Who is my state representative illinois

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is located in the 6th Congressional district of Illinois.

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The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Illinois General Assembly. Alongside the Illinois State Senate, it forms the legislative branch of the Illinois state government and works alongside the governor of Illinois to create laws and establish a state budget. Legislative authority and responsibilities of the Illinois House of Representatives include passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes.

The Illinois House of Representatives meets in the state capitol building in Springfield, Illinois.

The Illinois State Legislature approved new state legislative maps in a special session on August 31, 2021. Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed the new maps into law on September 24, 2021.[2] These maps were revised versions of maps enacted on June 4, 2021, that the legislature based on non-census population estimates. Following the release of census data in August, the legislature reconvened to develop and approve a revised map. These maps were later subject to a federal lawsuit that was decided on December 30, 2021, with the court upholding the maps enacted on September 24, 2021.[3] Learn more here. For more information about redistricting after the 2020 census, click here.

  • All 118 Illinois House seats are up for election in 2022.
  • All 118 Illinois House seats were up for election in 2020. The chamber's Democratic supermajority decreased from 74-44 to 73-45. Click to read more »
  • Illinois has a Democratic trifecta. The Democratic Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature.

  • This page contains the following information on the Illinois House of Representatives.

    Party control

    Current partisan control

    The table below shows the partisan breakdown of the Illinois House of Representatives as of July 2022:

    Members

    Leadership

    The speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the body and is elected by its full membership. Duties of the speaker include preserving order and decorum, deciding all points of order, signing all bills and acts of the House, and appointing all chairs, co-chairs, and vice chairs of committees, as well as appointing all majority caucus members of committees. The minority leader appoints all minority caucus members to committees.[4]

    Current leadership and members

    Office Name Party Date assumed office
    Illinois House of Representatives District 1 Aaron Ortiz Democratic January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 2 Theresa Mah Democratic 2017
    Illinois House of Representatives District 3 Eva Dina Delgado Democratic 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 4 Delia Ramirez Democratic January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 5 Lamont Robinson Jr. Democratic January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 6 Sonya Harper Democratic 2015
    Illinois House of Representatives District 7 Emanuel Welch Democratic January 9, 2013
    Illinois House of Representatives District 8 La Shawn Ford Democratic 2007
    Illinois House of Representatives District 9 Lakesia Collins Democratic July 24, 2020
    Illinois House of Representatives District 10 Jawaharial Williams Democratic May 17, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 11 Ann M. Williams Democratic 2011
    Illinois House of Representatives District 12 Margaret Croke Democratic January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 13 Greg Harris Democratic 2007
    Illinois House of Representatives District 14 Kelly Cassidy Democratic May 16, 2011
    Illinois House of Representatives District 15 Michael Kelly Democratic November 23, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 16 Denyse Wang Stoneback Democratic January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 17 Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz Democratic January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 18 Robyn Gabel Democratic 2010
    Illinois House of Representatives District 19 Lindsey LaPointe Democratic July 24, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 20 Brad Stephens Republican June 29, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 21 Edgar Gonzalez Jr. Democratic January 10, 2020
    Illinois House of Representatives District 22 Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar Democratic February 25, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 23 Michael Zalewski Democratic 2009
    Illinois House of Representatives District 24 Elizabeth Hernandez Democratic 2003
    Illinois House of Representatives District 25 Curtis Tarver II Democratic January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 26 Kambium Buckner Democratic 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 27 Justin Slaughter Democratic 2017
    Illinois House of Representatives District 28 Robert Rita Democratic 2003
    Illinois House of Representatives District 29 Thaddeus Jones Democratic 2011
    Illinois House of Representatives District 30 William Davis Democratic 2003
    Illinois House of Representatives District 31 Mary E. Flowers Democratic 1985
    Illinois House of Representatives District 32 Cyril Nichols Democratic April 8, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 33 Marcus Evans Democratic 2012
    Illinois House of Representatives District 34 Nicholas Smith Democratic January 26, 2018
    Illinois House of Representatives District 35 Frances Ann Hurley Democratic 2013
    Illinois House of Representatives District 36 Kelly M. Burke Democratic 2011
    Illinois House of Representatives District 37 Tim Ozinga Republican January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 38 Debbie Meyers-Martin Democratic January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 39 Will Guzzardi Democratic 2015
    Illinois House of Representatives District 40 Jaime Andrade Democratic 2013
    Illinois House of Representatives District 41 Janet Yang Rohr Democratic January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 42 Amy Grant Republican January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 43 Anna Moeller Democratic 2014
    Illinois House of Representatives District 44 Fred Crespo Democratic 2007
    Illinois House of Representatives District 45 Seth Lewis Republican January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 46 Deborah Conroy Democratic 2013
    Illinois House of Representatives District 47 Deanne Mazzochi Republican July 24, 2018
    Illinois House of Representatives District 48 Terra Costa Howard Democratic January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 49 Maura Hirschauer Democratic January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 50 Keith Wheeler Republican 2015
    Illinois House of Representatives District 51 Chris Bos Republican January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 52 Martin McLaughlin Republican January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 53 Mark Walker Democratic January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 54 Thomas R. Morrison Republican 2011
    Illinois House of Representatives District 55 Martin J. Moylan Democratic 2013
    Illinois House of Representatives District 56 Michelle Mussman Democratic 2011
    Illinois House of Representatives District 57 Jonathan Carroll Democratic 2017
    Illinois House of Representatives District 58 Bob Morgan Democratic January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 59 Daniel Didech Democratic January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 60 Rita Mayfield Democratic July 6, 2010
    Illinois House of Representatives District 61 Joyce Mason Democratic January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 62 Sam Yingling Democratic 2013
    Illinois House of Representatives District 63 Steven Reick Republican 2017
    Illinois House of Representatives District 64 Tom Weber Republican January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 65 Dan Ugaste Republican January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 66 Suzanne Ness Democratic January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 67 Maurice West II Democratic January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 68 Dave Vella Democratic January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 69 Joe Sosnowski Republican 2011
    Illinois House of Representatives District 70 Jeff Keicher Republican July 17, 2018
    Illinois House of Representatives District 71 Tony McCombie Republican 2017
    Illinois House of Representatives District 72 Michael Halpin Democratic 2017
    Illinois House of Representatives District 73 Ryan Spain Republican 2017
    Illinois House of Representatives District 74 Daniel Swanson Republican 2017
    Illinois House of Representatives District 75 David Welter Republican July 15, 2016
    Illinois House of Representatives District 76 Lance Yednock Democratic January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 77 Kathleen Willis Democratic 2013
    Illinois House of Representatives District 78 Camille Y. Lilly Democratic April 20, 2010
    Illinois House of Representatives District 79 Jackie Haas Republican December 8, 2020
    Illinois House of Representatives District 80 Anthony DeLuca Democratic 2009
    Illinois House of Representatives District 81 Anne Stava-Murray Democratic January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 82 Jim Durkin Republican 2006
    Illinois House of Representatives District 83 Barbara Hernandez Democratic March 7, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 84 Stephanie Kifowit Democratic January 9, 2013
    Illinois House of Representatives District 85 Dagmara Avelar Democratic January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 86 Lawrence Walsh, Jr. Democratic 2012
    Illinois House of Representatives District 87 Tim Butler Republican March 3, 2015
    Illinois House of Representatives District 88 Keith P. Sommer Republican January 13, 1999
    Illinois House of Representatives District 89 Andrew Chesney Republican January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 90 Tom Demmer Republican 2013
    Illinois House of Representatives District 91 Mark Luft Republican January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 92 Jehan Gordon-Booth Democratic 2009
    Illinois House of Representatives District 93 Norine Hammond Republican December 9, 2010
    Illinois House of Representatives District 94 Randy Frese Republican 2015
    Illinois House of Representatives District 95 Avery Bourne Republican February 18, 2015
    Illinois House of Representatives District 96 Sue Scherer Democratic 2013
    Illinois House of Representatives District 97 Mark Batinick Republican 2015
    Illinois House of Representatives District 98 Natalie Manley Democratic 2013
    Illinois House of Representatives District 99 Sandy Hamilton Republican December 30, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 100 C.D. Davidsmeyer Republican 2012
    Illinois House of Representatives District 101 Dan Caulkins Republican January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 102 Brad Halbrook Republican January 11, 2017
    Illinois House of Representatives District 103 Carol Ammons Democratic 2015
    Illinois House of Representatives District 104 Mike Marron Republican September 7, 2018
    Illinois House of Representatives District 105 Dan Brady Republican January 9, 2013
    Illinois House of Representatives District 106 Thomas Bennett Republican 2015
    Illinois House of Representatives District 107 Blaine Wilhour Republican January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 108 Charles E. Meier Republican 2013
    Illinois House of Representatives District 109 Adam Niemerg Republican January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 110 Chris Miller Republican January 9, 2019
    Illinois House of Representatives District 111 Amy Elik Republican January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 112 Katie Stuart Democratic 2017
    Illinois House of Representatives District 113 Jay C. Hoffman Democratic 2013
    Illinois House of Representatives District 114 LaToya Greenwood Democratic 2017
    Illinois House of Representatives District 115 Paul Jacobs Republican January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 116 David Friess Republican January 13, 2021
    Illinois House of Representatives District 117 Dave Severin Republican 2017
    Illinois House of Representatives District 118 Patrick Windhorst Republican January 9, 2019

    Salaries

    See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
    State legislators
    SalaryPer diem
    $69,464/year$151/day

    Swearing in dates

    See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

    Illinois legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January.[5]

    Membership qualifications

    See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

    Article IV of the Illinois Constitution states: "To be eligible to serve as a member of the General Assembly, a person must be a United States citizen, at least 21 years old, and for the two years preceding his election or appointment a resident of the district which he is to represent."[6]

    Historical party control

    From 1992 to 2020, the Illinois House of Representatives was under Democratic control except for after the 1994 elections when Republicans held a majority for one cycle. The table below shows the partisan history of the Illinois House of Representatives following every general election from 1992 to 2020. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

    Illinois House of Representatives election results: 1992-2020

    Year '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16 '18 '20
    Democrats 67 54 60 62 62 66 65 66 70 64 71 71 67 74 73
    Republicans 51 64 58 56 56 52 53 52 48 54 47 47 51 44 45

    From 1900 to 2020, the Illinois House of Representatives was a competitive chamber, switching partisan control 15 times. The time period from 1950 to 1980 was particularly competitive as the chamber changed control seven times. After the 1982 elections, Democrats built a majority that would hold power in most years through 2020.

    Democrats won a 67-51 majority in the 1992 elections. The next year, however, Republicans took control of the Illinois House with a 64-54 majority. That majority lasted just one cycle, as Democrats won a 60-58 majority in 1996. Following the 1996 elections, Democrats expanded their majority in the elections through 2008, when they won 70 seats. Republicans saw gains in 2010 as they won six seats and brought the Democratic majority to 64-54.

    However, in 2012, Democrats won back the seats they lost and more. They ended up with a 71-47 majority, which was enough for a three-fifths supermajority that could override gubernatorial vetoes. Democrats maintained their supermajority in the 2014 elections, despite the national trend toward Republicans that year. In 2016, Republicans broke the Democratic supermajority when they won 51 seats. However, Democrats regained their supermajority in 2018, controlling 74 seats after the election.

    Trifecta history

    A state government trifecta is a term that describes single party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2021, Illinois was under the following types of trifecta control:

    Democratic trifecta: 2003-2014, 2019-2021 Republican trifecta: 1995-1996 Divided government: 1992-1994, 1997-2002, 2015-2018

    Illinois Party Control: 1992-2022
    Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  Two years of Republican trifectas
    Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

    Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
    Governor R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D
    Senate D R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
    House D D D R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

    Elections

    Elections by year

    Illinois state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. Illinois holds elections for its legislature in even years.

    2022

    See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022

    Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives will take place in 2022. The general election is on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline was March 14, 2022.

    2020

    See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020

    Elections for the office of Illinois House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 17, 2020. The filing deadline was December 2, 2019.

    In the 2020 elections, the Democratic majority in the Illinois House of Representatives decreased from 74–44 to 73–45.

    Selection of speaker

    On January 13, 2021, Emanuel Welch (D) was elected speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. Welch replaced former House Speaker Michael Madigan (D), the longest-serving statehouse speaker in American history and chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party. To read more about the events leading up to Welch's election, click here.

    2018

    See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2018

    Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives took place in 2018. An open primary election took place on March 20, 2018. The general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was December 4, 2017.[7]

    In the 2018 elections, Democrats increased their majority in the Illinois House of Representatives from 67-51 to 74-44.

    2016

    See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2016

    Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[8] All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.

    Heading into the election, Democrats held a 71-47 majority. Democrats lost four seats in the election, giving them a 67-51 majority.

    Vacancies

    See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

    If there is a vacancy in the Illinois General Assembly, the state constitution mandates that the seat must be filled by appointment when allowed by law. The appointment must be made within 30 days after the vacancy. If a vacancy occurs in the Senate with more than twenty-eight months remaining in the term, the appointment is interim until the next general election, when a special election must be held. All other House and Senate vacancies are to be filled by an appointment from the same political party that last held the seat.[15] If the vacated seat was held by an independent (no party affiliation), the governor is to appoint an independent successor within 30 days.[16]

    The vacancy must be filled by the respective party organizations covering the legislative district.[17] The respective committeemen and committeewomen representing the legislative district must vote on a replacement.[18] The person selected for the seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term.[19]

    Who is my state representative illinois
    See sources: Illinois Const. Art. 4, Sec. 2(d) and Illinois Rev. Stat. ch. 10, § 5/25-6

    District map

    See also: Illinois state legislative districts

    The state of Illinois has 118 state House districts. Each district elects one representative each.

    Use the interactive map below to find your district.

    The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

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    Redistricting

    See also: Redistricting in Illinois

    The Illinois General Assembly is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. Both chambers of the state legislature must approve a redistricting plan. The governor may veto the lines drawn by the state legislature.[20]

    In the event that both chambers of the state legislature do not approve a legislative redistricting plan, a backup commission must draw the lines. The majority and minority leaders of each chamber must appoint two members each to the commission (one legislator and one general citizen). Of the eight commission members, no more than four may belong to the same political party. In the event that these eight members cannot approve a plan, the Illinois Supreme Court must select two individuals (from different political parties) as potential tiebreakers. The secretary of state must then appoint one of these individuals to the backup commission to break the tie.[20]

    The Illinois Constitution requires that state legislative districts be "contiguous and reasonably compact." There are no such requirements in place for the state's congressional districts.[20]

    State law also mandates the establishment of state legislative districts "that allow racial or language minority communities to elect--or influence the election of--the candidates of their choice, even if no comparable district would be required by the federal Voting Rights Act."[20]

    2020

    See also: Redistricting in Illinois after the 2020 census

    The Illinois State Legislature approved new state legislative maps in a special session on August 31, 2021. Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed the new maps into law on September 24, 2021.[2] These maps were revised versions of maps enacted on June 4, 2021, that the legislature based on non-census population estimates. Following the release of census data in August, the legislature reconvened to develop and approve a revised map. These maps were later subject to a federal lawsuit that was decided on December 30, 2021, with the court upholding the maps enacted on September 24, 2021.[21] Learn more here.

    District map before and after 2020 redistricting

    Below is the state House map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

    Click a district to compare boundaries.

    Click a district to compare boundaries.

    2010

    See also: Redistricting in Illinois after the 2010 census

    Following the completion of the 2010 United States Census, Illinois lost one congressional seat. At the time of redistricting, Democrats held majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. On May 30, 2011, the Illinois House of Representatives approved a congressional redistricting plan. The Illinois State Senate approved the plan on May 31, 2011, and Governor Pat Quinn (D) signed it into law on June 24, 2011. Legal suits were filed challenging the new congressional district map, but these were all ultimately dismissed.[20][22][23]

    The state legislative redistricting plan was passed by the legislature on May 27, 2011. Quinn signed the map into law on June 3, 2011. As with the congressional map, lawsuits were filed challenging the new state legislative districts. These suits were ultimately dismissed.[20]

    Sessions

    Legislation

    The legislation tracker below displays all legislation that the Illinois House of Representatives has approved in its most recent legislative session—this includes legislation that has been sent from the House to the Senate and legislation that has already been approved by both chambers and signed by the governor. The table below includes the bill number, its name, progress, most recent action date, and sponsor. Scroll up and down and side to side to see more. Click the bill number to read the bill text and see its voting history. Click the headings to sort the content. Rearrange the order of the headings by clicking and dragging them. Click the magnifying glass in the bottom left corner to search for specific terms. The legislation tracker is maintained and updated by BillTrack50.

    Dates of legislative sessions in Illinois by year

    2022

    See also: 2022 Illinois legislative session and Dates of 2022 state legislative sessions

    In 2022, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 5, 2022, and adjourn on April 9, 2022.

    2021

    See also: 2021 Illinois legislative session and Dates of 2021 state legislative sessions

    In 2021, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 13, 2021, and adjourn on June 1, 2021.

    2020

    See also: 2020 Illinois legislative session and Dates of 2020 state legislative sessions

    In 2020, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 8, 2020, and adjourn on May 23, 2020.

    Effect of coronavirus pandemic

    See also: Changes to state legislative session dates in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
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    Coronavirus pandemic
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    Several state legislatures had their sessions impacted as a result of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. The Illinois General Assembly suspended its session, effective March 16, 2020. The suspension was originally set to expire the week of March 23, 2020. It was subsequently extended. The legislature reconvened on May 20, 2020, before adjourning on May 23, 2020.[24][25][26][27][28][29]

    2019

    See also: 2019 Illinois legislative session and Dates of 2019 state legislative sessions

    In 2019, the legislature was in session from January 9, 2019, through November 14, 2019.

    2018

    See also: 2018 Illinois legislative session and Dates of 2018 state legislative sessions

    In 2018, the legislature was in session from January 8, 2018, through May 31, 2018. To read about notable events and legislation from this session, click here.

    About legislative sessions in Illinois

    The Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution declares that any power not already given to the federal government is reserved to the states and the people.[64] State governments across the country use this authority to hold legislative sessions where a state's elected representatives meet for a period of time to draft and vote on legislation and set state policies on issues such as taxation, education, and government spending. The different types of legislation passed by a legislature may include resolutions, legislatively referred constitutional amendments, and bills that become law.

    Article IV of the Illinois Constitution establishes when the Illinois General Assembly, of which the House is a part, is to be in session. Section 5 of Article IV states that the General Assembly will convene its regular session on the second Wednesday of January.

    Section 5 also creates rules for the convening of special sessions. The section allows the governor of Illinois to convene the General Assembly or the Senate alone. When the governor calls a special session, the General Assembly can generally only deal with matters related to the purpose of the session, as stated by the governor's proclamation of the session, but they can also deal with impeachments or confirmation of appointments. Section 5 also allows the presiding officers of both houses of the General Assembly to convene a special session through joint proclamation.

    Legislative roles and procedures

    Every state legislature throughout the country features its own internal procedures that it uses to govern itself and how it interacts with other parts of state government. Ballotpedia's coverage of internal state legislative procedures includes veto overrides, the role of the legislature in the state budget, and procedures for filling membership vacancies.

    Veto overrides

    Who is my state representative illinois

    See also: Veto overrides in state legislatures

    State legislatures can override governors' vetoes. Depending on the state, this can be done during the regular legislative session, in a special session following the adjournment of the regular session, or during the next legislative session. The rules for legislative overrides of gubernatorial vetoes in Illinois are listed below.

    How many legislators are required to vote for an override? Three-fifths of members in both chambers.

    Three fifths of members in both chambers must vote to override a veto, which is 71 of the 118 members in the Illinois House of Representatives and 36 of the 59 members in the Illinois State Senate. Illinois is one of seven states that requires a three-fifths vote from both of its legislative chambers to override a veto.

    Are there other special rules?

    If the governor uses the line item veto to reduce an appropriation, that reduction can be overturned by a majority vote in both chambers.

    Authority: Article IV, Section 9 of the Illinois Constitution.

    "The house to which a bill is returned shall immediately enter the Governor's objections upon its journal. If within 15 calendar days after such entry that house by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected passes the bill, it shall be delivered immediately to the second house. If within 15 calendar days after such delivery the second house by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected passes the bill, it shall become law."

    Role in state budget

    See also: Illinois state budget and finances

    Illinois operates on an annual budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is:[65][66]

    1. In September and October of the year preceding the start of the new fiscal year, the governor sends budget instructions to state agencies.
    2. In October and November, agencies submit their budget requests to the governor.
    3. Agency hearings are held in December and January.
    4. Budget hearings with the public are held from February through May.
    5. On the third Wednesday in February, the governor submits his or her proposed budget to the Illinois General Assembly.
    6. The General Assembly passes a budget in May.

    Illinois is one of 44 states in which the governor has line item veto authority.[66]

    The governor is constitutionally required to submit a balanced budget. In turn, the legislature must pass a balanced budget.[66]

    Committees

    See also: List of committees in Illinois state government

    Every state legislature and state legislative chamber in the country contains several legislative committees. These committees are responsible for studying, amending, and voting on legislation before it reaches the floor of a chamber for a full vote. The different types of committees include standing committees, select or special, and joint.

    • Standing committees are generally permanent committees, the names of which sometimes change from session to session.
    • Select or special committees are temporary committees formed to deal with specific issues such as recent legislation, major public policy or proposals, or investigations.
    • Joint committees are committees that feature members of both chambers of a legislature.

    Ballotpedia covers standing and joint committees. The Illinois House of Representatives has 46 standing committees:

    Constitutional amendments

    In every state but Delaware, voter approval is required to enact a constitutional amendment. In each state, the legislature has a process for referring constitutional amendments before voters. In 18 states, initiated constitutional amendments can be put on the ballot through a signature petition drive. There are also many other types of statewide measures.

    The methods in which the Illinois Constitution can be amended:

    See also: Article XIV of the Illinois Constitution and Laws governing ballot measures in Illinois

    Article XIV of the Illinois Constitution lays out four different routes that can be taken in order to change the constitution over time:

    • The legislature can only propose to amend up to three articles of the constitution in any one election.
    • The legislature is not allowed to propose any amendments when a constitutional convention has been called up through the time that an election is held on any proposed amendments or revisions that arise from that convention.

    Any statewide ballot question concerning a constitutional convention, ratifying an amendment proposed by the Illinois General Assembly or adopting an initiated constitutional amendment must be approved by a supermajority vote of 60 percent of those voting on the question or a majority vote of those who cast a ballot for any office in the election.

    Historical context: Between 1995 and 2020, the following occurred in Illinois:

    • Ballots featured 11 ballot measures.
    • An average of one measure appeared on statewide general election ballots.
    • An average of between zero and one legislatively referred amendments appeared on statewide general election ballots.
    • Voters approved 73 percent (8 of 11) and rejected 27 percent (3 of 11) of the ballot measures.
    • Voters approved 71 percent (5 of 7) and rejected 29 percent (1 of 7) of referred amendments.
    • Three advisory questions appeared on the ballot.
    • Zero citizen-initiated measures appeared on the ballot.
    Ballot measures in Illinois, 1996-2018
    Type Total number Approved Percent approved Defeated Percent defeated Average Median Minimum Maximum
    All measures 11 8 72.7% 3 27.3% 0.9 1.0 0 5
    Initiatives 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.0 0.0 0 0
    Legislative amendments 7 5 71.4% 2 28.6% 0.5 0.0 0 2
    Advisory questions 3 3 100.0% 0 0.00% 0.3 0.0 0 3

    2023 measures:

    See also: 2023 ballot measures

    Certified:

    The following measures were certified for the ballot.

    No measures to list


    2022 measures:

    Below is a list of measures that were referred to the 2022 ballot by the legislature.

    See also: Illinois 2022 ballot measures

    Certified:

    The following measures were certified for the ballot.
    Illinois Right to Collective Bargaining AmendmentDemocratsRepublicans
    Senate:Required: 36Yes votes: 49 (83.05%)No votes: 7 (11.86%)Yes: 38; No: 0Yes: 11; No: 7
    House:Required: 71Yes votes: 80 (67.80%)No votes: 30 (25.42%)Yes: 71; No: 0Yes: 9; No: 30

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