Rep. Frances Ann Hurley (D-35) sponsored seven bills in the second quarter of 2019, one less than the average Illinois state representative, and was added as a co-sponsor on 71 bills, 24 more than the average, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of data made available by the Illinois General Assembly.
During the second quarter, 117 representatives sponsored legislation, with Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113) sponsoring the most with 36 bills. There were 120 representatives that co-sponsored legislation, with Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24) co-sponsoring 129 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 Hurley sponsored in the second quarter.
PEN CD-CHI FIRE-REAL PROPERTY
MCGUINNESS PRINCIPLES-SUPPORT
COUNTY JAIL GOOD BEHAVIOR
FIRST RESPOND SUICIDE PREVENT
The following table shows the bills to which Hurley was added as a co-sponsor in the second quarter.
Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71); Sen. Brian W. Stewart (R-45)
CRIM CODE-AGG BAT-EMPLOYEES
Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D-8)
NO REPRESENTATION WITHOUT POP
Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24); Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16)
MEDICAID-TRAFFICKING VICTIMS
Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
Rep. Norine K. Hammond (R-93); Sen. Jil Tracy (R-47)
VEH CD-TEXTING BODILY HARM
Rep. Terri Bryant (R-115); Sen. Sue Rezin (R-38)
AGING-ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS
Rep. William Davis (D-30)
BUS ENTERPRISE-CERTIFICATION
Rep. Karina Villa (D-49); Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
HIGHER ED-MENTAL HEALTH INFO
Rep. Monica Bristow (D-111); Sen. Rachelle Crowe (D-56)
AMERICAN MADE ILLINOIS FLAGS
Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98); Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-49)
Rep. Kambium Buckner (D-26)
VICTIM STATEMENTS-DISCOVERY
Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31)
IDPH-WOMEN'S HEALTH CLINICS
Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7); Sen. Dan McConchie (R-26)
SCH CD-COMPUTER SCIENCE ED
Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77); Sen. Martin A. Sandoval (D-11)
Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77); Sen. Martin A. Sandoval (D-11)
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50)
CAPITAL PLAN-NATURAL AREAS
Rep. Celina Villanueva (D-21)
METASTATIC BREAST CANCER DAY
Rep. Daniel Swanson (R-74)
SPINAL ATROPHY AWARENESS MONTH
Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22)
MCGUINNESS PRINCIPLES-SUPPORT
Rep. Margo McDermed (R-37)
EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CRISIS
Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-23); Rep. Karina Villa (D-49)
Sen. Martin A. Sandoval (D-11); Rep. John C. D'Amico (D-15)
Rep. Kelly M. Burke (D-36)
STATE TREASURER-ABLE ACCOUNT
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
PRAIRIE RESEARCH-MICROPLASTICS
Sen. Michael E. Hastings (D-19); Rep. Kelly M. Burke (D-36)
PMP-LICENSED VETERINARIANS
Sen. Napoleon Harris, III (D-15); Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D-8)
REPORT-SETTING OF WATER RATES
Sen. Suzy Glowiak (D-24); Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98)
ALZHEIMER'S-ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Sen. John G. Mulroe (D-10); Rep. Robert Rita (D-28)
Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D-33)
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81)
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42); Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42); Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
PHARMACY PRACTICE-VARIOUS
Sen. Neil Anderson (R-36)
LICENSE PLATES-MOTORCYCLES
Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112); Sen. Rachelle Crowe (D-56)
Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112); Sen. Rachelle Crowe (D-56)
Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112); Sen. Rachelle Crowe (D-56)
Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43); Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
HOME BIRTH CRISIS COMMITTEE
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Rep. Barbara Hernandez (D-83)
Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7); Sen. Pat McGuire (D-43)
MENTAL HEALTH ACTION ON CAMPUS
Rep. Kelly M. Burke (D-36); Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18)
PEN CD-CHI POLICE-ADMIN REVIEW
Rep. Michael D. Unes (R-91); Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29)
Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-18); Sen. Laura Fine (D-9)
Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-18); Sen. Laura Fine (D-9)
Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98); Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-49)
CRIM CD-FEMALE GEN MUTILATION
HOSPITALS-OPIOID ANTAGONIST
Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29); Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
INS CODE-DENTAL ANESTHETICS
Sen. Christopher Belt (D-57); Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-114)
Sen. Heather A. Steans (D-7)
Sen. Cristina Castro (D-22); Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (D-38)
ILLINOIS BANK ON INITIATIVE
Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40); Rep. William Davis (D-30)
PROP TX-INCOME PRODUCING PROP
Sen. Antonio Muñoz (D-1); Rep. Celina Villanueva (D-21)
ELEC CD-PRESIDENT-TAX RETURNS
Sen. John G. Mulroe (D-10); Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe (R-20)
Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16); Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43)
NURSING HOME CARE ACT-VARIOUS
Sen. John F. Curran (R-41); Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113)
ATTY GEN-WORKER PROTECT UNIT
Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40); Rep. Michael Halpin (D-72)
Sen. David Koehler (D-46); Rep. Maurice A. West, II (D-67)
SCH CD-MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12)
Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31); Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46)
NEEDLE AND HYPODERMIC ACCESS
Sen. Laura M. Murphy (D-28); Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-27); Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22)
CRIM PRO-VIDEO-SENTENCING
Sen. Antonio Muñoz (D-1); Rep. John M. Cabello (R-68)
SPEC PLATES-POLICE/FIREFIGHTER
Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40)
BANKING-CANNABIS BUSINESSES
Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4)
ALTERNATIVE ELEC/GAS SUPPLIERS
Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29); Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46)
HOTEL CASINO EMPLOYEE SAFETY
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