Rep. Karina Villa (D-49) sponsored seven bills in the second quarter of 2019, one less than the average Illinois state representative, and was added as a co-sponsor on 71 bills, 24 more than the average, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of data made available by the Illinois General Assembly.
During the second quarter, 117 representatives sponsored legislation, with Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113) sponsoring the most with 36 bills. There were 120 representatives that co-sponsored legislation, with Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24) co-sponsoring 129 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 second quarter.
GRATUITIES-RETENTION-PROHIBIT
TRAUMA-INFORMED AWARENESS DAY
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
SCHOOL CODE-ASTHMA MEDICATION
INS CD-PHARM BENEFITS MANAGERS
The following table shows the bills to which Villa was added as a co-sponsor in the second quarter.
Rep. Monica Bristow (D-111)
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39)
Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12); Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29)
DHFS-MCO PREFERRED DRUG LISTS
Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106)
Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11)
GA & ST BUILDING-ACCESSIBILITY
Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12)
MEDICAID-SUPPORTIVE FACILITIES
Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II (D-25)
SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDIT
Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48)
DHFS-PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE
Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24); Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
COVERING ALL KIDS INSURANCE
Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish (D-16)
$IEMA-SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS
Rep. Terri Bryant (R-115); Sen. Sue Rezin (R-38)
AGING-ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS
Rep. Theresa Mah (D-2); Sen. Laura Fine (D-9)
DHS-MEDICAID-PRESCRIBER ED
Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48)
Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz (D-1); Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
HOSPITAL-HEALTH INSURANCE POST
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-4); Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-8)
EQUITABLE RESTROOM-BABY CHANGE
Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7); Sen. Dan McConchie (R-26)
SCH CD-COMPUTER SCIENCE ED
Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
ILL. FAMILY ACTION-HATE SPEECH
Rep. Michelle Mussman (D-56)
Rep. Charles Meier (R-108)
ENCOURAGE MILKWEED GROWTH
DACA LEGISLATION-U.S. CONGRESS
Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24)
Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-101)
RECOGNIZE-NAT. DAY OF PRAYER
Sen. Donald P. DeWitte (R-33)
PROP TX-LESSEE-LIABLE-PAYMENT
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20); Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-4)
LICENSE-REMOVE CITIZENSHIP REQ
Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-23); Rep. Diane Pappas (D-45)
HOTEL OCCUPATION & USE REVENUE
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42); Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7)
CHARTER SCH COMMISSION-ABOLISH
Sen. Cristina Castro (D-22); Rep. Theresa Mah (D-2)
IMMIGRANT TENANT PROTECTION
Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31); Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
CIV PRO-DISSEMINATE PRIV IMAGE
Sen. John F. Curran (R-41); Rep. Jim Durkin (R-82)
COUNTY CD-RETAILERS' REVENUE
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42); Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-70)
INSURANCE-DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAM
Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11)
DRYCLEANER RESPONSE TRUST FUND
Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D-33)
Sen. Ann Gillespie (D-27); Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39)
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
Sen. Laura Fine (D-9); Rep. Michelle Mussman (D-56)
CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT ACT
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42); Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
PHARMACY PRACTICE-VARIOUS
Rep. Celina Villanueva (D-21)
IMMIGRATION STATUS-ACCESS
Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31); Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16)
PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH RIGHTS
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4)
SAFE SCHOOLS/HEALTHY LEARNING
Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (D-84); Sen. Cristina Castro (D-22)
SCH CD-SCH BOOKING STATION
Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31); Sen. Mattie Hunter (D-3)
Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish (D-16)
Sen. Terry Link (D-30); Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59)
FACILITY-ELECTRONIC MONITORING
Sen. Heather A. Steans (D-7)
Sen. Heather A. Steans (D-7); Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81)
Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-8); Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17)
EVIDENCE-IMMIGRATION STATUS
Sen. Scott M. Bennett (D-52); Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112)
MILITARY DISCOUNT-DEPENDENTS
Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16); Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43)
NURSING HOME CARE ACT-VARIOUS
Sen. Robert Peters (D-13); Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish (D-16)
DCFS-APPRENTICESHIP STIPENDS
Rep. William Davis (D-30)
DHFS-MEDICAID-LONG TERM CARE
Rep. Mark L. Walker (D-53)
Sen. Robert Peters (D-13); Rep. Nicholas K. Smith (D-34)
Sen. David Koehler (D-46); Rep. Maurice A. West, II (D-67)
SCH CD-MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98)
PUB AID-SNAP-JOB TRAINING
Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31); Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
WORKPLACE TRANSPARENCY ACT
Sen. Ann Gillespie (D-27); Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-41)
SOCIAL WORKER AUTHORIZED EXAM
Sen. Laura M. Murphy (D-28); Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-27); Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22)
CRIM PRO-VIDEO-SENTENCING
Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
PUBLIC DEFENDER BAIL PROGRAM
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-38); Rep. Joyce Mason (D-61)
Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4)
SCH CD-PARENT-VICTIM-SERVICES
Sen. Martin A. Sandoval (D-11)
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE-SUNSET
HOTEL CASINO EMPLOYEE SAFETY
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