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Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred First General Assembly STATE OF ILLINOIS RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY TABLE OF CONTENTS Rule Page ARTICLE I ORGANIZATION 1 Election of the Speaker ....................................................................................... 1 2 Election of the Minority Leader .......................................................................... 1 3 Majority and Minority Leadership ...................................................................... 2 4 The Speaker ........................................................................................................ 2 5 Powers and Duties of the Minority Leader ......................................................... 3 6 Clerk of the House .............................................................................................. 4 7 Assistant Clerk of the House ............................................................................... 6 8 Doorkeeper ......................................................................................................... 6 9 Schedule .............................................................................................................. 6 ARTICLE II COMMITTEES 10 Committees ......................................................................................................... 7 11 Standing Committees .......................................................................................... 9 12 Members and Officers of Standing Committees ...............................................10 13 Special Committees...........................................................................................10 13.5 Task Forces .......................................................................................................11 14 Subcommittees ..................................................................................................12 15 Rules Committee ...............................................................................................12 16 Referrals of Resolutions and Reorganization Orders.. ...................................... 13 17 Sponsorship by the Rules Committee ...............................................................14 18 Referrals to Committees .................................................................................... 14 19 Re-Referrals to the Rules Committee ................................................................16 20 Reporting by Committees .................................................................................17 21 Notice ................................................................................................................ 17 22 Committee Procedure ........................................................................................18 23 Witnesses, Oaths and Subpoenae ......................................................................20 24 Committee Reports ........................................................................................... 21 25 Blank .................................................................................................................22 26 Rights of the Public ...........................................................................................22 27 Smoking ............................................................................................................ 22 ARTICLE III CONDUCT OF BUSINESS 28 Sessions of the House ....................................................................................... 23 29 Hour of Meeting ................................................................................................ 23 30 Access to the House Floor ................................................................................23 31 Standing Order of Business ............................................................................... 24 32 Quorum .............................................................................................................25 33 Approval of the Journal .................................................................................... 25 34 Executive Sessions ............................................................................................26 35 Length of Adjournment .....................................................................................26 36 Transcript of the House .....................................................................................26 ARTICLE IV BILLS AND AMENDMENTS 37 Bills ...................................................................................................................26 38 Reading of Bills ................................................................................................ 27 39 Reproduction and Distribution .........................................................................28 40 Amendments .....................................................................................................28 41 Note Requests; Quick Takes ............................................................................. 29 42 Consent Calendar ..............................................................................................32 43 Changing Order of Business ............................................................................. 33 44 Special Orders; Rules Committee .....................................................................33 ARTICLE V RESOLUTIONS AND CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION 45 Resolutions........................................................................................................34 46 State Constitutional Amendments ..................................................................... 34 47 Federal Constitutional Amendments and Constitutional Conventions .............. 34 48 Certificates of Recognition ............................................................................... 35 ARTICLE VI PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE 49 Voting ............................................................................................................... 35 50 Record Vote ......................................................................................................35 51 Decorum ........................................................................................................... 35 52 Debate ............................................................................................................... 36 53 Written Statements ............................................................................................38 53.5 Member Statements...........................................................................................39 54 Motions .............................................................................................................39 55 Precedence of Motions ...................................................................................... 39 56 Verification .......................................................................................................40 57 Appealing a Ruling ...........................................................................................40 58 Discharge of Committee ...................................................................................41 59 Previous Question ............................................................................................. 41 60 Tabling ..............................................................................................................42 61 Motion to Take From Table ..............................................................................42 62 Motion to Postpone Consideration ....................................................................43 63 Motion on Different Subject ............................................................................. 43 64 Division of Question ......................................................................................... 43 65 Reconsideration ................................................................................................ 43 66 Motion to Adjourn or adjourn to a time certain ................................................44 67 Adoption and Amendment to or Suspension of Rules....................................... 44 68 Motion to Commit or Recommit ....................................................................... 45 69 Effective Date ...................................................................................................45 70 Home Rule ........................................................................................................46 ARTICLE VII 71 Blank ................................................................................................................. 46 ARTICLE VIII JOINT ACTION 72 Concurring in or Receding from Amendments .................................................46 73 Conference Committees ....................................................................................47 74 Conference Committee Reports ........................................................................ 47 75 House Consideration of Joint Action ................................................................48 76 Action on Conference Committee Reports........................................................ 48 ARTICLE IX VETOES 77 Recording of Vetoes ......................................................................................... 49 78 Amendatory Vetoes........................................................................................... 49 79 Motions to Consider Vetoes ..............................................................................50
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