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Illinois General Assembly: SB1689 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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The following action was taken on May 10 in the House on Senate bill SB1689 ("prop tx-senior freeze-income"): "Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee."

The Rules Committees is a powerful standing committee in the House controlled by the majority. All legislation is assigned to the Rules Committee as a kind of legislative filter that sorts the more-than-6,000 bills introduced each year. The committee considers the legislation and often assigns it to other committees in order to be heard by other lawmakers. Sometimes, legislation dies in the Rules Committee if the committee decides it does not merit further consideration.

In the event that a committee fails to report to the House on a bill by applicable deadlines, it is automatically re-referred to the Rules Committee according to House rule 19(a). This is what happened with this bill.

The bill, as it was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Laura M. Murphy (D-28) on Feb. 15, "amends the Property Tax Code," according to the General Assembly website.

The following senators also co-sponsored the bill: Don Harmon (D-39), Julie A. Morrison (D-29) and Ram Villivalam (D-8).

The following house representatives co-sponsored the bill: Barbara Hernandez (D-83) and Joyce Mason (D-61).

The table below shows a history of actions for this bill through May 10.

Actions
Date
Chamber
Action
May 10
House
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
May 9
House
To Property Tax Subcommittee
May 8
House
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
April 9
House
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
March 21
House
Referred to Rules Committee
March 21
House
First Reading
March 21
House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
March 13
House
Arrived in House
March 13
Senate
Third Reading - Passed
March 13
Senate
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
March 13
Senate
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
March 13
Senate
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
March 7
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March
March 7
Senate
Second Reading
March 6
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
March 6
Senate
Do Pass Revenue
Feb. 27
Senate
Assigned to Revenue
Feb. 15
Senate
Referred to Assignments
Feb. 15
Senate
First Reading
Feb. 15
Senate
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy

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