January 14, 2022 •
Illinois In-person Session Work Canceled
Illinois State Capitol Building
The Illinois General Assembly has canceled in-person work for a second week due to COVID-19 concerns. Of the nine scheduled session days, eight have now been pushed to remote. Committee meetings can still be viewed by the public on the […]
The Illinois General Assembly has canceled in-person work for a second week due to COVID-19 concerns.
Of the nine scheduled session days, eight have now been pushed to remote.
Committee meetings can still be viewed by the public on the Legislature’s website.
March 20, 2020 •
Illinois Lawmakers Cancel A Second Week of Legislative Sessions
Illinois State Capitol Building
Illinois Lawmakers canceled a second week of legislative sessions to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. The General Assembly was scheduled to come back to Springfield on March 24. The deadline for House bills to move out of committee, […]
Illinois Lawmakers canceled a second week of legislative sessions to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The General Assembly was scheduled to come back to Springfield on March 24.
The deadline for House bills to move out of committee, March 27, has been extended to April 3.
Members may end up meeting during the scheduled spring break period, April 6-17.
The deadline to move bills out of Senate committee is still set for March 27.
The Illinois Constitution requires lawmakers pass a budget before they adjourn on May 31.
Under the Illinois Constitution and state law, the General Assembly cannot hold remote sessions.
June 4, 2018 •
Illinois Legislature Adjourns Spring Session
The Illinois General Assembly adjourned its spring session on Thursday, May 31. Prior to adjournment, lawmakers passed a $38.5 billion budget for the next fiscal year. Legislators also approved a bill with a series of ethics reforms related to complaints […]
The Illinois General Assembly adjourned its spring session on Thursday, May 31. Prior to adjournment, lawmakers passed a $38.5 billion budget for the next fiscal year.
Legislators also approved a bill with a series of ethics reforms related to complaints filed, investigated, or pending with the state’s inspectors general. The position of the legislative inspector general (LIG) will be a full-time permanent post, rather than the temporary special position it is now.
While the changes are a step in the right direction, many argue the reforms do not go far enough in making the complaint process more responsive. Critics are pushing for the LIG to be a completely independent position.
Currently, the LIG cannot investigate an ethics complaint made against legislators or legislative staff unless or until it receives permission from the Legislative Ethics Commission, a bipartisan panel of legislators.
The annual six-day veto session for the 100th General Assembly convenes November 13.
Timely news from the states.
OKLAHOMA: The Oklahoma Legislature adjourned sine die on May 27, 2011.
ILLINOIS: The Illinois General Assembly has recessed. The senate will reconvene on October 25, 2011. No date has been set for the house to reconvene.
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