RULES OF THE SENATEOF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

ARTICLE IDEFINITIONS

As used in these Senate Rules, the followingterms have the meanings ascribed to them in thisArticle I, unless the context clearly requires adifferent meaning:(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-1)

1-1. Chairperson. "Chairperson" means thatSenator designated by the President to serve aschair of a committee.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-2)

1-2. Committee. "Committee" means acommittee of the Senate and includes a standingcommittee, a special committee, and a specialsubcommittee of a committee. "Committee" does notmean a conference committee, and the proceduraland notice requirements applicable to committees donot apply to conference committees.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-3)

1-3. Constitution. "Constitution" means theConstitution of the State of Illinois.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-3.5)

1-3.5. Deputy Minority Leader. "DeputyMinority Leader" means a Senator designated by theSenate Minority Leader to assist the MinorityLeader with the operation of the minority caucus ofthe Senate.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-4)

1-4. General Assembly. "General Assembly"means the current General Assembly of the State ofIllinois.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-5)

1-5. House. "House" means the House ofRepresentatives of the General Assembly.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

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(Senate Rule 1-6)

1-6. Joint Action Motion. "Joint actionmotion" means any of the following motions beforethe Senate: to concur in a House amendment, tonon-concur in a House amendment, to recede froma Senate amendment, to refuse to recede from aSenate amendment, and to request that a conferencecommittee be appointed.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-7)

1-7. Legislative Digest. "Legislative Digest"means the Legislative Synopsis and Digest that isprepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau of theGeneral Assembly.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-8)

1-8. Legislative Measure. "Legislative measure"means any matter brought before the Senate forconsideration, whether originated in the Senate orHouse, and includes bills, amendments, resolutions,conference committee reports, motions, and messagesfrom the executive branch.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-9)

1-9. Majority. "Majority" means a simplemajority of those members present and voting on aquestion. Unless otherwise specified with respect toa particular Senate Rule, for purposes ofdetermining the number of members present andvoting on a question, a "present" vote shall not becounted.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-10)

1-10. Majority Caucus. "Majority caucus"means that group of Senators from the numericallystrongest political party in the Senate. "Majoritycaucus" also includes any Senator who is not fromthe numerically strongest or numerically secondstrongest political party in the Senate but who castshis or her final vote for Senate President for theperson who is elected Senate President.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-10.5)

1-10.5. Majority Leader. "Majority Leader"means a Senator designated by the Senate Presidentto serve as the Majority Leader and assist thePresident with the operation of the Senate and themajority caucus of the Senate.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

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(Senate Rule 1-11)

1-11. Majority of those Appointed. "Majorityof those appointed" means an absolute majority ofthe total number of Senators appointed to acommittee.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-12)

1-12. Majority of those Elected. "Majority ofthose elected" means an absolute majority of thetotal number of Senators entitled to be elected tothe Senate, irrespective of the number of elected orappointed Senators actually serving in office. Solong as 59 Senators are entitled to be elected to theSenate, "majority of those elected" shall mean 30affirmative votes.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-13)

1-13. Member. "Member" means a Senator.Where the context so requires, "member" may alsomean a Representative of the Illinois House ofRepresentatives.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-14)

1-14. Members Appointed. "Membersappointed" means the total number of Senatorsappointed to a committee.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-15)

1-15. Members Elected. "Members elected"means the total number of Senators entitled to beelected to the Senate, irrespective of the number ofelected or appointed Senators actually serving inoffice. So long as 59 Senators are entitled to beelected in the Senate, "members elected" shall mean59 Senators.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-16)

1-16. Minority Caucus. "Minority caucus"means that group of Senators from other than themajority caucus.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-17)

1-17. Minority Leader. "Minority Leader"means the Minority Leader of the Senate.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-18)

1-18. Minority Spokesperson. "Minority

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Spokesperson" means that Senator designated by theMinority Leader to serve as the MinoritySpokesperson of a committee.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-19)

1-19. Perfunctory Session. "Perfunctorysession" means the convening of the Senate,pursuant to the scheduling of the President, forpurposes consistent with Rule 4-1(c) or (d).(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-20)

1-20. President. "President" means thePresident of the Senate.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-21)

1-21. Presiding Officer. "Presiding Officer"means that Senator serving as the presiding officerof the Senate, whether that Senator is the Presidentor another Senator designated by the President, inhis or her capacity as presiding officer.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-22)

1-22. Principal Sponsor. "Principal sponsor"means the first listed Senate sponsor of anylegislative measure; with respect to acommittee-sponsored bill or resolution, it means theChairperson of the committee.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-23)

1-23. Secretary. "Secretary" means the electedSecretary of the Senate.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-24)

1-24. Senate. "Senate" means the Senate ofthe General Assembly.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-25)

1-25. Senator. "Senator" means any of theduly elected or duly appointed Illinois StateSenators, and means the same as "member".(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 1-26)

1-26. Term. "Term" means the two-year termof a General Assembly.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

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(Senate Rule 1-27)

1-27. Vice-Chairperson. "Vice-Chairperson"means that Senator designated by the President toserve as Vice-Chairperson of a committee.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

ARTICLE IIORGANIZATION

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 2-1)

2-1. Adoption of Rules. At the commencementof a term, the Senate shall adopt new Rules oforganization and procedure by resolution settingforth those Rules in their entirety. The resolutionmust be adopted by a majority of those elected.These Rules of the Senate are subject to revision oramendment only in accordance with Rule 7-17.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 2-2)

2-2. Election of the President.(a) Prior to the election of the President, the

Governor shall convene the Senate, designate aTemporary Secretary of the Senate, and presideduring the nomination and election of the President.As the first item of business each day prior to theelection of the President, the Governor shall orderthe Temporary Secretary to call the roll of themembers to establish the presence of a quorum asrequired by the Constitution. If a majority of thoseelected are not present, the Senate shall standadjourned until the hour of 12:00 noon on the nextcalendar day, excepting weekends and official StateHolidays. If a quorum of members is present, theGovernor shall then call for nominations ofmembers for the Office of President. All suchnominations shall require a second. When thenominations are completed, the Governor shall directthe Temporary Secretary to call the roll of themembers to elect the President.

(b) The election of the President shall requirethe affirmative vote of a majority of those elected.Debate shall not be in order following nominationsand preceding or during the vote, and Senators maynot explain their vote on the election of thePresident.

(c) No bills may be considered and nocommittees may be appointed or meet prior to theelection of the President.

(d) When a vacancy in the Office of Presidentoccurs, the foregoing procedure shall be employedto elect a new President; however, when the

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Governor is of a political party other than that ofthe majority caucus, the Assistant Majority Leaderhaving the greatest seniority of service in the Senateshall preside during the nomination and election ofthe successor President. No legislative measures,other than such nominations and election, may beconsidered by the Senate during a vacancy in theOffice of President.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 2-3)

2-3. Election of the Minority Leader. TheSenate shall elect a Minority Leader in a mannerconsistent with the Constitution and laws of Illinois.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 2-4)

2-4. Majority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader,and Assistant Leaders.

(a) The President shall appoint from withinthe Majority Caucus a Majority Leader and aPresident Pro Tempore. The Minority Leader shallappoint from within the Minority Caucus a DeputyMinority Leader. The President and the MinorityLeader shall appoint from within their respectivecaucuses the number of Assistant Majority Leadersand Assistant Minority Leaders as are allowed bylaw.

(b) These appointments shall take effect upontheir being filed with the Secretary and shall remaineffective for the duration of the term unless avacancy occurs by reason of resignation or becausean assistant leader has ceased to be a Senator.Successor assistant leaders shall be appointed in thesame manner as their predecessors. Assistant leadersshall have those powers delegated to them by thePresident or Minority Leader, as the case may be.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 2-5)

2-5. Powers and Duties of the President.(a) The President shall have those powers

conferred upon him or her by the Constitution, thelaws of Illinois, and any motions or resolutionsadopted by the Senate or jointly by the Senate andHouse.

(b) Except as provided by law with respect tothe Senate Operations Commission, the President isthe chief administrative officer of the Senate andshall have those powers necessary to carry out thatfunction. The President may delegate his or heradministrative duties as he or she deems appropriate.

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(c) The powers and duties of the Presidentshall include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) To preside at all sessions of theSenate, although the President may call onany member to preside temporarily.

(2) To open the session at the time atwhich the Senate is to meet by taking thepodium and calling the members to order. ThePresident may call on any member, or theSecretary in case of perfunctory session, toopen the session.

(3) To announce the business before theSenate in the order in which it is to be actedupon.

(4) To recognize those members entitledto the floor.

(5) To state and put to vote allquestions that are regularly moved or thatnecessarily arise in the course of theproceedings, and to announce the result of thevote.

(6) To preserve order and decorum.

(7) To decide all points of order, subjectto appeal, and to speak thereon in preferenceto other members.

(8) To inform the Senate whennecessary, or when any question is raised, onany point of order or practice pertinent to thepending business.

(9) To sign or authenticate all acts,proceedings, or orders of the Senate. All writs,warrants, and subpoenas issued by order ofthe Senate or one of its committees shall besigned by the President and attested by theSecretary.

(10) To sign all bills passed by bothchambers of the General Assembly in order tocertify that the procedural requirements forpassage have been met.

(11) To have general supervision,including the duty to protect the security andsafety, of the Senate chamber, galleries, andadjoining and connecting hallways andpassages, including the power to clear themwhen necessary.

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(12) To have general supervision of theSecretary and his or her assistants, theSergeant-at-Arms and his or her assistants, themajority caucus staff, and all employees of theSenate except the minority caucus staff.

(13) To determine the number ofmajority caucus members and minority caucusmembers to be appointed to all committees,except the Committee on Assignments createdby Rule 3-5.

(14) To appoint or replace all majoritycaucus members of committees and todesignate all Chairpersons, Co-Chairpersons,and Vice-Chairpersons of committees, exceptas the Senate otherwise orders in accordancewith these Senate Rules.

(15) To enforce all constitutionalprovisions, statutes, rules, and regulationsapplicable to the Senate.

(16) To guide and direct the proceedingsof the Senate subject to the control and willof the members as provided in these SenateRules.

(17) To direct the Secretary duringregular session, veto session, special session,or perfunctory session to read into the Senaterecord legislative measures and other papers.

(18) To direct the Secretary to correctnon-substantive errors in the Journal.

(19) To assign meeting places andmeeting times to committees.

(20) To decide, subject to the controland will of the members in accordance withthese Senate Rules, all questions relating tothe priority of business.

(21) To appoint a parliamentarian toserve at the pleasure of the President.

(22) To promulgate forms for nomineessubject to the advice and consent of theSenate.

(d) The President, at his or her discretion,may designate from among those members servingin the statutorily created positions of assistantmajority leader, no more than one member to serveas the Senate Majority Leader. The Senate MajorityLeader shall serve at the pleasure of the President

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and shall receive no additional compensation otherthan that provided statutorily for the position ofassistant majority leader.

(e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote ofthree-fifths of the members elected.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 2-6)

2-6. Powers and Duties of the MinorityLeader.

(a) The Minority Leader shall have thosepowers conferred upon him or her by theConstitution, the laws of Illinois, and any motionsor resolutions adopted by the Senate or jointly bythe Senate and House.

(b) The Minority Leader shall appoint to allcommittees the members from the minority caucus,and may replace those members, and shall designatea Minority Spokesperson for each committee, exceptas the Senate otherwise orders in accordance withthese Senate Rules.

(c) The Minority Leader shall have generalsupervision of the minority caucus staff.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 2-7)

2-7. Secretary of the Senate.(a) The Senate shall elect a Secretary, who

may adopt appropriate policies or procedures for theconduct of his or her office. Except where theauthority is by law given to the Senate OperationsCommission, the President shall be the final arbiterof any dispute arising in connection with theoperation of the Office of the Secretary.

(b) The duties of the Secretary shall includethe following:

(1) To have custody of all bills, papers,and records of the Senate, which shall not betaken out of the Secretary's custody except inthe regular course of business in the Senate.

(2) To endorse on every original bill andeach copy its number, names of sponsors, thedate of introduction, and the several orderstaken on it. When printed, the names of thesponsors shall appear on the front page of thebill in the same order they appeared whenintroduced.

(3) To cause each bill to be placed onthe desks of the members as soon as it is

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printed, or alternatively to provide for amethod that any Senator may use to secure acopy of any bill he or she desires.

(4) To keep the Journal of theproceedings of the Senate and, under thedirection of the President, correct errors in theJournal.

(5) To keep the transcripts of thedebates of the Senate and make them availableto the public under reasonable conditions.

(6) To keep the necessary records forthe Senate and its committees and to preparethe Senate Calendar for each legislative day.

(7) To examine all Senate Bills andConstitutional Amendment Resolutionsfollowing Second Reading and prior to finalpassage, for the purpose of correcting anynon-substantive errors therein, and to reportthe same back to the President promptly; tosupervise the enrolling and engrossing of billsand resolutions, subject to the direction of thePresident; and to certify passage or adoptionof legislative measures, and to note thereonthe date of final Senate action. Anycorrections suggested to the President by theSecretary, and thereafter approved by theSenate, shall be entered upon the Journal.

(8) To transmit bills, other documents,and other messages to the House and secure areceipt therefor, and to receive from the Housebills, documents, and receipts therefor.

(9) To file with the Secretary of Statethose debate transcripts and Senate documentsas are required by law.

(10) To attend every session of theSenate; record the roll; and read into theSenate record legislative measures and otherpapers as directed by the Presiding Officer.Bills shall be read by title only. Upon initialreading, motions may be read by title andsponsor only.

(11) To supervise all AssistantSecretaries and other employees of his or heroffice, as well as all committee clerks in theircapacity as committee clerks.

(12) To establish the format for alldocuments, forms, and committee recordsprepared by committee clerks.

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(13) To perform those duties as assignedby the President.

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 2-8)

2-8. Assistant Secretary of the Senate. TheSenate shall, in a manner consistent with the lawsof Illinois, elect an Assistant Secretary, who shallperform those duties assigned to him or her by theSecretary.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 2-9)

2-9. Sergeant-at-Arms. The Senate shall elect aSergeant-at-Arms who shall perform those dutiesassigned to him or her by law, or as are orderedby the President or Presiding Officer. Such dutiesshall include the following:

(1) To attend the Senate during itssessions and execute the commands of theSenate, together with all process issued byauthority of the Senate, that are directed tohim or her by the President or PresidingOfficer.

(2) To maintain order among spectatorsadmitted into the Senate chambers, galleries,and adjoining or connecting hallways andpassages.

(3) To take proper measures to preventinterruption of the Senate.

(4) To supervise any AssistantSergeant-at-Arms.

(5) To perform those duties as assignedby the President.

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 2-10)

2-10. Schedule.(a) The President shall periodically establish a

schedule of days on which the Senate shall convenein regular and veto session, with that schedulesubject to revisions at the discretion of thePresident. The President may also at his or herdiscretion schedule perfunctory sessions of theSenate. The President may establish deadlines forthe following legislative actions:

(1) Final day to request bills from theLegislative Reference Bureau.

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(2) Final day for introduction of bills.

(3) Final day for standing committees ofthe Senate to report Senate bills, except Senateappropriations bills.

(4) Final day for standing committees ofthe Senate to report Senate appropriation bills.

(5) Final day for Third Reading andpassage of Senate bills, except Senateappropriation bills.

(6) Final day for Third Reading andpassage of Senate appropriation bills.

(7) Final day for standing committees ofthe Senate to report House appropriation bills.

(8) Final day for standing committees ofthe Senate to report House bills, exceptappropriation bills.

(9) Final day for Third Reading andpassage of House appropriation bills.

(10) Final day for Third Reading andpassage of House non-appropriation bills.

(b) The President may establish additionaldeadlines for final action on conference committeereports and any categories of joint action motions.

(c) The foregoing deadlines shall becomeeffective upon being filed by the President with theSecretary. The Secretary shall Journalize thedeadlines.

(d) At any time, the President may schedulealternative deadlines for any legislative actionpursuant to written notice filed with the Secretary.

(e) The President may schedule deadlines forany other legislative measure as he or she deemsappropriate pursuant to written notice filed with theSecretary.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

ARTICLE IIICOMMITTEES

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th 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) specialcommittees created by resolution or notice under

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Rule 3-3; and (iii) special subcommittees created bystanding committees or by special committees underRule 3-3. Subcommittees may not createsubcommittees.

(b) All committees shall have a Chairpersonand Minority Spokesperson, who shall not be of thesame caucus, except as provided in Rule 3-2.Committees of the whole shall consist of allSenators. The number of majority caucus membersand minority caucus members of all standingcommittees, and all other committees unlessotherwise ordered by the Senate in accordance withthese Senate Rules, shall be determined by thePresident. The numbers of majority caucus andminority caucus members shall become final uponthe President filing with the Secretary an appropriatenotice, which shall be Journalized.

(c) The Chairperson of a committee shall havethe authority to call the committee to order,designate which legislative measures that areassigned to the committee shall be taken up, orderthe roll call vote to be taken on each legislativemeasure called for a vote, preserve order anddecorum during committee meetings, assignlegislative measures to special subcommittees of theparent committee, jointly sign and issue subpoenaswith the President, and implement and supervise thebusiness of the committee. The Vice-Chairperson ofa committee may preside over its meetings in theabsence or at the direction of the Chairperson.

(d) A vacancy on a committee, or in theChairperson or Minority Spokesperson position on acommittee, occurs when a member resigns from thatposition or ceases to be a Senator. Resignationsshall be made in writing to the Secretary, who shallpromptly notify the President and Minority Leader.Absent concurrence by a majority of those elected,or as otherwise provided in Rule 3-5, no memberwho resigns from a committee shall be reappointedto that committee for the remainder of the term.Replacement members shall be of the same caucusas that of the member who resigns, and shall beappointed by the President or Minority Leader,depending upon the caucus of the resigning member.In the case of vacancies on special subcommitteesthat were created by committees, any vacancy shallbe filled pursuant to the motion adopted to createthe subcommittee but if the motion does not specifyhow a vacancy is filled then the parent committeeshall fill the vacancy by motion.

(e) The Chairperson of a committee shall havethe authority to call meetings of that committee,subject to the approval of the President in

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accordance with Rule 2-5(c)(19). Except asotherwise provided by these Senate Rules, committeemeetings shall be convened in accordance with Rule3-11.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.; S.R. 54, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 3-2)

3-2. Membership and Officers of StandingCommittees.

(a) At the commencement of the term, themembers of each standing committee shall beappointed for the term by the President and theMinority Leader, except as provided in subsection(c) of this Rule or in Rule 3-5. The President shallappoint the Chairperson and the remainingcommittee members of the majority caucus (one ofwhom the President shall designate asVice-Chairperson), and the Minority Leader shallappoint the Minority Spokesperson and theremaining committee members of the minoritycaucus, except as provided in paragraph (b) of thisRule. The appointments shall become immediatelyeffective upon the delivery of appropriatecorrespondence from each of the respective leadersto the Secretary, regardless of whether the Senate isin session. The Chairperson and MinoritySpokesperson shall serve at the pleasure of thePresident or Minority Leader, as the case may be.The Secretary shall Journalize all appointments. Astanding committee is empowered to conductbusiness when a majority of the total number ofcommittee members has been appointed.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision ofthese Senate Rules, the President may appoint anytwo members to serve as Co-Chairpersons of astanding committee. Co-Chairpersons shall not be ofthe same caucus and shall serve at the pleasure ofthe President. A standing committee withCo-Chairpersons shall not have a MinoritySpokesperson. For purposes of Section 1 of theGeneral Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS115/1), one Co-Chairperson shall be considered"chairman" and the other shall be considered"minority spokesperson". Co-Chairpersonappointments shall become immediately effectiveupon the delivery of appropriate correspondencefrom the President to the Secretary, regardless ofwhether the Senate is in session. The Secretary shallJournalize all appointments.

(c) To maintain the efficient operation of theSenate, any committee member may be temporarilyreplaced due to illness or an unforeseen absencefrom the Capitol at the time of the committeehearing. The temporary appointment is effectiveupon delivery of appropriate correspondence from

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the President or Minority Leader, depending uponthe caucus of the member affected, and shall remaineffective for the duration of the illness or temporaryabsence from the Capitol. If the member returns tothe Capitol while the committee is meeting, then thetemporary appointment shall remain effective untilthe committee recesses or adjourns.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 3-3)

3-3. Special Committee and Subcommittees.(a) The Senate may create special committees

by resolution adopted by a majority of thoseelected. The President also may create specialcommittees by filing a notice of the creation of thespecial committee with the Secretary. The appointedmembers of a special committee shall be designatedby the President and the Minority Leader in thesame manner outlined in Rule 3-2 with respect tostanding committees.

(b) A committee may create a specialsubcommittee by motion adopted by a majority ofthose appointed. The members of a specialsubcommittee shall come from the membership ofthe creating committee, and shall be appointed inthe manner determined by the creating committee.

(c) The resolution, motion, or notice creating aspecial committee or special subcommittee shallspecify the subject matter of the special committeeor subcommittee and the number of members to beappointed thereto, and may specify a reporting dateduring the term (in which event the specialcommittee or subcommittee is abolished as of thatdate). Unless an earlier date is specified byresolution, motion, or notice, special committees andsubcommittees shall expire at the end of the term.

(d) When the Senate is not in session, SpecialTemporary Committees may be created andappointed by the President. The actions of thePresident and of a Special Temporary Committeeshall stand as the action of the Senate unless theaction is amended or modified on a roll call voteby a majority of those elected during the next daythe Senate convenes.

(e) In accordance with Section 1 of theGeneral Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS115/1), no Chairperson or Minority Spokesperson ofa committee created under this Rule shall receiveadditional compensation for such service.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

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(Senate Rule 3-4)

3-4. Standing Committees. The StandingCommittees of the Senate are as follows:

AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION

APPROPRIATIONS I

APPROPRIATIONS II

CRIMINAL LAW

EDUCATION

ENERGY

ENVIRONMENT

EXECUTIVE

EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

HUMAN SERVICES

HIGHER EDUCATION

INSURANCE

JUDICIARY

LABOR AND COMMERCE

LICENSED ACTIVITIES AND PENSIONS

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

PUBLIC HEALTH

REVENUE

STATE GOVERNMENT AND VETERANSAFFAIRS

TRANSPORTATION(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 3-5)

3-5. Service Committees.(a) In addition to the standing committees,

there are 2 permanent service committees known asthe "Committee on Assignments" and the"Committee on Legislative Petitions". The Committeeon Assignments shall have those powers and dutiesthat are outlined in these Senate Rules, as well as

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those that may be periodically ordered in accordancewith these Senate Rules. The Committee onLegislative Petitions shall have those powers andduties outlined in Senate Rule 3-14, as well asthose that may be periodically ordered in accordancewith these Senate Rules.

(b) The Committee on Assignments shallconsist of five members, three of whom shall beappointed by the President and two of whom shallbe appointed by the Minority Leader. Both thePresident and the Minority Leader shall be eligibleto be appointed to the Committee on Assignments.The Committee on Assignments shall be empoweredto conduct business when a majority of the totalnumber of its members has been appointed.

(c) The majority caucus members of theCommittee on Assignments shall serve at thepleasure of the President, and the minority caucusmembers shall serve at the pleasure of the MinorityLeader. Appointments thereto shall be by noticefiled with the Secretary, and shall be effective forthe balance of the term or until a replacementappointment is made, whichever first occurs.Appointments shall take effect upon filing with theSecretary regardless of whether the Senate is insession. Notwithstanding any other provision ofthese Senate Rules, any Senator who is replaced onthe Committee on Assignments may be reappointedto the Committee on Assignments withoutconcurrence of the Senate.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision ofthese Senate Rules, the Committee on Assignmentsand the Committee on Legislative Petitions maymeet upon reasonable public notice. All legislativemeasures pending before the Committee onAssignments or Legislative Petitions pending beforethe Committee on Legislative Petitions shall beeligible for consideration at any meeting thereof,and all such legislative measures shall be deemedposted for hearing by the Committee onAssignments for all of its meetings.

(e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote ofthree-fifths of the members elected.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.; S.R. 54, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 3-6)

3-6. Referrals of Resolutions, Messages, andReorganization Orders.

(a) All resolutions, after being initially read bythe Secretary, shall be automatically referred to theCommittee on Assignments unless the PresidingOfficer determines that the resolution is a deathresolution and orders that the resolution be placed

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on the Resolutions Consent Calendar. Resolutionsdetermined by the Committee on Assignments to beof a non-substantive, commemorative, orcongratulatory nature shall be returned to theprincipal sponsor for action pursuant to Rule 6-4.No resolution may be placed on the ResolutionsConsent Calendar if any member objects.

(b) All messages from the Governor or anyother executive branch Constitutional Officer orother appointing authority regarding appointmentsthat require confirmation by the Senate shall, afterhaving been initially read by the Secretary,automatically be referred to the Committee onAssignments.

(c) All executive reorganization orders of theGovernor issued pursuant to Article V, Section 11of the Constitution, after being read into the recordby the Secretary, shall automatically be referred tothe Committee on Assignments for its referral to acommittee, the latter of which may issue arecommendation to the Senate with respect to theexecutive order. The Senate may disapprove of anyexecutive order only by resolution adopted by amajority of those elected; no such resolution is inorder until a committee has reported to the Senateon the executive reorganization, or until theexecutive order has been discharged pursuant toRule 7-9.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 3-7)

3-7. Committee on Assignments.(a) The Committee on Assignments may

consider any legislative measure referred to itpursuant to Rules 3-6, 3-8 and 3-9, by motion orresolution, or by order of the Presiding Officer uponinitial reading. The Committee on Assignments may,with the concurrence of a majority of thoseappointed, sponsor motions or resolutions;notwithstanding any other provision of these SenateRules, any motion or resolution sponsored by theCommittee on Assignments may be immediatelyconsidered by the Senate without reference to acommittee.

(b) During even-numbered years, theCommittee on Assignments shall refer to acommittee of the Senate only appropriation billsimplementing the budget and other legislativemeasures deemed by the Committee on Assignmentsto be of an emergency nature or to be ofsubstantial importance to the operation ofgovernment. This subsection (b) applies equally toSenate Bills and House Bills introduced into or

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received by the Senate.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th 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, beautomatically referred to the Committee onAssignments, which may thereafter refer any billbefore it to a committee. The Committee onAssignments may refer any resolution before it to acommittee. No bill or resolution may be referred toa committee except pursuant to this Rule or Rule7-17. A standing or special committee may refer amatter pending in that committee to a specialsubcommittee of that committee.

(b) All floor amendments, joint action motionsfor final action, and conference committee reportsshall, upon filing with the Secretary, beautomatically referred to the Committee onAssignments. No such amendment, joint actionmotion, or conference committee report may beconsidered by the Senate unless approved forconsideration by the Committee on Assignments.The Committee on Assignments may approve forconsideration to the Senate any floor amendment,joint action motion for final action, or conferencecommittee report that: (i) consists of language thathas previously been favorably reported to the Senateby a committee; (ii) consists of technical orclarifying language; or (iii) consists of languagedeemed by the Committee on Assignments to be ofan emergency nature, of substantial importance tothe operation of government, or in the best interestsof Illinois. The Committee on Assignments mayrefer any floor amendment, joint action motion forfinal action, or conference committee report to acommittee for its review and consideration (in thoseinstances, and notwithstanding any other provisionof these Senate Rules, the committee may hold ahearing on and consider those legislative measurespursuant to one-hour advance notice). Any flooramendment, joint action motion for final action, orconference committee report that is not approved forconsideration or referred by the Committee onAssignments, and is attempted to be acted upon bya committee shall be out of order, except asprovided for under Rule 8-4.

(b-1) A floor amendment filed by the chiefsponsor of a bill shall be automatically referred tothe standing committee from which the bill wasreported (or to another standing committee as theCommittee on Assignments may determine) uponadjournment of the Senate on the third regularsession day following the day on which the floor

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amendment was filed, unless (i) the Committee onAssignments referred the floor amendment to astanding committee or acted on the floor amendmentin the first instance and referred it to the Senate forconsideration; (ii) the bill is no longer pendingbefore the Senate; (iii) the floor amendment dealswith the subject of appropriations or State revenue;or (iv) the Committee on Assignments hasdetermined by a majority vote that the flooramendment substantively alters the nature and scopeof the underlying bill. If the Committee onAssignments makes a determination under item (iv)of this subsection, then the Committee onAssignments may, in its discretion, (A) refer thefloor amendment to any standing committee or (B)not refer the floor amendment to any othercommittee.

(c) All committee amendments shall, uponfiling with the Secretary, be automatically referred tothe Committee on Assignments. No committeeamendment may be considered by a committeeunless the committee amendment is referred to thecommittee by the Committee on Assignments andthe committee amendment has first been madeavailable electronically or otherwise for not less thanone hour. Any committee amendment referred bythe Committee on Assignments shall be referred tothe committee before which the underlying bill orresolution is pending. Any committee amendmentthat is not referred by the Committee onAssignments to a committee, and is attempted to beacted upon by a committee shall be out of order.

(c-1) A committee amendment filed by thechief sponsor of a bill shall be automaticallyreferred to the standing committee to which the billwas assigned upon adjournment of the Senate onthe third regular session day following the day onwhich the committee amendment was filed, unless(i) the Committee on Assignments referred thecommittee amendment to the standing committee towhich the bill was assigned; (ii) the bill is nolonger pending before the committee; (iii) thecommittee amendment deals with the subject ofappropriations or State revenue; or (iv) theCommittee on Assignments has determined by amajority vote that the committee amendmentsubstantively alters the nature and scope of theunderlying bill. If the Committee on Assignmentsmakes a determination under item (iv) of thissubsection, then the Committee on Assignmentsmay, in its discretion, (A) refer both the bill andthe committee amendment to any standing committeeor (B) not refer the committee amendment to anyother committee.

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(d) The Committee on Assignments may atany time re-refer a legislative measure from acommittee to a Committee of the Whole or to anyother committee.

(d-5) Notwithstanding any other provision ofthese Senate Rules, any bill pending before theCommittee on Assignments shall be immediatelyreferred to the indicated standing committee if thechief sponsor of the bill files a discharge motionfor that bill that is signed by no less thanthree-fifths of the members of both the majority andminority caucus, and each of the members signingthe discharge motion is a sponsor of the bill. Thissubsection does not apply to bills dealing with thesubject of appropriations or State revenue.

(e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote ofthree-fifths of the members elected.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 3-9)

3-9. Re-Referrals to the Committee onAssignments.

(a) All legislative measures, with the exceptionof resolutions to amend the State Constitution andLegislative Petitions, that have failed to meet theapplicable deadline established in accordance withRule 2-10 for reporting to the Senate by a standingcommittee shall automatically be re-referred to theCommittee on Assignments unless: (i) the deadlinehas been suspended pursuant to Rule 7-17, withre-referral to the Committee on Assignments tooccur if the bill has not been reported to the Senatein accordance with the revised deadline; or (ii) theCommittee on Assignments has issued a writtenexception to the Secretary with respect to aparticular bill prior to the reporting deadline, withre-referral to occur, if at all, in accordance with thewritten exception. Should the President inaccordance with Rule 2-10 establish deadlines foraction on joint action motions or conferencecommittee reports, the foregoing re-referralprovisions and exceptions shall apply with respect tothose legislative measures that fail to meet thosedeadlines.

(b) All legislative measures, with the exceptionof resolutions to amend the State Constitution andAppointment Messages, pending before the Senate orany of its committees shall automatically bere-referred to the Committee on Assignments on the31st consecutive day that the Senate has notconvened for session unless: (i) this Rule has beensuspended in accordance with Rule 7-17; or (ii) theCommittee on Assignments has issued a written

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exception to the Secretary prior to that 31st day.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.; S.R. 54, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 3-10)

3-10. Reporting by Committees. Committeesshall report to the Senate, and subcommittees shallreport to their parent committees.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 3-11)

3-11. Committee Procedure.(a) A committee may consider any legislative

measure referred to it and may make with respectto that legislative measure one of the followingreports to the Senate or to the parent committee, asappropriate:

(1) that the bill "do pass";

(2) that the bill "do not pass";

(3) that the bill "do pass as amended";

(4) that the bill "do not pass asamended";

(5) that the resolution "be adopted";

(6) that the resolution "be not adopted";

(7) that the resolution "be adopted asamended";

(8) that the resolution "be not adoptedas amended";

(9) that the floor amendment, jointaction motion, or conference committee report"recommend do adopt";

(10) that the floor amendment, jointaction motion, or conference committee report"recommend do not adopt";

(11) "without recommendation";

(12) that the legislative measure "bere-referred to the Committee on Assignments";

(13) that the Appointment Message bereported "do recommend advise and consent";or

(14) that the Appointment Message bereported "do not recommend advise andconsent".

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Any of the foregoing reports may only be madeupon the concurrence of a majority of thoseappointed. All legislative measures reported "dopass", "do pass as amended", "be adopted", "beadopted as amended", or "be approved forconsideration" shall be deemed favorably reported tothe Senate. All Appointment Messages reported "dorecommend advise and consent", "do not recommendadvise and consent", or "without recommendation"shall be deemed reported to the Senate. Except asotherwise provided by these Senate Rules, anylegislative measure referred to a committee and notreported pursuant to this Rule shall remain in thatcommittee. Pursuant to Rules 3-11(g) and 7-10, acommittee may report a legislative measure astabled.

(b) No bill that provides for an appropriationor expenditure of money from the State Treasurymay be considered for passage by the Senate unlessit has first been reported to the Senate by anAppropriations Committee, unless:

(1) the bill was discharged from anAppropriations Committee in accordance withRule 7-9;

(2) the bill was exempted from thisrequirement by a majority of those appointedto the Committee on Assignments; or

(3) this Rule was suspended inaccordance with Rule 7-17.

(c) The Chairperson of each committee shallkeep, or cause to be kept, a record in which thereshall be entered:

(1) The time and place of each meetingof the committee.

(2) The attendance of committeemembers at each meeting.

(3) The votes cast by the committeemembers on all legislative measures actedupon by the committee.

(4) All witness slips that may have beenpresented to the committee.

(5) Such additional information as maybe requested by the Secretary.

(d) The committee Chairperson shall file withthe Secretary, along with every bill or resolution

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reported upon, a sheet containing such informationas is required by the Secretary. The Secretary mayadopt forms, policies, and procedures with respect tothe preparation, filing, and maintenance of thesereports.

(e) Except as provided in Rule 3-5 or 3-8 orunless this Rule is suspended pursuant to Rule 7-17,no committee may consider or conduct a hearingwith respect to a legislative measure absent noticefirst being given as follows:

(1) The Chairperson of the committeeshall, no later than six days before anyproposed hearing, post a notice on the Senatebulletin board, or electronically make thenotice available, identifying each legislativemeasure that may be considered during thathearing. The notice shall contain the day,hour, and place of the hearing.

(2) Meetings of the Committee onAssignments may be called pursuant to Rule3-5; meetings of committees to consider flooramendments, joint action motions, andconference committee reports may be calledpursuant to Rule 3-8.

(3) The Chairperson shall, in advance ofa committee hearing, notify all principalsponsors of legislative measures posted forhearing of the date, time, and place ofhearing. When practicable, the Secretary shallinclude a notice of all scheduled hearings,together with all posted bills and resolutions,in the Daily Calendar of the Senate.

Irrespective of whether a legislative measure hasbeen posted for hearing, it shall be in order for acommittee during any of its meetings to refer thatlegislative measure pending before it to asubcommittee of that committee.

(f) Other than the Committee on Assignments,no committee may meet during any session of theSenate, and no commission created by Illinois lawthat has legislative membership may meet duringany session of the Senate.

(g) Regardless of whether notice has beenpreviously given, it is always in order for acommittee to order any legislative measure pendingbefore it to lie on the table when the principalsponsor so requests. When reported to the Senate,such committee action shall stand as the action ofthe Senate.

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(h) When a committee fails to report alegislative measure pending before it to the Senate,or when a committee fails to hold a public hearingon a legislative measure pending before it, theexclusive means of bringing that legislative measuredirectly before the Senate for its consideration ispursuant to Rule 7-9.

(i) No legislative measure may be called for avote in committee in the absence of the principalsponsor, except that, with the approval of theprincipal sponsor and the consent of the committee,a legislative measure may be called for a vote incommittee by a chief cosponsor of the legislativemeasure or by a member of the same caucus as theprincipal sponsor who is either the CommitteeChairperson, Committee Co-Chairperson, CommitteeVice-Chairperson, or Minority Spokesperson.

(j) A committee may conduct a legislativeinvestigation with regard to legislative measurespending before the committee.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 3-12)

3-12. Committee Reports.(a) All bills favorably reported to the Senate

from a committee, or with respect to which acommittee has been discharged, shall stand on theorder of Second Reading unless otherwise orderedby the Senate, and may be amended only onSecond Reading. Bills reported to the Senate fromcommittee "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 reportedto the Senate from a committee shall be before theSenate and eligible for consideration by the Senatewhen it is on an appropriate order of business(floor amendments may be considered by the Senateonly when the bill to be amended is on SecondReading). All floor amendments, joint actionmotions, and conference committee reports that arereported to the Senate from committee "recommenddo not adopt" or "without recommendation" shall lieon the table.

(c) All resolutions favorably reported to theSenate from a committee, or with respect to whicha committee has been discharged, shall stand on theorder of Resolutions. All resolutions that arereported to the Senate from committee "be notadopted", "be not adopted as amended", or "withoutrecommendation" shall lie on the table. Flooramendments to resolutions shall be subject to the

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same procedure applicable to floor amendments tobills.

(d) All Appointment Messages reported to theSenate from a committee, or with respect to whicha committee has been discharged, shall stand on theorder of Executive Appointments.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 3-13)

3-13. Witnesses, Oaths, Affirmations, andSubpoenas.

(a) Standing committees may administer oaths(or affirmations) and may compel, by subpoena, anyperson or entity to (i) appear and give testimony asa witness before the standing committee, (ii)produce papers, documents, and other materialsrelating to a legislative measure pending before thestanding committee or a subject matter within thejurisdiction of the standing committee, or (iii) doboth (i) and (ii).

(b) Special committees may administer oaths(or affirmations) and may compel, by subpoena, anyperson or entity to (i) appear and give testimonybefore the special committee, (ii) produce papers,documents, and other materials relating to thesubject matter for which the special committee wascreated or relating to a legislative measure pendingbefore the special committee, or (iii) do both (i)and (ii).

(c) A committee of the whole may administeroaths (or affirmations) and may compel, bysubpoena, any person or entity to (i) appear andgive testimony before the committee of the whole,(ii) produce papers, documents, and other materialsrelating to the subject matter for which thecommittee of the whole was created or relating to alegislative measure pending before the committee ofthe whole, or (iii) do both (i) and (ii).

(d) Oaths may be administered under thisRule by the Presiding Officer or by the Chairpersonof a committee or any person sitting in his or herstead.

(e) Subpoenas issued under this Rule must beissued and signed by the Chairperson of thecommittee and must comply with Rule 2-5(c)(9).

(f) A subpoena may specify terms and timesof production other than at a meeting or hearing ofthe committee issuing the subpoena.

(g) A subpoenaed witness has all the rights

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and privileges afforded him or her under the rules,laws, and constitution of the State of Illinois.

(h) A witness who gives testimony undersubpoena has a right to counsel of his or her ownchoosing.

(i) A witness who gives testimony undersubpoena may be compensated for travel expensesto the same extent as legislators and legislativeemployees under the Rules of the Legislative TravelControl Board.

(j) The President and the Chairperson of thecommittee issuing a subpoena each have standing toenforce the subpoena in any court of competentjurisdiction within the State of Illinois, and seekenforcement remedies recognized under the rules,laws, and constitution of the State of Illinois.

(k) In the case of special committees withCo-Chairpersons from different political parties, theterm "Chairperson" for purposes of this Rule meansthe Co-Chairperson from the majority caucus.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 3-14)

3-14. Legislative Petitions.(a) The Senate recognizes that the people of

Illinois have a right to petition their government tomake known their opinions and to apply for redressof grievances, and encourages them to do so. Forthat reason, the Senate hereby creates a process bywhich the people may propose legislative actionthrough the filing of petitions.

(b) The people may submit these petitions toany Senator or to the Chairperson of the Committeeon Legislative Petitions.

(c) Any petition submitted shall succinctlystate the relevant subject matter, the underlyingfactual circumstances, and a proposed legislativeremedy. The petition shall also contain thesignatures of at least ten Illinois residents (in printor electronic format). At least one original petitionand one copy must be presented to the Senator orChairperson of the Committee.

(d) Upon receipt of a petition, a member mayfile a Legislative Petition with the Secretary of theSenate. Each Legislative Petition shall have oneprincipal sponsor whose name shall appear on theLegislative Petition and may be joined by no morethan four chief cosponsors with the approval of theprincipal sponsor; other cosponsors shall beseparated from the principal sponsor and any chief

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cosponsor by a comma. All Legislative Petitionsintroduced into the Senate shall be accompanied bythe original petition received by the Senator andeight copies of the petition drafted by theLegislative Reference Bureau. The Secretary shallretain the original petition for archive purposes.

(e) All Legislative Petitions shall be draftedby the Legislative Reference Bureau, according tothe form provided in this Rule.

(f) Legislative Petitions submitted shall beassigned a sequential number by the Secretary ofthe Senate, indicating the order in which they werereceived and read into the Senate record by theSecretary of the Senate at the direction of theSenate President. A Legislative Petition is receivedby the Senate when it is read into the Senaterecord and assigned a sequential number.

(g) All Legislative Petitions shall, after havingbeen read into the Senate record, be automaticallyreferred to the Committee on Legislative Petitions.

(h) A Legislative Petition that does notconform to the requirements of this Rule shall, atthe direction of the Senate President, (i) be rulednon-compliant and out of order, and (ii) be returnedby the Secretary of the Senate to the Senator whofiled it.

(i) A Legislative Petition shall beunamendable, and any Legislative Petition pendingwhen the Senate adjourns sine die shall not carryover into the next General Assembly.

(j) Form.

SENATE PETITION

The undersigned petitioner, individually and onbehalf of those residents of the State of Illinoissupporting this petition, hereby petitions theChairperson and Members of the Senate Committeeon Legislative Petitions to hold one or more publichearings to consider whether the following proposalshould be introduced as legislation in the IllinoisState Senate:

Primary Petitioner: (Insert name of first personsigning petition)

Brief Summary of Proposal: (Insert Summary)

Summary provided by petitioner and reproducedwithout alteration.

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Detailed Description of Proposal: (Insert Descriptionor Specify "Not Provided")

Description provided by petitioner and reproducedwithout alteration.(Source: S.R. 54, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 3-15)

3-15. Committee on Legislative Petitions.(a) In addition to standing committees and the

Committee on Assignments, there shall be apermanent service committee known as the"Committee on Legislative Petitions". The Committeeon Legislative Petitions shall have those powers andduties that are outlined in these Senate Rules, aswell as those that may be periodically ordered inaccordance with these Senate Rules.

(b) The appointed members of the Committeeon Legislative Petitions shall be designated by thePresident and the Minority Leader in the samemanner outlined in Rule 3-2 with respect tostanding committees. In accordance with Section 1of the General Assembly Compensation Act (25ILCS 115/1), no Chairperson or MinoritySpokesperson of the Committee on LegislativePetitions shall receive additional compensation forhis or her service. The Committee may createsubcommittees under Rule 3-3.

(c) It shall be the duty of the Committee onLegislative Petitions to consider petitions forlegislation submitted to the Senate under theseSenate Rules. After conducting one or more publichearings and receiving testimony, the Committee onLegislative Petitions may, by a majority of thoseappointed, issue a report to the full Senate outliningthe testimony received, the positions of anywitnesses, and any recommendations made byCommittee members regarding the petition.(Source: S.R. 54, 98th G.A.)

ARTICLE IVCONDUCT OF BUSINESS

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 4-1)

4-1. Sessions of the Senate.(a) The Senate shall be deemed in session

whenever it convenes in perfunctory session, regularsession, veto session, or special session. Membersshall be entitled to per diem expensereimbursements only on those regular, veto, andspecial session days that they are in attendance atthe Senate. Attendance by members is not requiredor recorded during perfunctory sessions.

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(b) Regular and veto session days shall bescheduled with notice by the President inaccordance with Rule 2-10. Special session daysshall be scheduled in accordance with theConstitution and laws of Illinois.

(c) The President, at his or her discretion,may schedule perfunctory sessions during which theSecretary may read into the Senate record anylegislative measure. Properly convened committeesmay meet and may consider and act uponlegislative measures during a perfunctory session,and the Secretary may receive and read committeereports into the Senate record during a perfunctorysession. Excepting any automatic referral provisionsof these Senate Rules, no action may be taken bythe Senate with respect to a legislative measureduring a perfunctory session.

(d) The President may also scheduleperfunctory sessions for the purpose of affordingthose members designated by the President andMinority Leader an opportunity to negotiate withrespect to any unfinished business of the Senatewithout necessitating the presence of all membersand the related costs to Illinois taxpayers.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 4-2)

4-2. Hour of Meeting. Unless otherwiseordered by the Presiding Officer or by a majority ofthose elected, the Senate shall regularly convene atnoon.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 4-3)

4-3. Entitled to Floor.(a) Except as otherwise provided in these

Senate Rules, only the following persons shall beadmitted to the Senate while it is in session:members and officers of the General Assembly;elected officers of the executive branch; justices ofthe Supreme Court; the designated aides to theGovernor; the parliamentarian; majority staffmembers and minority staff members, except aslimited by the Presiding Officer; former Presidentsof the Senate, except as limited by the President orprohibited under subsection (d); former memberswho served in the Senate at any time during thepast four years, except as limited by the Presidentor prohibited under subsection (d); and employeesof the Legislative Reference Bureau and theLegislative Information System, except as limited bythe President. Representatives of the press, while theSenate is in session, may have access to the

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galleries and places allotted to them by thePresident. No person is entitled to the floor unlessappropriately attired.

(b) On days during which the Senate is insession, the Sergeant-at-Arms shall clear the floor ofall persons not entitled to access the floor a quarterhour before the convening time, and he or she shallenforce all other provisions of this Rule.

(c) The Senate may authorize, by motionadopted by majority vote, the admission to the floorof any other person, except as prohibited undersubsection (d).

(d) No person who is directly or indirectlyinterested in defeating or promoting any pendinglegislative measure, if required to be registered as alobbyist, is allowed access to the floor of theSenate at any time during the session.

(e) When he or she deems it necessary forthe preservation of order, the Presiding Officer mayby order remove any person from the floor of theSenate. A Senator may be removed from the flooronly pursuant to Rule 11-1.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 4-4)

4-4. Daily Order. Unless otherwise determinedby the Presiding Officer, the daily order of businessof the Senate shall be as follows:

(1) Call to Order, Invocation, and Pledgeof Allegiance.

(2) Reading and Approval of theJournal.

(3) Reading of Senate Bills a first time.

(4) Reports from committees, withreports from the Committee on Assignmentsordinarily made at any time.

(5) Presentation of Resolutions, Petitions,and Messages.

(6) Introduction of Senate Bills.

(7) Messages from the House, notincluding reading House Bills a first time.

(8) Reading of Senate Bills a secondtime.

(9) Reading of Senate Bills a third time.

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(10) Reading of House Bills a thirdtime.

(11) Reading of House Bills a secondtime.

(12) Reading of House Bills a first time.

(13) Senate Bills on the Order ofConcurrence.

(14) House Bills on the Order ofNon-Concurrence.

(15) Conference Committee Reports.

(16) Motions in Writing.

(17) Constitutional AmendmentResolutions.

(18) Motions with respect to Vetoes.

(19) Consideration of Resolutions.

(20) Motions to Discharge Committee.

(21) Motions to Take from the Table.

(22) Motions to Suspend the Rules.

(23) Consideration of Bills on the Orderof Postponed Consideration.

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 4-5)

4-5. Quorum.(a) A majority of those elected shall constitute

a quorum of the Senate, and a majority of thoseappointed shall constitute a quorum of a committee,but a smaller number may adjourn from day to dayor recess for less than one day. The attendance ofabsent members may be compelled by order of thePresident.

(b) The question of the presence of a quorumin any committee may not be raised onconsideration of a legislative measure by the Senateunless the same question was previously raisedbefore the committee with respect to that legislativemeasure.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

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(Senate Rule 4-6)

4-6. Approval of the Journal. The President orhis or her designee shall periodically examine andreport to the Senate any corrections he or shedeems should be made in the Journal before it isapproved. If these corrections are approved by theSenate, they shall be made by the Secretary.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 4-7)

4-7. Executive Sessions. The sessions of theSenate shall be open to the public. Sessions andcommittee meetings of the Senate may be closed tothe public if, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5(c) ofthe Constitution, two-thirds of the members electeddetermine that the public interest so requires.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 4-8)

4-8. Length of Adjournment. Pursuant toArticle IV, Section 15(a) of the Constitution, theSenate shall not adjourn, without the consent of theHouse, for more than three days, nor to anotherplace than that in which the two chambers of theGeneral Assembly are sitting. The Senate shall bein session on any day in which it shall convene inperfunctory session, regular session, veto session, orspecial session.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 4-9)

4-9. Transcript of the Senate. In accordancewith Article IV, Section 7(b) of the Constitution,nothing contained in the official transcript of theSenate shall be changed or expunged except bywritten request of a Senator to the Secretary andPresiding Officer, which request may be approvedonly on a roll call vote of three-fifths of themembers elected.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

ARTICLE VBILLS AND AMENDMENTS

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 5-1)

5-1. Bills.(a) A bill may be introduced in the Senate by

sponsorship of one or more members of the Senate,whose names shall be on the printed copies of thebills, in the Senate Journal, and in the LegislativeDigest. The principal sponsor shall be the first nameto appear on the bill and may be joined by nomore than four chief cosponsors with the approvalof the principal sponsor; other cosponsors shall be

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separated from the principal sponsor and any chiefcosponsors by a comma. By motion, the sponsorshipof a bill may be changed to that of another Senator(or Senators, as the case may be), or to that of thestanding committee to which the bill was referred orfrom which the bill was reported. Such a motionmay be made at any time the bill is pending beforethe Senate or any of its committees.

(b) The principal sponsor of a bill shallcontrol the bill and may allow a chief cosponsor (i)to present the bill on Third Reading with writtenapproval or (ii) to move the bill from SecondReading to Third Reading. A committee-sponsoredbill shall be controlled by the Chairperson of thecommittee, who for purposes of these Senate Rulesshall be deemed the principal sponsor.Committee-sponsored bills may not have individualcosponsors.

(c) (1) The House sponsor of a billoriginating in the House may request substituteSenate sponsorship of that bill by filing a noticewith the Secretary; that notice shall automatically bereferred to the Committee on Assignments anddeemed adopted if approved by the Committee onAssignments.

(2) The notice shall include the bill number,the name of the Senate chief sponsor to besubstituted, the signature of the House sponsor, thesignature of the substitute Senate chief sponsor, anda statement that the original Senate sponsor wasprovided with notice of intent to request a substituteSenate sponsor.

(3) The Committee on Assignments shall acton any notice within three session days (excludingperfunctory session days). If the Committee onAssignments fails to act on that notice within threesession days, then the notice shall be deemedapproved and the Senate sponsorship of the HouseBill will be substituted pursuant to the notice. TheSenate President may suspend in writing theoperation of the three session day automaticapproval process set forth under this subsection (c)if the President determines that the Rules Committeeof the House of Representatives has failed to act onany Senator's request to substitute House sponsorshipof a Senate Bill.

(d) All bills introduced in the Senate shall beread by title a first time, ordered printed, andautomatically referred to the Committee onAssignments in accordance with Rule 3-8. When aHouse Bill is received, it shall be taken up, orderedprinted, and placed on the order of House Bills on

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First Reading; after having been read a first time, itshall automatically be referred to the Committee onAssignments in accordance with Rule 3-8.

(e) All bills introduced into the Senate shallbe accompanied by eight copies. Any bill thatamends a statute shall indicate the particular changesin the following manner:

(1) All new matter shall be underscored.

(2) All matter that is to be omitted orsuperseded shall be shown crossed with a line.

(f) No bill shall be passed by the Senateexcept on a roll call vote of a majority of thoseelected. A bill that has lost and has not beenreconsidered may not thereafter be revived.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 5-2)

5-2. Reading and Printing of Bills. Every billshall be read by title on three different days priorto passage by the Senate, and the bill and alladopted amendments thereto shall be printed beforethe vote is taken on its final passage.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 5-3)

5-3. Printing and Distribution. The Secretaryshall, as soon as any bill is printed, deliver to theSergeant-at-Arms sufficient copies to furnish eachSenator with a copy, and the Sergeant-at-Arms shallat once cause the bills to be distributed upon thedesks of the Senators. Alternatively, and pursuant toRule 2-7(b)(3), the Secretary may establish amethod any Senator may use to secure a copy ofany bill he or she desires.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 5-4)

5-4. Amendments.(a) An amendment to a bill may be adopted

either by a standing committee when the bill isbefore that committee, or by the Senate when a billis on the order of Second Reading. The formershall be known as a "committee amendment" andthe latter as a "floor amendment". All amendmentsmust be in writing. All amendments still pending ina committee upon the passage or defeat of a bill onThird Reading shall automatically be tabled.

(b) Committee amendments may only beoffered by the principal sponsor or a member of thecommittee while the affected bill is before thecommittee, and shall be adopted by a majority of

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those appointed. Floor amendments may only beoffered by a Senator while the bill is on the orderof Second Reading, and shall be adopted by amajority vote of the Senate. An amendment may bethe subject of a motion to "do adopt" or "do notadopt", and may only be adopted pursuant to asuccessful motion to "do adopt".

(c) Committee amendments and flooramendments shall be filed with the Secretary, andshall be in order only when eight copies have beenfiled. The Secretary shall provide copies ofcommittee amendments to the Chairperson andMinority Spokesperson of the appropriate committeeas soon as practicable.

(d) The Secretary shall have printed alladopted committee amendments that come before theSenate pursuant to Rule 3-12. The Secretary shallalso have printed all adopted floor amendments. Nofloor amendment may be adopted by the Senateunless it has been first reproduced and placed onthe members' desks.

(e) No floor or committee amendment shall bein order unless approved or referred by theCommittee on Assignments in accordance with Rule3-8 or brought before the Senate pursuant to Rule7-9.

(f) Amendments that propose to alter anyexisting law shall set forth completely the statutorySections amended, and shall conform to therequirements of Rule 5-1(e).

(g) If a committee reports a bill "do pass asamended", the committee amendments shall bedeemed adopted by the committee action and shallbe reproduced and placed on the members' desksbefore the bill may be read a second time.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 5-5)

5-5. Fiscal and Other Notes. The Senate shallcomply with all effective Illinois laws requiringnotes on any bill, including without limitation theFiscal Note Act, the Pension Impact Note Act, theJudicial Note Act, the State Debt Impact Note Act,the Correctional Budget and Impact Note Act, theHome Rule Note Act, the Balanced Budget NoteAct, the Housing Affordability Impact Note Act, andthe State Mandates Act, all as amended. All suchnotes shall be filed with the Secretary with a timestamp endorsing the date and time received, andshall then be attached to the original of the bill andbe available for inspection by the members. Assoon as practicable, the Secretary shall provide a

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copy of the note to the Legislative ReferenceBureau, which shall provide an informative summaryof the note in subsequent issues of the LegislativeDigest.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 5-6)

5-6. Amendments to Taxpayer Accountabilityand Budget Stabilization Act.

(a) From the commencement of the 97thGeneral Assembly until June 30, 2015, no bill thatamends or refers to Section 201.5 of the IllinoisIncome Tax Act, or that seeks to appropriate ortransfer money pursuant to a declaration of a fiscalemergency under Section 201.5 of that Act, may bemoved from the order of Second Reading to theorder of Third Reading unless a motion to approvesuch measure for consideration has been adopted bya record vote of 36 members. If such a bill is onthe order of concurrence or in the form of aconference committee report, no motion to concur orto adopt that conference committee report is inorder unless a motion to approve such measure forconsideration has been adopted by a record vote of36 members. Nothing in this Senate Rule shall bedeemed to alter the vote requirement for finalpassage of a legislative measure required by theIllinois Constitution.

(b) Any motion to approve a legislativemeasure for consideration, authorized by subsection(a), must be in writing. Upon receipt of the writtenmotion, the Secretary shall immediately notify thePresident and the Minority Leader. The motion shallnot be referred to a committee. The motion must becarried on the calendar before it may be taken upby the Senate and may then be immediatelyconsidered and adopted by the Senate. The motionis renewable and may be reconsidered, provided thatonce that motion is adopted, it shall not bereconsidered.

(c) This Rule may not be suspended exceptby unanimous consent by record vote.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 5-7)

5-7. Amendments to State Pension FundsContinuing Appropriation Act.

(a) From the commencement of the 97thGeneral Assembly until June 30, 2015, no bill thatamends or refers to the State Pension FundsContinuing Appropriation Act may be moved fromthe order of Second Reading to the order of ThirdReading unless a motion to approve such measurefor consideration has been adopted by a record voteof 36 members. If such a bill is on the order ofconcurrence or in the form of a conference

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committee report, no motion to concur or to adoptthat conference committee report is in order unlessa motion to approve such measure for considerationhas been adopted by a record vote of 36 members.Nothing in this Senate Rule shall be deemed toalter the vote requirement for final passage of alegislative measure required by the IllinoisConstitution.

(b) Any motion to approve a legislativemeasure for consideration, authorized by subsection(a), must be in writing. Upon receipt of the writtenmotion, the Secretary shall immediately notify thePresident and the Minority Leader. The motion shallnot be referred to a committee. The motion must becarried on the calendar before it may be taken upby the Senate and may then be immediatelyconsidered and adopted by the Senate. The motionis renewable and may be reconsidered, provided thatonce that motion is adopted, it shall not bereconsidered.

(c) This Rule may not be suspended exceptby unanimous consent by record vote.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

ARTICLE VIRESOLUTIONS AND CERTIFICATES OF

RECOGNITION(Source: S.R. 2, 98th 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 ofthe Senate, and the names of all sponsors shall beprinted in the Senate Journal and in the LegislativeDigest. Each resolution introduced shall beaccompanied by eight copies.

(b) Any resolution calling for the expenditureof State funds may be adopted only by a roll callvote of a majority of those elected.

(c) The Secretary shall periodically print aResolutions Consent Calendar, which the Secretaryshall periodically distribute prior to its considerationby the Senate (generally the last daily session ofthe week). No debate is in order regarding anyresolution appearing on the Resolutions ConsentCalendar. All resolutions appearing on theResolutions Consent Calendar may be adopted inone motion; however, any Senator may vote "no" or"present" on any resolution appearing on theResolutions Consent Calendar by providing writtennotice of that intention to the Secretary prior to thevote on the Resolutions Consent Calendar. Prior tothe adoption of any resolution on the ResolutionsConsent Calendar, if any three members file with

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the Secretary a written objection to the presence ofa resolution thereon, that resolution shall beremoved from the Resolutions Consent Calendar andis automatically referred to the Committee onAssignments.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 6-2)

6-2. State Constitutional Amendments. Allresolutions introduced in the Senate proposingamendments to the Constitution shall be printed inthe same manner in which bills are printed. Everysuch resolution that originated in the House and ispresented to the Senate shall be ordered printed inlike manner unless the resolution has been similarlyprinted by the House in the same form in which itwas presented to the Senate. No such resolutionmay be adopted unless read in full in its final formon three different days. Amendments to theseresolutions may be in order on the initial First andSecond Readings only.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 6-3)

6-3. Federal Constitutional Amendments andConstitutional Conventions. The affirmative vote ofthree-fifths of those elected shall be required toadopt any resolution:

(1) requesting Congress to call a federalconstitutional convention;

(2) ratifying a proposed amendment tothe Constitution of the United States; or

(3) to call a State convention to ratify aproposed amendment to the Constitution of theUnited States.

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 6-4)

6-4. Certificates of Recognition. Any membermay sponsor a certificate of recognition with thename and signature of the member, and attested bythe Secretary with the State Seal attached torecognize any person, organization, or event worthyof public commendation. The form of the Certificateof Recognition shall be determined by the Secretarywith the approval of the President and MinorityLeader.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

ARTICLE VIIPARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

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(Senate Rule 7-1)

7-1. Voting within Bar. No Senator shall bepermitted to vote on any question before the Senateunless on the floor before the vote is announced.No member of a committee may vote except inperson at the time of the call of the committeevote. Any vote of the Senate shall be by roll callwhenever two Senators so request or whenever thePresiding Officer so orders.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-2)

7-2. Announcing a Roll Call Vote. When aroll call vote is requested, the Presiding Officershall put the question and then announce to theSenate: "The voting is open.". While the roll call isbeing taken, the Presiding Officer shall state: "Haveall voted who wish?". The voting is closed whenthe Presiding Officer announces: "Take the Record.".The Presiding Officer shall then announce theresults of the roll call. No Senator is permitted tovote or to change his or her vote after thePresiding Officer announces: "Take the Record.".(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.; S.R. 54, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-3)

7-3. Decorum and Debate.(a) When any Senator is about to speak or

deliver any matter to the Senate, he or she shallrise and address the Presiding Officer as "MisterPresident" or "Madam President", as the case maybe. Upon being recognized by the Chair, the latterwill address the Senator by name and thereupon,and not until then, the engineer in charge ofoperating the microphones in the Senate will givethe use of the microphone to the Senator who hasbeen so recognized. The Senator in speaking shallconfine himself or herself to the subject matterunder discussion and avoid personalities.

(b) The Presiding Officer may at his or herdiscretion, and with consideration for the efficientoperation of the Senate, determine whether anymember shall be afforded the floor for the purposeof introduction of guests in the gallery. Questionsaffecting the rights, reputation, and conduct ofmembers of the Senate in their representativecapacity are questions of personal privilege. Amatter of personal explanation does not constitute aquestion of personal privilege.

(c) If any Senator in speaking (or otherwise)transgresses these Senate Rules, the Presiding Officershall, or any Senator may, call him or her to order,in which case the Senator so called to order shallsit down, unless permitted to explain; and the

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Senate, if appealed to, shall decide on the casewithout debate. If the decision is in favor of theSenator called to order, he or she is at liberty toproceed. If otherwise, and the case requires it, he orshe is liable to the censure of the Senate.

(d) If any Senator is called to order for wordsspoken in debate, the person calling him or her toorder shall repeat the words excepted to, and theyshall be taken down by the Secretary. No Senatorshall be held to answer or be subject to the censureof the Senate for words spoken in debate if anySenator has spoken in debate or other business hasintervened after the words spoken and beforeexceptions to them shall have been taken.

(e) If two or more Senators rise at once, thePresiding Officer shall name the Senator who is tospeak first.

(f) No person shall give any signs ofapprobation or disapprobation while the Senate is insession.

(g) No Senator shall speak more than fiveminutes on the same question without the consentof the Senate, nor more than twice on that question.No Senator shall speak more than once until everySenator choosing to speak has spoken. However, thePresiding Officer, in his or her discretion, may settime limits for the presentation of a legislativemeasure by the principal sponsor or a memberdesignated by the principal sponsor and debate bySenators seeking to debate the legislative measure.No Senator may explain his or her vote.

(h) While the Presiding Officer is putting aquestion, no Senator shall leave or walk across theSenate Chamber. When a Senator is addressing theSenate, no Senator or other person entitled to thefloor shall entertain private discourse or passbetween the speaker and the Presiding Officer.

(i) In case of any disturbances or disorderlyconduct in the lobby, gallery, or hallways adjoiningthe chamber, the President shall have the power toorder the same to be cleared.

(j) All material placed on the desks ofSenators shall contain the name of the Senatorrequesting its distribution.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.; S.R. 54, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-4)

7-4. Motions, Generally. The following aregeneral rules for all motions:

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(1) Every motion, except to adjourn,recess, or postpone consideration, shall bereduced to writing if the Presiding Officerdesires it. Unless otherwise provided in theseSenate Rules, no second shall be required toany motion presented to the Senate. ThePresiding Officer may refer any motion to theCommittee on Assignments.

(2) Before the Senate debates a motion,the Presiding Officer shall state an oral motionand the Secretary shall read aloud a writtenmotion.

(3) After a motion is stated by thePresiding Officer or read by the Secretary, itshall be deemed in the possession of theSenate, but may be withdrawn at any timebefore decision by consent of a majority ofthe Senate.

(4) If a motion is divisible, any membermay call for a division of the question.

(5) Any question taken underconsideration may be withdrawn, postponed, ortabled by unanimous consent or, if unanimousconsent is denied, by a motion adopted by amajority vote.

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-5)

7-5. Precedence of Motions.(a) When a question is under debate, no

motion may be entertained except:

(1) to adjourn to a time certain;

(2) to adjourn;

(3) to question the presence of aquorum;

(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 otherwiseprovided in these Senate Rules.

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The foregoing motions shall have precedence in theorder in which they are listed.

(b) During a roll call, no motion (except amotion to postpone consideration) shall be in orderuntil after the announcement of the result of thevote.

(c) A motion to commit or re-commit, until itis decided, precludes all amendments and debate onthe main question. A motion to postponeconsideration, until it is decided, precludes allamendments on the main question.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-6)

7-6. Verification.(a) After any roll call vote, except for a vote

that requires a specific number of affirmative votesand that has not received the required votes, andbefore intervening business, it shall be in order forany Senator to request verification of the results ofthe roll call.

(b) In verifying a roll call vote, the PresidingOfficer shall instruct the Secretary to call the namesof those Senators whose votes are to be verified.The Senator requesting the verification maythereafter identify those members he or she wishesto verify. If a member does not answer, his or hervote shall be stricken; however, the member's voteshall be restored to the roll if his or her presenceis recognized before the verification is completed.The Presiding Officer shall determine the presenceor absence of each member whose name is called,and shall then announce the results of theverification.

(c) While the results of any roll call are beingverified, it is in order for any Senator to announcehis or her presence on the floor and thereby havehis or her vote verified.

(d) A request for a verification of theaffirmative and negative results of a roll call maybe made only once on each roll call.

(e) No Senator shall be permitted to vote orto change his or her vote on verification.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-7)

7-7. Appealing a Ruling.(a) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of

the Presiding Officer, the Presiding Officer shall besustained unless three-fifths of the members elected

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vote to overrule the Presiding Officer. The motionto appeal requires a second, and it shall not be inorder if the Senate has conducted interveningbusiness since the ruling at issue was made.

(b) If any appeal is taken from a ruling of acommittee Chairperson, the Chairperson shall besustained unless three-fifths of those appointed voteto overrule the Chairperson. The motion to appealrequires a second, and it shall not be in order ifthe committee has adjourned or recessed, so long asintervening business has occurred.

(c) In an appeal of a ruling of the PresidingOfficer or Chairperson, the question is: "Shall theruling of the Chair be sustained?".

(d) This Rule may be suspended by athree-fifths vote of the members elected.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-8)

7-8. Previous Question.(a) A motion for the previous question may

be made at any time. The motion for the previousquestion is not debatable and requires approval of amajority of those elected.

(b) The previous question shall be stated inthe following form: "Shall the main question nowbe put?". Until the previous question is decided, allamendments and debate are precluded. When it isdecided that the main question shall not be put, themain question shall be considered as remainingunder debate.

(c) The effect of the main question beingordered is to put an end to all debate and bring theSenate to a direct vote on the immediately pendingmotion. After a motion for the previous questionhas been approved, unless the vote on the motionsuggests the absence of a quorum, it is not in orderto move for adjournment or to make any othermotion prior to a decision on the main question.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-9)

7-9. Discharge of Committee.(a) A committee may be discharged from

further consideration of a legislative measure by avote of three-fifths of the members elected. Uponconcurrence of a majority of those appointed, theCommittee on Assignments may advance anylegislative measure pending before it to the Senatewithout referral to another committee; however, theCommittee on Assignments shall not so report any

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bill that has never been before a standing committeeof the Senate.

(b) This Rule may be suspended by a vote ofthree-fifths of the members elected.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-10)

7-10. Tabling.(a) A motion to lay on the table applies only

to the particular proposition and is neither debatablenor amendable.

(b) A motion to table a bill or resolution shallidentify the bill or resolution by number. Theprincipal sponsor of a bill or resolution may, withleave of the Senate, table his or her bill orresolution at any time. A motion to table acommittee bill that is before the Senate may beadopted only by a majority of those elected.

(c) The principal sponsor of a bill orresolution before a committee may, with leave ofthe committee, table the bill or resolution. Uponsuch tabling, the Chairperson of the committee shallreturn the bill or resolution to the Secretary, notingthereon that it has been tabled.

(d) A motion to table an amendment adoptedby the Senate on a voice vote or by a committee isin order on Second Reading. A motion to table acommittee amendment has priority over a flooramendment. Motions to table amendments aredebatable and may be adopted by a majority.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-11)

7-11. Motion to Take from Table.(a) A motion to take from the table shall

require a majority of those elected if the Committeeon Assignments has previously recommended thataction by written notice filed with the Secretary;otherwise, a motion to take from the table shallrequire a three-fifths vote of the members elected.

(b) A bill taken from the table shall be placedon the Daily Calendar on the order on which itappeared before it was tabled.

(c) This Rule may be suspended by athree-fifths vote of the members elected.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-12)

7-12. Motion to Postpone Consideration. Amotion to postpone consideration on a legislative

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measure may not be made more than once on thesame bill or proposition. Unless otherwise providedby these Senate Rules, a motion to postponeconsideration shall be made prior to interveningbusiness and shall be granted as a matter ofprivilege. However, no motion to postponeconsideration is in order if the involved legislativemeasure (1) initially received a vote of fewer thantwo-fifths of the members elected or (2) is anAppointment Message.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.; S.R. 54, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-13)

7-13. Motion on Different Subject. No motionor other legislative measure on a subject differentfrom that under consideration shall be admittedunder color of amendment.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-14)

7-14. Division of Question. If the question indebate contains several points, any Senator mayhave the same divided. On a motion to strike outand insert, it is not in order to move for a divisionof the question. The rejection of a motion to strikeout and insert one proposition does not prevent amotion to strike out and insert a differentproposition.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th 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 stillwithin the control of the Senate may on the sameor following day move to reconsider the vote. Themotion to reconsider may be laid on the tablewithout affecting the vote to which it referred.When the motion to reconsider is made during thelast three scheduled days of regular session, or anytime thereafter during the regular session, or at anytime during a veto or special session, any membermay move that the vote on reconsideration be takenimmediately. A question that requires the votes of amajority of those elected or more to carry requiresa majority of those elected to reconsider.

(b) A motion to reconsider a record vote onthe adoption of an amendment to a bill may bemade only on Second Reading. An amendmentadopted by the Senate on a record vote may not betabled by motion until its adoption has beenreconsidered.

(c) If a motion to reconsider is made pursuantto this Rule and the motion is later tabled, the

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question shall not be further reconsidered. Thissubsection (c) may be suspended by a three-fifthsvote of the members elected.

(d) When a motion to reconsider is madewithin the time prescribed by these Senate Rules,the Secretary shall not allow the bill or othersubject matter of the motion to pass out of thepossession of the Senate until after the motion hasbeen decided or withdrawn. Such a motion shall bedeemed rejected if laid on the table.

(e) A Senator who voted "present" or failed tovote on a question shall not have the right to movefor reconsideration.

(f) Upon a motion to reconsider the vote onthe final passage of any bill, the affirmative vote ofa majority of those elected shall be required toreconsider the same.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-16)

7-16. Motion to Adjourn.(a) A motion to adjourn is in order at any

time, except when a prior motion to adjourn hasbeen defeated and no intervening business hastranspired.

(b) A motion to adjourn is neither debatablenor amendable.

(c) The Secretary shall enter in the Journalthe hour at which every motion to adjourn is made.

(d) Unless the Presiding Officer otherwiseorders, the standing hour to which the Senateadjourns is 12:00 noon.

(e) A motion to adjourn for more than threedays is not in order unless both chambers of theGeneral Assembly have adopted a joint resolutionpermitting that adjournment.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-17)

7-17. Amendment to or Suspension of Rules.(a) Rules may be proposed or amended only

by resolution. Any such resolution shall show theproposed changes in the existing Rules byunderscoring all new matter and by crossing outwith a line all matter that is to be omitted orsuperseded.

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upon initial reading by the Secretary, automaticallybe referred to the Committee on Assignments.Resolutions for amendment of the Senate Rules orany Joint Senate-House Rules may be initiated andsponsored by the Committee on Assignments; theseresolutions shall not be referred to a committee andmay be immediately considered and adopted by theSenate.

(c) A resolution to amend the Senate Rules orany Joint Senate-House Rules that has been reported"do adopt" or "do adopt as amended" by a majorityof those appointed to the Committee onAssignments shall require the affirmative vote of amajority of those elected for adoption by theSenate. Any other resolution proposing to amend theSenate Rules or any Joint Senate-House Rules shallrequire the affirmative vote of three-fifths of themembers elected for adoption by the Senate.

(d) No Senate Rule or any Joint Senate-HouseRule may be suspended except by unanimousconsent of the Senators present or upon a motionsupported by affirmative vote of a majority of thoseelected unless a higher number is required in theRule sought to be suspended. A committee may notsuspend any Rule.

(e) This Rule may be suspended by athree-fifths vote of those elected.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-18)

7-18. Motion to Commit or Recommit. Nomotion to commit or recommit a legislative measureto committee, being decided in the negative, shallagain be allowed on the same day, or at the samestage of the legislative measure.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-19)

7-19. Effective Date.(a) A bill passed after May 31 of a calendar

year shall not become effective prior to June 1 ofthe next calendar year unless an earlier effectivedate is specified in the bill and it is approved by athree-fifths vote of the members elected.

(b) If a majority of those elected, but fewerthan three-fifths of the members elected, voteaffirmatively for a bill on Third Reading after May31, where the bill specifies an effective date earlierthan the following June 1, the bill shall not bedeclared passed, and the principal sponsor shall havethe right to have the bill automatically reconsideredand returned to the order of Second Reading for an

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amendment to remove the earlier effective date. Theamendment, if offered and approved by theCommittee on Assignments, shall be reproduced andplaced on the desks of the members before the billis taken up again on the order of Third Reading.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 7-20)

7-20. Home Rule. No bill denies or limitsany power or function of a home rule unit,pursuant to paragraph (g), (h), (i), (j), or (k) ofSection 6 of Article VII of the Constitution, unlessthere is specific language limiting or denying thepower or function and the language specifically setsforth in what manner and to what extent it is adenial or limitation of the power or function of ahome rule unit. If a majority of those elected, butfewer than three-fifths of the members elected, voteaffirmatively for a bill on Third Reading thatrequires a vote of three-fifths of the memberselected to deny or limit a power of a home ruleunit, the bill shall not be declared passed, and theprincipal sponsor shall have the right to have thebill automatically reconsidered and returned to theorder of Second Reading for an amendment toremove those effects of the bill. The amendment, ifoffered and approved by the Committee onAssignments, shall be reproduced and placed on thedesks of the members before the bill is taken upagain on the order of Third Reading. TheCommittee on Assignments may also refer theamendment to a committee.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

ARTICLE VIIIJOINT ACTION

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 8-1)

8-1. Concurring in or Receding fromAmendments.

(a) If a bill or resolution is received back inthe Senate with amendments added by the House, itshall be in order for the principal sponsor or chiefcosponsor of the bill who has been designated inwriting by the principal sponsor to present a motion"to concur" or "not to concur and ask the House torecede" with respect to those amendments. Any twomembers may demand a separate roll call on anysuch amendment.

(b) When the House has refused to concur inamendments added to a bill or resolution by theSenate and has returned the bill or resolution to theSenate with a message requesting the Senate torecede from its amendments, it shall be in order for

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the principal sponsor or chief cosponsor of the billwho has been designated in writing by the principalsponsor to present a motion "to recede" from theSenate amendments or "not to recede and to requesta conference". Any two members may demand aseparate roll call on any such amendments.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 8-2)

8-2. Conference Committees.(a) A disagreement between the Senate and

House exists with respect to any bill or resolutionin the following situations:

(1) when the House refuses to recedefrom the adoption of any amendment, after theSenate has previously refused to concur in theamendment; or

(2) when the Senate refuses to recedefrom the adoption of any amendment, after theHouse has previously refused to concur in theamendment.

In these cases of disagreement between the Senateand House, the Senate may request a conference.When a request for conference is made, bothchambers of the General Assembly shall appoint acommittee to confer with the other on the subjectof the bill or resolution giving rise to thedisagreement. The combined committees of the twochambers appointed for this purpose is theconference committee.

(b) The conference committee shall consist ofan equal number of members of each Chamber ofthe General Assembly. The number of majoritycaucus members from each chamber shall be onemore than the number of minority caucus membersfrom each chamber. A conference committee shallconsist of five members from each chamber.

(c) In addition to the House members thereof,each conference committee shall be comprised offive Senators, three of whom shall be appointed bythe President and two of whom shall be appointedby the Minority Leader. No conference committeereport may be filed with the Secretary until amajority of the Senate conferees has been appointed.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 8-3)

8-3. Conference Committee Reports.(a) No subject shall be included in any

conference committee report on any bill unless thatsubject matter directly relates to the matters of

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difference between the Senate and House that havebeen referred to the conference committee unless theCommittee on Assignments, by a majority vote ofthe members appointed, determines that the proposedsubject matter is of an emergency nature, ofsubstantial importance to the operation ofgovernment, or in the best interests of Illinois.

(b) No conference committee report shall bereceived by the Secretary or acted upon by theSenate unless it has been signed by at least sixconferees. The report shall be signed in duplicate.One of the reports shall be filed with the Clerk ofthe House and one with the Secretary. The reportshall contain the agreements reached by thecommittee.

(c) If the conference committee determines thatit is unable to reach agreement, the committee shallso report to each chamber of the General Assemblyand request appointment of a second conferencecommittee. In the event of agreement, the committeeshall so report to each chamber.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 8-4)

8-4. Prerequisites for Senate Consideration.(a) No joint action motion for final action or

conference committee report may be considered bythe Senate unless it has first been referred orapproved by the Committee on Assignments inaccordance with Rule 3-8, or unless the joint actionmotion or conference committee report has firstbeen discharged from the Committee onAssignments pursuant to Rule 7-9.

(b) No conference committee report may beconsidered by the Senate unless it has first beenmade available electronically or otherwise for notless than one hour.

(c) Prior to any conference committee reporton an appropriation bill being considered by theSenate, that conference committee report shall firstbe the subject of a public hearing by a standingAppropriations Committee (the conference committeereport need not be referred to an AppropriationsCommittee, but instead may remain before theCommittee on Assignments or the Senate, as thecase may be). The hearing shall be held pursuant tonot less than one hour advance notice byannouncement on the Senate floor, or one dayadvance notice by posting on the Senate bulletinboard or other electronic means. The AppropriationsCommittee shall not issue any report with respect toany conference committee report following any suchhearing.

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(d) Any Senate Bill amended in the Houseand returned to the Senate for concurrence in theHouse amendment shall be made availableelectronically or otherwise for not less than onehour before being further considered. No Senate Billthat is returned to the Senate with Houseamendments shall be called except by the principalsponsor or chief cosponsor of the bill who has beendesignated in writing by the principal sponsor.

(e) The report of a conference committee on anon-appropriation bill or resolution shall be confinedto the subject of the bill or resolution referred tothe conference committee. The report of aconference committee on an appropriations bill shallbe confined to the subject of appropriations.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 8-5)

8-5. Action on Conference Committee Reports.(a) Each chamber of the General Assembly

shall inform the other by message of any actiontaken with respect to a conference committee report.Copies of all papers necessary to a completeunderstanding of any such action shall accompanythe message. The original bill or resolution shallremain in the chamber of origin.

(b) If either chamber refused to adopt thereport of the conference committee, or the firstconference committee is unable to reach agreement,either chamber may request a second conferencecommittee. When such a request is made, eachchamber shall again appoint a conference committee.If either chamber refuses to adopt the report of asecond conference committee, the two chambershave adhered to their disagreement, and the bill orresolution is lost.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

ARTICLE IXVETOES

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 9-1)

9-1. Recording of Vetoes. Upon the receipt bythe Senate of any bill returned by the Governorunder any of the provisions of Article IV, Section 9of the Constitution, the Secretary shall enter theobjections of the Governor on the Journal, and shalldistribute copies of all veto messages to eachmember's desk, together with copies of the vetoedbill or item, as soon as practicable.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

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(Senate Rule 9-2)

9-2. Amendatory Vetoes.(a) The Governor's specific recommendations

for change with respect to a bill returned undersubsection (e) of Section 9 of Article IV of theIllinois Constitution shall be limited to addressingthe Governor's objections to portions of a bill, thegeneral merit of which the Governor recognizes, andshall not alter the fundamental purpose or legislativescheme set forth in the bill as passed.

(b) Any motion to accept the Governor'sspecific recommendations for change shallautomatically be referred to the Committee onAssignments. The Committee on Assignments shallexamine the Governor's specific recommendations forchange and determine by a majority of the membersappointed whether those recommendations complywith the standard set forth in subsection (a). Anymotion to accept specific recommendations forchange that the Committee on Assignmentsdetermines shall be in compliance with subsection(a) of this Rule are subject to action by theCommittee on Assignments in the same manner asfloor amendments, joint action motions, andconference committee reports under Rule 3-8(b).

(c) This Rule may not be suspended.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 9-3)

9-3. Motions to Consider Vetoes. For purposesof this Article, the term "motions" shall mean thosemotions to accept or override a veto of theGovernor. Motions with respect to bills returned bythe Governor may be made by the principalsponsor, the committee chairperson in the case of acommittee bill, or by any member who voted onthe prevailing side on the vote on final passage ofthe bill in question. Every motion shall be filed inwriting with the Secretary, prior to any considerationthereof by the Senate. If more than one motion isfiled with respect to any bill, all such motions shallbe heard at the time the bill is called; however,after such a motion is adopted, no other motion onthat veto may be considered. The motion of theprincipal sponsor or chairperson, in the case ofcommittee bills, shall be considered first and allother motions considered in the order filed. If theprincipal sponsor does not call a bill within eightcalendar days after the Governor's objections to thebill are entered in the Journal, thereafter any personfiling such a motion may call the bill.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

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(Senate Rule 9-4)

9-4. Consideration of Motions.(a) The vote to override a bill vetoed in its

entirety shall be by roll call vote and shall beentered on the Journal. The form of motion withrespect to such bills shall be: "I move that ______Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding the veto of theGovernor."

(b) The vote to override an item veto shall beby roll call vote as to each item separately andshall be entered on the Journal. The form of motionwith respect to such item shall be: "I move that theitem on page _____, line _____, of _____ Bill______ do pass, notwithstanding the item veto ofthe Governor."

(c) The vote to restore an item which hasbeen reduced shall be by roll call vote as to eachitem separately and shall be entered on the Journal.The form of motion with respect to such items shallbe: "I move the item on page _____, line _____,of _____ Bill ______ be restored, notwithstandingthe item reduction of the Governor."

(d) A bill returned together with specificrecommendations of the Governor may be actedupon in either of the following manners:

(1) By a motion to accept the specificrecommendations of the Governor. The formof motion in this event shall be: "I move toaccept the specific recommendations of theGovernor as to _____ Bill _____ in mannerand form as follows: (inserting herein thelanguage deemed necessary to effectuate thespecific recommendations)"; or

(2) By considering the bill as a vetoedbill and overriding the recommendation andpassing the bill in its original form. The formof motion in this event shall be: "I move that_____ Bill _____ do pass, notwithstanding thespecific recommendations of the Governor."

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 9-5)

9-5. Vetoed Bills Considered in Entirety. If abill is returned by the Governor containing morethan one veto, reduction, specific recommendation,or combination thereof, the bill shall be acted uponin its entirety before the bill is released from thecustody of the Senate.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

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(Senate Rule 9-6)

9-6. Disposition of Vetoes. When a bill oritem has received the affirmative vote of at leastthree-fifths of the members elected (as to overridesof outright vetoes, item vetoes, and specificrecommendations for change) or the affirmative voteof at least a majority of those elected (as tooverrides of reductions or acceptances of specificrecommendations for change), the Presiding Officershall declare that the bill or item has been passedor restored over the veto of the Governor, or thatthe specific recommendations for change have beenapproved, as the case may be. The bill shall thenbe so certified by the Secretary who shall notethereon the day the bill passed. The bill and theobjections of the Governor thereto shall then beimmediately delivered to the House. When specificrecommendations have been accepted, then suchaccepting language shall be attached to the originalbill and the bill shall be delivered to the House.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

ARTICLE XNOMINATIONS

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 10-1)

10-1. Nominations.(a) Every nomination subject to confirmation

by the Senate shall be referred to the Committee onAssignments in accordance with Rule 3-6;nominations may be considered by the ExecutiveAppointments Committee or other committees inaccordance with these Senate Rules. Each nomineeshall be required to appear in person before thatmeeting of a committee convened for the purposeof considering the qualifications of the person forthe office to which he or she has been nominated.The appearance of the nominee may be waived bythe committee by a vote of a majority of thoseappointed.

(b) The Executive Appointments Committee oranother committee in accordance with these SenateRules shall, six days prior to any of its meetings,post a notice on the Senate bulletin board or makethe notice electronically available indicating thenominees to be considered at its next meeting andthe time, date, and place of the meeting. TheChairperson of the committee shall provide a copyof the notice to the Governor's Office of LegislativeAffairs or other proper appointing officer orauthority, if applicable, which shall be responsiblefor notifying each nominee scheduled to beconsidered of the date, time, and place of hearing.

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(c) Except for Appointment Messages placedon the Denial of Appointment Calendar under theorder of Executive Appointments, on considering thereport of the Executive Appointments Committee oranother committee in accordance with these SenateRules on a nomination, the Presiding Officer shallput the following question: "Does the Senate adviseand consent to the nomination just made?". TheChairman of the Executive Appointments Committeemay, by a motion in writing approved by amajority of the members present and voting compilea list of individual appointment messages to beacted on together by a single vote. Whenever a listof Appointment Messages has been so compiled,five or more members may request the question beput and the vote separately taken upon each of theAppointment Messages on that list. The Senate maydetermine, by a majority vote of those elected, afterhaving voted upon the question of one or more ofthe Appointment Messages individually, to act uponthe question of the remaining Appointment Messageson that list as a unit.

(c-5) After a committee has reported to theSenate any Appointment Message "do notrecommend advise and consent" pursuant tosubsection (a) of Rule 3-11, the Chairman of theExecutive Appointments Committee shall move thatthe Appointment Message (or AppointmentMessages) be placed on the Denial of AppointmentCalendar under the order of ExecutiveAppointments. A motion to place an AppointmentMessage on the Denial of Appointment Calendar isneither debatable, subject to division under Rule7-14, nor subject to a motion to reconsider underRule 7-15. The Presiding Officer shall put thefollowing question: "Shall the Senate placeAppointment Message (or Messages) (insert numberor numbers) on the Denial of Appointment Calendarwhich shall constitute the Senate's rejection of thatMessage (or those Messages) on its 60th sessionday under our Rules?" Upon adoption of the motionby a majority vote, the Secretary shall place anAppointment Message on the Denial of AppointmentCalendar under the order of ExecutiveAppointments.

After a committee has reported to the Senateany Appointment Message "without recommendation"pursuant to subsection (a) of Rule 3-11, theChairman of the Executive Appointments Committeemay move that the Appointment Message (orAppointment Messages) be placed on the Denial ofAppointment Calendar under the order of ExecutiveAppointments. A motion to place an AppointmentMessage on the Denial of Appointment Calendar isneither debatable, subject to division under Rule7-14, nor subject to a motion to reconsider under

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Rule 7-15. The Presiding Officer shall put thefollowing question: "Shall the Senate place theAppointment Message (or Messages) (insert numberor numbers) on the Denial of Appointment Calendarwhich shall constitute the Senate's rejection of thatMessage (or those Messages) on its 60th sessionday under our Rules?" Upon adoption of the motionby majority vote, the Secretary shall place anAppointment Message on the Denial of AppointmentCalendar under the order of ExecutiveAppointments.

The Secretary shall set forth for eachapplicable Appointment Message on the Denial ofAppointment Calendar the number, name of thenominee, and the title of the office, agency or otherbody to which nomination is being made. TheDenial of Appointment Calendar shall also state thenumber of session days that have elapsed since eachAppointment Message was received by the Senate.The Secretary shall distribute the Denial ofAppointment Calendar to each member of theSenate as a component of the Senate Calendar foreach session day other than a perfunctory sessionday. The Secretary shall make the Denial ofAppointment Calendar available to the public.

An Appointment Message shall be removedfrom the Denial of Appointment Calendar if awritten objection stating the number of theAppointment Message to be removed is filed withthe Secretary on or before the 59th session dayafter the day the Appointment Message was receivedby the Senate, and the objection contains thesignature of a majority of the members elected.Upon the filing of a proper written objection, theSecretary shall remove the relevant AppointmentMessage from the Denial of Appointment Calendarand automatically place the Appointment Messageon the Senate Calendar under the order ofExecutive Appointments.

An Appointment Message shall be removedfrom the Denial of Appointment Calendar if, uponconcurrence of a majority of those appointed, theCommittee on Assignments adopts a motion toremove that Appointment Message on or before the59th session day after the day the AppointmentMessage was received by the Senate. Upon thisaction of the Committee on Assignments, theSecretary shall remove the relevant AppointmentMessage from the Denial of Appointment Calendarand automatically place the Appointment Messageon the Senate Calendar under the order ofExecutive Appointments, unless the Committee onAssignments has referred the Appointment Messageto a committee for further action.

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written objection to an Appointment Message on theDenial of Appointment Calendar is filed with theSecretary as required under this Rule, then thatAppointment Message shall remain on the Denial ofAppointment Calendar. A motion to place anAppointment Message (or Appointment Messages)on the Denial of Appointment Calendar adopted bythe Senate shall constitute the Senate's rejection ofeach Appointment Message on the Denial ofAppointment Calendar on the 60th session day afterthe day the Appointment Message was received bythe Senate. Each Appointment Message remainingon the Denial of Appointment Calendar on the 60thsession day after the day the Appointment Messagewas received by the Senate shall be deemed tohave not received the advice and consent of theSenate and thereby rejected by the Senate pursuantto Article V, Section 9 of the Illinois Constitution.

On the 60th session day for each AppointmentMessage on the Denial of Appointment Calendar,the Presiding Officer shall make the followinginquiry of the Secretary: "Please identify eachAppointment Message on the Denial of AppointmentCalendar that is on its 60th session day." After theSecretary identifies the relevant AppointmentMessage or Appointment Messages, the PresidingOfficer shall make the following declaration: "EachAppointment Message just read is on its 60thsession day and remains on the Denial ofAppointment Calendar; therefore each such Message,pursuant to our Rules, is deemed to have notreceived the advice and consent of the Senate andis hereby rejected by the Senate pursuant to ArticleV, Section 9 of the Illinois Constitution. TheJournal shall reflect that the Senate has rejectedeach such nomination and the Secretary shall informthe relevant appointing authority of the Senate'saction in rejecting that authority's nomination."

(d) Except as otherwise provided for in thisRule, while any nomination remains with theSenate, it is in order to reconsider any vote takenthereon, subject to the provisions of Rule 7-15 notrelated to the time for making such a motion.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.; S.R. 54, 98th 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 theSenate by an Appointment Message from theappointing officer or appointing authority inaccordance with this Rule, using the AppointmentMessage form provided in this Rule, containing allof the required information, and accompanied by acover letter signed by the appointing officer or onbehalf of the appointing authority.

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(b) All Appointment Messages shall be draftedby the Legislative Reference Bureau, according tothe form provided in this Rule.

(c) Appointment Messages submitted shall beassigned a sequential number by the Secretary ofthe Senate, indicating the order in which they werereceived and read into the Senate record by theSecretary of the Senate at the direction of theSenate President. An Appointment Message isreceived by the Senate when it is read into theSenate record and assigned a sequential number. Aperfunctory session day shall not be deemed to be asession day for the purpose of Article V, Section 9,subsection (a) of the Illinois Constitution.

(d) An Appointment Message that does notconform to the requirements of this Rule shall, atthe direction of the Senate President, (i) be rulednon-compliant and of no legal effect and (ii) bereturned by the Secretary of the Senate to theappointing officer or authority that filed it.

(e) The appointing officer or authority mayfile in accordance with this Rule an AppointmentMessage that supersedes a previously filedAppointment Message. A superseding AppointmentMessage shall identify by sequential number theAppointment Message that it supersedes. The filingof a superseding Appointment Message shallautomatically table the Appointment Message that itsupersedes, and that superseded AppointmentMessage shall have no further legal effect.

(f) Nothing in this Rule shall be construed toprohibit an appointing officer or authority fromwithdrawing in writing an Appointment Messagethat was previously submitted to or received by theSenate. An Appointment Message that has beenwithdrawn shall have no further legal effect.

(g) An Appointment Message (i) shall be acommittee-sponsored legislative measure that isunamendable and (ii) shall be controlled by theChairperson of the Executive AppointmentsCommittee, who for purposes of these Senate Rulesshall be deemed the principal sponsor. In theabsence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson ofthe Executive Appointments Committee shall bedeemed the principal sponsor. Messages may nothave individual cosponsors.

(h) Any Appointment Message pending whenthe Senate adjourns sine die (i) shall carry over intothe next General Assembly and (ii) shall beconsidered to have been received by the Senate

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when originally read into the Senate record asprovided for in subsection (c) of this Rule. AnAppointment Message carrying over into the nextGeneral Assembly shall retain the sequential numberassigned when originally read into the Senate recordas provided for in subsection (c) of this Rule.

(i) Form.

APPOINTMENT MESSAGE

To the Honorable Members of the Senate,Ninety-Eighth General Assembly:

(I, (Name and Title of Appointing Officer),am)/(The (Name of the Appointing Authority) is)nominating and, by and with the advice and consentof the Senate, appointing the following namedindividual to the office enumerated below. Theadvice and consent of this Honorable Body isrespectfully requested.

Title of Office: (Insert Title and Position)

Agency or Other Body: (Name of Agency, Board,Commission, or other Body to Which Nomination isBeing Made)

Start Date: (Insert Start Date)

End Date: (Insert End Date or Specify "NotApplicable")

Name: (Name of Nominee)

Residence: (Residential Address of Nominee)

Annual Compensation: (Insert Dollar Amount orSpecify "Unsalaried")

Per diem: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify "NotApplicable")

Nominee's Senator: Senator (Name of Senator inwhose District the Nominee Resides)

Most Recent Holder of Office: (Insert Name orSpecify "New Position")

Superseded Appointment Message: (Insert SequenceNumber of Superseded Message or Specify "NotApplicable")(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.; S.R. 54, 98th G.A.)

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ARTICLE XIDISCIPLINE AND PROTEST

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 11-1)

11-1. Disorderly Behavior.(a) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d)

of the Constitution, the Senate may punish any ofits members for disorderly behavior and, with theconcurrence of two-thirds of the members elected,expel a Senator (but not for a second time for thesame cause). The reason for the expulsion shall beentered upon the Journal with the names and votesof those Senators voting on the question.

(b) In accordance with Article IV, Section 6(d)of the Constitution, the Senate during its sessionmay punish by imprisonment any person other thana Senator guilty of disrespect of the Senate bydisorderly or contemptuous behavior in its presence.The imprisonment shall not extend beyond 24 hoursat one time unless the person persists in disorderlyor contemptuous behavior.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 11-2)

11-2. Protest. Any two Senators shall have theright to dissent and protest, in respectful language,against any act or resolution that they may thinkinjurious to the public or to any individual, andhave the reason of their protest entered upon theJournal. When by motion a majority of Senatorsdetermine that the language of a protest is notrespectful, the protest shall be referred back to theprotesting Senators.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

ARTICLE XIIFORCE AND EFFECT

(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 12-1)

12-1. Applicability. The meetings and actionsof the Senate, including all of its committees, shallbe governed by these Senate Rules.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 12-2)

12-2. Robert's Rules. The rules ofparliamentary practice appearing in the 10th editionof Robert's Rules of Order shall govern the Senatein all cases to which they are applicable, providingthat they are not inconsistent with these SenateRules.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

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(Senate Rule 12-3)

12-3. Certification by President. With respectto any bill that has been passed by the Senate andhas been certified by the President in accordancewith Article IV, Section 8(d) of the Constitution,there shall be an irrebuttable presumption that all ofthese Senate Rules have been fully complied within obtaining such passage.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

(Senate Rule 12-4)

12-4. Effective Date. These Rules shall be infull force and effect upon their adoption, and shallremain in full force and effect except as amendedin accordance with these Senate Rules, or untilsuperseded by new Rules adopted as part of theorganization of a newly constituted GeneralAssembly at the commencement of a term.(Source: S.R. 2, 98th G.A.)

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SENATE RULESSENATE RULESNINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLYNINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

ALPHABETICAL INDEX

Subject ...................................................... Rule Number

ADJOURNMENTLength of .................................................................. 4-8Motion to adjourn ................................ 7-5; 7-8; 7-16

AMENDMENTSAdoption of .............................. 5-4(a) through 5-4(g)Committee Amendments ......................3-8(c); 3-8(c-1)(vote required) ....................................................5-4(b)Concurrence in House Amendmentsto Senate Bills ...................................... 8-1(a); 8-1(b)Committee Reports .......................................... 3-12(b)Definition .................................................................. 1-8Floor Amendments ............................ 3-8(b); 3-8(b-1)(vote required) ....................................................5-4(b)Referred to Assignments........................ 3-8(b); 3-8(c)

APPOINTMENT MESSAGESForm .................................................................... 10-2(j)Generally.................................. 10-2(a) through 10-2(j)Sine Die ............................................................ 10-2(h)Sponsorship........................................................ 10-2(g)Superseding Message..........................................10-2(e)Withdrawal of Messages.................................... 10-2(f)

APPOINTMENT MESSAGES - DENIAL OFAPPOINTMENT – GENERALLY .............. 10-1(c-5)Motion.............................................................. 10-1(c-5)Objection.......................................................... 10-1(c-5)Rejection .......................................................... 10-1(c-5)Removal .......................................................... 10-1(c-5)

BILLSDischarge ................................................ 3-8(d); 7-9(a)Effective Date ........................................................ 7-19Final Passage ........................................................ 5-1(f)Introduction................................................................ 5-1Printing and Distribution ........................................ 5-3Reading and Printing .............................................. 5-2Referred to Committee ............................................ 3-8Re-Referred to Assignments.................................... 3-9Sponsorship................................................................ 5-1Tabling .................................................................... 7-10

BUSINESSConduct of ................................................................ 4-1Daily Order .............................................................. 4-4Hour of Meeting ...................................................... 4-2Perfunctory Sessions ................................................ 4-1

CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION........................ 6-4

CERTIFICATION BY PRESIDENT ...................... 12-3

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CHAIR ........................................................................ 2-5Appeal Ruling .......................................................... 7-7

COMMITTEES .......................................................... 3-1Amendment 1-Hour Notice ................................3-8(c)Chairperson............................................................3-1(b)Clerks ........................................ 2-7(b)(11); 2-7(b)(12)Conference Committees.............................. 3-8(b); 8-2Discharge .................................................................. 7-9Hearings ..............................................................3-11(e)Procedures................................................................ 3-11Reports .................................................................... 3-12Required Records................................ 3-11(c); 3-11(d)Service........................................................................ 3-5Special and Subcommittees .................................... 3-3Standing Committees................................................ 3-4Witnesses, Oath, Subpoenas .................................. 3-13

DEADLINES ....................................................2-10; 3-9

DEFINITIONS ..............................................1-1 et. seq.

DECORUM AND DEBATE .................................... 7-3

DISORDERLY BEHAVIOR .................................... 11-1

EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION......................3-6(c)

EXECUTIVE SESSION ............................................ 4-7

FISCAL AND OTHER NOTES .............................. 5-5

FORCE AND EFFECT ................................12-1; 12-4

HOME RULE .......................................................... 7-20

JOINT ACTIONS ................................ 8-1 through 8-5

JOURNAL ........................................2-7(b)(4); 4-6; 9-1

LEGISLATIVE MEASURES - DEFINED .............. 1-8

LEGISLATIVE PETITIONS-GENERALLY...3-14; 3-15Committee on Legislative Petitions...................... 3-15Form .................................................................... 3-14(j)Hearings ..............................................................3-15(c)Introduction.............................................................. 3-14

MOTIONS - GENERALLY ...................................... 7-4Adjourn .................................................................... 7-16Discharge .................................................................. 7-9Division of Question.............................................. 7-14Postpone Consideration .......................................... 7-12Precedence ................................................................ 7-5Previous Question .................................................... 7-8Reconsideration ...................................................... 7-15Written Motions ........................................................ 7-4

NOMINATIONS.......................................... 3-6(b); 10-1

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OFFICERS OF SENATE AND DUTIESPresident of the Senate.......................... 2-2; 2-4; 2-5Presiding Officer .................................................... 1-21Minority Leader .................................... 1-17; 2-3; 2-6Secretary of the Senate ................................1-23; 2-7Sergeant-at-Arms ...................................................... 2-9

ORGANIZATION ........................................2-1 et. seq.

PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE ...... 7-1 through 7-20Decorum and Debate .............................................. 7-3Roberts Rules of Order ........................................ 12-2

PROTEST .................................................................. 11-2

QUORUM.................................................................... 4-5

RESOLUTIONS .......................................................... 6-1Referrals .................................................................... 3-6Resolutions Consent Calendar ............................6-1(c)State Constitutional Amendments .......................... 6-2Federal Constitutional Amendments ...................... 6-3

ROBERT'S RULES .................................................. 12-2

ROLL CALLS ............ 3-1(c); 5-1(f); 6-1(b); 7-1; 7-2;7-15; 9-5

RULES ........................................................................ 2-1Amendments to or Suspension of........................ 7-17Force and effect.............................. 12-1 through 12-4

SESSIONS OF THE SENATE ................................ 4-1Perfunctory ..................................4-1(a); 4-1(c); 4-1(d)

TAXPAYER ACCOUNTABILITY AND BUDGETSTABILIZATION ACTAmendments affecting Section 201.5 of theIllinois Income Tax ActGenerally..............................................................5-6(a)Motion in Writing ..............................................5-6(a)Procedure ............................................................5-6(b)Vote Requirement ..............................................5-6(a)State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriations ActGenerally.................................................................. 5-7Motion in Writing ..............................................5-7(a)Procedure ............................................................5-7(b)Vote Requirement ..............................................5-7(a)

TRANSCRIPTS ...................... 2-7(b)(5); 2-7(b)(9); 4-9

VERIFICATION.......................................................... 7-6

VETOES ................................................ 9-1 through 9-5Amendatory Vetoes .................................................. 9-2Consideration ....................................................9-4; 9-5Recording of Motions ......................................9-1; 9-3

VOTING ..............................................................7-1; 7-2Consideration Postponed ........................................ 7-12Reconsideration of .................................................. 7-15

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