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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
3		HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4		the following (which are the same as the Rules of the House of
5		Representatives of the One Hundred Third General Assembly
6		except as indicated by striking and underscoring) are adopted
7		as the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred
8		Fourth General Assembly:
9		ARTICLE I
10		ORGANIZATION
11		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
12		(House Rule 1)
13		1. Election of the Speaker.
14		(a) At the first meeting of the House of each General
15		Assembly, the Secretary of State shall convene the House at
16		12:00 noon, designate a Temporary Clerk of the House, and
17		preside during the nomination and election of the Speaker. As
18		the first item of business each day before the election of the
19		Speaker, the Secretary of State shall order the Temporary
20		Clerk to call the roll of the members to establish the presence
21		of a quorum as required by the Constitution. If a majority of
22		those elected are not present, the House shall stand adjourned

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

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

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1		102nd General Assembly shall not be considered in the
2		calculation of the member's service.
3		(d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
4		vote of 71 members elected.
5		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
6		(House Rule 3)
7		3. Majority and Minority Leadership.
8		(a) The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall appoint from
9		within their respective caucuses the members of the Majority
10		and Minority Leaderships as allowed by law.
11		(b) Appointments are effective upon being filed with the
12		Clerk and remain effective at the pleasure of the Speaker and
13		Minority Leader, respectively, or until a vacancy occurs by
14		reason of resignation or because a leader has ceased to be a
15		Representative. Successor leaders shall be appointed in the
16		same manner as their predecessors. Leaders have those powers
17		delegated to them by the Speaker or Minority Leader, as the
18		case may be.
19		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
20		(House Rule 4)
21		4. The Speaker.
22		(a) The Speaker has those powers conferred upon him or her
23		by the Constitution, the laws of Illinois, and any motions or
24		resolutions adopted by the House or jointly by the House and

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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1		APPROPRIATIONS-GENERAL SERVICES
2		APPROPRIATIONS-HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
3		APPROPRIATIONS-HIGHER EDUCATION
4		APPROPRIATIONS-PENSIONS AND PERSONNEL
5		APPROPRIATIONS-PUBLIC SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
6		CHILD CARE ACCESSIBILITY & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
7		CITIES & VILLAGES
8		CONSUMER PROTECTION
9		COUNTIES & TOWNSHIPS
10		CYBERSECURITY, DATA ANALYTICS, & IT (INFORMATION
11		TECHNOLOGY)
12		ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY & EQUITY
13		ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION: ADMINISTRATION,
14		LICENSING, & CHARTER SCHOOLS
15		ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION: SCHOOL CURRICULUM &
16		POLICIES
17		ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
18		ETHICS & ELECTIONS
19		EXECUTIVE
20		FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND LICENSING
21		GAMING
22		HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY & ACCESSIBILITY
23		HEALTH CARE LICENSES
24		HIGHER EDUCATION
25		HOUSING
26		HUMAN SERVICES

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

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

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

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1		If the Chairperson or Co-Chairperson is a member of the
2		majority or minority leadership or the Chairperson or Minority
3		Spokesperson of a standing committee, the member shall receive
4		no additional stipend or compensation for serving as
5		Chairperson or Co-Chairperson of the special committee. For
6		purposes of Section 1 of the General Assembly Compensation Act
7		(25 ILCS 115/1), (i) a special committee under these rules is
8		considered a "select committee" and (ii) one Co-Chairperson of
9		a special committee shall be considered "Chairman" and the
10		other shall be considered "Minority Spokesman" unless both
11		Co-Chairpersons are members of the majority caucus. The
12		appointed members of special committees shall be designated by
13		the Speaker and the Minority Leader in a like manner as
14		provided in Rule 12 with respect to standing committees. If
15		the special committee has Co-Chairpersons from different
16		political parties, the special committee shall not have a
17		Minority Spokesperson. In that case, the Minority Leader shall
18		appoint the minority caucus members to the special committee,
19		except the Co-Chairperson from the minority caucus who shall
20		be appointed by the Speaker. The Speaker may establish a
21		reporting date during the term for each special committee by
22		filing a notice of the reporting date with the Clerk. Unless an
23		earlier date is specified by the notice, special committees
24		expire at the end of the term.
25		(c) Special committees are empowered to conduct business
26		when a majority of the total number of committee members has

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1		been appointed.
2		(d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
3		vote of 71 members elected.
4		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
5		(House Rule 13.5)
6		13.5. Task Forces. A task force of the House may be created
7		by (i) the Speaker, or (ii) a House resolution approved by a
8		majority of those elected. A notice or resolution creating a
9		task force shall include the subject matter of the task force
10		and the number of majority and minority caucus members to be
11		appointed. House members shall be designated by the Speaker
12		and the Minority Leader. Except as otherwise provided for in
13		the notice or House resolution creating the task force, the
14		Speaker shall designate the Chair and the Minority Leader
15		shall designate the Minority Spokesperson; however, the task
16		force shall not have a Minority Spokesperson if the task force
17		has Co-Chairpersons from different political parties. Except
18		as otherwise provided for in the notice or House resolution
19		creating the task force, all actions and recommendations of
20		the task force must be approved by a majority of those
21		appointed to the task force. Task forces are empowered to
22		conduct business when a majority of the total number of
23		members has been appointed. For purposes of Section 1 of the
24		General Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), a task
25		force is not considered a "select committee".

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1		The Chair or Co-Chairpersons of a task force shall
2		provide, no later than 48 hours before a proposed hearing, a
3		notice identifying the date, time, location, and subject
4		matter of any hearing. The Clerk shall be the custodian of
5		record for documents, records, and audio recordings for task
6		force hearings.
7		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
8		(House Rule 14)
9		14. Subcommittees.
10		(a) The Chairperson of a standing committee, a special
11		committee, or a committee created under Article X may create a
12		subcommittee by filing a notice with the Clerk. The notice
13		shall specify the subject matter, the number of majority
14		caucus and minority caucus members to be appointed to a
15		subcommittee, and the manner in which appointments shall be
16		made, and may specify a reporting date during the term. In the
17		case of standing or special committees with Co-Chairpersons
18		from different political parties, the creation of
19		subcommittees and the number of majority caucus and minority
20		caucus members to be appointed to the subcommittee shall be
21		determined by the Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
22		Members of subcommittees and any temporary replacements must
23		be members of the parent committee. Subcommittees shall not
24		create subcommittees.
25		Unless an earlier date is specified by the notice,

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1		subcommittees expire at the end of the term.
2		(b) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
3		vote of 71 members elected.
4		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
5		(House Rule 15)
6		15. Rules Committee.
7		(a) The Rules Committee is created as a permanent
8		committee. The Rules Committee shall consist of 5 members, 3
9		appointed by the Speaker and 2 appointed by the Minority
10		Leader. The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall not serve as
11		members of the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee may
12		conduct business when a majority of the total number of its
13		members has been appointed.
14		(b) The majority caucus members of the Rules Committee
15		shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker, and the minority
16		caucus members shall serve at the pleasure of the Minority
17		Leader. Appointments shall be by notice filed with the Clerk,
18		and shall be effective for the balance of the term or until a
19		replacement appointment is made, whichever first occurs.
20		Appointments take effect upon filing with the Clerk,
21		regardless of whether the House is in session.
22		(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules,
23		the Rules Committee may meet upon reasonable public notice
24		that includes a statement of the subjects to be considered.
25		All legislative measures pending before the Rules Committee

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

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

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

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

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

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1		Rules Committee may, at any time, however, refer the
2		legislative measure to a standing or special committee of the
3		House.
4		(c) The Chairperson of a standing committee or a special
5		committee may refer a subject matter or a legislative measure
6		pending in that committee to a subcommittee of that committee,
7		regardless of whether the subject matter or legislative
8		measure has been posted for hearing.
9		(d) All legislative measures favorably reported by a
10		standing committee or a special committee, or discharged from
11		a standing committee or a special committee under Rule 58,
12		shall be referred to the House and placed on the appropriate
13		order of business, which shall appear on the Daily Calendar.
14		(e) All committee amendments, floor amendments, joint
15		action motions for final action, conference committee reports,
16		and motions to table committee amendments, upon filing with
17		the Clerk, are automatically referred to the Rules Committee.
18		The Rules Committee may refer any committee amendment to the
19		standing committee or the special committee to which the bill
20		or resolution it amends has been referred for its review and
21		consideration. The Rules Committee may refer any floor
22		amendment, joint action motion for final action, conference
23		committee report, or motion to table a committee amendment to
24		the House or to a standing committee or a special committee for
25		its review and consideration. Any floor amendment, joint
26		action motion for final action, conference committee report,

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1		or motion to table a committee amendment that is not referred
2		to the House by, or discharged from, the Rules Committee is out
3		of order, except that any floor amendment, joint action motion
4		for final action, conference committee report, or motion to
5		table a committee amendment favorably reported by, or
6		discharged from, a standing committee or a special committee
7		is deemed referred to the House by the Rules Committee for
8		purposes of this Rule.
9		(f) The Rules Committee may at any time refer or re-refer a
10		legislative measure from a committee to a Committee of the
11		Whole or to any other committee. If a bill or resolution is
12		re-referred from a standing or special committee to a
13		Committee of the Whole or to any other committee pursuant to
14		this Rule, any committee amendments pending in the standing or
15		special committee shall be automatically re-referred with the
16		bill or resolution.
17		(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules,
18		any bill pending before the Rules Committee shall be
19		immediately discharged and referred to a standing committee,
20		special committee, or order of the Daily Calendar, as provided
21		in this Rule, if the Principal Sponsor of the bill files a
22		motion that is signed by no less than three-fifths of the
23		members of both the majority and minority caucuses, provided
24		each member signing the motion is a sponsor of the underlying
25		bill subject to the motion and the motion specifies the
26		appropriate standing committee, special committee, or order on

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1		the Daily Calendar to which the bill shall be referred. Such a
2		motion shall be filed, in writing, with the Clerk. All other
3		legislative measures may be discharged from the Rules
4		Committee only by unanimous consent of the House. A bill or
5		resolution discharged from the Rules Committee shall be
6		referred as follows: (i) a bill or resolution that was not
7		previously referred shall be referred to the standing
8		committee or special committee designated on the motion,
9		subject to the notice requirement of Rule 21; (ii) a bill or
10		resolution re-referred to the Rules Committee from a standing
11		committee or special committee shall be re-referred to that
12		committee, subject to the notice requirement of Rule 21; and
13		(iii) a bill or resolution re-referred to the Rules Committee
14		from an order of business on the Daily Calendar shall be
15		re-referred to the same order of business, provided the bill
16		or resolution shall be carried on the Daily Calendar for at
17		least one legislative day prior to consideration by the House.
18		Legislative measures, other than bills or resolutions, that
19		are discharged from the Rules Committee shall be referred as
20		follows: (i) an amendment, joint action motion for final
21		action, or conference committee report shall be referred to
22		the committee that considered the underlying bill or
23		resolution and (ii) any other legislative measure shall be
24		referred to the proper order of business on the Daily
25		Calendar, provided the legislative measure shall be carried on
26		the Daily Calendar for at least one legislative day prior to

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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1		committee.
2		(2) The attendance of committee members at each
3		meeting.
4		(3) The votes cast by the committee members on all
5		legislative measures acted on by the committee.
6		(4) The "Record of Committee Witness" forms executed
7		by each person appearing or registering in each committee
8		meeting, which shall include identification of the
9		witness, the person, group, or firm represented by
10		appearance and the capacity in which the representation is
11		made (if the person is representing someone other than
12		himself or herself), his or her position on the
13		legislation under consideration, and the nature of his or
14		her desired testimony.
15		(5) An audio recording of the proceedings.
16		(6) Documents submitted to the committee by persons
17		providing testimony or registering in each committee
18		meeting.
19		(7) Such additional information as may be requested by
20		the Clerk.
21		(d) The committee Chairperson, or the Co-Chairperson from
22		the majority caucus of a standing or special committee, shall
23		file with the Clerk, along with every legislative measure
24		reported upon, a written report containing such information as
25		required by the Clerk. The Clerk may adopt forms, policies,
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1		maintenance of the reports.
2		(e) When a committee fails to report a legislative measure
3		pending before it to the House, or when a committee fails to
4		hold a public hearing on a legislative measure pending before
5		it, the exclusive means to bring that legislative measure
6		directly before the House for its consideration is as provided
7		in Rule 18 or Rule 58.
8		(f) No legislative measure may be called for a vote in a
9		standing committee or special committee in the absence of the
10		Principal Sponsor. The committee Chairperson, the committee
11		Minority Spokesperson, or a chief co-sponsor may present a
12		bill or resolution in committee with the approval of the
13		Principal Sponsor when the committee consents. In the case of
14		standing or special committees with Co-Chairpersons from
15		different political parties, the "Chairperson" means the
16		Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus, and the "Minority
17		Spokesperson" means the Co-Chairperson from the minority
18		caucus. This subsection may not be suspended.
19		(g) Motions to favorably report a legislative measure are
20		renewable, provided that no legislative measure may be voted
21		on more than twice in any committee on motions to report the
22		legislative measure favorably, or to reconsider the vote by
23		which the committee adopted a motion to report the legislative
24		measure unfavorably. A legislative measure having failed to
25		receive a favorable recommendation after 2 such record votes
26		shall be automatically reported with the appropriate

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

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

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1		discharged, shall be reported to the House and shall be placed
2		on the order of Second Reading. Bills reported to the House
3		from committee "do not pass", "do not pass as amended",
4		"without recommendation", or "tabled" shall lie on the table.
5		(b) All floor amendments, joint action motions for final
6		action, conference committee reports, and motions to table
7		committee amendments favorably reported from a standing
8		committee or special committee shall be referred to the House
9		and eligible for consideration when the House is on an
10		appropriate order of business. All floor amendments, joint
11		action motions for final action, conference committee reports,
12		and motions to table committee amendments that are reported to
13		the House from committee "be not adopted", "without
14		recommendation", or "tabled" shall lie on the table.
15		(c) All resolutions favorably reported to the House from
16		the Rules Committee, a standing committee, or a special
17		committee, or with respect to which the committee has been
18		discharged, shall be referred to the House and placed on the
19		order of Resolutions. All resolutions that are reported to the
20		House from committee "be not adopted", "be not adopted as
21		amended", "without recommendation", or "tabled" shall lie on
22		the table.
23		(d) For the purposes subsections (a) and (c) of this Rule,
24		a resolution proposing to amend the Illinois Constitution
25		shall be reported to the House or tabled in the same manner as
26		a bill.

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1		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2		(House Rule 25)
3		25. Remote Participation in Committees and Task Forces.
4		(a) The Speaker may allow members to participate remotely
5		in subject matter hearings for committees or task forces when
6		the committee or task force location has sufficient technology
7		to support remote participation. A member of the committee or
8		task force participating remotely under this subsection (a)
9		shall be considered in attendance for recordkeeping purposes
10		only but shall not be considered present for the purpose of
11		voting in accordance with Rule 49 or for the purpose of
12		determining if a quorum is present.
13		(b) The Speaker may allow members to participate remotely
14		in hearings for committees or task forces, other than subject
15		matter hearings, when the hearing is taking place on a day when
16		the House is not in session and the committee or task force
17		location has sufficient technology to support remote
18		participation. A member of the committee or task force
19		participating remotely under this subsection (b) shall be
20		considered present and in attendance at the committee or task
21		force hearing, including for the purpose of voting in
22		accordance with Rule 49 and for the purpose of determining if a
23		quorum is present. Action taken by a member of a committee or
24		task force who is participating remotely under this subsection
25		(b) shall have the same legal effect as if the member were

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1		physically present when the action is taken.
2		(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, in
3		the case of pestilence or public danger upon declaration of
4		the Speaker, members may participate remotely in hearings for
5		committees and task forces. A member of the committee or task
6		force participating remotely after such a declaration shall be
7		considered present and in attendance at the committee hearing,
8		including for the purpose of voting in accordance with Rule 49
9		and for the purpose of determining if a quorum is present.
10		Action taken by a member of a committee who is participating
11		remotely after such a declaration shall have the same legal
12		effect as if the member were physically present when the
13		action is taken.
14		(d) The Speaker may establish additional procedures for
15		remote participation under this Section and shall designate
16		the technology or software that must be used. The technology
17		or software must, at a minimum, be sufficient to (1) verify the
18		identity of a member who is participating remotely, (2) allow
19		the public, including representatives of the press, to hear or
20		view each member and witness who is participating remotely,
21		and (3) allow witnesses to testify as permitted under Rule 26.
22		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
23		(House Rule 26)
24		26. Rights of the Public.
25		(a) If a legislative measure or subject matter has been

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1		properly set for hearing and witnesses are present and wish to
2		testify, the committee shall hear the witnesses at the
3		scheduled time and place, subject to Rule 10(c). The
4		Chairperson may allow remote witness testimony when the
5		committee or task force location has sufficient technology to
6		support remote participation.
7		(b) Any person wishing to offer testimony to a committee
8		hearing of a legislative measure or subject matter shall be
9		given a reasonable opportunity to do so, orally or in writing.
10		The Chairperson may set time limits for presentation of oral
11		testimony. No testimony in writing is required of any witness,
12		but any witness may submit a statement in writing for the
13		committee record. All persons offering testimony shall
14		complete and submit a "Record of Committee Witness" form on
15		the General Assembly website before testifying. In the case of
16		standing or special committees with Co-Chairpersons from
17		different political parties, the "Chairperson" means the
18		Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
19		(c) A motion to foreclose further oral testimony by
20		witnesses on a matter before a committee may be adopted only by
21		a three-fifths majority of those voting on the motion. No such
22		motion is in order until both proponents and opponents
23		requesting to be heard have been given a fair and substantial
24		opportunity to express their positions. No one shall be
25		prohibited from filing for the record "Record of Committee
26		Witness" forms or written statements while the matter is

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1		before the committee.
2		(d) Meetings of committees and subcommittees shall be open
3		to the public. Committee meetings of the House may be closed to
4		the public if two-thirds of the members elected to the House
5		determine, by a record vote, that the public interest so
6		requires.
7		(d-5) For meetings of committees following a declaration
8		of pestilence or public danger by the Speaker, the Speaker,
9		after consultation with the Minority Leader, may limit access
10		to the room in which the committee is held to members and
11		officers of the General Assembly, majority and minority staff,
12		and no more than 5 members of the public who are
13		representatives of the press, except as otherwise authorized
14		by the Speaker. If access is so limited, the Speaker may
15		designate one or more locations outside of the committee room
16		for the public to safely watch or listen to the proceedings of
17		the committee via a live audio/video broadcast. Access to such
18		locations may be limited as necessary to maintain safety,
19		including, but not limited to, requiring that persons at such
20		locations follow one or more of the decorum protocols of Rule
21		51.5(a). This subsection shall only apply to meetings in which
22		members are physically present and may not be suspended.
23		(e) This Rule cannot be suspended retroactively.
24		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
25		(House Rule 27)

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1		27. Smoking. Smoking is prohibited at any official
2		committee hearing, and no committee member, staff member, or
3		member of the public is permitted to smoke in the room in which
4		the hearing is being held.
5		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
6		ARTICLE III
7		CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
8		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
9		(House Rule 28)
10		28. Sessions of the House.
11		(a) The House is in session whenever it convenes in
12		perfunctory session, regular session, veto session, special
13		session, or joint session with the Senate. Members are
14		entitled to per diem expense reimbursements authorized by law
15		only on those regular, veto, special session, and joint
16		session days that they are in attendance at the House and
17		either (i) are recorded as present on the quorum roll call or
18		(ii) personally appear before the Clerk or the Clerk's
19		designee after the quorum roll call but prior to the close of
20		the Clerk's Office for the day. Attendance by members is not
21		required or recorded on perfunctory session days.
22		(b) Regular and veto session days shall be scheduled with
23		notice by the Speaker under Rule 9. Special session days shall
24		be scheduled in accordance with the Constitution and laws of

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1		Illinois. The Speaker may convene the House when deemed
2		necessary, regardless of whether a different date or time has
3		been established.
4		(c) The Speaker may schedule perfunctory session days
5		during which the Clerk may read into the House record any
6		legislative measure. Committees may meet and may consider and
7		act upon legislative measures during a perfunctory session
8		day, and the Clerk may receive and read committee reports into
9		the House record during a perfunctory day. In accordance with
10		Rule 53.5, and with the approval of the Clerk, a member may
11		make an oral statement during a perfunctory session. Except
12		for automatic referral under these Rules, no further action
13		may be taken by the House with respect to a legislative measure
14		during a perfunctory session day.
15		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
16		(House Rule 29)
17		29. Hour of Meeting. Unless otherwise ordered by the
18		Speaker or Presiding Officer, the House shall regularly
19		convene at 12:00 noon on all days the House convenes in
20		regular, veto, or special session.
21		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
22		(House Rule 30)
23		30. Access to the House Floor and Chamber.
24		(a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, only the

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1		following persons shall be admitted to the House while it is in
2		session: members and officers of the General Assembly; elected
3		officers of the executive branch; justices of the Supreme
4		Court; the designated aide to an executive or judicial branch
5		constitutional officer, except as limited by the Speaker; the
6		parliamentarian; majority staff members and minority staff
7		members, except as limited by the Speaker or Presiding
8		Officer; former members, except as limited by the Speaker or
9		prohibited under subsection (d); and employees of the
10		Legislative Reference Bureau, except as limited by the
11		Speaker. Representatives of the press, while the House is in
12		session, may have access to the galleries and places allotted
13		to them by the Speaker or his or her designee. No person is
14		entitled to the floor unless appropriately attired. Only
15		members of the General Assembly may use telephones at the
16		members' desks. Smoking is prohibited on the floor of the
17		House and in the House galleries.
18		(a-5) On any day in which the House is in session following
19		a declaration of pestilence or public danger by the Speaker,
20		the Speaker, after consultation with the Minority Leader, may
21		limit access to the House Chamber and adjoining hallways and
22		passages to members and officers of the General Assembly,
23		majority and minority staff as authorized by the Speaker or
24		Presiding Officer, and no more than 5 members of the public who
25		are representatives of the press, except as otherwise
26		authorized by the Speaker. If access is so limited, the

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

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1		from the floor of the House. A Representative may be removed
2		from the floor only under Rule 51.5 or Article XI or XII of
3		these Rules.
4		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
5		(House Rule 31)
6		31. Standing Order of Business.
7		(a) Unless otherwise determined by the Presiding Officer,
8		the standing daily order of business of the House is as
9		follows:
10		(1) Call to Order, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance,
11		and Roll Call.
12		(2) Approval of the Journal.
13		(3) Reading of House Bills a first time.
14		(4) Reports from committees, with reports from the
15		Rules Committee ordinarily made at any time.
16		(5) Presentation of Resolutions, Petitions, and
17		Messages.
18		(6) Introduction of House Bills.
19		(7) Messages from the Senate, not including reading
20		Senate Bills a first time.
21		(8) Reading of House Bills a second time.
22		(9) Reading of House Bills a third time.
23		(10) Reading of Senate Bills a third time.
24		(11) Reading of Senate Bills a second time.
25		(12) Reading of Senate Bills a first time.

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1		(13) House Bills on the Order of Concurrence.
2		(14) Senate Bills on the Order of Non-Concurrence.
3		(15) Conference Committee Reports.
4		(16) Motions in Writing.
5		(17) Constitutional Amendment Resolutions.
6		(18) Motions with respect to Vetoes.
7		(19) Consideration of Resolutions.
8		(20) Motions to Discharge Committee.
9		(21) Motions to Take from the Table.
10		(22) Motions to Suspend the Rules.
11		(23) Consideration of Bills on the Order of Postponed
12		Consideration.
13		(b) The Speaker may establish a Weekly Order of Business
14		or a Daily Order of Business setting forth the date and
15		approximate time at which specific legislative measures may be
16		considered by the House. The Weekly Order of Business or Daily
17		Order of Business is effective upon being filed by the Speaker
18		with the Clerk and takes the place of the standing order of
19		business for the amount of time necessary for its completion.
20		Nothing in this Rule, however, limits the Speaker's or
21		Presiding Officer's powers under Rule 4(c)(3) or Rule 43(a).
22		(c) A special order of business may be set by the Rules
23		Committee or by the Speaker as provided in Rule 44.
24		(d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
25		vote of 71 members elected.
26		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)

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

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

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

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1		the Clerk, provided that the addition of any member as a
2		Principal Sponsor, chief co-sponsor, or co-sponsor must be
3		with that member's consent. When the Principal Sponsor ceases
4		to be a Representative during the term, the chief sponsorship
5		of any of his or her pending legislative measures may be
6		changed to another Representative upon approval by the Speaker
7		or Minority Leader, whichever served as the Representative's
8		caucus leader. This subsection may not be suspended.
9		(b) The Principal Sponsor of a bill controls that bill. A
10		committee-sponsored bill is controlled by the Chairperson, or
11		if Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson
12		from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is
13		deemed the Principal Sponsor. Committee-sponsored bills may
14		not have individual co-sponsors.
15		(c) The Senate sponsor of a bill originating in the Senate
16		may request substitute House sponsorship of that bill by
17		filing a notice with the Clerk. Such notice is automatically
18		referred to the Rules Committee. The notice shall include the
19		bill number, signature of the Senate sponsor, signature of the
20		substitute House sponsor, and a statement that the original
21		House sponsor was provided with notice of intent to request a
22		substitute House sponsor. A notice that satisfies the
23		requirements of this subsection shall be approved by the Rules
24		Committee. If the Rules Committee does not act on a notice that
25		satisfies the requirements of this subsection within 3
26		legislative days after its referral, then the notice is deemed

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1		approved and the Clerk shall substitute sponsorship. This
2		subsection shall be in effect if, and only for so long as, the
3		Rules of the Senate include a reciprocal privilege for House
4		sponsors and the Senate complies with the rule. This
5		subsection may not be suspended.
6		(d) All bills introduced in the House shall be read by
7		title a first time and automatically referred to the Rules
8		Committee in accordance with Rule 18. After a Senate Bill is
9		received and a House member has submitted notification to the
10		Clerk of sponsorship of that bill, it shall be read by title
11		and automatically referred to the Rules Committee in
12		accordance with Rule 18.
13		(e) All bills introduced into the House shall be
14		accompanied by 1 copy. Any bill that amends a statute shall
15		indicate the particular changes in the following manner:
16		(1) All new matter shall be underscored.
17		(2) All matter that is to be omitted or superseded
18		shall be shown crossed with a line.
19		(f) No bill shall be passed by the House except on a record
20		vote of a majority of those elected, subject to Rule 69. A bill
21		that has lost on Third Reading and has not been reconsidered
22		may not thereafter be revived. If a motion for the adoption of
23		a first conference committee report fails and the motion is
24		not reconsidered, then a second conference committee may be
25		appointed as provided in Rule 76(c). If a motion for the
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1		not reconsidered, then the bill may not thereafter be revived.
2		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3		(House Rule 38)
4		38. Reading of Bills. Every bill shall be read by title on
5		3 different days before passage by the House.
6		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
7		(House Rule 39)
8		39. Reproduction and Distribution. The Clerk shall cause
9		any bill, amendment, or resolution, filed with or received by
10		the Clerk, whether originating in the House or the Senate, and
11		any other measure subject to this Rule to be reproduced and
12		distributed to the members. Reproduction and distribution may
13		be done electronically, either via email or publication on the
14		General Assembly website, or the Clerk may establish a method
15		that any member may use to secure a copy.
16		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
17		(House Rule 40)
18		40. Amendments.
19		(a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, committee
20		amendments may be offered only by the Principal Sponsor, chief
21		co-sponsor, or a member of the committee and adopted by a
22		standing or special committee only while the affected bill is
23		before that committee. Committee amendments shall be adopted

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1		by a majority of those appointed. All committee amendments
2		that have been referred to a standing committee or special
3		committee by the Rules Committee shall be considered by the
4		committee or a subcommittee of that committee prior to
5		consideration by the committee of the bill to which the
6		amendment relates. A committee amendment may be the subject of
7		a motion to "do adopt" or "do not adopt". A committee amendment
8		may be adopted only by a successful motion to "do adopt". All
9		committee amendments not adopted to a bill prior to the
10		favorable reporting of the bill by a standing committee or
11		special committee are automatically tabled. Committee
12		amendments to resolutions are subject to the same procedure
13		applicable to committee amendments to bills.
14		(b) A floor amendment may be filed and may be referred by
15		the Rules Committee to the House for consideration, or to a
16		standing or special committee, only while the bill is on the
17		order of Second Reading, Third Reading, or Postponed
18		Consideration. Floor amendments may be offered for adoption
19		only while the bill is on the order of Second Reading, subject
20		to Rule 18, and shall be adopted by a majority vote. A floor
21		amendment to a bill may be adopted by the House when a bill is
22		on the order of Second Reading if: (i) the Rules Committee has
23		referred the floor amendment to the House for consideration
24		under Rule 18; (ii) a standing or special committee has
25		referred the floor amendment to the House; or (iii) the floor
26		amendment has been discharged from committee pursuant to Rule

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1		58. All floor amendments not adopted to a bill and that are
2		still pending in a committee or before the House upon the
3		passage or defeat of a bill on Third Reading are automatically
4		tabled, provided that any floor amendment tabled pursuant to
5		this Rule shall automatically be taken from the table upon the
6		adoption of a motion to reconsider the vote for the passage or
7		defeat of the bill on Third Reading. Floor amendments to
8		resolutions are subject to the same procedure applicable to
9		floor amendments to bills.
10		(c) All amendments filed in the House must be accompanied
11		by one copy. The Clerk shall number amendments sequentially in
12		the order submitted, and all amendments that are in order
13		shall be considered in ascending numerical order.
14		(d) No amendment shall be filed with the Clerk while a bill
15		is assigned to the Rules Committee. Committee amendments may
16		be filed for a resolution pending in the Rules Committee only
17		if the resolution would adopt or amend House Rules or Joint
18		House-Senate Rules pursuant to Rule 67.
19		(e) The sponsor of an amendment may change the sponsorship
20		of the amendment to that of another member, with that other
21		member's consent. Such change may be made at any time the
22		amendment is pending before the House or any of its committees
23		by filing notice with the Clerk.
24		(f) Amendments that propose to alter any existing law
25		shall conform to the requirements of Rule 37(e).
26		(g) If a committee reports a legislative measure "do pass

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1		as amended" or "do adopt as amended", the committee amendments
2		are deemed adopted by the committee action.
3		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
4		(House Rule 41)
5		41. Note Requests; Quick Takes.
6		(a) The House shall comply with all Illinois laws
7		requiring fiscal or other notes. The notes shall be filed with
8		the Clerk, who shall affix each note with a time stamp
9		endorsing the date and time received, and attached to the
10		original of the bill and available for inspection by the
11		members. As soon as practical, the Clerk shall provide a copy
12		of the note to the Legislative Reference Bureau, which shall
13		provide an informative summary of the note in subsequent
14		issues of the Legislative Digest.
15		A motion to have any note request deemed inapplicable may
16		be made by the Principal Sponsor of the bill, or by a chief
17		co-sponsor with the consent of the Principal Sponsor, at any
18		time and shall be adopted by a majority of those voting on the
19		motion. No member, except the Principal Sponsor of the bill,
20		may file a request for a note with the Clerk during debate of
21		the legislative measure to which the note relates. At the
22		request of the Principal Sponsor of a bill, or by a chief
23		co-sponsor with the consent of the Principal Sponsor, a note
24		request for the bill as introduced into the House or received
25		from the Senate shall be automatically deemed inapplicable if

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1		(i) one or more House amendments to the bill have been adopted,
2		and (ii) a note of the same type for the bill as amended by
3		each adopted House amendment has been filed with the Clerk. If
4		any such adopted House amendment is later tabled, the note
5		request for the bill as introduced into or received by the
6		House shall immediately become applicable. A note request
7		deemed inapplicable under this Rule shall not be further
8		considered and shall not prevent the bill from advancing.
9		(b) No bill authorizing or directing the conveyance by the
10		State of any particular interest in real estate to any
11		individual or entity other than a governmental unit or agency
12		may be voted upon in committee or upon Second Reading unless a
13		certified appraisal of the value of the interest has been
14		filed. The appraisal shall be filed with the Clerk of the
15		House, and shall be part of the permanent record for that bill.
16		(c) No bill authorizing the State or a unit of local
17		government to acquire property by eminent domain using
18		"quick-take" powers under the Eminent Domain Act may be voted
19		upon in committee or on Second Reading unless the State or the
20		unit of local government, as applicable, has complied with all
21		of the following procedures:
22		(1) The State or the unit of local government must
23		notify each owner of an interest in the property, by
24		certified mail, of the intention of the State or the unit
25		of local government to request approval of legislation by
26		the General Assembly authorizing the State or the unit of

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1		local government to acquire the property by eminent domain
2		using "quick-take" powers under Section 20-5-5 of the
3		Eminent Domain Act.
4		(2) The State or the unit of local government must
5		cause notice of its intention to request authorization to
6		acquire the property by eminent domain using "quick-take"
7		powers to be published in a newspaper of general
8		circulation in the territory sought to be acquired by the
9		State or the unit of local government.
10		(3) Following the notices required under paragraphs
11		(1) and (2), the State or the unit of local government must
12		hold at least one public hearing, at the place where the
13		unit of local government normally holds its business
14		meetings (or, in the case of property sought to be
15		acquired by the State: (i) at a location in the county in
16		which the property sought to be acquired by the State is
17		located, or (ii) if the property is located in Cook
18		County, at a location in the township in which the
19		property is located, or (iii) if the property is located
20		in 2 adjacent counties other than Cook County or in 2
21		adjacent townships in Cook County, at a location in the
22		county or in the township in Cook County in which the
23		majority of the property is located, or (iv) if the
24		property is located in Cook County and an adjacent county,
25		at a location in the other county or in the township in
26		Cook County in which the majority of the property is

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1		located), on the question of the acquisition of the
2		property by the State or the unit of local government by
3		eminent domain using "quick-take" powers.
4		(4) In the case of property sought to be acquired by a
5		unit of local government, following the public hearing or
6		hearings held under paragraph (3), the unit of local
7		government must adopt, by recorded vote, a resolution to
8		request approval of legislation by the General Assembly
9		authorizing the unit of local government to acquire the
10		property by eminent domain using "quick-take" powers under
11		the Eminent Domain Act. The resolution must include a
12		statement of the time period within which the unit of
13		local government requests authority to exercise
14		"quick-take" powers, which may not exceed one year.
15		(5) Following the public hearing or hearings held
16		under paragraph (3), the head of the appropriate State
17		office, department, or agency or the chief elected
18		official of the unit of local government, as applicable,
19		must submit to the Chairperson and Minority Spokesperson
20		of the House Executive Committee a sworn, notarized
21		affidavit that contains, or has attached as an
22		incorporated exhibit, all of the following:
23		(A) The legal description of the property.
24		(B) The street address of the property.
25		(C) The name of each State Senator and State
26		Representative who represents the territory that is

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1		the subject of the proposed taking.
2		(D) The date or dates on which the State or the
3		unit of local government contacted each such State
4		Senator and State Representative concerning the
5		intention of the State or the unit of local government
6		to request approval of legislation by the General
7		Assembly authorizing the State or the unit of local
8		government to acquire the property by eminent domain
9		using "quick-take" powers.
10		(E) The current name, address, and telephone
11		number of each owner of an interest in the property.
12		(F) A summary of all negotiations between the
13		State or the unit of local government and the owner or
14		owners of the property concerning the sale of the
15		property to the State or the unit of local government.
16		(G) A statement of the date and location of each
17		public hearing held under paragraph (3).
18		(H) A statement of the public purpose for which
19		the State or the unit of local government seeks to
20		acquire the property.
21		(I) The certification of the head of the
22		appropriate State office, department, or agency or the
23		chief elected official of the unit of local
24		government, as applicable, that (i) the property is
25		located within the territory under the jurisdiction of
26		the State or the unit of local government and (ii) the

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1		State or the unit of local government seeks to acquire
2		the property for a public purpose.
3		(J) A map of the area in which the property to be
4		acquired is located, showing the location of the
5		property.
6		(K) Photographs of the property.
7		(L) An appraisal of the property by a real estate
8		appraiser who is certified or licensed under the Real
9		Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002.
10		(M) In the case of property sought to be acquired
11		by a unit of local government, a copy of the resolution
12		adopted by the unit of local government under
13		paragraph (4).
14		(N) Documentation of the public purpose for which
15		the State or the unit of local government seeks to
16		acquire the property.
17		(O) A copy of each notice sent to an owner of an
18		interest in the property under paragraph (1).
19		A request for quick-take authority shall not be considered
20		by a House committee fewer than 30 days after the date of the
21		notice to each property owner as required by paragraph (1).
22		Every affidavit submitted by the State or a unit of local
23		government pursuant to this Rule 41(c), together with all
24		documents and other items submitted with the affidavit, must
25		be made available to any person upon request for inspection
26		and copying.

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1		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
2		(House Rule 42)
3		42. Consent Calendar.
4		(a) The Clerk shall include a Consent Calendar on the
5		Daily Calendar and designate it as a separate calendar. The
6		Consent Calendar shall contain 3 orders of business: Consent
7		Calendar - Second Reading, Consent Calendar - Third Reading,
8		and Consent Calendar - Resolutions. Within each order of
9		business, bills or resolutions shall be listed in separate
10		groups according to the number of required days each has been
11		on that order of business on the Consent Calendar. No more than
12		80 bills and resolutions shall be listed in each group. All
13		bills or resolutions to which amendments have been adopted
14		shall be so designated.
15		(b) No debate is in order regarding any item on the Consent
16		Calendar. The Presiding Officer, however, shall allow a
17		reasonable time for questions from the floor and answers to
18		those questions. No amendment from the floor is in order
19		regarding any bill or resolution on the Consent Calendar.
20		(c) A bill on the Consent Calendar shall stand for 2
21		legislative days on the order of Consent Calendar - Second
22		Reading, and for at least 2 legislative days on the order of
23		Consent Calendar - Third Reading, before a vote on the final
24		passage may be taken. Resolutions on the Consent Calendar
25		shall stand for at least 4 legislative days before a vote on

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1		adoption may be taken. One record vote on final passage shall
2		be taken on those bills called for final passage. Immediately
3		before a vote on the bills on the Consent Calendar, the
4		Presiding Officer shall call to the attention of the members
5		the fact that the next legislative action will be the vote on
6		the Consent Calendar.
7		(d) A bill or resolution may be placed on the Consent
8		Calendar by report of a standing committee or special
9		committee upon a motion adopted by a unanimous vote of the
10		members present. For purposes of this subsection (d), a
11		unanimous vote on the motion is a vote with no member voting
12		nay.
13		(e) No bill regarding revenue or appropriations may be
14		placed on the Consent Calendar. No resolution requiring more
15		than 60 affirmative votes for adoption and no bill requiring
16		more than 60 affirmative votes for passage by the House may be
17		placed on the Consent Calendar.
18		(f) The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall each appoint
19		3 members who may challenge the presence of any bill or
20		resolution on the Consent Calendar. Before a vote on final
21		passage of any item on the Consent Calendar, an item shall be
22		removed from the Consent Calendar if (i) 4 or more members,
23		(ii) the Principal Sponsor of the bill or resolution, or (iii)
24		one or more of the appointed challengers file with the Clerk
25		written objections to the presence of the bill or resolution
26		on the Consent Calendar. Any bill or resolution so removed may

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1		not be placed thereafter on the Consent Calendar during that
2		session of the General Assembly, unless the member or members
3		who objected to the presence of the bill or resolution on the
4		Consent Calendar consent in writing to restoration of the bill
5		or resolution on the Consent Calendar.
6		Any bill removed from the Consent Calendar shall stand on
7		the order of Second Reading with short debate status, subject
8		to Rule 52, and any resolution so removed shall stand on the
9		order of Resolutions with short debate status, subject to Rule
10		52.
11		(g) This Rule shall not be in effect unless ordered by the
12		Speaker and may be suspended at any time by order of the
13		Speaker.
14		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
15		(House Rule 43)
16		43. Changing Order of Business.
17		(a) Any order of business may be changed at any time by the
18		Speaker or Presiding Officer.
19		(b) Any order of business may be changed at any time upon
20		the motion of any member, supported by 5 additional members,
21		if the motion is adopted by an affirmative vote of 71 members
22		elected.
23		(c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
24		vote of 71 members elected.
25		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)

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1		(House Rule 44)
2		44. Special Orders; Rules Committee.
3		(a) A special order of business may be set by the Rules
4		Committee or by the Speaker. The Principal Sponsor of a bill or
5		resolution must consent to the placement of the bill or
6		resolution on a special order. A special order shall fix the
7		day to which it applies and the matters to be included. The
8		Speaker, or the Rules Committee by a vote of a majority of
9		those appointed, may establish time limits for a special order
10		and may establish limitations on debate during a special order
11		(notwithstanding Rule 52), in which event the allotted time
12		shall be fairly divided between proponents and opponents of
13		the legislation to be considered. A special order of business
14		takes the place of the standing order for such time as may be
15		necessary for its completion. Only matters that may otherwise
16		properly be before the House may be included in a special
17		order.
18		(b) A special order shall appear on the Daily Calendar for
19		3 legislative days. This subsection (b) may be suspended only
20		by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
21		(c) A special order may be suspended, amended, or modified
22		by motion adopted by an affirmative vote of 60 members. A
23		special order shall be suspended by a written objection signed
24		by 3 members of the Rules Committee and filed during the first
25		legislative day on which the special order appears on the

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1		calendar.
2		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3		ARTICLE V
4		RESOLUTIONS AND CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
5		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
6		(House Rule 45)
7		45. Resolutions.
8		(a) A resolution may be introduced in the House by
9		sponsorship of one or more members of the House. The name of
10		the Principal Sponsor shall be included in the House Journal,
11		and the names of all sponsors shall be included in the
12		Legislative Digest. The Principal Sponsor of a resolution, or
13		the sponsor of an amendment to a resolution, may change the
14		sponsorship of the resolution or amendment, as applicable, to
15		that of another member, with that other member's consent, by
16		filing notice with the Clerk. When the Principal Sponsor
17		ceases to be a Representative during the term, the chief
18		sponsorship of any of his or her pending legislative measures
19		may be changed to another Representative upon approval by the
20		Speaker or Minority Leader, whichever served as the
21		Representative's caucus leader. Each resolution introduced
22		shall be accompanied by 1 copy.
23		(b) The Principal Sponsor of a resolution controls that
24		resolution. A standing committee-sponsored resolution is

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1		controlled by the Chairperson of the committee, or if
2		Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson
3		from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is
4		deemed the Principal Sponsor. A special committee-sponsored
5		resolution is controlled by the Chairperson, or if
6		Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the Co-Chairperson
7		from the majority caucus, who for purposes of these Rules is
8		deemed the Principal Sponsor. Committee-sponsored resolutions
9		may not have individual co-sponsors.
10		(c) Any resolution calling for the expenditure of State
11		funds may be adopted only by a record vote of a majority of
12		those elected.
13		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
14		(House Rule 46)
15		46. State Constitutional Amendments. A resolution
16		proposing to amend the Illinois Constitution shall be read in
17		full in its final form on 3 different days. Upon adoption of
18		any amendment, the Clerk shall read the amended resolution in
19		full form on 3 different days. Final passage requires the
20		affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
21		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
22		(House Rule 47)
23		47. Federal Constitutional Amendments and Constitutional
24		Conventions.

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

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1		(House Rule 49)
2		49. Voting. The Presiding Officer shall put all questions
3		distinctly, as follows: "All those in favor vote AYE, and
4		those opposed vote NAY." No member may vote on any question
5		before the House unless on the quorum roll call before the vote
6		is announced. Any vote of the House shall be by record vote
7		whenever 5 Representatives shall so request or whenever the
8		Presiding Officer shall so order. No member of a committee may
9		vote except when present at the time of the committee vote,
10		provided the member is on the committee roll before results of
11		the vote are announced.
12		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
13		(House Rule 49.5)
14		49.5. (Blank).
15		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
16		(House Rule 50)
17		50. Record Vote. When taking a record vote, the Presiding
18		Officer shall put the question and then announce to the House:
19		"The voting is open." While the vote is being taken, the
20		Presiding Officer shall state: "Have all voted who wish?" The
21		voting is closed when the Presiding Officer announces: "Take
22		the Record." The Presiding Officer, unless an intervening
23		motion to postpone consideration by the Principal Sponsor is
24		made, shall then announce the results of the record vote.

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1		After the record is taken, no member may vote, change his or
2		her vote, or remove his or her vote as recorded; except that
3		when a record vote is taken on more than one legislative
4		measure at the same time, each member has the right to have his
5		or her votes recorded separately for each of those legislative
6		measures by filing a signed document with the Clerk on the same
7		legislative day. Each record vote of the House shall be
8		entered on the Journal.
9		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
10		(House Rule 51)
11		51. Decorum.
12		(a) When any member is about to speak to the House, he or
13		she shall rise and address the Presiding Officer as "Speaker".
14		The Presiding Officer, upon recognizing the member, shall
15		address him or her by name, and thereupon the engineer in
16		charge of operating the microphones in the House shall give
17		the use of the microphone to the member who has been so
18		recognized. The member in speaking shall confine himself or
19		herself to the subject matter under discussion and avoid
20		personalities.
21		(b) Questions affecting the rights, reputation, and
22		conduct of members of the House in their representative
23		capacity are questions of personal privilege. A matter of
24		personal explanation does not constitute a question of
25		personal privilege.

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1		(c) If 2 or more members rise at once, the Presiding
2		Officer shall name the member who is to speak first.
3		(d) No person shall give any signs of approbation or
4		disapprobation while the House is in session.
5		(e) Recognition of guests by any member is prohibited
6		during debate on a legislative measure, except that the
7		Speaker or Presiding Officer may recognize an honored guest.
8		(f) While the Presiding Officer is putting a question, no
9		member shall leave or walk across the House Chamber. When a
10		member is addressing the House, no member or other person
11		entitled to the floor shall entertain private discourse or
12		pass between the member speaking and the Presiding Officer.
13		(g) In case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct, the
14		Speaker or Presiding Officer may order that the lobby,
15		gallery, or hallways adjoining the House Chamber be cleared.
16		(h) No literature may be distributed on the House floor,
17		except staff may distribute documents to caucus members at the
18		direction of the Speaker or Minority Leader.
19		(i) No member may be absent from a session of the House
20		unless he or she has leave or is sick or his or her absence is
21		unavoidable. The switch to the electrical roll call recording
22		equipment located on the desk of any member who has been
23		excused or is absent shall be locked by the Clerk and shall not
24		be unlocked until the member returns and files with the Clerk a
25		request to be shown as present on the quorum roll call as
26		provided in Rule 32(c).

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

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1		Minority Leader, may require all members and officers of the
2		General Assembly, staff, witnesses, and members of the public
3		in the room in which the committee is held to follow one or
4		more of the decorum protocols of subsection (a) of this Rule.
5		(c) A violation of the protocols required under this Rule
6		shall be considered a breach of decorum and disorderly
7		behavior. The Presiding Officer may by order remove any
8		person, other than a Representative, from the House floor,
9		galleries, and adjoining hallways and passages for violation
10		of this Rule. Notwithstanding any other provision of these
11		Rules, including Rule 30(e) and Articles XI and XII, a
12		Representative in violation of this Rule may be disciplined
13		and subject to reprimand, censure, removal from the House
14		chamber, or other disciplinary measure, except expulsion and
15		imprisonment, upon a motion approved by a majority of those
16		elected. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
17		limit discipline pursuant to Article XI or XII of these Rules.
18		(d) This Rule may not be suspended.
19		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
20		(House Rule 52)
21		52. Debate.
22		(a) All legislative measures, except those legislative
23		measures that are not debatable as provided in these Rules,
24		are subject to a debate status as follows:
25		(1) Short Debate: Debate is limited to a 2-minute

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1		presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
2		designated by the Principal Sponsor, a 2-minute
3		presentation by a member in response, and one minute for
4		the Principal Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other
5		members; provided that at the request of 7 members before
6		the close of debate, the debate status shall be opened to
7		standard debate;
8		(2) Standard Debate: Debate is limited to a 5-minute
9		presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
10		designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by each of 2
11		additional proponents of the legislative measure and by 3
12		members in response to the legislative measure, and 3
13		minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close debate, or
14		yield to other members;
15		(3) Extended Debate: Debate is limited to a 5-minute
16		presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a member
17		designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by each of 4
18		proponents of the legislative measure and 5 members in
19		response, and 5 minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close
20		debate, or yield to other members;
21		(4) Unlimited Debate: Debate shall consist of a
22		10-minute presentation by the Principal Sponsor or a
23		member designated by the Principal Sponsor, debate by each
24		proponent and member in response who seeks recognition,
25		and 5 minutes for the Principal Sponsor to close debate,
26		or yield to other members; or

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1		(5) Amendment Debate: Debate on floor amendments
2		referred to the House from a committee, or discharged from
3		a committee, is limited to a 3-minute presentation by the
4		Principal Sponsor, or a member designated by the Principal
5		Sponsor, debate by one proponent, debate by each of 2
6		members in response, and 3 minutes for the Principal
7		Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other members.
8		No debate is in order on bills or resolutions on the order
9		of First Reading or Second Reading, except for debate on floor
10		amendments as provided in this Rule.
11		(b) All legislative measures, except those assigned to the
12		Consent Calendar, those assigned short debate status by a
13		standing or special committee, and floor amendments, referred
14		to the House from a committee, or discharged from a committee,
15		are automatically assigned standard debate status, subject to
16		subsection (c) of this Rule. A bill, resolution, or joint
17		action motion for final action shall be given short debate
18		status by report of the committee if the bill, resolution, or
19		joint action motion was favorably reported by a three-fifths
20		vote of the members present and voting, including those voting
21		"present", subject to subsection (c) of this Rule. All floor
22		amendments referred to the House from a committee, or
23		discharged from a committee, are automatically assigned
24		amendment debate status, subject to subsection (c) of this
25		Rule.
26		(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules to

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1		the contrary (except Rule 44), the debate status of any
2		legislative measure may be changed only (i) by the Speaker, as
3		defined in item (27) of Rule 102, by filing a notice with the
4		Clerk, or (ii) by the Rules Committee by motion approved by a
5		majority of those appointed. While a legislative measure is
6		being considered by the House, the debate status may also be
7		changed by unanimous consent. No legislative measure, however,
8		may be placed on the Consent Calendar under this Rule. No
9		legislative measure, except a floor amendment, may be assigned
10		amendment debate status under this Rule.
11		(d) The Speaker or Rules Committee, as the case may be,
12		shall notify the Clerk of any action to change the debate
13		status of any legislative measure. The Clerk shall cause that
14		information to be reflected on the Daily Calendar on
15		subsequent legislative days, provided the legislative measure
16		is still before the House.
17		(e) No member shall speak longer than 5 minutes at one time
18		or more than once on the same question except by leave of the
19		House. The Principal Sponsor of a measure or a member
20		designated by the Principal Sponsor, however, shall be allowed
21		to open the debate and to close the debate in accordance with
22		subsection (a) of this Rule. The provisions of this subsection
23		(e) are subject to and limited by subsections (a), (b), and (c)
24		of this Rule. A member may yield to another member the time
25		allotted for the member's debate.
26		(f) The Presiding Officer shall allocate the debate on

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1		each legislative measure alternately, if possible, between
2		proponents and opponents of the legislative measure under
3		debate.
4		(g) This Rule may not be suspended.
5		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
6		(House Rule 53)
7		53. Written Statements.
8		(a) Any member may submit a written statement regarding
9		any bill, resolution, or floor amendment considered by the
10		House, by submitting that statement to the Clerk within one
11		legislative day or 3 business days, whichever is shorter,
12		after the day on which the bill, resolution, or floor
13		amendment to which the comments relate was considered by the
14		House. The Clerk shall affix a time stamp to each statement
15		indicating the date on which the statement was submitted. Each
16		statement shall indicate the member or members on whose behalf
17		the statement is submitted, the bill, resolution, or floor
18		amendment to which it applies, the names of any other members
19		mentioned in the statement, and the person who actually
20		submits the statement to the Clerk. Each member on whose
21		behalf a statement is submitted is under an obligation to
22		ensure that all required information, specifically including
23		the names of any other members mentioned in the statement, is
24		indicated at the time a statement is submitted. Each statement
25		shall comply with standards as may be established by the Clerk

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

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1		mentioned in the statement. The Clerk shall notify each member
2		on whose behalf the statement was submitted that the statement
3		has been stricken from the record.
4		(c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
5		vote of 71 members elected.
6		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
7		(House Rule 53.5)
8		53.5. Member Statements.
9		While the House is in perfunctory session, a member may
10		request to make an oral statement regarding any legislative
11		measure filed with the Clerk. Statements shall comply with the
12		standards established by the Clerk.
13		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
14		(House Rule 54)
15		54. Motions.
16		(a) The following are general rules for all motions:
17		(1) Every motion shall be reduced to writing if
18		ordered by the Presiding Officer. Unless otherwise
19		provided in these Rules, no second is required to any
20		motion presented to the House, or in any committee. The
21		Presiding Officer may refer any motion, except to adjourn,
22		recess, or postpone consideration, to the Rules Committee.
23		(2) Before the House debates a motion, the Presiding
24		Officer shall state an oral motion and the Clerk shall

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1		read aloud a written motion. Each motion, unless otherwise
2		provided in these Rules, is assigned standard debate
3		status, subject to Rule 52.
4		(3) After a motion is stated by the Presiding Officer
5		or read by the Clerk, it is deemed in the possession of the
6		House, but may be withdrawn at any time before decision
7		with consent of a majority of those elected.
8		(4) If a motion is divisible, any member may call for a
9		division of the question.
10		(5) Any question taken under consideration may be
11		withdrawn, postponed, or tabled by unanimous consent or,
12		if unanimous consent is denied, by a motion adopted by a
13		majority of those elected.
14		(b) The Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote
15		of 71 members elected.
16		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
17		(House Rule 55)
18		55. Precedence of Motions.
19		(a) When a question is under debate, no motion may be
20		entertained except:
21		(1) to adjourn to a time certain;
22		(2) to adjourn;
23		(3) to question the presence of a quorum;
24		(4) to recess;
25		(5) to lay on the table;

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1		(6) for the previous question;
2		(7) to postpone consideration;
3		(8) to commit or recommit; or
4		(9) to amend, except as otherwise provided in these
5		Rules.
6		The foregoing motions have precedence in the order in
7		which they are listed.
8		(b) During a record vote, no motion (except a motion to
9		postpone consideration) is in order until after the
10		announcement of the result of the vote.
11		(c) A motion to commit or recommit, until it is decided,
12		precludes all amendments and debate on the main question. A
13		motion to postpone consideration, until it is decided,
14		precludes all amendments and debate on the main question.
15		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
16		(House Rule 56)
17		56. Verification.
18		(a) After any record vote, except for a vote that requires
19		a specific number of affirmative votes and that has not
20		received the required votes, and before intervening business,
21		it is in order for any member that voted on the question to
22		request verification of the results of the record vote, except
23		that (i) a member voting in the affirmative may not request
24		verification of the affirmative votes and (ii) a member voting
25		in the negative may not request a verification of the negative

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1		votes. A Representative who voted "present" or failed to vote
2		on the question does not have the right to move for a
3		verification. If a member is disqualified from requesting a
4		verification, a qualifying member who makes a subsequent
5		request for a verification shall be allowed to proceed with
6		the verification.
7		(b) In verifying a record vote, the Presiding Officer
8		shall instruct the Clerk to call the names of those members
9		whose votes are to be verified. The member requesting the
10		verification may thereafter identify those members he or she
11		wishes to verify. If a member does not answer, his or her vote
12		shall be stricken; the member's vote shall be restored to the
13		roll, however, if his or her presence is recognized before the
14		Presiding Officer announces the final result of the
15		verification. The Presiding Officer shall determine the
16		presence or absence of each member whose name is called, and
17		shall then announce the results of the verification.
18		(c) While the results of any record vote are being
19		verified, it is in order for any member to announce his or her
20		presence and thereby have his or her vote verified. The
21		Presiding Officer may announce the presence of any member and
22		thereby have his or her vote verified prior to ordering the
23		Clerk to call the names of the members whose votes are to be
24		verified.
25		(d) A request for a verification of the affirmative and
26		negative results of a record vote may be made only once on each

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1		record vote.
2		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
3		(House Rule 57)
4		57. Appealing a Ruling.
5		(a) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of the Presiding
6		Officer, the Presiding Officer shall be sustained unless 71 of
7		the members elected vote to overrule the Presiding Officer.
8		Notwithstanding Rule 52, debate on a motion to appeal is
9		limited to a 2-minute presentation by the Principal Sponsor or
10		a member designated by the Principal Sponsor, a 2-minute
11		presentation by a member in response, and one minute for the
12		Principal Sponsor to close debate, or yield to other members.
13		A motion to appeal is not in order if the House has conducted
14		intervening business since the ruling at issue was made.
15		(b) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of a committee
16		Chairperson, the Chairperson shall be sustained unless
17		three-fifths of those appointed vote to overrule the
18		Chairperson. A motion to appeal is not in order if the
19		committee has adjourned or recessed, or if intervening
20		business has occurred. In the case of special committees with
21		Co-Chairpersons from different political parties, the
22		"Chairperson" for purposes of this Rule is the Co-Chairperson
23		from the majority caucus.
24		(c) In an appeal of a ruling of the Presiding Officer or
25		Chairperson, the question is: "Shall the ruling of the Chair

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1		be sustained?"
2		(d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
3		vote of 71 members elected.
4		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
5		(House Rule 58)
6		58. Discharge of Committee.
7		(a) Any member may move that a standing committee or a
8		special committee be discharged from consideration of any
9		legislative measure assigned to it and not reported back
10		unfavorably.
11		(b) The motion must be in writing and shall be carried on
12		the Daily Calendar for the next legislative day under the
13		order of "Motions". No action shall be taken on the motion
14		until it is on the calendar.
15		(c) If the motion receives an affirmative vote of 60
16		members, the legislative measure subject to the motion shall
17		be referred to the House and placed on the appropriate order of
18		business.
19		(d) A motion under this Rule is automatically tabled upon
20		re-referral of the legislative measure subject to the motion
21		to the Rules Committee under Rule 19.
22		(e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
23		vote of 71 members elected.
24		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)

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1		(House Rule 59)
2		59. Previous Question.
3		(a) A motion for the previous question may be made at any
4		time, except that a member may not move the previous question
5		while participating in debate pursuant to Rule 52. A motion
6		for the previous question is not debatable and requires the
7		affirmative vote of 60 members elected.
8		(b) The previous question shall be stated in the following
9		form: "Shall the main question be put?" Until the previous
10		question is decided, all amendments and debate are precluded.
11		When it is decided that the main question shall not be put, the
12		main question remains under debate.
13		(c) The effect of the main question being ordered is to put
14		an end to all debate and bring the House to a direct vote on
15		the immediately pending motion. After a motion for the
16		previous question has been approved, it is not in order to move
17		for adjournment or to make any other motion before a decision
18		on the main question.
19		(d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
20		vote of 71 members elected.
21		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
22		(House Rule 60)
23		60. Tabling.
24		(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (d) and
25		(e), a motion to lay on the table applies only to the

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1		particular proposition and is neither debatable nor amendable.
2		(b) A motion to table a bill or resolution shall identify
3		the bill or resolution by number. The Principal Sponsor of a
4		bill or resolution may, with leave of the House, table that
5		bill or resolution at any time. A motion to table a committee
6		bill that is before the House may be adopted only by the
7		affirmative vote of a majority of those elected.
8		(c) The Principal Sponsor of a bill or resolution before a
9		committee may, with leave of the committee, table the bill or
10		resolution. Upon tabling, the Chairperson of the committee
11		shall return the bill or resolution to the Clerk, noting
12		thereon that it has been tabled.
13		(d) If a floor amendment to a bill has been adopted by the
14		House, then a motion to table that amendment is in order and
15		may be adopted only when the bill is on Second Reading. If a
16		floor amendment to a resolution has been adopted by the House,
17		then a motion to table that amendment is in order and may be
18		adopted only when the resolution is pending before the House.
19		Motions to table floor amendments are debatable and may be
20		adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of those
21		elected.
22		(e) If a committee amendment to a bill has been adopted by
23		a committee, then a motion to table that amendment is in order
24		and may be adopted (i) by that committee at any time while the
25		bill is before that committee or (ii) by the House only when
26		the bill is on Second Reading. If a committee amendment to a

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1		resolution has been adopted by a committee, then a motion to
2		table that amendment is in order and may be adopted (i) by the
3		committee at any time while the resolution is before that
4		committee or (ii) by the House only when the resolution is
5		pending before the House. No motion to table a committee
6		amendment to a bill or resolution before the House is in order
7		unless it has been first referred to the House for
8		consideration by the Rules Committee under Rule 18, or by a
9		standing or special committee. Motions to table committee
10		amendments are debatable and may be adopted by the affirmative
11		vote of a majority of those elected to the House or majority of
12		those appointed to the committee, as applicable.
13		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
14		(House Rule 61)
15		61. Motion to Take from Table.
16		(a) A motion to take from the table requires the
17		affirmative vote of a majority of those elected if the Rules
18		Committee has previously recommended that action by written
19		notice filed with the Clerk; otherwise, a motion to take from
20		the table requires the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
21		(b) A bill taken from the table shall, as applicable, (i)
22		be placed on the Daily Calendar on the order on which it
23		appeared before it was tabled or (ii) be returned to the
24		committee to which it was assigned before it was tabled.
25		(b-5) An amendment taken from the table shall be returned

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1		to the position it held before it was tabled, provided that an
2		amendment may be taken from the table while the bill is on the
3		order of Second Reading or in a committee, but a committee
4		amendment that has been tabled by a committee may be taken from
5		the table only while the bill is in committee.
6		(c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
7		vote of 71 members elected.
8		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
9		(House Rule 62)
10		62. Motion to Postpone Consideration. A motion to postpone
11		consideration on a bill or resolution may not be made more than
12		once on the same bill or resolution. Unless otherwise provided
13		by these Rules, a motion to postpone consideration shall be
14		granted as a matter of privilege; no motion to postpone
15		consideration is in order, however, if the bill or resolution
16		initially received an affirmative vote of fewer than 47 of the
17		members elected.
18		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
19		(House Rule 63)
20		63. Motion on Different Subject. No motion or other
21		legislative measure on a subject different from that under
22		consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.
23		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)

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

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1		requires the affirmative vote of a majority of those appointed
2		or more to carry requires a majority of those appointed to
3		reconsider; any other question in committee requires a
4		majority of those voting to reconsider.
5		(b) A motion to reconsider a record vote on the adoption of
6		a floor amendment to a bill may be made only on Second Reading.
7		(c) If a motion to reconsider is made under this Rule and
8		the motion is later tabled, the question shall not be further
9		reconsidered. This subsection (c) may be suspended only by the
10		affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
11		(d) When a motion to reconsider is made within the time
12		prescribed by these Rules, the Clerk shall not allow the bill
13		or other subject matter of the motion to pass out of the
14		possession of the House until after the motion has been
15		decided or withdrawn. Such a motion shall be deemed rejected
16		if laid on the table.
17		(e) A Representative who voted "present" or failed to vote
18		on a question does not have the right to move for
19		reconsideration.
20		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
21		(House Rule 66)
22		66. Motion to Adjourn or Adjourn to a Time Certain.
23		(a) A motion to adjourn or adjourn to a time certain is in
24		order at any time, except when a prior motion to adjourn or
25		adjourn to a time certain has been defeated and no intervening

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1		business has transpired.
2		(b) A motion to adjourn or adjourn to a time certain is
3		neither debatable nor amendable.
4		(c) The Clerk shall enter in the Journal the hour at which
5		every motion to adjourn or adjourn to a time certain is made.
6		(d) Unless the Presiding Officer otherwise orders, the
7		standing hour to which the House adjourns is 12:00 noon.
8		(d-5) A motion to adjourn to a time certain shall include
9		the date and time to which the House shall adjourn and must be
10		limited to the same or next scheduled legislative day. A
11		motion to adjourn to a time certain on a date the House is not
12		scheduled to convene shall be out of order.
13		(e) A motion to adjourn for more than 3 days is not in
14		order unless both chambers of the General Assembly have
15		adopted a joint resolution permitting that adjournment.
16		Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, any such
17		resolution filed in the House or received from the Senate may
18		be referred to the Rules Committee by the Presiding Officer or
19		may be immediately considered and adopted by the House.
20		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
21		(House Rule 67)
22		67. Adoption and Amendment to or Suspension of Rules.
23		(a) Adoption of Rules. At the commencement of a term, the
24		House shall adopt new rules of organization and procedure by
25		resolution setting forth those rules in their entirety. The

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1		resolution must be adopted by the affirmative vote of a
2		majority of those elected. These Rules of the House of
3		Representatives are subject to revision or amendment only in
4		accordance with this Rule.
5		(b) Rules may be amended only by resolution. Any
6		resolution to amend these Rules shall show the proposed
7		changes in the existing rules by underscoring all new matter
8		and by crossing out with a line all matter that is to be
9		omitted or superseded.
10		(c) Any resolution proposing to amend a House Rule or any
11		Joint House-Senate Rule, upon initial reading by the Clerk, is
12		automatically referred to the Rules Committee. Resolutions to
13		amend the House Rules or any Joint House-Senate Rules may be
14		initiated and sponsored by the Rules Committee and may be
15		amended by the Rules Committee; those resolutions shall not be
16		referred to a committee and may be immediately considered and
17		adopted by the House. Those resolutions shall be assigned
18		standard debate status, subject to Rule 52.
19		(d) A resolution to amend the House Rules or any Joint
20		House-Senate Rules that has been reported "be adopted" or "be
21		adopted as amended" by a majority of those appointed to the
22		Rules Committee requires the affirmative vote of a majority of
23		those elected for adoption by the House. Any other resolution
24		proposing to amend the House Rules or any Joint House-Senate
25		Rules requires the affirmative vote of 71 of the members
26		elected for adoption by the House.

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1		(e) No House Rule or any Joint House-Senate Rule may be
2		suspended except by unanimous consent of the members present
3		or upon a motion supported by the affirmative vote of a
4		majority of those elected unless a higher number is required
5		in the Rule sought to be suspended. A committee may not suspend
6		any Rule.
7		(f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
8		vote of 71 members elected.
9		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
10		(House Rule 68)
11		68. Motion to Commit or Recommit. A motion to commit or
12		recommit requires an affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
13		No motion to commit or recommit a legislative measure to
14		committee, being decided in the negative, shall again be
15		allowed on the same day, or at the same stage of the
16		legislative measure.
17		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
18		(House Rule 69)
19		69. Effective Date.
20		(a) A bill passed after May 31 of a calendar year shall not
21		become effective prior to June 1 of the next calendar year
22		unless an earlier effective date is specified in the bill and
23		it is approved by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.
24		(b) If a majority of those elected, but fewer than 71, vote

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1		affirmatively for a bill on Third Reading after May 31 and the
2		bill specifies an effective date earlier than the following
3		June 1, the bill has not passed, but the Principal Sponsor has
4		the right to have the bill automatically reconsidered and
5		returned to the order of Second Reading for an amendment to
6		remove the earlier effective date.
7		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
8		(House Rule 70)
9		70. Home Rule. No bill denies or limits any power or
10		function of a home rule unit under paragraph (g), (h), (i),
11		(j), or (k) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Constitution
12		unless there is specific language limiting or denying the
13		power or function and the language specifically sets forth in
14		what manner and to what extent it is a denial or limitation of
15		the power or function of a home rule unit. If a majority of
16		those elected, but fewer than 71, vote affirmatively for a
17		bill on Third Reading that requires the affirmative vote of 71
18		members elected to deny or limit a power of a home rule unit,
19		the bill has not passed, but the Principal Sponsor has the
20		right to have the bill automatically reconsidered and returned
21		to the order of Second Reading for an amendment to remove those
22		effects of the bill.
23		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
24		ARTICLE VII

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

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1		House and has delivered to the House a message requesting the
2		House to recede from one or more of its amendments, the bill or
3		resolution shall be placed on the calendar on the order of
4		"Non-Concurrence", and the Principal Sponsor may present a
5		motion "to recede" from the House amendments or "not to recede
6		and to request a conference", subject to Rules 18 and 75. A
7		motion to recede shall be by record vote and shall be adopted
8		by the affirmative vote of a majority of those elected,
9		subject to Rule 69. Any member may demand a separate vote or a
10		separate record vote, as applicable, on any of those
11		amendments.
12		(c) Motions authorized by this Rule are renewable and may
13		be reconsidered, provided that no such motion may be voted on
14		more than twice by the House.
15		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
16		(House Rule 73)
17		73. Conference Committees.
18		(a) A disagreement between the House and Senate exists
19		with respect to any bill or resolution in the following
20		situations:
21		(1) when the Senate refuses to recede from the
22		adoption of any amendment, after the House has previously
23		refused to concur in the amendment; or
24		(2) when the House refuses to recede from the adoption
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1		to concur in the amendment.
2		In those cases of disagreement between the House and
3		Senate, the House may request a conference. When such a
4		request is made, both chambers of the General Assembly shall
5		appoint members to a committee to confer on the subject of the
6		bill or resolution giving rise to the disagreement. The
7		combined membership of the 2 chambers appointed for that
8		purpose is the conference committee.
9		(b) The conference committee shall consist of 5 members
10		from each chamber of the General Assembly. The number of
11		majority caucus members from each chamber shall be one more
12		than the number of minority caucus members from each chamber.
13		(c) Each conference committee shall be comprised of 5
14		members of the House, 3 appointed by the Speaker and 2
15		appointed by the Minority Leader. No conference committee
16		report may be filed with the Clerk until a majority of the
17		House conferees has been appointed.
18		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
19		(House Rule 74)
20		74. Conference Committee Reports.
21		(a) No subject matter shall be included in any conference
22		committee report on any bill unless that subject matter
23		directly relates to the matters of difference between the
24		House and Senate that have been referred to the conference
25		committee unless the Rules Committee, by a majority of those

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

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

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1		committee shall not issue any report with respect to the
2		conference committee report following the hearing.
3		(d) (Blank).
4		(e) No House Bill that is returned to the House with Senate
5		amendments may be called except by the Principal Sponsor, or
6		by a chief co-sponsor with the consent of the Principal
7		Sponsor. This subsection may not be suspended.
8		(f) Except as otherwise provided in Rule 74, the report of
9		a conference committee on a non-appropriation bill or
10		resolution shall be confined to the subject of the bill or
11		resolution referred to the conference committee. The report of
12		a conference committee on an appropriation bill shall be
13		confined to the subject of appropriations.
14		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
15		(House Rule 76)
16		76. Action on Conference Committee Reports.
17		(a) Each chamber of the General Assembly shall inform the
18		other by message of any action taken with respect to a
19		conference committee report. Copies of all papers necessary
20		for a complete understanding of the action shall accompany the
21		message. The original bill or resolution shall remain in the
22		chamber of origin.
23		(b) No conference committee report may be called except by
24		the Principal Sponsor of the bill for which the conference
25		committee was appointed. A chief co-sponsor may call a

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1		conference committee report with the consent of the Principal
2		Sponsor. This subsection may not be suspended.
3		(c) If either chamber refuses to adopt the report of the
4		conference committee, the report of the conference committee
5		is laid on the table, or the first conference committee is
6		unable to reach agreement, either chamber may request a second
7		conference committee. When such a request is made, each
8		chamber shall again appoint a conference committee. If either
9		chamber refuses to adopt the report of a second conference
10		committee, the 2 chambers shall have adhered to their
11		disagreement, and the bill or resolution is lost.
12		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
13		ARTICLE IX
14		VETOES
15		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
16		(House Rule 77)
17		77. Recording of Vetoes. Upon the receipt by the House of
18		any bill returned by the Governor under any of the provisions
19		of Article IV, Section 9 of the Constitution, the Clerk shall
20		enter the objections of the Governor on the Journal, and shall
21		reproduce and distribute copies of all veto messages, together
22		with copies of the vetoed bill or item, as provided in Rule 39.
23		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)

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1		(House Rule 78)
2		78. Amendatory Vetoes.
3		(a) The Principal Sponsor of a bill that has been passed by
4		the General Assembly may request the Clerk to notify the
5		Governor that the Principal Sponsor wishes to be consulted by
6		the Governor or his or her designee before the Governor
7		returns the bill together with specific recommendations for
8		change under subsection (e) of Section 9 of Article IV of the
9		Illinois Constitution.
10		(b) Any bill returned by the Governor together with
11		specific recommendations for change under subsection (e) of
12		Section 9 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution shall
13		automatically be placed on the Daily Calendar on the order of
14		amendatory vetoes, and shall be considered as provided in this
15		Rule.
16		(c) The Governor's specific recommendations for change
17		with respect to a bill returned under subsection (e) of
18		Section 9 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution shall be
19		limited to addressing the Governor's objections to portions of
20		a bill the general merit of which the Governor recognizes and
21		shall not alter the fundamental purpose or legislative scheme
22		set forth in the bill as passed.
23		(d) Any motion to accept the Governor's specific
24		recommendations for change shall be automatically referred to
25		the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee shall examine the
26		Governor's specific recommendations for change and determine

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1		by a majority of those appointed whether those recommendations
2		comply with the standard set forth in subsection (c). Any
3		motion to accept specific recommendations for change that the
4		Rules Committee determines are in compliance with subsection
5		(c) of this Rule shall be subject to action by the Rules
6		Committee in the same manner as floor amendments, joint action
7		motions, conference committee reports and motions to table
8		committee amendments under Rule 18(e).
9		(e) Any motion to override the Governor's specific
10		recommendations for change shall not be referred to a
11		committee and may be immediately considered and adopted by the
12		House subject to Rule 80(d).
13		(f) This rule may not be suspended.
14		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
15		(House Rule 79)
16		79. Motions to Consider Vetoes. For purposes of this
17		Article, the term "motions" means motions to accept or
18		override a veto of the Governor. Motions with respect to bills
19		returned by the Governor may be made by the Principal Sponsor,
20		the committee Chairperson in the case of a committee-sponsored
21		bill, or if Co-Chairpersons have been appointed, by the
22		Co-Chairperson of the majority caucus in the case of special
23		committee-sponsored bills. Motions shall be filed in writing
24		with the Clerk. Any motion to override a veto of the Governor
25		shall not be referred to a committee and may be immediately

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1		considered and adopted by the House subject to Rule 80. All
2		motions shall be assigned standard debate status, subject to
3		Rule 52, are renewable, and may be reconsidered, provided that
4		no motion may be voted on more than twice by the House.
5		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
6		(House Rule 80)
7		80. Consideration of Motions.
8		(a) The vote to override a veto of a bill vetoed in its
9		entirety shall be by record vote. The form of motion with
10		respect to these bills shall be: "I move that ________ Bill
11		_____ do pass, notwithstanding the veto of the Governor.".
12		(b) The vote to override an item veto shall be by record
13		vote as to each item separately. The form of motion with
14		respect to an item shall be: "I move that the item on page
15		____, line ____, of ____ Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding
16		the item veto of the Governor.".
17		(c) The vote to override an item reduction veto and
18		restore an item that has been reduced shall be by record vote
19		as to each item separately. The form of motion with respect to
20		an item shall be: "I move that the item on page ____, line
21		____, of ____ Bill ____ be restored, notwithstanding the item
22		reduction of the Governor.".
23		(d) A bill returned together with specific recommendations
24		of the Governor may be acted upon, by record vote, in either of
25		the following manners:

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

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

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

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1		House. The petition must be accompanied by proof of personal
2		service upon the respondent member and must be verified by
3		affidavit swearing to the truth of the allegations or based
4		upon information and belief. A petition of qualifications
5		challenge shall set forth the grounds on which the respondent
6		member is alleged to be constitutionally unqualified, or on
7		which his or her appointment to the House is claimed to be
8		legally improper, the qualifications of the petitioner to
9		bring the challenge, and a prayer for relief.
10		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
11		(House Rule 86)
12		86. Contests and Challenges; Due Process.
13		(a) Election contests and challenges shall be heard and
14		determined as expeditiously as possible under adversary
15		procedures wherein each party to the proceedings has a
16		reasonable opportunity to present his or her claim, to present
17		any defense and arguments, and to respond to those of his or
18		her opponents. All parties may be represented by counsel.
19		(b) Election contests and qualifications challenges shall
20		be heard and determined in accordance with the applicable
21		provisions of the Election Code and other Illinois statutes,
22		the Illinois Constitution, and the United States Constitution.
23		Judicial decisions that bear on a point of law in a contest or
24		challenge shall be admissible in the arguments of the parties
25		and the deliberations and decisions of the committee. Judicial

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1		decisions applicable to a point of law or to a fact situation
2		to the committee shall be given weight as precedent.
3		(c) In addition to notice of meetings required under these
4		Rules, the committee and any subcommittee shall give notice to
5		all parties reasonably in advance of each meeting or other
6		proceeding. The committee shall also give notice of all rules,
7		timetables, or deadlines adopted by the committee. Notice
8		under this subsection shall be in writing and shall be given
9		either personally with receipt, or by certified mail (return
10		receipt requested) addressed to the party at his or her place
11		of residence, and to his or her attorney of record at the
12		attorney's office if so requested by the party.
13		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
14		(House Rule 87)
15		87. Committee Proceedings and Powers in Contests and
16		Challenges.
17		(a) All proceedings of the committee and any subcommittees
18		concerning election contests and qualifications challenges
19		shall be transcribed by a certified court reporter. Copies of
20		the transcript shall be made available to the members of the
21		committee and to the parties.
22		(b) The committee may dismiss an election contest or
23		qualifications challenge, or may determine to proceed to a
24		recount or other inquiry. The committee may limit the issues
25		to be determined in a contest or challenge, except that when a

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1		recount is conducted in an election contest, any precinct
2		timely requested by any party to be recounted shall be
3		recounted by the committee.
4		(c) In conducting inquiries, investigations, and recounts
5		in election contests and qualifications challenges, the
6		committee has the power to send for and compel the attendance
7		of witnesses and the production of books, papers, ballots,
8		documents, and records by subpoena signed by the Chairperson
9		of the committee as provided by law and subject to Rule
10		4(c)(9). In conducting proceedings in election contests and
11		qualifications challenges, the Chairperson of the committee
12		and the Chairperson of any subcommittee may administer oaths
13		to witnesses, as provided by law, and for this purpose a
14		subcommittee is deemed to be a committee of the House.
15		(d) The committee may issue commissions by its Chairperson
16		to any officer authorized to take depositions of any necessary
17		witnesses as may be permitted by law. In recounting the
18		ballots in any election contest, however, no person other than
19		a member of the committee shall handle any ballots, tally
20		sheets, or other election materials without consent of the
21		committee or subcommittee. The responsibility for the actual
22		recounting of ballots may not be delegated.
23		(e) The committee shall maintain an accurate and complete
24		record of proceedings in every election contest and
25		qualifications challenge. That record shall include all
26		notices and pleadings, the transcripts and roll call votes,

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1		all reports and dissents, and all documents that were admitted
2		into the proceeding. The committee shall file the record with
3		the Clerk of the House upon the adoption of its final report.
4		The record shall then be available for examination in the
5		Clerk's office.
6		(f) With the approval of the Speaker, the committee may
7		employ clerks, stenographers, court reporters, professional
8		staff, and messengers.
9		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
10		(House Rule 88)
11		88. Adoption of Reports in Contests and Challenges.
12		(a) All final decisions of the committee regarding an
13		election contest or qualification challenge shall be approved
14		by a majority of those appointed to the committee and reported
15		in writing to the House. Reports shall include a specific
16		recommendation to the House as to the disposition of the
17		contest or challenge. Final reports following full inquiry on
18		the merits of a contest or challenge shall contain findings of
19		fact and, when necessary, conclusions of law.
20		(b) Any member of the committee may file a dissent from a
21		report of the committee, a minority report, or a special
22		concurrence with the majority report or with any minority
23		report.
24		(c) A subcommittee shall report to the committee in
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1		Subcommittee members may file dissents, reports, and special
2		concurrences.
3		(d) Reports shall not be adopted by the committee or a
4		subcommittee until a hearing has been held thereon, with
5		notice to all parties and a reasonable opportunity to examine
6		and respond to a proposed majority report.
7		(e) Reports of the committee shall be filed with the
8		Clerk, reproduced, and distributed, along with any dissents,
9		minority reports, or special concurrences, as provided in Rule
10		39. The report shall be listed on the calendar under the
11		heading "Report of Election Contest" or "Report of
12		Qualifications Challenge". The report shall be carried on the
13		Daily Calendar for 2 legislative days before any action by the
14		House.
15		(f) The House shall adopt the majority report or a
16		minority report in an election contest or qualifications
17		challenge or shall refuse to adopt any report filed and
18		re-refer the contest or challenge to the committee for further
19		proceedings or for a modified report. A report that has the
20		effect of unseating an incumbent member of the House shall be
21		adopted only by the affirmative vote of 60 members elected.
22		(g) Each party to a contest or challenge shall file with
23		the Clerk within 10 days after the filing of the final report a
24		detailed statement of attorney's fees and expenses incurred by
25		that party in connection with the case. The committee shall
26		make recommendations to the House concerning reimbursement of

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1		attorney's fees and the expenses of the parties. If the
2		committee fails to file a final report prior to the end of the
3		General Assembly term, each party may, within 60 days of the
4		beginning of the next General Assembly term, file with the
5		Clerk of House a request for reimbursement including a
6		detailed statement of attorney's fees and expenses incurred by
7		that party in connection with the case. The request shall be
8		referred to the Rules Committee which may refer it to a
9		standing committee, special committee, or a committee created
10		under this Article X for consideration. The committee may make
11		recommendations to the House concerning reimbursement of
12		attorney's fees and the expenses of the parties. The
13		recommendation for reimbursement under this Section shall not
14		exceed a sum that is reasonable, just, and proper.
15		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
16		ARTICLE XI
17		DISCIPLINE AND PROTEST
18		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
19		(House Rule 89)
20		89. Disorderly Behavior.
21		(a) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d) of the
22		Constitution, the House may punish any of its members for
23		disorderly behavior and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of
24		the members elected, expel a member (but not for a second time

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1		for the same offense). The reason for expulsion shall be
2		entered upon the Journal with the names and votes of those
3		members voting on the question.
4		(b) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d) of the
5		Constitution, the House during its session may punish by
6		imprisonment any person, not a member, guilty of disrespect to
7		the House by disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its
8		presence. That imprisonment shall not extend beyond 24 hours
9		at one time unless the person persists in disorderly or
10		contemptuous behavior.
11		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
12		(House Rule 89.5)
13		89.5. Reporting. Any member who is subjected to or
14		witnesses conduct that the member reasonably believes to be
15		sexual harassment, discrimination, or other unethical conduct
16		is strongly encouraged to report the conduct to the Speaker,
17		the Minority Leader, an Ethics Officer, or the Legislative
18		Inspector General.
19		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
20		(House Rule 90)
21		90. Protest. Any 2 members have the right to dissent and
22		protest, in respectful language, against any act or resolution
23		that they may think injurious to the public or to any
24		individual, and have the reason of their protest entered upon

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1		the Journal. When by motion a majority of members determines
2		that the language of a protest is not respectful, the protest
3		shall be referred back to the protesting members.
4		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
5		ARTICLE XII
6		DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
7		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
8		(House Rule 91)
9		91. Special Investigating Committee.
10		(a) Disciplinary proceedings may be commenced by filing
11		with the Speaker and the Minority Leader a petition, signed by
12		3 or more members of the House, for a special investigating
13		committee. The petition shall contain the alleged charge or
14		charges that, if true, may subject the member named in the
15		petition to disciplinary action by the House and may include
16		any other factual information that supports the charge or
17		charges.
18		(b) Upon filing the petition, a special investigating
19		committee consisting of 6 members shall be created. The
20		Speaker shall appoint 3 members from the majority caucus and
21		the Minority Leader shall appoint 3 members from the minority
22		caucus. The Speaker shall appoint the Chairperson from among
23		the 6 members. Members signing the petition may not be
24		appointed to the special investigating committee. The contents

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1		of a petition for a special investigating committee shall be
2		confidential until the appointment of all members except as to
3		the member named, the members signing it, the Speaker, the
4		Minority Leader, and the members of a special investigating
5		committee.
6		(c) The Chairperson shall give reasonable notice of all
7		meetings to the member named in the petition and to the public.
8		All meetings of the special investigating committee shall be
9		open to the public, unless, pursuant to Article IV, Section
10		5(c) of the Illinois Constitution, the House votes by the
11		affirmative vote of 79 members to hold proceedings in
12		executive session. The Clerk shall keep an audio recording and
13		transcript of all meetings.
14		(d) The member named in the petition has the right to
15		counsel during all meetings of the special investigating
16		committee.
17		(e) The Chairperson may establish procedural rules,
18		provided such procedural rules do not conflict with these
19		Rules. Any such procedural rules must be filed with the Clerk,
20		and copies must be provided to the member named in the petition
21		and all members of the committee. The Committee may, in the
22		discretion of the Chairperson, administer oaths and compel by
23		subpoena (subject to Rule 4(c)(9)) any person to appear and
24		give testimony as a witness or produce papers, documents, or
25		other materials relevant to the charge or charges.
26		(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, if

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1		the Speaker is a petitioner or the subject of the petition, the
2		highest ranking member of the majority caucus who is not a
3		petitioner or the subject of the petition shall have the
4		powers and duties of the Speaker in connection with the
5		Special Investigating Committee, and if the Minority Leader is
6		a petitioner or the subject of the petition, the highest
7		ranking member of the minority caucus who is not a petitioner
8		or the subject of the petition shall have the powers and duties
9		of the Minority Leader in connection with the Special
10		Investigating Committee.
11		(g) This Rule may be suspended only by unanimous consent.
12		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
13		(House Rule 92)
14		92. Investigation.
15		(a) At the initial meeting of the special investigating
16		committee, the Chairperson shall enter the petition into the
17		record.
18		(b) The special investigating committee shall conduct a
19		thorough investigation of all charges alleged in the petition.
20		The special investigating committee shall meet as often as
21		necessary and consider any information or testimony it deems
22		relevant to the charges alleged in the petition, regardless of
23		whether such information was contained in the petition or is
24		discovered through subsequent investigation.
25		(c) The special investigating committee shall give the

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

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

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1		12 members. No member who signed the petition or served on the
2		special investigating committee may be appointed to the select
3		committee.
4		(b) All appointments to a select committee shall be
5		completed and the select committee shall convene within 30
6		days after the filing of a report issued by the special
7		investigating committee.
8		(c) The Chairperson shall give reasonable notice of all
9		meetings to the member named in the petition and to the public.
10		All meetings of the select committee shall be open to the
11		public, unless, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5(c) of the
12		Illinois Constitution, the House votes by the affirmative vote
13		of 79 members to hold proceedings in executive session. The
14		Clerk shall keep an audio recording and transcript of all
15		meetings.
16		(d) The Chairperson may establish procedural rules,
17		provided such procedural rules do not conflict with these
18		Rules. Any such procedural rules must be filed with the Clerk,
19		and copies must be provided to the member named in the petition
20		and all members of the committee. The select committee may, at
21		the discretion of the Chairperson, administer oaths and compel
22		by subpoena (subject to Rule 4(c)(9)) any person to appear and
23		give testimony as a witness or produce papers, documents, or
24		other materials relevant to the charge or charges.
25		(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, if
26		the Speaker was a petitioner or the subject of the petition,

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1		the highest ranking member of the majority caucus who was not a
2		petitioner or the subject of the petition shall perform the
3		duties of the Speaker in connection with the Select Committee
4		on Discipline, and if the Minority Leader was a petitioner or
5		the subject of the petition, the highest ranking member of the
6		minority caucus who was not a petitioner or the subject of the
7		petition shall perform the duties of the Minority Leader in
8		connection with the Select Committee on Discipline.
9		(f) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
10		vote of 79 members elected.
11		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
12		(House Rule 95)
13		95. Hearings on Disciplinary Charges.
14		(a) Proceedings before the select committee shall be
15		adversarial in form, with the managers for the House
16		presenting the case for disciplinary action. The member
17		subject to charges has the right to counsel during all
18		hearings of the select committee.
19		(b) Stipulations of fact shall be encouraged by the select
20		committee.
21		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
22		(House Rule 96)
23		96. Report of the Select Committee on Discipline.
24		(a) The select committee shall vote on each charge by

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1		record vote. For each charge the select committee shall vote
2		on the question, "Is the Member at fault on this charge?" If a
3		majority of those appointed vote in the affirmative, the
4		member shall be found at fault on that charge. If less than a
5		majority of those appointed vote in the affirmative, it shall
6		be reported that there is insufficient evidence to find the
7		member at fault on that charge.
8		(b) If the select committee finds the member at fault on
9		any charge, the committee shall adopt a recommendation for
10		disciplinary action. The committee may recommend a reprimand,
11		a censure, expulsion from the House, or that no penalty be
12		invoked. The recommendation on disciplinary action requires an
13		affirmative vote of the majority of those appointed. If a
14		majority of those appointed cannot, by record vote, agree on a
15		penalty, it shall report a recommendation that no penalty be
16		invoked.
17		(c) The select committee shall file a report of its
18		findings on each charge. The report shall include, at a
19		minimum, the vote of the committee on each charge, the reasons
20		for each conclusion, and any recommendation as to a penalty
21		for a finding of fault on a charge. Any member of the select
22		committee may include a supplemental statement in the report,
23		either concurring with or dissenting from all or part of the
24		report, or explaining a reason for his or her vote on a charge.
25		(d) If the select committee finds the member at fault on
26		any charge, the select committee shall file a resolution that

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1		includes its findings, the charge, and the recommended penalty
2		for that charge. Separate resolutions must be filed for each
3		charge.
4		(e) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative
5		vote of 71 members elected.
6		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)
7		(House Rule 97)
8		97. House Action on the Report of the Select Committee on
9		Discipline.
10		(a) The report of a select committee and any accompanying
11		resolution shall be filed with the Clerk and reproduced and
12		distributed as provided in Rule 39. The report and any
13		accompanying resolutions shall be placed on the calendar under
14		the heading "Report and Resolutions of Select Committee on
15		Discipline". The report and resolutions shall be carried on
16		the Daily Calendar for 2 legislative days before any action by
17		the House.
18		(b) The House shall take action by a record vote on each
19		resolution. The House may amend a resolution for disciplinary
20		action to decrease the recommended penalty by a record vote of
21		60 members elected.
22		(c) A resolution finding a member at fault regarding a
23		charge may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of 71
24		members elected, except that a resolution the effect of which
25		is to expel a member may be adopted only by the affirmative

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

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

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1		Representative designated by the Speaker to serve as
2		co-chair of a standing or special committee.
3		(3) Clerk. "Clerk" means the elected Clerk of the
4		House.
5		(4) Committee. "Committee" means a committee of the
6		House and includes a standing committee, a special
7		committee, any subcommittee of a committee, the Rules
8		Committee, committees created under Article X and Article
9		XII of these Rules, and a Committee of the Whole.
10		"Committee" does not mean a conference committee, and the
11		procedural and notice requirements applicable to
12		committees do not apply to conference committees.
13		(5) Constitution. "Constitution" means the
14		Constitution of the State of Illinois.
15		(6) General Assembly. "General Assembly" means the
16		current General Assembly of the State of Illinois.
17		(7) House. "House" means the House of Representatives
18		of the General Assembly.
19		(8) Joint Action Motions. "Joint action motions" means
20		the following motions before the House: (i) to concur in a
21		Senate amendment, (ii) to non-concur in a Senate amendment
22		and ask the Senate to recede, (iii) to recede from a House
23		amendment, (iv) to not recede from a House amendment and
24		request that a conference committee be appointed, (v) to
25		adopt a conference committee report, or (vi) to refuse to
26		adopt a conference committee report and request

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1		appointment of a second conference committee.
2		(9) Legislative Digest. "Legislative Digest" means the
3		Legislative Synopsis and Digest that is prepared by the
4		Legislative Reference Bureau of the General Assembly.
5		(10) Legislative Measures. "Legislative measures"
6		means all matters brought before the House for
7		consideration, whether originated in the House or Senate,
8		and includes bills, amendments, resolutions, conference
9		committee reports, motions, messages, notices, and
10		Executive Orders from the executive branch.
11		(11) Majority. "Majority" means a majority of those
12		members present and voting on a question. Unless otherwise
13		specified with respect to a particular House Rule, for
14		purposes of determining the number of members present and
15		voting on a question, a "present" vote shall not be
16		counted.
17		(12) Majority Caucus. "Majority caucus" means that
18		group of Representatives from the numerically strongest
19		political party in the House.
20		(13) Majority of those Appointed. "Majority of those
21		appointed" means a majority of the total number of
22		Representatives authorized to be appointed to a committee,
23		but does not include ex-officio or non-voting members.
24		(14) Majority of those Elected. "Majority of those
25		elected" means a majority of the total number of
26		Representatives entitled to be elected to the House,

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1		regardless of the number of elected or appointed
2		Representatives actually serving in office. So long as 118
3		Representatives are entitled to be elected to the House,
4		"majority of those elected" means 60 affirmative votes; 71
5		affirmative votes means three-fifths of the members
6		elected; and 79 affirmative votes means two-thirds of the
7		members elected.
8		(15) Member. "Member" means a Representative. Where
9		the context so requires, "member" may also mean a Senator
10		of the Illinois Senate.
11		(16) (Blank).
12		(17) Members Elected. "Members elected" means the 118
13		Representatives entitled to be elected to the House,
14		regardless of the number of elected or appointed
15		Representatives actually serving in office.
16		(18) Minority Caucus. "Minority caucus" means that
17		group of Representatives from the second numerically
18		strongest political party in the House.
19		(19) Minority Leader. "Minority Leader" means the
20		Minority Leader of the House elected under Rule 2.
21		(20) Minority Spokesperson. "Minority Spokesperson"
22		means that Representative designated by the Minority
23		Leader to serve as the Minority Spokesperson of a
24		committee.
25		(21) Perfunctory Session. "Perfunctory session" means
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1		the Speaker, for purposes consistent with Rule 28.
2		(22) Presiding Officer. "Presiding Officer" means that
3		Representative serving as the presiding officer of the
4		House, whether that Representative is the Speaker or
5		another Representative designated by the Speaker under
6		Rule 4.
7		(23) Principal Sponsor. "Principal Sponsor" means the
8		first listed House sponsor of any legislative measure;
9		with respect to a committee-sponsored bill or resolution,
10		it means the Chairperson of the committee or the
11		Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.
12		(24) Record Vote. "Record vote" means a vote by ayes
13		and nays entered on the Journal.
14		(25) Representative. "Representative" means any duly
15		elected or duly appointed Illinois State Representative,
16		and means the same as "member".
17		(26) Senate. "Senate" means the Senate of the General
18		Assembly.
19		(27) Speaker. "Speaker" means the Speaker of the House
20		elected as provided in Rule 1.
21		(28) Term. "Term" means the 2-year term of a General
22		Assembly.
23		(29) Vice-Chairperson. "Vice-Chairperson" means that
24		Representative designated by the Speaker to serve as
25		Vice-Chairperson of a committee.
26		(Source: H.R. 36, 103rd G.A.)