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 Moylan sponsored in the first quarter.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB2125 | Feb. 6 | USE/OCC-MOTOR FUEL-LOCAL GOV |
| HB2873 | Feb. 14 | USE/OCC TX-VETERANS HOLIDAY |
| HB2874 | Feb. 14 | CRIM CD-DRONE-PRIVACY |
| HB2875 | Feb. 14 | SEX OFFENSE ASSESSMENT |
| HB2876 | Feb. 14 | CD CORR-AGGRAVATING FACTORS |
| HB2877 | Feb. 14 | TOLL HWY-RATES FOR TRAILERS |
| HB2878 | Feb. 14 | CRIM CD-ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN |
| HB2879 | Feb. 14 | INC TX-SOUNDPROOFING |
| HB3100 | Feb. 15 | TRANSPORTATION-TECH |
| HB3189 | Feb. 15 | CRIM CD-DEVICES-RATE OF FIRE |
| HB3504 | Feb. 15 | DHS-SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION |
| HB3505 | Feb. 15 | $DHS-SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION |
| HB3559 | Feb. 15 | MANDATORY DEMENTIA TRAINING |
| HB3612 | Feb. 15 | HIGH SPEED RAILWAY COMMISSION |
| HR157 | Feb. 28 | MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION PROCESS |
| HR158 | Feb. 28 | COMMEND-LOU LANG |
| SB1200 | March 29 | TRAFFIC FATALITY STUDY |
The following table shows the bills to which Moylan was added as a co-sponsor in the first quarter.
| Bill Number | Sponsors | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB1440 | Rep. Margo McDermed (R-37) | TRACK-SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE |
| HB1476 | Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71) | USE/OCC-MOTOR FUEL-LOCAL GOV |
| HB1482 | Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71) | CRIM CODE-AGG BAT-EMPLOYEES |
| HB1491 | Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106) | ST CAPITOL PRESIDENT STATUES |
| HB1553 | Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17) | JUV CT-SPECIAL IMMIGRANT MINOR |
| HB1562 | Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39) | MINERAL RIGHTS - OIL AND GAS |
| HB1644 | Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57) | CRIM CD-PANGOLIN PRODUCTS |
| HB196 | Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D-8) | UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE PROGRAM |
| HB201 | Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D-8) | DHS-CHILD CARE-CO-PAYMENTS |
| HB202 | Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D-8) | DHS-CHILD CARE-RATE INCREASES |
| HB2040 | Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14) | FOR-PROFIT CORRECTIONAL |
| HB205 | Rep. Karina Villa (D-49) | SCH MENTAL HEALTH INSTRUCTION |
| HB2148 | Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-18) | MHDDAA-DEV DISABIL WORKER WAGE |
| HB2174 | Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77) | PATIENT RIGHTS-DRUG PLANS |
| HB2177 | Rep. Michael D. Unes (R-91); Sen. Jil Tracy (R-47) | SCH CD-DIPLOMA-MILITARY-KIA |
| HB2193 | Rep. Diane Pappas (D-45) | INC TX-SOUNDPROOFING |
| HB2217 | Rep. William Davis (D-30) | PROP TX-INCOME PRODUCING PROP |
| HB2222 | Rep. Frances Ann Hurley (D-35); Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18) | EMS SYSTEMS-OVERDOSE REPORTING |
| HB2258 | Rep. David A. Welter (R-75) | SCH CD-REQUIRE HIGH SCH COURSE |
| HB2334 | Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-69) | JUV CT-NEGLECTED MINOR |
| HB2343 | Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-92) | HEALTHY WORKPLACE ACT |
| HB2382 | Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi (R-47) | ST POLICE-FORENSIC SERVICES |
| HB246 | Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43); Sen. Heather A. Steans (D-7) | SCH CD-HISTORY-LGBT |
| HB2486 | Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46) | MENTAL HLTH MODERNIZATION ACT |
| HB2495 | Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14) | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT |
| HB2524 | Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-18) | DCFS-PAYMENT RATE INCREASES |
| HB2533 | Rep. Theresa Mah (D-2) | TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| HB255 | Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39) | RENT CONTROL PREEMPTION ACT |
| HB255 | Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39) | RENT CONTROL PREEMPTION ACT |
| HB2589 | Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106) | PARKING NEAR CROSSWALK/SIGNAL |
| HB2637 | Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12) | MEDICAID-SUPPORTIVE FACILITIES |
| HB270 | Rep. Mike Murphy (R-99) | LOCAL ROT-SOURCING-COLLECTION |
| HB2703 | Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11) | ELEC CODE-ISBE TRANSPARENCY |
| HB2763 | Rep. Frances Ann Hurley (D-35) | CRIM PRO-LINEUP PROCEDURE |
| HB2776 | Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40) | AGING-HOMEMAKER SERVICES-WAGES |
| HB2785 | Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11) | GEOLOCATION PRIVACY PROTECTION |
| HB2838 | Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17) | WAGE PAYMENT-DIRECT CONTRACTOR |
| HB2846 | Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46); Sen. Laura Fine (D-9) | AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALITIS CODING |
| HB2988 | Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11); Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18) | LOCAL WIND ENERGY REGULATION |
| HB3021 | Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish (D-16) | $IEMA-SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS |
| HB3088 | Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78) | STATE AGENCY BONUS PROHIBITION |
| HB3101 | Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48) | HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING |
| HB3217 | Rep. Theresa Mah (D-2) | ASIAN AMERICAN FAMILY COMM |
| HB3247 | Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-114) | PARKINSON'S DISEASE AWARENESS |
| HB3340 | Rep. Theresa Mah (D-2) | SUBMINIMUM WAGE PHASE-OUT |
| HB3369 | Rep. Tom Weber (R-64) | LINDENHURST SANITARY DISTRICT |
| HB3390 | Rep. Diane Pappas (D-45) | KENNEL OPERATION-FIRE ALARMS |
| HB3427 | Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46) | WATER HEATER SAFETY VALVE ACT |
| HB3663 | Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103) | LIMITED COOPERATIVE ASSOC ACT |
| HB465 | Rep. Gregory Harris (D-13) | REGULATION-TECH |
| HB814 | Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (D-84); Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42) | OPEN MEETINGS-TRAINING |
| HB834 | Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43); Sen. Cristina Castro (D-22) | EQUAL PAY ACT-WAGE HISTORY |
| HB836 | Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17) | GUARDIANS-MINOR:NON-US PARENT |
| HB886 | Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97) | SEX OFFENDER REG-BATTERY |
| HB887 | Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59) | FOID-DENIAL & REVOC-STALKING |
| HB889 | Rep. Daniel Swanson (R-74) | INS CODE-TICK-BORNE DISEASE |
| HB905 | Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17) | ANTI-HARASSMENT TASK FORCE |
| HB925 | Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59) | MOBILE HOME-PENALTY AMOUNT |
| HJRCA27 | Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40) | CON AMEND-STATE FINANCE |
| HR85 | Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43) | PAY EQUITY DAY |
| SB1378 | Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40); Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59) | JURIES-UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION |
| SB1474 | Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-8); Rep. Lance Yednock (D-76) | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FREEDOM |
| SB1579 | Sen. Scott M. Bennett (D-52); Rep. Michael T. Marron (R-104) | PROP TX-VETERANS |
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