"House Perfunctory Session will come to order. Introduction of Resolutions. House Joint Resolution #7, offered by Representative Currie. House Joint Resolution 12, offered by Representative Currie. And House Resolution 63, offered by Representative Currie. These are referred to the Rules Committee."
"House Perfunctory Session will come to order. Introduction and First Reading of House Bills. House Bill 271, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning housing. House Bill 272, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning housing. House Bill 273, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning housing. House Bill 274, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning housing. House Bill 275, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning housing. House Bill 276, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning housing. House Bill 277, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning housing. House Bill 278, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning housing. House Bill 279, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. House Bill 280, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. House Bill 281, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 282, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 283, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. House Bill 284, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. House Bill 09900004.docx 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 4th Legislative Day 1/27/2015 285, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning aging. House Bill 286, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning aging. House Bill 287, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 288, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 289, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning courts. House Bill 290, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning courts. House Bill 291, offered by Representative Turner, a Bill for an Act concerning government. House Bill 292, offered by Representative Drury, a Bill for an Act concerning ethics. House Bill 293, offered by Representative Will Davis, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 294, offered by Representative Will Davis, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 295, offered by Representative Will Davis, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 296, offered by Representative Sandack, a Bill for an Act concerning elections. House Bill 297, offered by Representative Franks, a Bill for an Act concerning revenue. House Bill 298, offered by Representative Sandack, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 299, offered by Representative Barbara Wheeler, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 300, offered by Representative Hoffman, a Bill for an Act concerning safety. House Bill 301, offered by Representative Greg Harris, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 302, offered by Representative Will Davis, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 303, offered by Representative McDermed, a Bill for an 09900004.docx 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 4th Legislative Day 1/27/2015 Act concerning government. House Bill 304, offered by Representative Brady, a Bill for an Act concerning courts. House Bill 305, offered by Representative Brady, a Bill for an Act concerning regulation. House Bill 306, offered by Representative Guzzardi, a Bill for an Act concerning education. House Bill 307, offered by Representative Willis, a Bill for an Act concerning criminal law. House Bill 308, offered by Representative Bradley, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 309, offered by Representative Bradley, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 310, offered by Representative Bradley, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 311, offered by Representative Bradley, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 312, offered by Representative Bradley, a Bill for an Act concerning local government. House Bill 313, offered by Representative Phelps, a Bill for an Act concerning civil law. House Bill 314, offered by Representative Sosnowski, a Bill for an Act concerning State government. House Bill 315, offered by Representative Sosnowski, a Bill for an Act concerning public employee benefits. House Bill 316, offered by Representative Greg Harris, a Bill for an Act concerning public aid. House Bill 317, offered by Speaker Madigan, a Bill for an Act making appropriations. House Bill 318, offered by Speaker Madigan, a Bill for an Act concerning finance. First Reading of these House Bills."
"Introduction and First Reading in full of House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment #13, offered by Representative Drury. 09900004.docx 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 4th Legislative Day 1/27/2015 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of this resolution a proposition to amend Article IV of the Illinois Constitution by changing Section 2 as follows: ARTICLE IV THE LEGISLATURE SECTION 2. LEGISLATIVE COMPOSITION (a) One Senator shall be elected from each Legislative District. Immediately following each decennial redistricting, the General Assembly by law shall divide the Legislative Districts as equally as possible into three groups. Senators from one group shall be elected for terms of four years, four years and two years; Senators from the second group, for terms of four years, two years and four years; and Senators from the third group, for terms of two years, four years and four years. The Legislative Districts in each group shall be distributed substantially equally over the State. (b) Each Legislative District shall be divided into two Representative Districts. In 1982 and every two years thereafter one Representative shall be elected from each Representative District for a term of two years. (c) To be eligible to serve as a member of the General Assembly, a person must be a United States citizen, at least 21 years old, and for the two years preceding his election or appointment a resident of the district which he is to represent. In the general election following a redistricting, 09900004.docx 4 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 4th Legislative Day 1/27/2015 a candidate for the General Assembly may be elected from any district which contains a part of the district in which he resided at the time of the redistricting and reelected if a resident of the new district he represents for 18 months prior to reelection. (d) Within thirty days after a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled by appointment as provided by law. If the vacancy is in a Senatorial office with more than twenty-eight months remaining in the term, the appointed Senator shall serve until the next general election, at which time a Senator shall be elected to serve for the remainder of the term. If the vacancy is in a Representative office or in any other Senatorial office, the appointment shall be for the remainder of the term. An appointee to fill a vacancy shall be a member of the same political party as the person he succeeds. (e) No member of the General Assembly shall, during his or her term of office, hold any other elected public office. No member of the General Assembly shall receive compensation as a public employee from any other governmental entity for time during which he is in attendance as a member of the General Assembly. No member of the General Assembly during the term for which he was elected or appointed shall be appointed to a public office which shall have been created or the compensation for which shall have been increased by the General Assembly during that term. SCHEDULE This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act. This was First Reading in full 09900004.docx 5 STATE OF ILLINOIS 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSCRIPTION DEBATE 4th Legislative Day 1/27/2015 of House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment #13. Committee Reports. Representative Barbara Flynn Currie, Chairperson from the Committee on Rules reports the following committee action taken on January 27, 2015: recommends be adopted, referred to the Order of Resolutions is House Resolution 63 and House Joint Resolution #7. There being no further business, the House Perfunctory Session will stand adjourned." 09900004.docx 6