House Rules of the Illinois House of Representatives

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The House Rules of the Illinois House of Representatives are the internal procedural guidelines that govern how the chamber conducts its legislative business, including debates, voting, and the organization of its members and committees.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf internal rules of procedure
legislative procedural rules
adoptedBy Illinois House of Representatives
adoptionMethod House resolution
appliesTo Illinois House of Representatives
authorizes Speaker to assign bills to committees
Speaker to preserve order and decorum
Speaker to recognize members to speak
basedOn authority granted by the Illinois Constitution
bindingOn members of the Illinois House of Representatives
definesRoleOf Assistant leaders in the Illinois House of Representatives
Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives
Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives
Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives
committee chairpersons
committee minority spokespersons
governs amendment procedures for bills
committee procedures in the Illinois House of Representatives
ethics and decorum on the House floor
floor debate in the Illinois House of Representatives
introduction of bills in the Illinois House of Representatives
legislative procedure in the Illinois House of Representatives
motions and points of order
order of business in the Illinois House of Representatives
procedure for adoption of the House Rules themselves
procedure for amending the House Rules
procedure for conference committees
procedure for creating special committees
procedure for creating subcommittees
procedure for impeachment proceedings in the Illinois House of Representatives
procedure for resolutions in the Illinois House of Representatives
procedure for veto messages from the Governor
quorum requirements for conducting business
recognition of members to speak
recognition of party leaders
reconsideration of votes
referral of bills to committees
roll‑call voting procedures
suspension of the rules
time limits for debate
use of electronic voting system in the Illinois House of Representatives
voting procedures in the Illinois House of Representatives
jurisdiction Illinois
surface form: State of Illinois
language English
legalStatus internal rules of a legislative chamber rather than statutory law
requires committees to hold meetings publicly except as otherwise provided by law
members to vote unless excused
notice for committee hearings
recorded votes in committee on certain matters

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Illinois House of Representatives hasRulesOfProcedure House Rules of the Illinois House of Representatives
Senate Rules of the Illinois Senate relatedTo House Rules of the Illinois House of Representatives