Bill Text: IL SR0026 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Senate Rules for the 103rd General Assembly. Changes Rules 1-28, 3-1, 3-2, 3-4, 3-6, 3-8, 3-12, 5-5, 6-1, 7-5, 7-15, 10-1, and 10-2.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-01-25 - Resolution Adopted; 045-000-000 [SR0026 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR0026-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Rules of the Senate
of the 103rd General Assembly are amended by changing Rules
1-28, 3-1, 3-2, 3-4, 3-6, 3-8, 3-12, 5-5, 6-1, 7-5, 7-15, 10-1,
and 10-2 as follows:
(Senate Rule 1-28)
1-28. Celebration of Life Resolution. "Celebration of Life
Resolution" means a resolution filed by a Senator celebrating
the memory of an individual who has died to commemorate an
event of a nonpolitical nature in the State or to congratulate
a person with a connection to the State on an outstanding
achievement.
(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 3-1)
3-1. Committees.
(a) The committees of the Senate are: (i) the standing
committees listed in Rule 3-4; (ii) special committees created
by resolution or notice under Rule 3-3; and (iii) special
subcommittees created by standing committees or by special
committees under Rule 3-3. Subcommittees may not create
subcommittees.

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(b) All committees shall have a Chair and Minority
Spokesperson, who shall not be of the same caucus, except as
provided in Rule 3-2. Committees of the whole shall consist of
all Senators. The number of majority caucus members and
minority caucus members of all standing committees, and all
other committees unless otherwise ordered by the Senate in
accordance with these Senate Rules, shall be determined by the
President. The numbers of majority caucus and minority caucus
members shall become final upon the President filing with the
Secretary an appropriate notice, which shall be Journalized.
(c) The Chair of a committee shall have the authority to
call the committee to order, designate which legislative
measures that are assigned to the committee shall be taken up,
order the roll call vote to be taken on each legislative
measure called for a vote, preserve order and decorum during
committee meetings, assign legislative measures to special
subcommittees of the parent committee, jointly sign and issue
subpoenas with the President, and implement and supervise the
business of the committee. The Vice-Chair of a committee may
preside over its meetings in the absence or at the direction of
the Chair.
(d) A vacancy on a committee, or in the Chair or Minority
Spokesperson position on a committee, occurs when a member

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resigns from that position or ceases to be a Senator.
Resignations shall be made in writing to the Secretary, who
shall promptly notify the President and Minority Leader.
Absent concurrence by a majority of those elected, or as
otherwise provided in Rule 3-5, no member who resigns from a
committee shall be reappointed to that committee for the
remainder of the term. Replacement members shall be of the
same caucus as that of the member who resigns, and shall be
appointed by the President or Minority Leader, depending upon
the caucus of the resigning member. In the case of vacancies on
special subcommittees that were created by committees, any
vacancy shall be filled pursuant to the motion adopted to
create the subcommittee but if the motion does not specify how
a vacancy is filled then the parent committee shall fill the
vacancy by motion.
(e) The Chair of a committee shall have the authority to
call meetings of that committee, subject to the approval of
the President in accordance with Rule 2-5(c)(19). Except as
otherwise provided by these Senate Rules, committee meetings
shall be convened in accordance with Rule 3-11. The Chair of a
committee shall have the authority to adjourn any meetings of
that committee and, in the absence of the Chair or at the
direction of the Chair, a Vice-Chair or Co-Chair of that
committee who is appointed by the President from the majority
caucus shall also have the authority to adjourn any meetings

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of that committee.
(f) The President, in consultation with the Minority
Leader, may establish a process by which Senators and members
of the public may participate remotely, including voting, in
hearings for standing committees, special committees,
subcommittees or special subcommittees, and service
committees.
(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 3-2)
3-2. Membership and Officers of Standing Committees.
(a) At the commencement of the term, the members of each
standing committee shall be appointed by the President and the
Minority Leader, except as provided in subsection (c) of this
Rule or in Rule 3-5. The majority caucus members of a standing
committee shall serve at the pleasure of the President, and
the minority caucus members of a standing committee shall
serve at the pleasure of the Minority Leader. The President
shall appoint the Chair and the remaining committee members of
the majority caucus (one of whom the President shall designate
as Vice-Chair), and the Minority Leader shall appoint the
Minority Spokesperson and the remaining committee members of
the minority caucus, except as provided in paragraph (b) of
this Rule. The appointments shall become immediately effective
upon the delivery of appropriate correspondence from each of

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the respective leaders to the Secretary, regardless of whether
the Senate is in session. The Chair and Minority Spokesperson
shall serve at the pleasure of the President or Minority
Leader, as the case may be. The Secretary shall Journalize all
appointments. A standing committee is empowered to conduct
business when a majority of the total number of committee
members has been appointed.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
Rules, the President may appoint any two members to serve as
Co-Chairs of a standing committee. Co-Chairs shall not be of
the same caucus and shall serve at the pleasure of the
President. A standing committee with Co-Chairs shall not have
a Minority Spokesperson. For purposes of Section 1 of the
General Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), one
Co-Chair shall be considered "chairman" and the other shall be
considered "minority spokesperson". Co-Chair appointments
shall become immediately effective upon the delivery of
appropriate correspondence from the President to the
Secretary, regardless of whether the Senate is in session. The
Secretary shall Journalize all appointments.
(c) To maintain the efficient operation of the Senate, any
committee member may be temporarily replaced due to illness or
an unforeseen absence from the Capitol at the time of the
committee hearing. The temporary appointment is effective upon

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delivery of appropriate correspondence from the President or
Minority Leader, depending upon the caucus of the member
affected, and shall remain effective for the duration of the
illness or temporary absence from the Capitol. If the member
returns to the Capitol while the committee is meeting, then
the temporary appointment shall remain effective until the
committee recesses or adjourns.
(d) To maintain the efficient operation of the Senate, the
President may temporarily appoint a member to serve in the
President's place on any committee to which the President has
been appointed, and the Minority Leader may temporarily
appoint a member to serve in the Minority Leader's place on any
committee to which the Minority Leader has been appointed. The
temporary appointment under this subsection (d) is effective
upon delivery of appropriate correspondence from the President
or Minority Leader, as is applicable, and shall remain
effective for the duration specified in the correspondence.
(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 3-4)
3-4. Standing Committees. The Standing Committees of the
Senate are as follows:
AGRICULTURE

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APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS-EDUCATION
APPROPRIATIONS-HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
APPROPRIATIONS-PUBLIC SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
CRIMINAL LAW
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
EDUCATION
ENERGY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
EXECUTIVE
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HIGHER EDUCATION
HUMAN RIGHTS
INSURANCE
JUDICIARY
LABOR
LICENSED ACTIVITIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC HEALTH
REVENUE
STATE GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORTATION
VETERANS AFFAIRS
(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)

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(Senate Rule 3-6)
3-6. Referrals of Resolutions, Messages, and
Reorganization Orders.
(a) All resolutions, after being initially read by the
Secretary, shall be automatically referred to the Committee on
Assignments unless the Presiding Officer determines that the
resolution is a celebration of life resolution or a
congratulatory resolution and orders that the resolution be
placed on the Resolutions Consent Calendar. The principal
sponsor of a congratulatory resolution shall pay a reasonable
fee, determined by the Secretary with approval of the
President, to offset the actual cost of producing the
congratulatory resolution. No resolution may be placed on the
Resolutions Consent Calendar if any member objects.
(b) All messages from the Governor or any other executive
branch Constitutional Officer or other appointing authority
regarding appointments that require confirmation by the Senate
shall, after having been initially read by the Secretary,
automatically be referred to the Executive Appointments
Committee.
(c) All executive reorganization orders of the Governor
issued pursuant to Article V, Section 11 of the Constitution,
after being read into the record by the Secretary, shall

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automatically be referred to the Committee on Assignments for
its referral to a committee, the latter of which may issue a
recommendation to the Senate with respect to the executive
order. The Senate may disapprove of any executive order only
by resolution adopted by a majority of those elected; no such
resolution is in order until a committee has reported to the
Senate on the executive reorganization, or until the executive
order has been discharged pursuant to Rule 7-9.
(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 3-8)
3-8. Referrals to Committees.
(a) All Senate Bills and House Bills shall, after having
been initially read by the Secretary, be automatically
referred to the Committee on Assignments, which may thereafter
refer any bill before it to a committee. The Committee on
Assignments may refer any resolution before it to a committee.
No bill or resolution may be referred to a committee except
pursuant to this Rule or Rule 7-17. A standing or special
committee may refer a matter pending in that committee to a
subcommittee of that committee. When the Committee on
Assignments is of the opinion that a legislative measure
should be considered by more than one committee, at the time of
referring it, the Committee may direct that when the committee
to which it is referred completes its consideration thereof
and makes a recommendation with respect thereto, the

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committee's report shall also recommend that it be referred to
the additional committee or committees as directed by the
Committee on Assignments. When a legislative measure is so
reported, it shall automatically be referred as directed.
Except for subcommittees created under Rule 3-3(a-5), the
Committee on Assignments may not refer a legislative measure
to any subcommittee of a standing or special committee.
(b) All floor amendments, joint action motions for final
action, and conference committee reports shall, upon filing
with the Secretary, be automatically referred to the Committee
on Assignments. No such amendment, joint action motion, or
conference committee report may be considered by the Senate
unless approved for consideration by the Committee on
Assignments. The Committee on Assignments may approve for
consideration to the Senate any floor amendment, joint action
motion for final action, or conference committee report that:
(i) consists of language that has previously been favorably
reported to the Senate by a committee; (ii) consists of
technical or clarifying language; or (iii) consists of
language deemed by the Committee on Assignments to be of an
emergency nature, of substantial importance to the operation
of government, or in the best interests of Illinois. The
Committee on Assignments may refer any floor amendment, joint
action motion for final action, or conference committee report
to a committee for its review and consideration (in those

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instances, and notwithstanding any other provision of these
Senate Rules, the committee may hold a hearing on and consider
those legislative measures pursuant to one-hour advance
notice). Any floor amendment, joint action motion for final
action, or conference committee report that is not approved
for consideration or referred by the Committee on Assignments,
and is attempted to be acted upon by a committee shall be out
of order, except as provided for under Rule 8-4.
(b-1) A floor amendment filed by the chief sponsor of a
bill shall be automatically referred to the standing committee
from which the bill was reported (or to another standing
committee as the Committee on Assignments may determine) upon
adjournment of the Senate on the third regular session day
following the day on which the floor amendment was filed,
unless (i) the Committee on Assignments referred the floor
amendment to a standing committee or acted on the floor
amendment in the first instance and referred it to the Senate
for consideration; (ii) the bill is no longer pending before
the Senate; (iii) the floor amendment deals with the subject
of appropriations or State revenue; or (iv) the Committee on
Assignments has determined by a majority vote that the floor
amendment substantively alters the nature and scope of the
underlying bill. If the Committee on Assignments makes a
determination under item (iv) of this subsection, then the
Committee on Assignments may, in its discretion, (A) refer the

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floor amendment to any standing committee or (B) not refer the
floor amendment to any other committee.
(c) All committee amendments shall, upon filing with the
Secretary, be automatically referred to the Committee on
Assignments. No committee amendment may be considered by a
committee unless the committee amendment is referred to the
committee by the Committee on Assignments and the committee
amendment has first been made available electronically or
otherwise for not less than one hour. Any committee amendment
referred by the Committee on Assignments shall be referred to
the committee before which the underlying bill or resolution
is pending. Any committee amendment that is not referred by
the Committee on Assignments to a committee, and is attempted
to be acted upon by a committee shall be out of order.
(c-1) A committee amendment filed by the chief sponsor of
a bill shall be automatically referred to the standing
committee to which the bill was assigned upon adjournment of
the Senate on the third regular session day following the day
on which the committee amendment was filed, unless (i) the
Committee on Assignments referred the committee amendment to
the standing committee to which the bill was assigned; (ii)
the bill is no longer pending before the committee; (iii) the
committee amendment deals with the subject of appropriations
or State revenue; or (iv) the Committee on Assignments has

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determined by a majority vote that the committee amendment
substantively alters the nature and scope of the underlying
bill. If the Committee on Assignments makes a determination
under item (iv) of this subsection, then the Committee on
Assignments may, in its discretion, (A) refer both the bill
and the committee amendment to any standing committee or (B)
not refer the committee amendment to any other committee.
(d) The Committee on Assignments may at any time re-refer
a legislative measure from a committee to a Committee of the
Whole or to any other committee. However, the Committee on
Assignments may not re-refer a bill from a committee to a
Committee of the Whole or any other committee unless the Chair
of the committee to which the bill was originally referred
consents in writing to the re-referral.
(d-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
Rules, any bill pending before the Committee on Assignments
shall be immediately referred to the indicated standing
committee if the chief sponsor of the bill files a discharge
motion for that bill that is signed by no less than
three-fifths of the members of both the majority and minority
caucus, and each of the members signing the discharge motion
is a sponsor of the bill. This subsection does not apply to
bills dealing with the subject of appropriations or State
revenue.

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(d-10) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
Rules, if the Parliamentarian determines that an amendment is
technical in nature, then the amendment shall be deemed
approved for consideration by the Senate without referral to
the Committee on Assignments.
(e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
the members elected.
(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 3-12)
3-12. Committee Reports.
(a) All bills favorably reported to the Senate from a
committee or directed committees, or with respect to which a
committee has been discharged, shall stand on the order of
Second Reading unless otherwise ordered by the Senate, and may
be amended only on Second Reading. Bills reported to the
Senate from committee "do not pass", "do not pass as amended",
or "without recommendation" shall lie on the table.
(b) All floor amendments, joint action motions, and
conference committee reports favorably reported to the Senate
from a committee shall be before the Senate and eligible for
consideration by the Senate when it is on an appropriate order
of business (floor amendments may be considered by the Senate

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only when the bill to be amended is on Second Reading). All
floor amendments, joint action motions, and conference
committee reports that are reported to the Senate from
committee "recommend do not adopt" or "without recommendation"
shall lie on the table.
(c) Except in the case of congratulatory resolutions, all
All resolutions favorably reported to the Senate from a
committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
discharged, shall stand on the order of Resolutions. All
congratulatory resolutions favorably reported to the Senate
from a committee, or with respect to which a committee has been
discharged, shall stand on the order of the Congratulatory
Resolutions Consent Calendar. All resolutions that are
reported to the Senate from committee "be not adopted", "be
not adopted as amended", or "without recommendation" shall lie
on the table. Floor amendments to resolutions shall be subject
to the same procedure applicable to floor amendments to bills.
(d) All Appointment Messages reported to the Senate from a
committee or directed committees, or with respect to which a
committee has been discharged, shall stand on the order of
Executive Appointments.
(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 5-5)

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5-5. Fiscal and Other Notes. The Senate shall comply with
all effective Illinois laws requiring notes on any bill,
including without limitation the Fiscal Note Act, the Pension
Impact Note Act, the Judicial Note Act, the State Debt Impact
Note Act, the Correctional Budget and Impact Note Act, the
Home Rule Note Act, the Balanced Budget Note Act, the Housing
Affordability Impact Note Act, the Racial Impact Note Act, and
the State Mandates Act, all as amended. All such notes shall be
filed with the Secretary with a time stamp endorsing the date
and time received, and shall then be attached to the original
of the bill and be available for inspection by the members. As
soon as practicable, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the
note to the Legislative Reference Bureau, which shall provide
an informative summary of the note in subsequent issues of the
Legislative Digest.
(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 6-1)
6-1. Resolutions.
(a) A resolution shall be introduced in the Senate by
sponsorship of one or more members of the Senate, and the names
of all sponsors shall be printed in the Senate Journal and in
the Legislative Digest. Each resolution, except for a
celebration of life resolution or congratulatory resolution,
shall be introduced by filing six copies; each celebration of
life resolution and congratulatory resolution shall be

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introduced by filing three copies.
(b) Any resolution calling for the expenditure of State
funds may be adopted only by a roll call vote of a majority of
those elected.
(c) The Secretary shall periodically print a Resolutions
Consent Calendar, the Secretary may provide the Resolutions
Consent Calendar electronically, which the Secretary shall
periodically distribute prior to its consideration by the
Senate (generally the last daily session of the week). No
debate is in order regarding any resolution appearing on the
Resolutions Consent Calendar. All resolutions appearing on the
Resolutions Consent Calendar may be adopted in one motion;
however, any Senator may vote "no" or "present" on any
resolution appearing on the Resolutions Consent Calendar by
providing written notice of that intention to the Secretary
prior to the vote on the Resolutions Consent Calendar. Prior
to the adoption of any resolution on the Resolutions Consent
Calendar, if any three members file with the Secretary a
written objection to the presence of a resolution thereon,
that resolution shall be removed from the Resolutions Consent
Calendar and is automatically referred to the Committee on
Assignments.
(d) The Secretary shall periodically print a

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Congratulatory Resolutions Consent Calendar, the Secretary may
provide the Congratulatory Resolutions Consent Calendar
electronically, which the Secretary shall periodically
distribute prior to its consideration by the Senate. No debate
is in order regarding any congratulatory resolution appearing
on the Congratulatory Resolutions Consent Calendar. All
congratulatory resolutions appearing on the Congratulatory
Resolutions Consent Calendar may be adopted in one motion;
however, any Senator may vote "no" or "present" on any
resolution appearing on the Congratulatory Resolutions Consent
Calendar by providing written notice of that intention to the
Secretary prior to the vote on the Congratulatory Resolutions
Consent Calendar. Prior to the adoption of any congratulatory
resolution on the Congratulatory Resolutions Consent Calendar,
if any three members file with the Secretary a written
objection to the presence of a congratulatory resolution
thereon, that congratulatory resolution shall be removed from
the Congratulatory Resolutions Consent Calendar and is
automatically referred to the Committee on Assignments.
(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 7-5)
7-5. Precedence of Motions.
(a) When a question is under debate, no motion may be
entertained except:

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(1) to adjourn to a time certain;
(2) to adjourn;
(3) to question the presence of a quorum;
(4) to recess;
(5) to lay on the table;
(6) for the previous question;
(7) to postpone consideration;
(8) to commit or recommit; and
(9) to amend, except as otherwise provided in these
Senate Rules.
The foregoing motions shall have precedence in the order in
which they are listed.
(b) During a roll call, no motion (except a motion to
postpone consideration) shall be in order until after the
announcement of the result of the vote.

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(c) A motion to commit or recommit re-commit, until it is
decided, precludes all amendments and debate on the main
question. A motion to postpone consideration, until it is
decided, precludes all amendments on the main question.
(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 7-15)
7-15. Reconsideration.
(a) A member who voted on the prevailing side of a record
vote on a legislative measure that failed and that is still
within the control of the Senate may on the same or following
day move to reconsider the vote. A chief sponsor or a chief
cosponsor co-sponsor who voted on the prevailing side of a
record vote for a legislative measure that passed or was
adopted by the Senate may on the same or following day move to
reconsider the vote if the legislative measure is still within
the control of the Senate. The motion to reconsider may be laid
on the table without affecting the vote to which it referred.
When the motion to reconsider is made during the last three
scheduled days of regular session, or any time thereafter
during the regular session, or at any time during a veto or
special session, any member may move that the vote on
reconsideration be taken immediately. A question that requires
the votes of a majority of those elected or more to carry
requires a majority of those elected to reconsider.

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(b) A motion to reconsider a record vote on the adoption of
an amendment to a bill may be made only on Second Reading. An
amendment adopted by the Senate on a record vote may not be
tabled by motion until its adoption has been reconsidered.
(c) If a motion to reconsider is made pursuant to this Rule
and the motion is later tabled, the question shall not be
further reconsidered. This subsection (c) may be suspended by
a three-fifths vote of the members elected.
(d) When a motion to reconsider is made within the time
prescribed by these Senate Rules, the Secretary shall not
allow the bill or other subject matter of the motion to pass
out of the possession of the Senate until after the motion has
been decided or withdrawn. Such a motion shall be deemed
rejected if laid on the table.
(e) A Senator who voted "present" or failed to vote on a
question shall not have the right to move for reconsideration.
(f) Upon a motion to reconsider the vote on the final
passage of any bill, the affirmative vote of a majority of
those elected shall be required to reconsider the same.
(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 10-1)

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10-1. Nominations.
(a) Every nomination subject to confirmation by the Senate
shall be referred to the Committee on Assignments in
accordance with Rule 3-6; nominations may be considered by the
Executive Appointments Committee or other committees in
accordance with these Senate Rules. Each nominee shall be
required to appear in person before that meeting of a
committee convened for the purpose of considering the
qualifications of the person for the office to which he or she
has been nominated. The appearance of the nominee may be
waived by the Chair of the committee without objection by the
other members of the committee. If a member of the committee
objects to the waiver of the nominee's appearance by the
Chair, the committee by a vote of a majority of those appointed
may waive such appearance.
(b) The Executive Appointments Committee or another
committee in accordance with these Senate Rules shall, six
days prior to any of its meetings, post a notice on the Senate
bulletin board or make the notice electronically available
indicating the nominees to be considered at its next meeting
and the time, date, and place of the meeting. The Chair of the
committee shall provide a copy of the notice to the Governor's
Office of Legislative Affairs or other proper appointing
officer or authority, if applicable, which shall be
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considered of the date, time, and place of hearing.
(c) Except for Appointment Messages placed on the Denial
of Appointment Calendar under the order of Executive
Appointments, on considering the report of the Executive
Appointments Committee or another committee in accordance with
these Senate Rules on a nomination, the Presiding Officer
shall put the following question: "Does the Senate consent to
the nomination just made?". The Chair of the Executive
Appointments Committee may, by a motion in writing approved by
a majority of the members present and voting compile a list of
individual Appointment Messages appointment messages to be
acted on together by a single vote. Whenever a list of
Appointment Messages has been so compiled, five or more
members may request the question be put and the vote
separately taken upon each of the Appointment Messages on that
list. The Senate may determine, by a majority vote of those
elected, after having voted upon the question of one or more of
the Appointment Messages individually, to act upon the
question of the remaining Appointment Messages on that list as
a unit.
(c-5) After a committee has reported to the Senate any
Appointment Message "do not recommend consent" pursuant to
subsection (a) of Rule 3-11, the Chair of the Executive
Appointments Committee shall move that the Appointment Message

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(or Appointment Messages) be placed on the Denial of
Appointment Calendar under the order of Executive
Appointments. A motion to place an Appointment Message on the
Denial of Appointment Calendar is neither debatable, subject
to division under Rule 7-14, nor subject to a motion to
reconsider under Rule 7-15. The Presiding Officer shall put
the following question: "Shall the Senate place Appointment
Message (or Messages) (insert number or numbers) on the Denial
of Appointment Calendar which shall constitute the Senate's
rejection of that Message (or those Messages) on its 60th
session day under our Rules?" Upon adoption of the motion by a
majority vote, the Secretary shall place an Appointment
Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar under the order
of Executive Appointments.
After a committee has reported to the Senate any
Appointment Message "without recommendation" pursuant to
subsection (a) of Rule 3-11, the Chair of the Executive
Appointments Committee may move that the Appointment Message
(or Appointment Messages) be placed on the Denial of
Appointment Calendar under the order of Executive
Appointments. A motion to place an Appointment Message on the
Denial of Appointment Calendar is neither debatable, subject
to division under Rule 7-14, nor subject to a motion to
reconsider under Rule 7-15. The Presiding Officer shall put
the following question: "Shall the Senate place the
Appointment Message (or Messages) (insert number or numbers)

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on the Denial of Appointment Calendar which shall constitute
the Senate's rejection of that Message (or those Messages) on
its 60th session day under our Rules?" Upon adoption of the
motion by majority vote, the Secretary shall place an
Appointment Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar
under the order of Executive Appointments.
The Secretary shall set forth for each applicable
Appointment Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar the
number, name of the nominee, and the title of the office,
agency or other body to which nomination is being made. The
Denial of Appointment Calendar shall also state the number of
session days that have elapsed since each Appointment Message
was received by the Senate. The Secretary shall distribute the
Denial of Appointment Calendar to each member of the Senate as
a component of the Senate Calendar for each session day other
than a perfunctory session day. The Secretary shall make the
Denial of Appointment Calendar available to the public.
An Appointment Message shall be removed from the Denial of
Appointment Calendar if a written objection stating the number
of the Appointment Message to be removed is filed with the
Secretary on or before the 59th session day after the day the
Appointment Message was received by the Senate, and the
objection contains the signature of a majority of the members
elected. Upon the filing of a proper written objection, the
Secretary shall remove the relevant Appointment Message from
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Appointment Message on the Senate Calendar under the order of
Executive Appointments.
An Appointment Message shall be removed from the Denial of
Appointment Calendar if, upon concurrence of a majority of
those appointed, the Committee on Assignments adopts a motion
to remove that Appointment Message on or before the 59th
session day after the day the Appointment Message was received
by the Senate. Upon this action of the Committee on
Assignments, the Secretary shall remove the relevant
Appointment Message from the Denial of Appointment Calendar
and automatically place the Appointment Message on the Senate
Calendar under the order of Executive Appointments, unless the
Committee on Assignments has referred the Appointment Message
to a committee for further action.
If neither the Committee on Assignments takes action to
remove an Appointment Message from the Denial of Appointment
Calendar, nor a proper written objection to an Appointment
Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar is filed with
the Secretary as required under this Rule, then that
Appointment Message shall remain on the Denial of Appointment
Calendar. A motion to place an Appointment Message (or
Appointment Messages) on the Denial of Appointment Calendar
adopted by the Senate shall constitute the Senate's rejection
of each Appointment Message on the Denial of Appointment
Calendar on the 60th session day after the day the Appointment
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remaining on the Denial of Appointment Calendar on the 60th
session day after the day the Appointment Message was received
by the Senate shall be deemed to have not received the advice
and consent of the Senate and thereby rejected by the Senate
pursuant to Article V, Section 9 of the Illinois Constitution.
On the 60th session day for each Appointment Message on
the Denial of Appointment Calendar, the Presiding Officer
shall make the following inquiry of the Secretary: "Please
identify each Appointment Message on the Denial of Appointment
Calendar that is on its 60th session day." After the Secretary
identifies the relevant Appointment Message or Appointment
Messages, the Presiding Officer shall make the following
declaration: "Each Appointment Message just read is on its
60th session day and remains on the Denial of Appointment
Calendar; therefore each such Message, pursuant to our Rules,
is deemed to have not received the advice and consent of the
Senate and is hereby rejected by the Senate pursuant to
Article V, Section 9 of the Illinois Constitution. The Journal
shall reflect that the Senate has rejected each such
nomination and the Secretary shall inform the relevant
appointing authority of the Senate's action in rejecting that
authority's nomination."
(d) Except as otherwise provided for in this Rule, while
any nomination remains with the Senate, it is in order to
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of Rule 7-15 not related to the time for making such a motion.
(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)
(Senate Rule 10-2)
10-2. Appointment Messages.
(a) Every nomination subject to the advice and consent of
the Senate shall be submitted to the Senate by an Appointment
Message from the appointing officer or appointing authority in
accordance with this Rule, using the Appointment Message form
provided in this Rule, containing all of the required
information, and accompanied by a cover letter signed by the
appointing officer or on behalf of the appointing authority.
(b) All Appointment Messages shall be drafted by the
Legislative Reference Bureau, according to the form provided
in this Rule.
(c) Appointment Messages submitted shall be assigned a
sequential number by the Secretary of the Senate, indicating
the order in which they were received and read into the Senate
record by the Secretary of the Senate at the direction of the
President of the Senate. An Appointment Message is received by
the Senate when it is read into the Senate record and assigned
a sequential number. A perfunctory session day shall not be
deemed to be a session day for the purpose of Article V,
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(d) An Appointment Message that does not conform to the
requirements of this Rule shall, at the direction of the
President of the Senate, (i) be ruled non-compliant and of no
legal effect and (ii) be returned by the Secretary of the
Senate to the appointing officer or authority that filed it.
(e) The appointing officer or authority may file in
accordance with this Rule an Appointment Message that
supersedes a previously filed Appointment Message. A
superseding Appointment Message shall identify by sequential
number the Appointment Message that it supersedes. The filing
of a superseding Appointment Message shall automatically table
the Appointment Message that it supersedes, and that
superseded Appointment Message shall have no further legal
effect. The filing of a superseding Appointment Message shall
not have the effect of restarting the 60 session day period
within which the Senate must confirm or reject the appointee
under Article V, Section 9, subsection (a) of the Illinois
Constitution, Senate Rule 10-1, or any applicable law.
(f) Nothing in this Rule shall be construed to prohibit an
appointing officer or authority from withdrawing in writing an
Appointment Message that was previously submitted to or
received by the Senate. An Appointment Message that has been
withdrawn shall have no further legal effect. The filing of an

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Appointment Message appointing the same person to the same
office and for a term ending on the same date as that of an
Appointment Message that was previously filed and later
withdrawn shall have the effect of restarting the 60 session
day period within which the Senate must confirm or reject the
appointee under Article V, Section 9, subsection (a) of the
Illinois Constitution, Senate Rule 10-1, or any applicable
law.
(g) An Appointment Message (i) shall be a
committee-sponsored legislative measure that is unamendable
and (ii) shall be controlled by the Chair of the Executive
Appointments Committee, who for purposes of these Senate Rules
shall be deemed the principal sponsor. In the absence of the
Chair, the Vice-Chair of the Executive Appointments Committee
shall be deemed the principal sponsor. Messages may not have
individual cosponsors.
(h) Any Appointment Message pending when the Senate
adjourns sine die (i) shall carry over into the next General
Assembly and (ii) shall be considered to have been received by
the Senate when originally read into the Senate record as
provided for in subsection (c) of this Rule. An Appointment
Message carrying over into the next General Assembly shall
retain the sequential number assigned when originally read
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this Rule.
(i) Form.
APPOINTMENT MESSAGE
To the Honorable Members of the Senate, One Hundred Third
Second General Assembly:
(I, (Name and Title of Appointing Officer), am)/(The (Name of
the Appointing Authority) is) nominating and, having sought
the advice of the Senate and by and with the consent of the
Senate, appointing the following named individual to the
office enumerated below. The consent of this Honorable Body is
respectfully requested.
Title of Office: (Insert Title and Position)
Agency or Other Body: (Name of Agency, Board, Commission, or
other Body to Which Nomination is Being Made)
Start Date: (Insert Start Date)
End Date: (Insert End Date or Specify "Not Applicable")

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Name: (Name of Nominee)
Residence: (Residential Address of Nominee)
Annual Compensation: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify
"Unsalaried")
Per diem: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify "Not Applicable")
Nominee's Senator: Senator (Name of Senator in whose District
the Nominee Resides)
Most Recent Holder of Office: (Insert Name or Specify "New
Position")
Superseded Appointment Message: (Insert Sequence Number of
Superseded Message or Specify "Not Applicable")
(Source: S.R. 8, 103rd G.A.)