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STATE OF ILLINOIS ILLINOIS BILL DRAFTING MANUAL PUBLISHED BY The Legislative Reference Bureau 112 State Capitol Springfield, IL 62706 Phone: (217) 782-6625 December 2012 Edition ILLINOIS BILL DRAFTING MANUAL Published By The Legislative Reference Bureau Copyright 1989 through 2012 Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau 112 State Capitol Springfield, IL 62706 Phone: (217) 782-6625 December 2012 Edition JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES (97th General Assembly) Tom Cross, House Minority Leader, Chair Michael J. Madigan, Speaker of the House John J. Cullerton, President of the Senate Christine Radogno, Senate Minority Leader LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU James W. Dodge, Executive Director Mark R. Warnsing, Deputy Director Wayne G. Hedenschoug, Principal Attorney Andrea M. Creek, Principal Attorney Nicole H. Truong, Senior Counsel Note on editions: The first edition of the Illinois Bill Drafting Manual was written by Richard C. Edwards and published in March 1990. The Legislative Reference Bureau published revised editions of the Manual in February 1994, January 1996, January 1999, January 2001, January 2003, January 2005, January 2007, February 2009, and October 2010. This tenth edition published in December 2012 includes revisions made by James W. Dodge, Wayne G. Hedenschoug, Andrea M. Creek, Nicole H. Truong, and Paul J. Gatz. Editorial Board Andrea M. Creek, Editor-in-Chief Nicole H. Truong Paul J. Gatz i SUMMARY OF CONTENTS ILLINOIS BILL DRAFTING MANUAL SUMMARY OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................1 CHAPTER 5. BILLS IN GENERAL....................................................................................6 CHAPTER 10. TITLE AND ENACTING CLAUSE. ..........................................................9 CHAPTER 15. BODY OF BILL. ........................................................................................17 CHAPTER 20. NEW PROVISIONS....................................................................................32 CHAPTER 25. AMENDATORY PROVISIONS. ..............................................................63 CHAPTER 30. REPEALERS...............................................................................................88 CHAPTER 35. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY. ........................................94 CHAPTER 40. SYNOPSIS; ABR; LRB DRAFT NAME. ...............................................108 CHAPTER 45. NOTE ACTS AND MANDATES. ...........................................................117 CHAPTER 50. AMENDMENTS.......................................................................................124 CHAPTER 55. MOTIONS TO CONCUR OR RECEDE...............................................142 CHAPTER 60. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS. ........................................143 CHAPTER 65. VETO MOTIONS. ...................................................................................146 CHAPTER 70. MULTIPLE ACTS; REVISORY BILLS................................................148 CHAPTER 75. CODIFICATION ACTS..........................................................................159 CHAPTER 77. UNIFORM ACTS......................................................................................170 CHAPTER 80. RESOLUTIONS. ......................................................................................174 CHAPTER 85. CONSTITUTIONAL JOINT RESOLUTIONS. ...................................189 CHAPTER 87. RESOLUTIONS DISAPPROVING EXECUTIVE AGENCY REORGANIZATION. ................................................................................197 CHAPTER 88. RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. ...........................................................................................................199 CHAPTER 89. APPOINTMENT MESSAGES. ..............................................................202 CHAPTER 90. STYLE AND LANGUAGE. ....................................................................206 CHAPTER 95. PUNCTUATION. .....................................................................................229 PROOFREADING MARKS...............................................................................................239 TABLE OF CONSTITUTION CITATIONS....................................................................240 TABLE OF ILCS CITATIONS..........................................................................................240 INDEX...................................................................................................................................244 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 1 SECTION 1-5. PURPOSE..................................................................................................................................1 SECTION 1-10. BILLS. .....................................................................................................................................1 SECTION 1-15. LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS AFFECTING BILLS............................................................1 (a) AMENDMENTS ......................................................................................................................................1 (b) MOTIONS TO CONCUR OR RECEDE .................................................................................................2 (c) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS .............................................................................................2 (d) VETO MOTIONS.....................................................................................................................................2 SECTION 1-20. CONSTITUTIONAL JOINT RESOLUTIONS. ......................................................................2 SECTION 1-22. APPOINTMENT MESSAGES................................................................................................2 SECTION 1-25. OTHER LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS. ...............................................................................3 SECTION 1-30. SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL. ..................................................................................................3 SECTION 1-35. REFERENCES TO RULES.....................................................................................................3 SECTION 1-40. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS. ............................................................................................3 (a) RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT..............................................................................................3 (b) GENERAL ASSEMBLY AS CLIENT ....................................................................................................3 (c) CONFIDENTIALITY...............................................................................................................................4 (d) IMPARTIALITY......................................................................................................................................5 CHAPTER 5. BILLS IN GENERAL. .................................................................................. 6 SECTION 5-5. PARTS OF A BILL....................................................................................................................6 SECTION 5-10. SINGLE SUBJECT..................................................................................................................6 SECTION 5-15. BILLS AND ACTS..................................................................................................................7 CHAPTER 10. TITLE AND ENACTING CLAUSE........................................................... 9 SECTION 10-5. TITLE FORMAT.....................................................................................................................9 SECTION 10-10. "A BILL FOR".......................................................................................................................9 SECTION 10-15. "AN ACT"..............................................................................................................................9 SECTION 10-20. SUBJECT OF THE BILL. .....................................................................................................9 SECTION 10-30. REFERENCE TO AN EXISTING ACT. .............................................................................12 SECTION 10-35. EXAMPLES OF TITLES. ...................................................................................................13 (a) SUBSTANTIVE BILLS .........................................................................................................................13 (b) APPROPRIATION BILLS.....................................................................................................................14 (c) POPULAR NAME FOR AMENDATORY BILL..................................................................................14 SECTION 10-40. ENACTING CLAUSE.........................................................................................................14 SECTION 10-45. PREAMBLE. .......................................................................................................................15 CHAPTER 15. BODY OF BILL......................................................................................... 17 SECTION 15-5. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS..........................................................................................17 (a) SPONSOR'S INTENT ............................................................................................................................17