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Friday, March 29, 2024

Q1 2019 Legislation: Rep. Chris Miller sponsors or co-sponsors 50 bills

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Rep. Chris Miller (R-110) sponsored 10 bills in the first quarter of 2019, 26 less than the average Illinois state representative, and was added as a co-sponsor on 40 bills, 19 less than the average, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of data made available by the Illinois General Assembly.

During the first quarter, 119 representatives sponsored legislation, with Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22) sponsoring the most with 940 bills. There were 119 representatives that co-sponsored legislation, with Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57) co-sponsoring 169 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 Miller sponsored in the first quarter.

Bill Number
Date Introduced
Short Description
Jan. 29
CONCEALED CARRY RENEWAL
Jan. 29
ELECTIONS VOTER PHOTO ID
Jan. 29
VEH CD-NOT-FOR-PROFIT PERMIT
Feb. 7
NO TAXPAYER FUNDING ABORTION
Feb. 7
FIREARM CERTIFY-APPLICATION
Feb. 13
ILLINOIS-ORIGIN MEAT LABELING
Feb. 13
ABORTION LAW-FETAL HEART BEAT
Feb. 14
INC TX-FIREARM DEALER
Feb. 14
DNR-SOIL HEALTH PRACTICES
Jan. 29
CON AMEND-GA TERM LIMITS

The following table shows the bills to which Miller was added as a co-sponsor in the first quarter.

Bill Number
Sponsors
Short Description
Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106)
COUNTIES CODE - SPECIAL USES
Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71)
CRIM CODE-AGG BAT-EMPLOYEES
Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113)
CRIM CD-CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTUR
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50)
CRIM PROSECUTIONS-SEX OFFENSES
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50)
GA-REVENUE ESTIMATE
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50)
NO FUNDS W/OUT REVENUE EST
Rep. Michael D. Unes (R-91); Sen. Jil Tracy (R-47)
SCH CD-DIPLOMA-MILITARY-KIA
Rep. Steven Reick (R-63)
BAIL REFORM OPT OUT
Rep. Thomas Morrison (R-54)
NO TAXPAYER FUNDING ABORTION
Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-118)
ABORTION LAW-VIABILITY
Rep. Andrew S. Chesney (R-89)
WILDLIFE-ENDANGERED SPECIES
Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi (R-47)
ELEC CODE-DECEASED VOTER
Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106); Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (R-79)
CONSERVANCY DIST-EXPANSIONS
Rep. Amy Grant (R-42)
HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION
Rep. Amy Grant (R-42)
HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION
Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-66)
ELEC CODE-DUAL REGISTRATION
Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-66)
ELEC CODE-VOTER REGISTRATION
Rep. Steven Reick (R-63)
CONCEAL CARRY-BUSINESS LICENSE
Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-100)
TAXPAYER FISCAL CHARTER ACT
Rep. Tim Butler (R-87)
ELEC CD-ELECTORAL COLLEGE
Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi (R-47)
INS CODE-PHARM BENEFIT MANAGER
Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-70)
MAP GRANT-TEACHER EXTENSION
Rep. Tom Weber (R-64)
LINDENHURST SANITARY DISTRICT
Rep. Darren Bailey (R-109)
SCH CD-IN GOD WE TRUST DISPLAY
Rep. Darren Bailey (R-109)
IMMUNIZING AGENTS-FETAL TISSUE
Rep. Monica Bristow (D-111)
SCH CD-HUNTING ED COURSE
Rep. Steven Reick (R-63)
CONCEALED CARRY-EXPIRATION
Rep. Darren Bailey (R-109)
GA LEADER TERM LIMITS
Rep. Darren Bailey (R-109)
FIREARMS-NONRESIDENT MILITARY
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
SEX OFFENDER REG-BATTERY
Rep. Daniel Swanson (R-74)
INS CODE-TICK-BORNE DISEASE
Rep. Darren Bailey (R-109)
US CONST-ART V-APPLICATION
Rep. Darren Bailey (R-109)
US CONST-ART V-APPLICATION
Rep. Jim Durkin (R-82)
CONAMEND-LEGISLATIVE REDISTRCT
Rep. Tim Butler (R-87)
LEGISLATURE-OFFICER LIMITS
Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-102)
CHICAGO-51ST STATE
Rep. Jim Durkin (R-82)
GRADUATED INCOME TAX-OPPOSE
Rep. Martin J. Moylan (D-55)
MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION PROCESS
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
HOUSE RULES 101ST GA
Rep. Charles Meier (R-108)
PER MILE DRIVING TAX-OPPOSE

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