Thread: Calling all Illinois activists -these laws need to pass!!

I found the bills. they are
SB1588
SB2007
SB2008
SB2083
SB2265

Unfortunately they have been pushed off to the rules comitee and will stay there for about a year. I talked with the office of one of the Senators that introduced one of the bills. Good job though fedupinwaukegan we just have to look harder now. Are you goint to protest against Gutierrez this Saturday. I'll be there with some friends. It seems like a lot of organizations are goint to protest against him in Chicago. If anyone else wants to help us with this cause please come and bring as many people as you can.

When: Saturday, March 21, 2009, 12:00 - 2:00PM.
Where: Our Lady of Mercy Church - 4416 N. Troy, Chicago

Hope to see a lot of you there.

Originally Posted by Discouraged

I found the bills. they are
SB1588
SB2007
SB2008
SB2083
SB2265

Unfortunately they have been pushed off to the rules comitee and will stay there for about a year. I talked with the office of one of the Senators that introduced one of the bills. Good job though fedupinwaukegan we just have to look harder now. Are you goint to protest against Gutierrez this Saturday. I'll be there with some friends. It seems like a lot of organizations are goint to protest against him in Chicago. If anyone else wants to help us with this cause please come and bring as many people as you can.

When: Saturday, March 21, 2009, 12:00 - 2:00PM.
Where: Our Lady of Mercy Church - 4416 N. Troy, Chicago

Hope to see a lot of you there.

WOW! At Our Lady of Mercy Church? That’s my old "hunting grounds". I went to High School about a block or so from there. Mercy was my girlfriend’s church. I heard the neighborhood “changedâ€

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billsta ... ssionID=76


Bill Status of SB1588 96th General Assembly
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Short Description: IHDA-LOANS-ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Bill Brady

Last Action
Date Chamber Action
3/13/2009 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 3805/7.24i new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Provides that the Illinois Housing Development Authority shall not acquire, and contract and enter into, any commitment to acquire a residential mortgage from a lending institution and shall not make any loan to a lending institution or individual if the residential mortgage is for any individual who is not a citizen or legal resident of the United States. Effective immediately.

Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/19/2009 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Brady
2/19/2009 Senate First Reading
2/19/2009 Senate Referred to Assignments
3/4/2009 Senate Assigned to Executive
3/12/2009 Senate To Subcommittee on State and Local Governments
3/13/2009 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billsta ... ssionID=76

Bill Status of SB2007 96th General Assembly
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Short Description: COVERING ALL KIDS-CITIZENSHIP

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Carole Pankau

Last Action
Date Chamber Action
3/13/2009 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
215 ILCS 170/22 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Provides that to be eligible for benefits under the Act, an individual who is otherwise eligible must be either a United States citizen or included in one of certain specified categories of non-citizens. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may, by rule, cover prenatal care or emergency medical care for non-citizens who are not otherwise eligible under these provisions. Provides that nothing in these provisions affects the eligibility status of a child enrolled in the program on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/20/2009 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carole Pankau
2/20/2009 Senate First Reading
2/20/2009 Senate Referred to Assignments
3/4/2009 Senate Assigned to Executive
3/12/2009 Senate To Subcommittee on State and Local Governments
3/13/2009 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billsta ... ssionID=76

Bill Status of SB2008 96th General Assembly
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Short Description: COUNTY BOARD-DECREASE SIZE

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

Last Action
Date Chamber Action
3/13/2009 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
55 ILCS 5/2-3002.5


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that beginning with the general election in 2012, counties having a population between 800,000 and 3,000,000 shall have no more than 12 members on their county board. Provides that the members of the county board shall be elected from single-member districts. Effective immediately.

Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/20/2009 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
2/20/2009 Senate First Reading
2/20/2009 Senate Referred to Assignments
3/4/2009 Senate Assigned to Executive
3/10/2009 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
3/10/2009 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/11/2009 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
3/12/2009 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive
3/12/2009 Senate Postponed - Executive
3/13/2009 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
3/13/2009 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billsta ... ssionID=76


Bill Status of SB2083 96th General Assembly
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Short Description: PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Chris Lauzen

Last Action
Date Chamber Action
3/13/2009 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
10 ILCS 5/1A-45 new
20 ILCS 3805/7.24i new
215 ILCS 170/20


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the State Employee Proof of Citizenship Act. Specifies proof of citizenship necessary to begin State employment. Amends the Election Code. Specifies the proof of citizenship necessary to register to vote and requires presentation of identification documents when a person votes. Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Provides that the Illinois Housing Development Authority shall not acquire, contract for, and enter into any commitment to acquire a residential mortgage from a lending institution and shall not make any loan to a lending institution or individual if the residential mortgage is for any individual who is not a citizen or legal resident of the United States. Amends the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Provides that to be eligible for the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program, a child must be a citizen of the United States. Effective July 1, 2009.

Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/20/2009 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Lauzen
2/20/2009 Senate First Reading
2/20/2009 Senate Referred to Assignments
3/4/2009 Senate Assigned to Executive
3/12/2009 Senate To Subcommittee on State and Local Governments
3/13/2009 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billsta ... ssionID=76



Bill Status of SB2265 96th General Assembly
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Short Description: COGFA-IMMIGRATION STUDY

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Chris Lauzen

Last Action
Date Chamber Action
3/13/2009 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
25 ILCS 155/4.1 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act. Requires the Commission to conduct a study, compile data, and make a report by January 1, 2010 concerning the economic effects, both inflows and outflows, of illegal immigration on the public and private economies of Illinois. Repeals the new provisions on July 1, 2010. Effective immediately.

Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/20/2009 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Lauzen
2/20/2009 Senate First Reading
2/20/2009 Senate Referred to Assignments
3/4/2009 Senate Assigned to Executive
3/12/2009 Senate To Subcommittee on State and Local Governments
3/13/2009 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Thank you discouraged. Above is more info on the bill numbers you provided. Can you explain more about the rules' committee? Would our actions help them move the process?

Illinois needs these bills.

Madinchicago, I really look forward to your report from this Saturday. Wish I could go. Let us know if you hand out Rosanna's brochures.

This explains the rules committee in the U.S. House but I would imagine in the states it is pretty much the same.

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The Committee on Rules, or (more commonly) Rules Committee, is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. Rather than being responsible for a specific area of policy, as most other committees are, it is in charge of determining under what rule other bills will come to the floor. As such, it is one of the most powerful committees, and often described as "an arm of the leadership" and as the "traffic cop" of Congress. A rule is a simple resolution of the House of Representatives, usually reported by the Committee on Rules, to permit the immediate consideration of a legislative measure, notwithstanding the usual order of business, and to prescribe conditions for its debate and amendment.[1]


Role of the Rules Committee
When a bill is reported out of one of the other committees, it does not go straight to the House floor, because the House, unlike the United States Senate, does not have unlimited debate and discussion on a bill. Instead, what may be said and done to a bill is strictly limited. This limitation is performed by the Rules Committee.

Technically, when a bill is reported out of another committee with legislative jurisdiction, it is placed on the appropriate House calendar for debate. Common practice, though, is for bills reported from committees to be considered in the Rules Committee, which will decide for how long and under what rules the full body will debate the proposition.

Consideration by the full body can be in one of two forums: the Committee of the Whole, or on the floor of the full House of Representatives itself. Different traditions govern whether the Committee of the Whole or the House itself will debate a given resolution, and the Rules Committee generally sets the forum under which a proposition will be debated and the amendment/time limitations for every measure, too. For instance, there might be a limit on the number or types of amendments (proposed changes to the bill). Amendments might only be allowed to specific sections of the bill, or no amendments might be allowed at all. Besides control over amendments, the rule issued by the Rules Committee also determines the amount of speaking time assigned on each bill or resolution. If the leadership wants a bill pushed forward quietly, for instance, there might be no debate time scheduled; if they want attention, they might allow time for lengthy speeches in support of the bill.

Between control over amendments, debate, and when measures will be considered, the Rules Committee exerts vast power in the House. As such, it is very important that the Rules Committee be tightly controlled by the majority party. While most House committees maintain membership in a rough proportion to the full chamber (If the majority party controls 55% of the House, it will tend to have 55% of committee seats), membership on the Rules Committee is disproportionately in favor of the majority party.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Rules_Committee

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