Bill Text: IL SB1663 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the General Assembly Organization Act. Provides that neither house of the General Assembly shall consider or take a vote on any legislation between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., on any day of the week during any regular or special session of the General Assembly, unless approved by the leaders of each of the caucuses of that house. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-08 - Referred to Assignments [SB1663 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB1663-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1663 Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
25 ILCS 5/3.3 new
Amends the General Assembly Organization Act. Provides that neither house of the General Assembly shall consider or take a vote on any legislation between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., on any day of the week during any regular or special session of the General Assembly, unless approved by the leaders of each of the caucuses of that house. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The General Assembly Organization Act is
amended by adding Section 3.3 as follows:
(25 ILCS 5/3.3 new)
Sec. 3.3. Midnight legislation prohibition.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
103rd General Assembly, neither house of the General Assembly
shall consider or take a vote on any legislation between the
hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., on any day of the week
during any regular or special session of the General Assembly,
unless approved by the leaders of each of the caucuses of that
house.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.