Using the Illinois Legislation Site
Bill Status and Bill Summary
If there is any activity regarding a bill or
resolution on a given day, the Bill Status for that bill or
resolution is updated usually within minutes (barring unforeseen circumstances)
to reflect that activity. For a list of committee abbreviations, see the
Committee
abbreviations page
.
Viewing legislation
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What are amendments, engrossed bills, conference committee reports,
enrolled bills, and re-enrolled bills?
See
RESEARCHING
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
for an outline of the basic legislative documents as
they occur in the legislative process.
What are the numbers running down the left side of the page?
The
numbers running down the left side of the page are line numbers. Amendments and
conference committee reports sometimes refer to page and line numbers of other
documents. The following rules apply if a document makes reference to page and
line numbers of another document:
- If an amendment or conference committee report states that it is amending the bill with reference to page and line numbers of a specified amendment, refer to the specified amendment.
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In all other cases:
- A House amendment to a House bill refers to page and line numbers of the bill as introduced.
- A Senate amendment to a House bill refers to page and line numbers of the engrossed bill.
- A Senate amendment to a Senate bill refers to page and line numbers of the bill as introduced.
- A House amendment to a Senate bill refers to page and line numbers of the engrossed bill.
- A conference committee report refers to page and line numbers of the engrossed bill.
What is available on this site
This site includes introduced bills
and resolutions, adopted amendments, engrossed bills and resolutions, conference
committee reports adopted by both the House and the Senate, enrolled bills and
resolutions, and re-enrolled bills for the 90th General Assembly (which began in
January, 1997 and ended in January, 1999), through the current General Assembly. During the legislative session, there may be delays in
posting recently filed or adopted documents on this site.
Synopses
The synopses appearing above engrossed bills, enrolled
bills, and re-enrolled bills do not reflect the contents of those bills as
amended. The synopses reflect the contents of bills as originally introduced.
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Disclaimer
This site contains provisions of legislation from
databases that were created for the use of the members and staff of the Illinois
General Assembly. The provisions have NOT been edited for publication, and are
NOT in any sense "official". The accuracy of any specific provision originating
from this site cannot be assured, and you are urged to consult the official
documents or contact legal counsel of your choice. This site should not be cited
as an official or authoritative source.