Rep. Michelle Mussman (D-56) sponsored nine bills in the second quarter of 2019, one more than the average Illinois state representative, and was added as a co-sponsor on 67 bills, 20 more than the average, according to a North Cook News 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 Mussman sponsored in the second quarter.
TASK FORCE-HUMAN SERVICES
SCH CD-SEXUAL ASSAULT-REPORT
CHILD PERFORMERS-TRUST ACCOUNT
SCH CD-SPEECH COMMUNICATION
STATE CONTRACTING TASK FORCE
ICCB-ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES
UCCJA-DISCLOSURE OF ADDRESS
WAIVER OF SCHOOL CODE MANDATES
The following table shows the bills to which Mussman was added as a co-sponsor in the second quarter.
Rep. Monica Bristow (D-111)
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39)
Rep. Gregory Harris (D-13)
VOCATIONAL ACADEMIES-GRANTS
Rep. Mike Murphy (R-99); Sen. Andy Manar (D-48)
SCH CD-REQUIRED COURSE-MATH
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. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78)
SCHCD-EMPLOYEE TRAUMA TRAINING
Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98); Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-49)
Rep. Fred Crespo (D-44); Sen. Laura Ellman (D-21)
Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
GREAT LAKES APPRECIATION DAY
TRAUMA-INFORMED AWARENESS DAY
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39)
AFFORDABLE HOUSING-INVESTMENT
Rep. Celina Villanueva (D-21)
METASTATIC BREAST CANCER DAY
Rep. Daniel Swanson (R-74)
SPINAL ATROPHY AWARENESS MONTH
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20); Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-4)
LICENSE-REMOVE CITIZENSHIP REQ
Sen. Jason A. Barickman (R-53); Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106)
STUDENT RECORDS DESTRUCTION
Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-23); Rep. Karina Villa (D-49)
Rep. Kelly M. Burke (D-36)
STATE TREASURER-ABLE ACCOUNT
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
PRAIRIE RESEARCH-MICROPLASTICS
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-38); Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106)
CORONER-SUDDEN INFANT DEATH
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
Sen. Suzy Glowiak (D-24); Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98)
ALZHEIMER'S-ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D-33)
Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29)
JUV CT-DURATION OF WARDSHIP
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
Sen. John G. Mulroe (D-10)
TOBACCO PRODUCTS COMPLIANCE
Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29)
PERSONNEL-INTERNS-DISABILITY
Sen. Neil Anderson (R-36)
LICENSE PLATES-MOTORCYCLES
Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43); Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
HOME BIRTH CRISIS COMMITTEE
Sen. Don Harmon (D-39); Rep. Robert Martwick (D-19)
CONAMEND-INCOME TAX RATES
Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12); Sen. Heather A. Steans (D-7)
PUB AID-JOB SEARCH EXEMPTION
Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78); Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29)
Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. (D-5); Sen. Robert Peters (D-13)
Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98); Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-49)
CRIM CD-FEMALE GEN MUTILATION
ANCRA-CRIM INVESTIGATIONS
Rep. Michael J. Zalewski (D-23)
Sen. Cristina Castro (D-22); Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (D-38)
ILLINOIS BANK ON INITIATIVE
Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40); Rep. William Davis (D-30)
PROP TX-INCOME PRODUCING PROP
Sen. Heather A. Steans (D-7); Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81)
Sen. Scott M. Bennett (D-52); Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112)
MILITARY DISCOUNT-DEPENDENTS
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. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12)
Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112)
SALES TAX-REDUCED RATE-CONDOMS
Sen. Laura M. Murphy (D-28); Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-27); Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22)
CRIM PRO-VIDEO-SENTENCING
Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
PERSONNEL CD-ELIGIBILITY LISTS
Sen. Ann Gillespie (D-27); Rep. Mark L. Walker (D-53)
COM COL-MANUFACTURING GRANTS
Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
STATE TREASURER-REAL PROPERTY
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-38); Rep. Joyce Mason (D-61)
Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
SCH CD-EMPLOYMENT-OFFENDERS
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
SCH CD-EMPLOYMENT-OFFENDERS
Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29); Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46)
NATIVE AMERICAN EMPLOY PLAN
HOTEL CASINO EMPLOYEE SAFETY
Sen. Scott M. Bennett (D-52); Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
COAL ASH POLLUTION PREVENTION
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