Third Reading Report: May 13, 2024

Session Update Both the House of Representatives and the Senate were in session last week, following opposite chamber committee deadline on May 3. A few remaining bills in both chambers had their opposite chamber committee deadlines and initial chamber third reading...

Third Reading Report: May 6, 2024

Election Omnibus Bill On Wednesday, Democrats in the Illinois House of Representatives filed HFA 2 to SB 2412, creating an election omnibus bill with three major provisions. Firstly, it changes election rules for filling ballot vacancies. Current state law offers...

Third Reading Report: April 22, 2024

**We will not be putting out a weekly report on Friday, April 26. House Third Reading Deadline Week Both the House of Representatives and the Senate were in session this week. This was the House third reading deadline week, and House members passed over 200 bills....

Third Reading Report: April 15, 2024

Sen. Gillespie and Rep. Ozinga Resign from the General Assembly Sen. Ann Gillespie (D-Arlington Heights) announced on Tuesday that she will resign from her seat to become the new director of the Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI). Since 2019, she has represented...

Third Reading Report: April 8, 2024

House Committee Deadline Week After a week off, the Illinois House of Representatives returned to Springfield for their committee deadline week. Many House committees met and passed a total of 194 bills out of committee. A large percentage of bills passed out of...
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