Rep. Karina Villa (D-49) sponsored 11 bills in the first quarter of 2019, 25 less than the average Illinois state representative, and was added as a co-sponsor on 103 bills, 44 more than the average, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of data made available by the Illinois General Assembly.
During the first quarter, 119 representatives sponsored legislation, with Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22) sponsoring the most with 940 bills. There were 119 representatives that co-sponsored legislation, with Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57) co-sponsoring 169 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 Villa sponsored in the first quarter.
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The following table shows the bills to which Villa was added as a co-sponsor in the first quarter.
Rep. Michelle Mussman (D-56)
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81)
ETHICS-RIGHTS OF COMPLAINANTS
Rep. Terri Bryant (R-115)
Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71)
USE/OCC-MOTOR FUEL-LOCAL GOV
Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106)
ST CAPITOL PRESIDENT STATUES
Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17)
JUV CT-SPECIAL IMMIGRANT MINOR
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39)
MINERAL RIGHTS - OIL AND GAS
Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14)
VOCATIONAL ACADEMIES-GRANTS
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50)
CRIM PROSECUTIONS-SEX OFFENSES
MHDDAA-DEV DISABIL WORKER WAGE
Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7)
MENTAL HEALTH ACTION ON CAMPUS
Rep. Michael D. Unes (R-91); Sen. Jil Tracy (R-47)
SCH CD-DIPLOMA-MILITARY-KIA
Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98)
PROP TAX-SENIOR HOMESTEAD
Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98)
SCH CD-HEALTH EXAM-MENTAL HIST
DHS-EARLY INTERVENTION RATES
Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78)
Rep. Robert Martwick (D-19)
ELECTED CHICAGO SCHOOL BOARD
Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D-6)
Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz (D-1)
SCH CD-SCH PSYCH INTERN GRANTS
Rep. Frances Ann Hurley (D-35)
Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43); Sen. Heather A. Steans (D-7)
MENTAL HLTH MODERNIZATION ACT
Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14)
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39); Sen. Cristina Castro (D-22)
HUM RIGHTS-EMPLOYER-DEFINITION
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT PROGRAM
Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D-6)
HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS PROGRAM
Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12)
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT-MINORS
IL DISABILITY INTEGRATION ACT
CANCEL CONTRACT SENIORS 15 DAY
Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112)
Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24)
RETENTION OF IL STUDENTS ACT
LOCAL ROT-SOURCING-COLLECTION
MEDICAID-MANAGED CARE-RATES
EPA-ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
MEDICAID-MANAGED CARE APPEALS
Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40)
AGING-HOMEMAKER SERVICES-WAGES
DFPR-OPTOMETRIC INVESTIGATOR
Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78)
MEDICAID-MANAGED CARE PAYMENTS
Rep. Maurice A. West, II (D-67)
SCH CD-SCHOOL REPORT CARD
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81)
SCHOOL CONFERENCE NO TERMINATE
Rep. Michelle Mussman (D-56); Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-23)
Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17)
WAGE PAYMENT-DIRECT CONTRACTOR
Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46); Sen. Laura Fine (D-9)
AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALITIS CODING
VEGETATIVE BUFFERS-STATE LAND
Rep. Mark L. Walker (D-53)
Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48)
SOLID WASTE MGMT-RESOURCE MGMT
Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78)
STATE AGENCY BONUS PROHIBITION
Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48)
HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING
Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14)
WORK COMP MRSA EMPLOYMENT
HOTEL OCCUPATION & USE REVENUE
ASIAN AMERICAN FAMILY COMM
SCHOOL FACILITY & RESOURCE TAX
AGING-SENIOR SERVICES LISTING
SCHOOL INVESTIGATIVE INTERVIEW
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-4)
HOUSING-GRANTS TO HOMELESS
SUBMINIMUM WAGE PHASE-OUT
Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D-6)
SNAP RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM
Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59)
Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59)
HYDRAULIC FRAC-LOCAL CONSENT
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39)
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING-PROHIBIT
KENNEL OPERATION-FIRE ALARMS
Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48)
PROP TX-LEASEHOLD-AIRPORTS
WATER HEATER SAFETY VALVE ACT
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39)
Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
PEN CD-EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11)
SCH CD-SEX EDUCATION-CONSENT
PROCURE DOMESTIC PRODUCTS
HOSPITAL PATIENT PROTECTION
Rep. Robert Martwick (D-19)
STUDENT ONLINE PROTECTION
Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11)
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39)
Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
LIMITED COOPERATIVE ASSOC ACT
Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24)
FREEDOM FROM INS INCREASES ACT
Rep. Robert Martwick (D-19)
COM COL-CHICAGO-ELECT BOARD
Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43); Sen. Cristina Castro (D-22)
EQUAL PAY ACT-WAGE HISTORY
Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17)
GUARDIANS-MINOR:NON-US PARENT
Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (D-84)
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59)
FOID-DENIAL & REVOC-STALKING
Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112); Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31)
SCH CD-ED SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59)
MOBILE HOME-PENALTY AMOUNT
Rep. André Thapedi (D-32)
2020 CENSUS GRANT PROGRAM ACT
Rep. Theresa Mah (D-2); Sen. Robert Peters (D-13)
CITIZENSHIP-U.S. ADOPTEES
Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24)
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-4)
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTHCARE MONTH
Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48)
OPPOSE NEW TITLE X RESTRICTION
Rep. Michelle Mussman (D-56)
NEW SEXUAL HARASSMENT RULES
Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24)
CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS-FUNDING
Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40); Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59)
JURIES-UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20); Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz (D-1)
UNIV OF IL-STUDENT TRUSTEE
HOME BIRTH CRISIS COMMITTEE
Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
PEN CD-ARTS 4 & 6-TRANSFER
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-4)
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39)
BULK FOOD HANDLING-CONTAINERS
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