Chapter 25, LEGISLATURE

(25 ILCS 166/999-99) Sec. 999-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law, except that Articles 10, 85, 98, 100, and 125 take effect on July 1, 2023, Articles 20, 80, and 99 take effect on January 1, 2024, and Section 5-110 takes effect on the effective date of Ho…

(25 ILCS 20/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 100.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the House Voting Device Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 10/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 23.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the General Assembly Operations Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 35/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 140) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Bill Introduction and Duplication Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 90/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 160) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the General Assembly Appointments Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 140/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 150) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Statute Computerization Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 30/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.50) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Bill Synopsis Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 135/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 24m) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Legislative Reference Bureau Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 105/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 800) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Legislative Materials Act. (Source: P.A. 88-656, eff. 9-16-94.)

(25 ILCS 100/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 200) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Debate Transcript Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 15/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 190) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Special Session Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 85/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 13.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Legislative Commission Hearing Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 5/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the General Assembly Organization Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 115/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 13.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the General Assembly Compensation Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 60/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.60) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Judicial Note Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 95/0.01) (from Ch. 85, par. 40) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the General Assembly Appointing Authority Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 165/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 122.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the National Conference of State Legislatures Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 160/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 131.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the General Assembly Staff Assistants Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 50/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.30) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fiscal Note Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 145/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.10) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Legislative Information System Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 40/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 330) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Governor's Bill Action Report Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 110/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 1050) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Reports to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act. (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)

(25 ILCS 150/0.01) (from Ch. 63, par. 103.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Legislative Audit Commission Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(25 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 101) Sec. 1. When a vote is being taken on any bill, resolution, motion or other proposition requiring the vote of the House of Representatives by means of the voting device in the House of Representatives no person other than a regularly qualifi…

(25 ILCS 75/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.91-1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Home Rule Note Act. (Source: P.A. 87-229.)

(25 ILCS 120/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 901) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Compensation Review Act". (Source: P.A. 83-1177.)

(25 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 23.1) Sec. 1. The Senate at the first regular session of each General Assembly shall elect the following officers: A President, a Secretary, an Assistant Secretary and a Sergeant-at-arms. The Secretary and Assistant Secretary shall not be of the …

(25 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.71) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the State Debt Impact Note Act. (Source: P.A. 81-615.)

(25 ILCS 135/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 25) Sec. 1. There is established a joint Legislative Reference Bureau, hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Bureau", as a legislative support services agency subject to the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. (Source: P.A. 83…

(25 ILCS 140/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 151) Sec. 1. The Executive Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984, to contract for the acquisition of an electronic data processing computer …

(25 ILCS 25/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.21) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Pre-Filing of Bills Act. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 3120.)

(25 ILCS 115/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 14) Sec. 1. Each member of the General Assembly shall receive an annual salary of $28,000 or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater. Beginning with the 103rd General Assembly, each member of the General Assembly shall rece…

(25 ILCS 95/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 41) Sec. 1. In all cases in which any statute constitutes a group of members of the General Assembly as an appointing authority for the purpose of making appointments to the governing body of a unit of local government, the member of such appoint…

(25 ILCS 100/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 201) Sec. 1. Each house of the General Assembly shall keep a transcript of its debates. (Source: P.A. 78-1137.)

(25 ILCS 70/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.81) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Correctional Budget and Impact Note Act. (Source: P.A. 83-1031.)

(25 ILCS 82/1) Sec. 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the Housing Affordability Impact Note Act. (Source: P.A. 87-1149.)

(25 ILCS 90/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 161) Sec. 1. If any law requires the appointment of members of the General Assembly to any commission, committee, board, council or similar body, all appointments thereto, whether of such members or of other persons, must be made in writing by th…

(25 ILCS 60/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.61) Sec. 1. Every bill, the purpose and effect of which is to increase or decrease the number of appellate judges, circuit judges, or associate circuit judges in the State, either directly or indirectly, shall have prepared for it prior to sec…

(25 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 1) Sec. 1. That the sessions of the General Assembly shall be held at the seat of government: Provided, that the Governor may convene the General Assembly at some other place when it is necessary, in case of pestilence or public danger. (Source: R…

(25 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.41) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Pension Impact Note Act. (Source: P.A. 79-1397.)

(25 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.51) Sec. 1. Each bill in the General Assembly, when printed, shall bear, at the top of the front page of the bill, a synopsis prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau summarizing the substance of the bill. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 705.)…

(25 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 191) Sec. 1. A special session of the General Assembly may be convened at any time by a joint proclamation issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, stating the purpose of the session and the date and …

(25 ILCS 165/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 123) Sec. 1. The Majority and Minority Leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and members of appropriate legislative committees and commissions as determined by such leadership, may, annually, attend appropriate meetings of t…

(25 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 141) Sec. 1. No bill may be introduced in the General Assembly unless it meets the requirements of the appropriate Rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (Source: P.A. 88-656, eff. 9-16-94.)

(25 ILCS 85/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 13.1) Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context requires otherwise: "Commission" means a special or interim committee or commission of the House of Representatives or the Senate, a joint committee or commission of the House of …

(25 ILCS 170/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 171) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known as the Lobbyist Registration Act. (Source: P.A. 76-1848.)

(25 ILCS 110/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 1051) Sec. 1. Reporting appointments to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. (a) As used in this Act, "separate or interagency board or commission" includes any body in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of St…

(25 ILCS 105/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 801) Sec. 1. Fees. (a) The Clerk of the House of Representatives may establish a schedule of reasonable fees to be charged for providing copies of daily and bound journals, committee documents, committee tape recordings, transcripts of committee…

(25 ILCS 155/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 341) Sec. 1. It is the continuing policy of the State in meeting the public needs to establish program priorities and to coordinate available resources to the end that the maximum benefits be produced efficiently and economically in a manner des…

(25 ILCS 50/1) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.31) Sec. 1. Every bill, except those bills making a direct appropriation, (1) the purpose or effect of which is (i) to expend any State funds or to increase or decrease the revenues of the State, either directly or indirectly, or (ii) to requi…