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