During the first quarter, 119 representatives sponsored legislation, with Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22) sponsoring the most with 940 bills. There were 119 representatives that co-sponsored legislation, with Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57) co-sponsoring 169 bills, more than any other representative.
When a bill is introduced to the House, the clerk reads the bill title before the House and it is automatically referred to the Rules Committee. If the Rules Committee thinks that the bill merits further consideration, it is assigned to another committee. If the committee reports favorably on the bill to the House, or if the committee has been discharged with respect to the bill, the bill will be ready for its second reading before the House.
According to House rules, a bill can be passed only after the House clerk has read the bill before the House on three separate days. However, many bills are introduced as shell bills in order to circumvent the rule requiring three readings before they can be passed. These shell bills, which are far more common in Illinois than in other states, are created with the purpose of beginning the often lengthy process of passing a new piece of legislation. But since they would only make trivial or meaningless changes in the law in the form that they initially appear, they are either left to die or are later changed to something more substantive that can be rushed to passage without bothering with procedure. This has the unfortunate effect of leading to laws that may not have been debated or discussed sufficiently.
Representatives that sponsor an inordinately large number of bills are often sponsoring many shell bills.
The following table shows the bills that Thapedi sponsored in the first quarter.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB2233 | Feb. 7 | SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES-REPEAL |
| HB2328 | Feb. 11 | HOSPITAL LICENSING-NON-COMPETE |
| HB26 | March 19 | HIGHER ED-UNIFORM ADMISSION |
| HB27 | March 13 | VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY ACT |
| HB2992 | Feb. 14 | SOS MAINTAIN LIST NOTIFY ICC |
| HB3308 | March 21 | SPORTS WAGERING-TECH |
| HB3671 | Feb. 15 | SERVICE ANIMALS-ACCOMMODATIONS |
| HB3823 | March 27 | MOTOR FUEL-TRANSPORTATION |
| HB928 | Jan. 28 | 2020 CENSUS GRANT PROGRAM ACT |
| HJR1 | Feb. 26 | CYBERSECURITY TSK FORCE-EXTEND |
| HJR18 | Jan. 24 | EXTEND-TRADE POLICY TASK FORCE |
| HR48 | Jan. 18 | MONTFORD ASSOCIATION-EXTENSION |
| SB1621 | March 28 | COMPLETE COUNT COMMISSION |
The following table shows the bills to which Thapedi was added as a co-sponsor in the first quarter.
| Bill Number | Sponsors | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB1115 | Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103) | CRIMINAL LAW-TECH |
| HB1553 | Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17) | JUV CT-SPECIAL IMMIGRANT MINOR |
| HB1633 | Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113) | CRIM CD-CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTUR |
| HB2135 | Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50) | CRIM PROSECUTIONS-SEX OFFENSES |
| HB2533 | Rep. Theresa Mah (D-2) | TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| HB2541 | Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D-6) | RE-ENTERING CITIZENS CIVIC ED |
| HB2763 | Rep. Frances Ann Hurley (D-35) | CRIM PRO-LINEUP PROCEDURE |
| HB2776 | Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40) | AGING-HOMEMAKER SERVICES-WAGES |
| HB2935 | Rep. Bob Morgan (D-58); Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-17) | JUV CT-APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL |
| HB2966 | Rep. William Davis (D-30) | RENEWABLE ENERGY-VARIOUS |
| HB3058 | Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D-6) | ABANDONED RESIDENTIAL PROP |
| HB3088 | Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78) | STATE AGENCY BONUS PROHIBITION |
| HB3247 | Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-114) | PARKINSON'S DISEASE AWARENESS |
| HB3308 | Rep. Michael J. Zalewski (D-23); Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112); Rep. André Thapedi (D-32); Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24); Rep. Robert Rita (D-28) | SPORTS WAGERING-TECH |
| HB3331 | Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-4) | HOUSING-GRANTS TO HOMELESS |
| HB3340 | Rep. Theresa Mah (D-2) | SUBMINIMUM WAGE PHASE-OUT |
| HB3343 | Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D-6) | SNAP RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM |
| HB3398 | Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112) | PROCURE-RENEW ENERGY RESOURCES |
| HB3581 | Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103) | HGHR ED-EARLY CHILDHOOD GRANT |
| HB3624 | Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11) | CLEAN ENERGY JOBS-TECH |
| HB3677 | Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59) | PARTITION OF HEIRS PROPERTY |
| HB38 | Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-60) | CRIM CD-PLACE OF WORSHIP |
| HB871 | Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-114) | PUBLIC UNIVERSITY GRANT PROG |
| HJR47 | Rep. Michael T. Marron (R-104) | COAL ASH TASK FORCE |
| HR115 | Rep. Luis Arroyo (D-3) | ABOLISH FEDERAL JONES ACT |
| HR243 | Rep. Theresa Mah (D-2) | CENSUS AWARENESS DAY |
| SB1290 | Sen. Cristina Castro (D-22); Rep. Theresa Mah (D-2) | IMMIGRANT TENANT PROTECTION |
| SB1378 | Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40); Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59) | JURIES-UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION |
| SB1596 | Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-17); Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113) | WORKERS' COMPENSATION REPOSE |
| HB2841 | Rep. Anthony DeLuca (D-80) | IMDMA-SOLEMNIZATION-MAYORS |
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