House from a committee, or
discharged from a committee, are automatically assigned
amendment debate status, subject to subsection (c) of this
Rule.
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the contrary (except Rule 44), the debate status of any
legislative measure may be changed only (i) by the Speaker, as
defined in item (27) of Rule 102, by filing a notice with the
Clerk, or (ii) by the Rules Committee by motion approved by a
majority of those appointed. While a legislative measure is
being considered by the House, the debate status may also be
changed by unanimous consent. No legislative measure, however,
may be placed on the Consent Calendar under this Rule. No
legislative measure, except a floor amendment, may be assigned
amendment debate status under this Rule.
(d) The Speaker or Rules Committee, as the case may be,
shall notify the Clerk of any action to change the debate
status of any legislative measure. The Clerk shall cause that
information to be reflected on the Daily Calendar on
subsequent legislative days, provided the legislative measure
is still before the House.
(e) No member shall speak longer than 5 minutes at one time
or more than once on the same question except by leave of the
House. The Principal Sponsor of a measure or a member
designated by the Principal Sponsor, however, shall be allowed
to open the debate and to close the debate in accordance with
subsection (a) of this Rule. The provisions of this subsection
(e) are subject to and limited by subsections (a), (b), and (c)
of this Rule. A member may yield to another member the time
allotted for the member's debate.
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each legislative measure alternately, if possible, between
proponents and opponents of the legislative measure under
debate.
(g) This Rule may not be suspended.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 53)
53. Written Statements.
(a) Any member may submit a written statement regarding
any bill, resolution, or floor amendment considered by the
House, by submitting that statement to the Clerk within one
legislative day or 3 business days, whichever is shorter,
after the day on which the bill, resolution, or floor
amendment to which the comments relate was considered by the
House. The Clerk shall affix a time stamp to each statement
indicating the date on which the statement was submitted. Each
statement shall indicate the member or members on whose behalf
the statement is submitted, the bill, resolution, or floor
amendment to which it applies, the names of any other members
mentioned in the statement, and the person who actually
submits the statement to the Clerk. Each member on whose
behalf a statement is submitted is under an obligation to
ensure that all required information, specifically including
the names of any other members mentioned in the statement, is
indicated at the time a statement is submitted. Each statement
shall comply with standards as may be established by the Clerk

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with the approval of the Speaker. The standards established by
the Clerk, however, shall not relate to the contents of the
written statement. The Clerk shall maintain statements that
comply with this Rule and established standards in files for
each bill and resolution. A statement is not considered filed
until the Clerk has determined that it complies with this Rule
and established standards. The Clerk shall notify the member
or members on whose behalf a statement was submitted if the
statement is determined not to comply. Statements filed under
this Rule shall be considered part of the transcript and made
available to the public.
(b) If a statement mentions another member, the statement
shall not be considered filed until the member mentioned has
an opportunity to respond as a matter of personal privilege.
The Clerk shall notify each member who is identified at the
time a statement is submitted as being mentioned in the
statement. The member identified as mentioned in the statement
shall have one legislative day or 3 business days, whichever
is shorter, after notification by the Clerk in which to file a
written response to the statement. The original statement and
any responsive statement shall both be considered filed at the
close of business on the final day on which a response may be
filed. If, however, a statement is submitted mentioning
another member and the name of the member mentioned is not
indicated to the Clerk at the time of submission, the
statement shall be stricken at the request of the member

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mentioned in the statement. The Clerk shall notify each member
on whose behalf the statement was submitted that the statement
has been stricken from the record.
(c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 53.5)
53.5. Member Statements.
While the House is in perfunctory session, a member may
request to make an oral statement regarding any legislative
measure filed with the Clerk. Statements shall comply with the
standards established by the Clerk.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 54)
54. Motions.
(a) The following are general rules for all motions:
(1) Every motion shall be reduced to writing if
ordered by the Presiding Officer. Unless otherwise
provided in these Rules, no second is required to any
motion presented to the House, or in any committee. The
Presiding Officer may refer any motion, except to adjourn,
recess, or postpone consideration, to the Rules Committee.
(2) Before the House debates a motion, the Presiding
Officer shall state an oral motion and the Clerk shall

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read aloud a written motion. Each motion, unless otherwise
provided in these Rules, is assigned standard debate
status, subject to Rule 52.
(3) After a motion is stated by the Presiding Officer
or read by the Clerk, it is deemed in the possession of the
House, but may be withdrawn at any time before decision
with consent of a majority of those elected.
(4) If a motion is divisible, any member may call for a
division of the question.
(5) Any question taken under consideration may be
withdrawn, postponed, or tabled by unanimous consent or,
if unanimous consent is denied, by a motion adopted by a
majority of those elected.
(b) The Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote
of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 55)
55. Precedence of Motions.
(a) When a question is under debate, no motion may be
entertained except:
(1) to adjourn to a time certain;
(2) to adjourn;
(3) to question the presence of a quorum;
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(6) for the previous question;
(7) to postpone consideration;
(8) to commit or recommit; or
(9) to amend, except as otherwise provided in these
Rules.
The foregoing motions have precedence in the order in
which they are listed.
(b) During a record vote, no motion (except a motion to
postpone consideration) is in order until after the
announcement of the result of the vote.
(c) A motion to commit or recommit, until it is decided,
precludes all amendments and debate on the main question. A
motion to postpone consideration, until it is decided,
precludes all amendments and debate on the main question.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 56)
56. Verification.
(a) After any record vote, except for a vote that requires
a specific number of affirmative votes and that has not
received the required votes, and before intervening business,
it is in order for any member that voted on the question to
request verification of the results of the record vote, except
that (i) a member voting in the affirmative may not request
verification of the affirmative votes and (ii) a member voting
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votes. A Representative who voted "present" or failed to vote
on the question does not have the right to move for a
verification. If a member is disqualified from requesting a
verification, a qualifying member who makes a subsequent
request for a verification shall be allowed to proceed with
the verification.
(b) In verifying a record vote, the Presiding Officer
shall instruct the Clerk to call the names of those members
whose votes are to be verified. The member requesting the
verification may thereafter identify those members he or she
wishes to verify. If a member does not answer, his or her vote
shall be stricken; the member's vote shall be restored to the
roll, however, if his or her presence is recognized before the
Presiding Officer announces the final result of the
verification. The Presiding Officer shall determine the
presence or absence of each member whose name is called, and
shall then announce the results of the verification.
(c) While the results of any record vote are being
verified, it is in order for any member to announce his or her
presence and thereby have his or her vote verified. The
Presiding Officer may announce the presence of any member and
thereby have his or her vote verified prior to ordering the
Clerk to call the names of the members whose votes are to be
verified.
(d) A request for a verification of the affirmative and
negative results of a record vote may be made only once on each

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record vote.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 57)
57. Appealing a Ruling.
(a) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of the Presiding
Officer, the Presiding Officer shall be sustained unless 71 of
the members elected vote to overrule the Presiding Officer.
Notwithstanding Rule 52, debate on a motion to appeal is
limited to a 2-minute presentation by the Principal Sponsor or
a member designated by the Principal Sponsor, a 2-minute
presentation by a member in response, and one minute for the
Principal Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other members.
A motion to appeal is not in order if the House has conducted
intervening business since the ruling at issue was made.
(b) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of a committee
Chairperson, the Chairperson shall be sustained unless
three-fifths of those appointed vote to overrule the
Chairperson. A motion to appeal is not in order if the
committee has adjourned or recessed, or if intervening
business has occurred. In the case of special committees with
Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
"Chairperson" for purposes of this Rule is the Co-Chairperson
from the majority caucus.
(c) In an appeal of a ruling of the Presiding Officer or
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be sustained?"
(d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 58)
58. Discharge of Committee.
(a) Any member may move that a standing committee or a
special committee be discharged from consideration of any
legislative measure assigned to it and not reported back
unfavorably.
(b) The motion must be in writing and shall be carried on
the Daily Calendar for the next legislative day under the
order of "Motions". No action shall be taken on the motion
until it is on the calendar.
(c) If the motion receives an affirmative vote of 60
members, the legislative measure subject to the motion shall
be referred to the House and placed on the appropriate order of
business.
(d) A motion under this Rule is automatically tabled upon
re-referral of the legislative measure subject to the motion
to the Rules Committee under Rule 19.
(e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)

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(House Rule 59)
59. Previous Question.
(a) A motion for the previous question may be made at any
time, except that a member may not move the previous question
while participating in debate pursuant to Rule 52. A motion
for the previous question is not debatable and requires the
affirmative vote of 60 members elected.
(b) The previous question shall be stated in the following
form: "Shall the main question be put?" Until the previous
question is decided, all amendments and debate are precluded.
When it is decided that the main question shall not be put, the
main question remains under debate.
(c) The effect of the main question being ordered is to put
an end to all debate and bring the House to a direct vote on
the immediately pending motion. After a motion for the
previous question has been approved, it is not in order to move
for adjournment or to make any other motion before a decision
on the main question.
(d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 60)
60. Tabling.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (d) and
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particular proposition and is neither debatable nor amendable.
(b) A motion to table a bill or resolution shall identify
the bill or resolution by number. The Principal Sponsor of a
bill or resolution may, with leave of the House, table that
bill or resolution at any time. A motion to table a committee
bill that is before the House may be adopted only by the
affirmative vote of a majority of those elected.
(c) The Principal Sponsor of a bill or resolution before a
committee may, with leave of the committee, table the bill or
resolution. Upon tabling, the Chairperson of the committee
shall return the bill or resolution to the Clerk, noting
thereon that it has been tabled.
(d) If a floor amendment to a bill has been adopted by the
House, then a motion to table that amendment is in order and
may be adopted only when the bill is on Second Reading. If a
floor amendment to a resolution has been adopted by the House,
then a motion to table that amendment is in order and may be
adopted only when the resolution is pending before the House.
Motions to table floor amendments are debatable and may be
adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of those
elected.
(e) If a committee amendment to a bill has been adopted by
a committee, then a motion to table that amendment is in order
and may be adopted (i) by that committee at any time while the
bill is before that committee or (ii) by the House only when
the bill is on Second Reading. If a committee amendment to a

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resolution has been adopted by a committee, then a motion to
table that amendment is in order and may be adopted (i) by the
committee at any time while the resolution is before that
committee or (ii) by the House only when the resolution is
pending before the House. No motion to table a committee
amendment to a bill or resolution before the House is in order
unless it has been first referred to the House for
consideration by the Rules Committee under Rule 18, or by a
standing or special committee. Motions to table committee
amendments are debatable and may be adopted by the affirmative
vote of a majority of those elected to the House or majority of
those appointed to the committee, as applicable.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 61)
61. Motion to Take from Table.
(a) A motion to take from the table requires the
affirmative vote of a majority of those elected if the Rules
Committee has previously recommended that action by written
notice filed with the Clerk; otherwise, a motion to take from
the table requires the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
(b) A bill taken from the table shall, as applicable, (i)
be placed on the Daily Calendar on the order on which it
appeared before it was tabled or (ii) be returned to the
committee to which it was assigned before it was tabled.
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to the position it held before it was tabled, provided that an
amendment may be taken from the table while the bill is on the
order of Second Reading or in a committee, but a committee
amendment that has been tabled by a committee may be taken from
the table only while the bill is in committee.
(c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 62)
62. Motion to Postpone Consideration. A motion to postpone
consideration on a bill or resolution may not be made more than
once on the same bill or resolution. Unless otherwise provided
by these Rules, a motion to postpone consideration shall be
granted as a matter of privilege; no motion to postpone
consideration is in order, however, if the bill or resolution
initially received an affirmative vote of fewer than 47 of the
members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 63)
63. Motion on Different Subject. No motion or other
legislative measure on a subject different from that under
consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)

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(House Rule 64)
64. Division of Question. If the question under
consideration contains several points, any member may have the
question divided. On a motion to strike out and insert, it is
not in order to move for a division of the question. The
rejection of a motion to strike out and insert one proposition
does not prevent a motion to strike out and insert a different
proposition.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 65)
65. Reconsideration.
(a) A member who voted on the prevailing side of a record
vote on a legislative measure still within the control of the
House may on the same or the following legislative day move to
reconsider the vote. The motion to reconsider may be laid on
the table without affecting the vote to which it refers. When
the motion to reconsider is made during the last 3 days of
April or any time thereafter during the regular session, or at
any time during a veto or special session, any member may move
that the vote on reconsideration be taken immediately. The
member who filed the motion to reconsider may withdraw the
motion at any time by filing a notice of withdrawal with the
Clerk. A question that requires the affirmative vote of a
majority of those elected or more to carry requires a majority
of those elected to reconsider. A question in committee that

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requires the affirmative vote of a majority of those appointed
or more to carry requires a majority of those appointed to
reconsider; any other question in committee requires a
majority of those voting to reconsider.
(b) A motion to reconsider a record vote on the adoption of
a floor amendment to a bill may be made only on Second Reading.
(c) If a motion to reconsider is made under this Rule and
the motion is later tabled, the question shall not be further
reconsidered. This subsection (c) may be suspended only by the
affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
(d) When a motion to reconsider is made within the time
prescribed by these Rules, the Clerk shall not allow the bill
or other subject matter of the motion to pass out of the
possession of the House until after the motion has been
decided or withdrawn. Such a motion shall be deemed rejected
if laid on the table.
(e) A Representative who voted "present" or failed to vote
on a question does not have the right to move for
reconsideration.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 66)
66. Motion to Adjourn or Adjourn to a Time Certain.
(a) A motion to adjourn or adjourn to a time certain is in
order at any time, except when a prior motion to adjourn or
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business has transpired.
(b) A motion to adjourn or adjourn to a time certain is
neither debatable nor amendable.
(c) The Clerk shall enter in the Journal the hour at which
every motion to adjourn or adjourn to a time certain is made.
(d) Unless the Presiding Officer otherwise orders, the
standing hour to which the House adjourns is 12:00 noon.
(d-5) A motion to adjourn to a time certain shall include
the date and time to which the House shall adjourn and must be
limited to the same or next scheduled legislative day. A
motion to adjourn to a time certain on a date the House is not
scheduled to convene shall be out of order.
(e) A motion to adjourn for more than 3 days is not in
order unless both chambers of the General Assembly have
adopted a joint resolution permitting that adjournment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, any such
resolution filed in the House or received from the Senate may
be referred to the Rules Committee by the Presiding Officer or
may be immediately considered and adopted by the House.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 67)
67. Adoption and Amendment to or Suspension of Rules.
(a) Adoption of Rules. At the commencement of a term, the
House shall adopt new rules of organization and procedure by
resolution setting forth those rules in their entirety. The

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resolution must be adopted by the affirmative vote of a
majority of those elected. These Rules of the House of
Representatives are subject to revision or amendment only in
accordance with this Rule.
(b) Rules may be amended only by resolution. Any
resolution to amend these Rules shall show the proposed
changes in the existing rules by underscoring all new matter
and by crossing out with a line all matter that is to be
omitted or superseded.
(c) Any resolution proposing to amend a House Rule or any
Joint House-Senate Rule, upon initial reading by the Clerk, is
automatically referred to the Rules Committee. Resolutions to
amend the House Rules or any Joint House-Senate Rules may be
initiated and sponsored by the Rules Committee and may be
amended by the Rules Committee; those resolutions shall not be
referred to a committee and may be immediately considered and
adopted by the House. Those resolutions shall be assigned
standard debate status, subject to Rule 52.
(d) A resolution to amend the House Rules or any Joint
House-Senate Rules that has been reported "be adopted" or "be
adopted as amended" by a majority of those appointed to the
Rules Committee requires the affirmative vote of a majority of
those elected for adoption by the House. Any other resolution
proposing to amend the House Rules or any Joint House-Senate
Rules requires the affirmative vote of 71 of the members
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(e) No House Rule or any Joint House-Senate Rule may be
suspended except by unanimous consent of the members present
or upon a motion supported by the affirmative vote of a
majority of those elected unless a higher number is required
in the Rule sought to be suspended. A committee may not suspend
any Rule.
(f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 68)
68. Motion to Commit or Recommit. A motion to commit or
recommit requires an affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
No motion to commit or recommit a legislative measure to
committee, being decided in the negative, shall again be
allowed on the same day, or at the same stage of the
legislative measure.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 69)
69. Effective Date.
(a) A bill passed after May 31 of a calendar year shall not
become effective prior to June 1 of the next calendar year
unless an earlier effective date is specified in the bill and
it is approved by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
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affirmatively for a bill on Third Reading after May 31 and the
bill specifies an effective date earlier than the following
June 1, the bill has not passed, but the Principal Sponsor has
the right to have the bill automatically reconsidered and
returned to the order of Second Reading for an amendment to
remove the earlier effective date.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 70)
70. Home Rule. No bill denies or limits any power or
function of a home rule unit under paragraph (g), (h), (i),
(j), or (k) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Constitution
unless there is specific language limiting or denying the
power or function and the language specifically sets forth in
what manner and to what extent it is a denial or limitation of
the power or function of a home rule unit. If a majority of
those elected, but fewer than 71, vote affirmatively for a
bill on Third Reading that requires the affirmative vote of 71
members elected to deny or limit a power of a home rule unit,
the bill has not passed, but the Principal Sponsor has the
right to have the bill automatically reconsidered and returned
to the order of Second Reading for an amendment to remove those
effects of the bill.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
ARTICLE VII

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(RESERVED)
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 71)
71. (Blank.)
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
ARTICLE VIII
JOINT ACTION
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 72)
72. Concurring in or Receding from Amendments.
(a) If a House bill or House resolution is received back in
the House with one or more amendments added by the Senate, the
bill or resolution shall be placed on the calendar on the order
of "Concurrence", and the Principal Sponsor may present a
motion "to concur" or "not to concur and to ask the Senate to
recede" with respect to each, several, or all of those
amendments, subject to Rules 18 and 75. A motion to concur
shall be by record vote and shall be adopted by the affirmative
vote of a majority of those elected, subject to Rule 69. Any
member may demand a separate vote or a separate record vote, as
applicable, on any of those amendments.
(b) When the Senate has refused to concur in one or more
amendments added to a Senate bill or Senate resolution by the

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House and has delivered to the House a message requesting the
House to recede from one or more of its amendments, the bill or
resolution shall be placed on the calendar on the order of
"Non-Concurrence", and the Principal Sponsor may present a
motion "to recede" from the House amendments or "not to recede
and to request a conference", subject to Rules 18 and 75. A
motion to recede shall be by record vote and shall be adopted
by the affirmative vote of a majority of those elected,
subject to Rule 69. Any member may demand a separate vote or a
separate record vote, as applicable, on any of those
amendments.
(c) Motions authorized by this Rule are renewable and may
be reconsidered, provided that no such motion may be voted on
more than twice by the House.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 73)
73. Conference Committees.
(a) A disagreement between the House and Senate exists
with respect to any bill or resolution in the following
situations:
(1) when the Senate refuses to recede from the
adoption of any amendment, after the House has previously
refused to concur in the amendment; or
(2) when the House refuses to recede from the adoption
of any amendment, after the Senate has previously refused

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to concur in the amendment.
In those cases of disagreement between the House and
Senate, the House may request a conference. When such a
request is made, both chambers of the General Assembly shall
appoint members to a committee to confer on the subject of the
bill or resolution giving rise to the disagreement. The
combined membership of the 2 chambers appointed for that
purpose is the conference committee.
(b) The conference committee shall consist of 5 members
from each chamber of the General Assembly. The number of
majority caucus members from each chamber shall be one more
than the number of minority caucus members from each chamber.
(c) Each conference committee shall be comprised of 5
members of the House, 3 appointed by the Speaker and 2
appointed by the Minority Leader. No conference committee
report may be filed with the Clerk until a majority of the
House conferees has been appointed.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 74)
74. Conference Committee Reports.
(a) No subject matter shall be included in any conference
committee report on any bill unless that subject matter
directly relates to the matters of difference between the
House and Senate that have been referred to the conference
committee unless the Rules Committee, by a majority of those

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appointed, determines that the proposed subject matter is of
an emergency nature, is of substantial importance to the
operation of government, or is in the best interests of
Illinois.
(b) No conference committee report shall be received by
the Clerk or acted upon by the House unless it has been signed
by at least 6 conferees. The report shall be signed in
duplicate. One of the reports shall be filed with the
Secretary of the Senate and one with the Clerk. The report
shall contain the agreements reached by the committee.
(c) If the conference committee determines that it is
unable to reach agreement, the committee shall so report to
each chamber of the General Assembly and request appointment
of a second conference committee. If there is agreement, the
committee shall so report to each chamber.
(d) No conference committee report shall be adopted by the
House except on a record vote of a majority of those elected,
subject to Rule 69.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 75)
75. House Consideration of Joint Action.
(a) No joint action motion for final action or conference
committee report may be considered by the House unless it has
first been referred to the House by the Rules Committee or a
standing committee or special committee in accordance with

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Rule 18, or unless the joint action motion or conference
committee report has been discharged from the Rules Committee
under Rule 18. Joint action motions for final action and
conference committee reports referred to a standing committee
or special committee by the Rules Committee may not be
discharged from the standing committee or special committee.
This subsection (a) may be suspended by unanimous consent.
(b) No conference committee report may be considered by
the House unless it has been reproduced and distributed as
provided in Rule 39, for one full day during the period
beginning with the convening of the House on the 2nd Wednesday
of January each year and ending on the 30th day prior to the
scheduled adjournment of the regular session established each
year by the Speaker pursuant to Rule 9(a), and for one full
hour on any other day.
(c) Before any conference committee report on an
appropriation bill is considered by the House, the conference
committee report shall first be the subject of a public
hearing by a standing Appropriations Committee or another
committee (the conference committee report need not be
referred to a committee, but instead may remain before the
Rules Committee or the House, as the case may be). The hearing
shall be held pursuant to not less than one-hour advance
notice by announcement on the House floor, or one-day advance
notice by posting on the House bulletin board or the General
Assembly website. An Appropriations Committee or special

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committee shall not issue any report with respect to the
conference committee report following the hearing.
(d) (Blank).
(e) No House Bill that is returned to the House with Senate
amendments may be called except by the Principal Sponsor, or
by a chief co-sponsor with the consent of the Principal
Sponsor. This subsection may not be suspended.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in Rule 74, the report of
a conference committee on a non-appropriation bill or
resolution shall be confined to the subject of the bill or
resolution referred to the conference committee. The report of
a conference committee on an appropriation bill shall be
confined to the subject of appropriations.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 76)
76. Action on Conference Committee Reports.
(a) Each chamber of the General Assembly shall inform the
other by message of any action taken with respect to a
conference committee report. Copies of all papers necessary
for a complete understanding of the action shall accompany the
message. The original bill or resolution shall remain in the
chamber of origin.
(b) No conference committee report may be called except by
the Principal Sponsor of the bill for which the conference
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conference committee report with the consent of the Principal
Sponsor. This subsection may not be suspended.
(c) If either chamber refuses to adopt the report of the
conference committee, the report of the conference committee
is laid on the table, or the first conference committee is
unable to reach agreement, either chamber may request a second
conference committee. When such a request is made, each
chamber shall again appoint a conference committee. If either
chamber refuses to adopt the report of a second conference
committee, the 2 chambers shall have adhered to their
disagreement, and the bill or resolution is lost.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
ARTICLE IX
VETOES
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 77)
77. Recording of Vetoes. Upon the receipt by the House of
any bill returned by the Governor under any of the provisions
of Article IV, Section 9 of the Constitution, the Clerk shall
enter the objections of the Governor on the Journal, and shall
reproduce and distribute copies of all veto messages, together
with copies of the vetoed bill or item, as provided in Rule 39.
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(House Rule 78)
78. Amendatory Vetoes.
(a) The Principal Sponsor of a bill that has been passed by
the General Assembly may request the Clerk to notify the
Governor that the Principal Sponsor wishes to be consulted by
the Governor or his or her designee before the Governor
returns the bill together with specific recommendations for
change under subsection (e) of Section 9 of Article IV of the
Illinois Constitution.
(b) Any bill returned by the Governor together with
specific recommendations for change under subsection (e) of
Section 9 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution shall
automatically be placed on the Daily Calendar on the order of
amendatory vetoes, and shall be considered as provided in this
Rule.
(c) The Governor's specific recommendations for change
with respect to a bill returned under subsection (e) of
Section 9 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution shall be
limited to addressing the Governor's objections to portions of
a bill the general merit of which the Governor recognizes and
shall not alter the fundamental purpose or legislative scheme
set forth in the bill as passed.
(d) Any motion to accept the Governor's specific
recommendations for change shall be automatically referred to
the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee shall examine the
Governor's specific recommendations for change and determine

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by a majority of those appointed whether those recommendations
comply with the standard set forth in subsection (c). Any
motion to accept specific recommendations for change that the
Rules Committee determines are in compliance with subsection
(c) of this Rule shall be subject to action by the Rules
Committee in the same manner as floor amendments, joint action
motions, conference committee reports and motions to table
committee amendments under Rule 18(e).
(e) Any motion to override the Governor's specific
recommendations for change shall not be referred to a
committee and may be immediately considered and adopted by the
House subject to Rule 80(d).
(f) This rule may not be suspended.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 79)
79. Motions to Consider Vetoes. For purposes of this
Article, the term "motions" means motions to accept or
override a veto of the Governor. Motions with respect to bills
returned by the Governor may be made by the Principal Sponsor,
the committee Chairperson in the case of a committee-sponsored
bill, or if Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the
Co-Chairperson of the majority caucus in the case of special
committee-sponsored bills. Motions shall be filed in writing
with the Clerk. Any motion to override a veto of the Governor
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considered and adopted by the House subject to Rule 80. All
motions shall be assigned standard debate status, subject to
Rule 52, are renewable, and may be reconsidered, provided that
no motion may be voted on more than twice by the House.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 80)
80. Consideration of Motions.
(a) The vote to override a veto of a bill vetoed in its
entirety shall be by record vote. The form of motion with
respect to these bills shall be: "I move that ________ Bill
_____ do pass, notwithstanding the veto of the Governor.".
(b) The vote to override an item veto shall be by record
vote as to each item separately. The form of motion with
respect to an item shall be: "I move that the item on page
____, line ____, of ____ Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding
the item veto of the Governor.".
(c) The vote to override an item reduction veto and
restore an item that has been reduced shall be by record vote
as to each item separately. The form of motion with respect to
an item shall be: "I move that the item on page ____, line
____, of ____ Bill ____ be restored, notwithstanding the item
reduction of the Governor.".
(d) A bill returned together with specific recommendations
of the Governor may be acted upon, by record vote, in either of
the following manners:

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(1) By a motion to accept the specific recommendations
of the Governor. The form of motion shall be: "I move to
accept the specific recommendations of the Governor as to
_____ Bill _____ in manner and form as follows: (inserting
herein the language deemed necessary to effectuate the
specific recommendations)."; or
(2) By considering the bill as a vetoed bill and
overriding the recommendation and passing the bill in its
original form. The form of motion shall be: "I move that
_____ Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding the specific
recommendations of the Governor.".
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 81)
81. Vetoed Bills Considered in Entirety. If a bill is
returned by the Governor containing more than one item veto,
reduction veto, specific recommendation for change, or
combination of them, the bill shall be acted upon in its
entirety before the bill is released from the custody of the
House.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 82)
82. Disposition of Vetoes. When a bill or item has
received the affirmative vote of the number of members elected
necessary under the Constitution, the Presiding Officer shall

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declare that the bill or item has been passed or restored over
the veto of the Governor, or that the specific recommendations
for change have been approved, as the case may be. The bill
shall then be attested to by the Clerk who shall note thereon
the day the bill passed. The bill and the objections of the
Governor shall then be immediately delivered to the Senate.
When specific recommendations have been accepted, then the
accepting language shall be attached to the original bill, and
the bill shall be delivered to the Senate.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
ARTICLE X
ELECTION CONTESTS AND QUALIFICATIONS CHALLENGES
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 83)
83. Election Contests and Qualifications Challenges.
(a) An election contest places in issue only the validity
of the results of an election of a member to the House in a
representative district. An election contest may result only
in a determination of which candidate in that election was
properly elected to the House and shall be seated.
(b) A qualifications challenge places in issue only the
qualifications of an incumbent member of the House under the
Constitution, or the legality of an appointment of a person as
a member of the House to fill a vacancy. A qualifications

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challenge may result only in a determination of whether a
member of the House is properly seated.
(c) Election contests and qualifications challenges shall
be brought and conducted as provided in these Rules.
(d) If an election contest or qualifications challenge is
filed with the Clerk, the Speaker shall create an Election
Contest or Qualifications Challenge Committee, as the case may
be, within 3 legislative days by filing a notice with the
Clerk. The creation of any committee under this Rule shall be
governed by Rule 10. The election contest or qualifications
challenge shall be automatically referred to the Election
Contest or Qualifications Challenge Committee, as the case may
be. For purposes of this Article, the term "committee" means
only the Election Contest or Qualifications Challenge
Committees created under this Rule. This subsection may not be
suspended.
(e) The committee may adopt rules to govern election
contests and qualifications challenges, but those committee
rules must be consistent with these Rules, must be filed with
the Clerk, and must be made available to all parties and to the
public. Any committee rule shall be subject to amendment,
suspension, or repeal by House resolution.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 84)
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(a) Election contests may be brought only by a registered
voter of the representative district or by a member of the
House.
(b) Election contests may be brought only by the
procedures and within the time limits established by the
Election Code. Notice of intention to contest shall be served
on the person certified as elected to the House from the
representative district within the time limits established by
the Election Code. The requirements of this subsection apply
to a member of the House appointed to fill a vacancy the same
as if that member had been elected to the House.
(c) Within 10 days after the convening of the House in
January following the general election contested, each
contestant shall file with the Clerk a petition of election
contest and shall serve the petition on the incumbent member
of the House from the representative district. A petition of
election contest shall allege the contestant's qualifications
to bring the contest and to serve as a member of the House,
that he or she believes that a mistake or fraud has been
committed in specified precincts in the counting, return, or
canvass of the votes, or that there was some other specified
irregularity in the conduct of the election in specified
precincts. A petition of election contest shall contain a
prayer specifying the relief requested and the precincts in
which a recount or other inquiry is desired. A petition of
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the truth of the allegations or based upon information and
belief, and shall be accompanied by proof of service on all
respondents.
(d) A notice of intent to contest may not be amended to
cure a defect under the statutory requirements. A petition of
election contest, if filed and served after the notice of
intention to contest, may not raise points not expressed in
the notice.
(e) The incumbent member of the House from the
representative district is a necessary party to the initiation
of an election contest.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 85)
85. Initiating Qualifications Challenges.
(a) Qualifications challenges may be brought only by a
registered voter of the representative district of the
representative challenged or by a member of the House.
(b) Qualifications challenges must be brought within 90
days after the day the challenged member takes his or her oath
of office as a member of the House, or within 90 days after the
day the petitioner first learns of the information on which
the challenge is based, whichever occurs later.
(c) A qualifications challenge shall be brought by filing
a petition of qualifications challenge with the Clerk, and by
serving a copy of the petition on the respondent member of the

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House. The petition must be accompanied by proof of personal
service upon the respondent member and must be verified by
affidavit swearing to the truth of the allegations or based
upon information and belief. A petition of qualifications
challenge shall set forth the grounds on which the respondent
member is alleged to be constitutionally unqualified, or on
which his or her appointment to the House is claimed to be
legally improper, the qualifications of the petitioner to
bring the challenge, and a prayer for relief.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 86)
86. Contests and Challenges; Due Process.
(a) Election contests and challenges shall be heard and
determined as expeditiously as possible under adversary
procedures wherein each party to the proceedings has a
reasonable opportunity to present his or her claim, to present
any defense and arguments, and to respond to those of his or
her opponents. All parties may be represented by counsel.
(b) Election contests and qualifications challenges shall
be heard and determined in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the Election Code and other Illinois statutes,
the Illinois Constitution, and the United States Constitution.
Judicial decisions that bear on a point of law in a contest or
challenge shall be admissible in the arguments of the parties
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decisions applicable to a point of law or to a fact situation
to the committee shall be given weight as precedent.
(c) In addition to notice of meetings required under these
Rules, the committee and any subcommittee shall give notice to
all parties reasonably in advance of each meeting or other
proceeding. The committee shall also give notice of all rules,
timetables, or deadlines adopted by the committee. Notice
under this subsection shall be in writing and shall be given
either personally with receipt, or by certified mail (return
receipt requested) addressed to the party at his or her place
of residence, and to his or her attorney of record at the
attorney's office if so requested by the party.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 87)
87. Committee Proceedings and Powers in Contests and
Challenges.
(a) All proceedings of the committee and any subcommittees
concerning election contests and qualifications challenges
shall be transcribed by a certified court reporter. Copies of
the transcript shall be made available to the members of the
committee and to the parties.
(b) The committee may dismiss an election contest or
qualifications challenge, or may determine to proceed to a
recount or other inquiry. The committee may limit the issues
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recount is conducted in an election contest, any precinct
timely requested by any party to be recounted shall be
recounted by the committee.
(c) In conducting inquiries, investigations, and recounts
in election contests and qualifications challenges, the
committee has the power to send for and compel the attendance
of witnesses and the production of books, papers, ballots,
documents, and records by subpoena signed by the Chairperson
of the committee as provided by law and subject to Rule
4(c)(9). In conducting proceedings in election contests and
qualifications challenges, the Chairperson of the committee
and the Chairperson of any subcommittee may administer oaths
to witnesses, as provided by law, and for this purpose a
subcommittee is deemed to be a committee of the House.
(d) The committee may issue commissions by its Chairperson
to any officer authorized to take depositions of any necessary
witnesses as may be permitted by law. In recounting the
ballots in any election contest, however, no person other than
a member of the committee shall handle any ballots, tally
sheets, or other election materials without consent of the
committee or subcommittee. The responsibility for the actual
recounting of ballots may not be delegated.
(e) The committee shall maintain an accurate and complete
record of proceedings in every election contest and
qualifications challenge. That record shall include all
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all reports and dissents, and all documents that were admitted
into the proceeding. The committee shall file the record with
the Clerk of the House upon the adoption of its final report.
The record shall then be available for examination in the
Clerk's office.
(f) With the approval of the Speaker, the committee may
employ clerks, stenographers, court reporters, professional
staff, and messengers.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 88)
88. Adoption of Reports in Contests and Challenges.
(a) All final decisions of the committee regarding an
election contest or qualification challenge shall be approved
by a majority of those appointed to the committee and reported
in writing to the House. Reports shall include a specific
recommendation to the House as to the disposition of the
contest or challenge. Final reports following full inquiry on
the merits of a contest or challenge shall contain findings of
fact and, when necessary, conclusions of law.
(b) Any member of the committee may file a dissent from a
report of the committee, a minority report, or a special
concurrence with the majority report or with any minority
report.
(c) A subcommittee shall report to the committee in
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Subcommittee members may file dissents, reports, and special
concurrences.
(d) Reports shall not be adopted by the committee or a
subcommittee until a hearing has been held thereon, with
notice to all parties and a reasonable opportunity to examine
and respond to a proposed majority report.
(e) Reports of the committee shall be filed with the
Clerk, reproduced, and distributed, along with any dissents,
minority reports, or special concurrences, as provided in Rule
39. The report shall be listed on the calendar under the
heading "Report of Election Contest" or "Report of
Qualifications Challenge". The report shall be carried on the
Daily Calendar for 2 legislative days before any action by the
House.
(f) The House shall adopt the majority report or a
minority report in an election contest or qualifications
challenge or shall refuse to adopt any report filed and
re-refer the contest or challenge to the committee for further
proceedings or for a modified report. A report that has the
effect of unseating an incumbent member of the House shall be
adopted only by the affirmative vote of 60 members elected.
(g) Each party to a contest or challenge shall file with
the Clerk within 10 days after the filing of the final report a
detailed statement of attorney's fees and expenses incurred by
that party in connection with the case. The committee shall
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attorney's fees and the expenses of the parties. If the
committee fails to file a final report prior to the end of the
General Assembly term, each party may, within 60 days of the
beginning of the next General Assembly term, file with the
Clerk of House a request for reimbursement including a
detailed statement of attorney's fees and expenses incurred by
that party in connection with the case. The request shall be
referred to the Rules Committee which may refer it to a
standing committee, special committee, or a committee created
under this Article X for consideration. The committee may make
recommendations to the House concerning reimbursement of
attorney's fees and the expenses of the parties. The
recommendation for reimbursement under this Section shall not
exceed a sum that is reasonable, just, and proper.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
ARTICLE XI
DISCIPLINE AND PROTEST
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 89)
89. Disorderly Behavior.
(a) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d) of the
Constitution, the House may punish any of its members for
disorderly behavior and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of
the members elected, expel a member (but not for a second time

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for the same offense). The reason for expulsion shall be
entered upon the Journal with the names and votes of those
members voting on the question.
(b) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d) of the
Constitution, the House during its session may punish by
imprisonment any person, not a member, guilty of disrespect to
the House by disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its
presence. That imprisonment shall not extend beyond 24 hours
at one time unless the person persists in disorderly or
contemptuous behavior.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 89.5)
89.5. Reporting. Any member who is subjected to or
witnesses conduct that the member reasonably believes to be
sexual harassment, discrimination, or other unethical conduct
is strongly encouraged to report the conduct to the Speaker,
the Minority Leader, an Ethics Officer, or the Legislative
Inspector General.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 90)
90. Protest. Any 2 members have the right to dissent and
protest, in respectful language, against any act or resolution
that they may think injurious to the public or to any
individual, and have the reason of their protest entered upon

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the Journal. When by motion a majority of members determines
that the language of a protest is not respectful, the protest
shall be referred back to the protesting members.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
ARTICLE XII
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 91)
91. Special Investigating Committee.
(a) Disciplinary proceedings may be commenced by filing
with the Speaker and the Minority Leader a petition, signed by
3 or more members of the House, for a special investigating
committee. The petition shall contain the alleged charge or
charges that, if true, may subject the member named in the
petition to disciplinary action by the House and may include
any other factual information that supports the charge or
charges.
(b) Upon filing the petition, a special investigating
committee consisting of 6 members shall be created. The
Speaker shall appoint 3 members from the majority caucus and
the Minority Leader shall appoint 3 members from the minority
caucus. The Speaker shall appoint the Chairperson from among
the 6 members. Members signing the petition may not be
appointed to the special investigating committee. The contents

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of a petition for a special investigating committee shall be
confidential until the appointment of all members except as to
the member named, the members signing it, the Speaker, the
Minority Leader, and the members of a special investigating
committee.
(c) The Chairperson shall give reasonable notice of all
meetings to the member named in the petition and to the public.
All meetings of the special investigating committee shall be
open to the public, unless, pursuant to Article IV, Section
5(c) of the Illinois Constitution, the House votes by the
affirmative vote of 79 members to hold proceedings in
executive session. The Clerk shall keep an audio recording and
transcript of all meetings.
(d) The member named in the petition has the right to
counsel during all meetings of the special investigating
committee.
(e) The Chairperson may establish procedural rules,
provided such procedural rules do not conflict with these
Rules. Any such procedural rules must be filed with the Clerk,
and copies must be provided to the member named in the petition
and all members of the committee. The Committee may, in the
discretion of the Chairperson, administer oaths and compel by
subpoena (subject to Rule 4(c)(9)) any person to appear and
give testimony as a witness or produce papers, documents, or
other materials relevant to the charge or charges.
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the Speaker is a petitioner or the subject of the petition, the
highest ranking member of the majority caucus who is not a
petitioner or the subject of the petition shall have the
powers and duties of the Speaker in connection with the
Special Investigating Committee, and if the Minority Leader is
a petitioner or the subject of the petition, the highest
ranking member of the minority caucus who is not a petitioner
or the subject of the petition shall have the powers and duties
of the Minority Leader in connection with the Special
Investigating Committee.
(g) This Rule may be suspended only by unanimous consent.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 92)
92. Investigation.
(a) At the initial meeting of the special investigating
committee, the Chairperson shall enter the petition into the
record.
(b) The special investigating committee shall conduct a
thorough investigation of all charges alleged in the petition.
The special investigating committee shall meet as often as
necessary and consider any information or testimony it deems
relevant to the charges alleged in the petition, regardless of
whether such information was contained in the petition or is
discovered through subsequent investigation.
(c) The special investigating committee shall give the

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member named in the petition an opportunity to be present at
all meetings and to testify or otherwise present any relevant
information.
(d) The special investigating committee shall determine if
reasonable grounds exist to authorize charges against the
member named in the petition that may result in disciplinary
action by the House. The special investigating committee shall
vote on each charge alleged in the petition by record vote. A
motion to authorize a charge requires the affirmative vote of
a majority of those appointed.
(e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 93)
93. Report of the Special Investigating Committee.
(a) The special investigating committee shall file with
the Clerk a written report that includes, at a minimum, a
summary of each charge alleged in the petition, the vote on
each charge alleged in the petition, and the reasons the
committee did or did not authorize each charge against the
member. Any member of the special investigating committee may
include a supplemental statement in the report, either
concurring with or dissenting from all or part of the report,
or explaining a reason for his or her vote on a charge. The
report shall be signed by all of the members of the special

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investigating committee, regardless of their original vote in
the committee proceedings on whether to authorize charges.
(b) If a majority of those appointed determines that
reasonable grounds exist to authorize a charge or charges,
then for each authorized charge the report shall include a
statement of the authorized charge and any factual information
supporting that charge. Within the report, the special
investigating committee shall appoint 2 members of the House,
one from the majority caucus and one from the minority caucus,
who are not members of the special investigating committee and
did not sign the petition, to be managers for the House at the
hearing on the authorized charge or charges.
(c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 94)
94. Select Committee on Discipline.
(a) If a special investigating committee authorizes
charges against any member of the House, the Speaker and the
Minority Leader shall appoint a select committee on discipline
to hear and determine those charges. The select committee
shall consist of 12 members of the House, 6 of whom shall be
appointed by the Speaker from the majority caucus and 6 of whom
shall be appointed by the Minority Leader from the minority
caucus. The Speaker shall appoint a Chairperson from among the

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12 members. No member who signed the petition or served on the
special investigating committee may be appointed to the select
committee.
(b) All appointments to a select committee shall be
completed and the select committee shall convene within 30
days after the filing of a report issued by the special
investigating committee.
(c) The Chairperson shall give reasonable notice of all
meetings to the member named in the petition and to the public.
All meetings of the select committee shall be open to the
public, unless, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5(c) of the
Illinois Constitution, the House votes by the affirmative vote
of 79 members to hold proceedings in executive session. The
Clerk shall keep an audio recording and transcript of all
meetings.
(d) The Chairperson may establish procedural rules,
provided such procedural rules do not conflict with these
Rules. Any such procedural rules must be filed with the Clerk,
and copies must be provided to the member named in the petition
and all members of the committee. The select committee may, at
the discretion of the Chairperson, administer oaths and compel
by subpoena (subject to Rule 4(c)(9)) any person to appear and
give testimony as a witness or produce papers, documents, or
other materials relevant to the charge or charges.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, if
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the highest ranking member of the majority caucus who was not a
petitioner or the subject of the petition shall perform the
duties of the Speaker in connection with the Select Committee
on Discipline, and if the Minority Leader was a petitioner or
the subject of the petition, the highest ranking member of the
minority caucus who was not a petitioner or the subject of the
petition shall perform the duties of the Minority Leader in
connection with the Select Committee on Discipline.
(f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 79 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 95)
95. Hearings on Disciplinary Charges.
(a) Proceedings before the select committee shall be
adversarial in form, with the managers for the House
presenting the case for disciplinary action. The member
subject to charges has the right to counsel during all
hearings of the select committee.
(b) Stipulations of fact shall be encouraged by the select
committee.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 96)
96. Report of the Select Committee on Discipline.
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record vote. For each charge the select committee shall vote
on the question, "Is the Member at fault on this charge?" If a
majority of those appointed vote in the affirmative, the
member shall be found at fault on that charge. If less than a
majority of those appointed vote in the affirmative, it shall
be reported that there is insufficient evidence to find the
member at fault on that charge.
(b) If the select committee finds the member at fault on
any charge, the committee shall adopt a recommendation for
disciplinary action. The committee may recommend a reprimand,
a censure, expulsion from the House, or that no penalty be
invoked. The recommendation on disciplinary action requires an
affirmative vote of the majority of those appointed. If a
majority of those appointed cannot, by record vote, agree on a
penalty, it shall report a recommendation that no penalty be
invoked.
(c) The select committee shall file a report of its
findings on each charge. The report shall include, at a
minimum, the vote of the committee on each charge, the reasons
for each conclusion, and any recommendation as to a penalty
for a finding of fault on a charge. Any member of the select
committee may include a supplemental statement in the report,
either concurring with or dissenting from all or part of the
report, or explaining a reason for his or her vote on a charge.
(d) If the select committee finds the member at fault on
any charge, the select committee shall file a resolution that

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includes its findings, the charge, and the recommended penalty
for that charge. Separate resolutions must be filed for each
charge.
(e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 71 members elected.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 97)
97. House Action on the Report of the Select Committee on
Discipline.
(a) The report of a select committee and any accompanying
resolution shall be filed with the Clerk and reproduced and
distributed as provided in Rule 39. The report and any
accompanying resolutions shall be placed on the calendar under
the heading "Report and Resolutions of Select Committee on
Discipline". The report and resolutions shall be carried on
the Daily Calendar for 2 legislative days before any action by
the House.
(b) The House shall take action by a record vote on each
resolution. The House may amend a resolution for disciplinary
action to decrease the recommended penalty by a record vote of
60 members elected.
(c) A resolution finding a member at fault regarding a
charge may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of 71
members elected, except that a resolution the effect of which
is to expel a member may be adopted only by the affirmative

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vote of 79 members elected.
(d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
vote of 79 members elected, except that paragraph (c) may not
be suspended.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
ARTICLE XIII
FORCE AND EFFECT
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 98)
98. Applicability. The meetings and actions of the House,
including all of its committees, are governed by these House
Rules.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 99)
99. Parliamentary Authority. The rules of parliamentary
practice appearing in the latest edition of Robert's Rules of
Order Newly Revised govern the House in all cases to which they
apply so long as they are not inconsistent with these Rules.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 100)
100. Certification by Speaker. With respect to each bill
that is certified by the Speaker in accordance with Article

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IV, Section 8(d) of the Constitution, there is an irrebuttable
presumption that the procedural requirements for passage have
been met.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 101)
101. Effective Date. These rules are in full force and
effect upon their adoption, and shall remain in full force and
effect except as amended in accordance with these Rules, or
until superseded by new rules adopted as part of the
organization of a newly-constituted General Assembly at the
commencement of a term.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
ARTICLE XIV
DEFINITIONS
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
(House Rule 102)
102. Definitions. As used in these Rules, terms have the
meanings ascribed to them as follows, unless the context
clearly requires a different meaning:
(1) Chairperson. "Chairperson" means that
Representative designated by the Speaker to serve as chair
of a committee.
(2) Co-Chairperson. "Co-Chairperson" means a

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Representative designated by the Speaker to serve as
co-chair of a standing or special committee.
(3) Clerk. "Clerk" means the elected Clerk of the
House.
(4) Committee. "Committee" means a committee of the
House and includes a standing committee, a special
committee, any subcommittee of a committee, the Rules
Committee, committees created under Article X and Article
XII of these Rules, and a Committee of the Whole.
"Committee" does not mean a conference committee, and the
procedural and notice requirements applicable to
committees do not apply to conference committees.
(5) Constitution. "Constitution" means the
Constitution of the State of Illinois.
(6) General Assembly. "General Assembly" means the
current General Assembly of the State of Illinois.
(7) House. "House" means the House of Representatives
of the General Assembly.
(8) Joint Action Motions. "Joint action motions" means
the following motions before the House: (i) to concur in a
Senate amendment, (ii) to non-concur in a Senate amendment
and ask the Senate to recede, (iii) to recede from a House
amendment, (iv) to not recede from a House amendment and
request that a conference committee be appointed, (v) to
adopt a conference committee report, or (vi) to refuse to
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appointment of a second conference committee.
(9) Legislative Digest. "Legislative Digest" means the
Legislative Synopsis and Digest that is prepared by the
Legislative Reference Bureau of the General Assembly.
(10) Legislative Measures. "Legislative measures"
means all matters brought before the House for
consideration, whether originated in the House or Senate,
and includes bills, amendments, resolutions, conference
committee reports, motions, messages, notices, and
Executive Orders from the executive branch.
(11) Majority. "Majority" means a majority of those
members present and voting on a question. Unless otherwise
specified with respect to a particular House Rule, for
purposes of determining the number of members present and
voting on a question, a "present" vote shall not be
counted.
(12) Majority Caucus. "Majority caucus" means that
group of Representatives from the numerically strongest
political party in the House.
(13) Majority of those Appointed. "Majority of those
appointed" means a majority of the total number of
Representatives authorized to be appointed to a committee,
but does not include ex-officio or non-voting members.
(14) Majority of those Elected. "Majority of those
elected" means a majority of the total number of
Representatives entitled to be elected to the House,

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regardless of the number of elected or appointed
Representatives actually serving in office. So long as 118
Representatives are entitled to be elected to the House,
"majority of those elected" means 60 affirmative votes; 71
affirmative votes means three-fifths of the members
elected; and 79 affirmative votes means two-thirds of the
members elected.
(15) Member. "Member" means a Representative. Where
the context so requires, "member" may also mean a Senator
of the Illinois Senate.
(16) (Blank).
(17) Members Elected. "Members elected" means the 118
Representatives entitled to be elected to the House,
regardless of the number of elected or appointed
Representatives actually serving in office.
(18) Minority Caucus. "Minority caucus" means that
group of Representatives from the second numerically
strongest political party in the House.
(19) Minority Leader. "Minority Leader" means the
Minority Leader of the House elected under Rule 2.
(20) Minority Spokesperson. "Minority Spokesperson"
means that Representative designated by the Minority
Leader to serve as the Minority Spokesperson of a
committee.
(21) Perfunctory Session. "Perfunctory session" means
the convening of the House, pursuant to the scheduling of

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the Speaker, for purposes consistent with Rule 28.
(22) Presiding Officer. "Presiding Officer" means that
Representative serving as the presiding officer of the
House, whether that Representative is the Speaker or
another Representative designated by the Speaker under
Rule 4.
(23) Principal Sponsor. "Principal Sponsor" means the
first listed House sponsor of any legislative measure;
with respect to a committee-sponsored bill or resolution,
it means the Chairperson of the committee or the
Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
(24) Record Vote. "Record vote" means a vote by ayes
and nays entered on the Journal.
(25) Representative. "Representative" means any duly
elected or duly appointed Illinois State Representative,
and means the same as "member".
(26) Senate. "Senate" means the Senate of the General
Assembly.
(27) Speaker. "Speaker" means the Speaker of the House
elected as provided in Rule 1.
(28) Term. "Term" means the 2-year term of a General
Assembly.
(29) Vice-Chairperson. "Vice-Chairperson" means that
Representative designated by the Speaker to serve as
Vice-Chairperson of a committee.
(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)