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 McAuliffe sponsored in the first quarter.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB2080 | Feb. 5 | VEH CD-INSPECTION STATIONS |
| HB2439 | Feb. 13 | PMP-LICENSED VETERINARIANS |
| HB3279 | Feb. 15 | PROP TX-FIRST RESPONDERS |
| HB3280 | Feb. 15 | PROPERTY TAX-AIRCRAFT NOISE |
| HB3824 | March 29 | JUSSIE ACT-FILM TAX CREDIT |
| HR184 | March 12 | CONGRATS-JOSEPH DONNELLY |
| HR84 | Feb. 5 | CONGRATS-MARIA DELGADO |
| HJR49 | March 20 | SISTERS OF RESURRECTION DAY |
The following table shows the bills to which McAuliffe was added as a co-sponsor in the first quarter.
| Bill Number | Sponsors | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB13 | Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31); Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-23) | PRESCRIPTION DATA PRIVACY |
| HB1482 | Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71) | CRIM CODE-AGG BAT-EMPLOYEES |
| HB1635 | Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43) | MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT-SUNSET |
| HB2028 | Rep. Bob Morgan (D-58) | ST POLICE-BURIAL REIMBURSE |
| HB2135 | Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50) | CRIM PROSECUTIONS-SEX OFFENSES |
| HB2136 | Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50) | GA-REVENUE ESTIMATE |
| HB2137 | Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50) | NO FUNDS W/OUT REVENUE EST |
| HB2219 | Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7) | SCH CD-ROE-GRANT PROGRAMS |
| HB2222 | Rep. Frances Ann Hurley (D-35); Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18) | EMS SYSTEMS-OVERDOSE REPORTING |
| HB2267 | Rep. Robert Martwick (D-19) | ELECTED CHICAGO SCHOOL BOARD |
| HB2384 | Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-118) | ABORTION LAW-VIABILITY |
| HB2438 | Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31); Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-100) | MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH |
| HB2473 | Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77) | FIRE PROTECTION DIST-CONTRACTS |
| HB2616 | Rep. Amy Grant (R-42) | HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION |
| HB2616 | Rep. Amy Grant (R-42) | HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION |
| HB270 | Rep. Mike Murphy (R-99) | LOCAL ROT-SOURCING-COLLECTION |
| HB2710 | Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77) | BEHAVIOR ANALYST-LICENSURE |
| HB2766 | Rep. Frances Ann Hurley (D-35) | SUICIDE-FIRST RESPONDERS |
| HB2812 | Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43) | DFPR-OPTOMETRIC INVESTIGATOR |
| HB2845 | Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46) | MEDICAID-AUTISM SPECTRUM |
| HB2846 | Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46); Sen. Laura Fine (D-9) | AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALITIS CODING |
| HB2847 | Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46) | ORGAN DONOR PROTECTIONS |
| HB2999 | Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-100) | TAXPAYER FISCAL CHARTER ACT |
| HB3373 | Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50) | BLUE COLLAR JOBS ACT |
| HB354 | Rep. Thomas Morrison (R-54) | PROP TX-BD OF REVIEW RESOURCES |
| HB3674 | Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51) | CREDIT FILE FREEZE MINORS |
| HB38 | Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-60) | CRIM CD-PLACE OF WORSHIP |
| HB827 | Rep. Robert Martwick (D-19) | COM COL-CHICAGO-ELECT BOARD |
| HB886 | Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97) | SEX OFFENDER REG-BATTERY |
| HJRCA10 | Rep. Jim Durkin (R-82) | CONAMEND-LEGISLATIVE REDISTRCT |
| HJRCA27 | Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40) | CON AMEND-STATE FINANCE |
| HR153 | Rep. Jim Durkin (R-82) | GRADUATED INCOME TAX-OPPOSE |
| HR215 | Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-60) | HONOR WOMEN IN FACILITIES |
| HR62 | Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97) | HOUSE RULES 101ST GA |
| HR87 | Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24) | CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS-FUNDING |
| SB167 | Sen. Neil Anderson (R-36); Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71) | DENTAL SERVICE |
| HB2767 | Rep. Frances Ann Hurley (D-35) | POLICE TRAINING-MENTAL HEALTH |
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