Rep. Thaddeus Jones (D-29) sponsored 27 bills in the first quarter of 2019, nine less than the average Illinois state representative, and was added as a co-sponsor on 37 bills, 22 less than the average, according to a South Cook News 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 Jones sponsored in the first quarter.
SOUTH SUBURBAN TRAUMA CENTER
CHICAGO VIOLENCE PREVENTION
MUNI-ANNEX CONTIGUOUS LAND
FIRE DEPT CONTRACTOR LOGOS
SCH CD-AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM
$ISBE-MOBILE TOLERANCE CENTERS
SOUTH SUB BROWNFIELDS REDEVELP
SCH CD-SALARY-DISTRICT SUPER
MUNI-LEGAL EXPENSES REFERENDUM
INS CODE-GUARANTY ASSOCIATION
$LEARNING CENTER GRANT PROGRAM
ELECTRIC UTILITY-RATE INCREASE
UTILITIES-JOB TRAINING CENTERS
CHICAGO VIOLENCE PREVENTION
CTA-BUS AND TRAIN SECURITY
HIGHER ED-ATHLETE IS EMPLOYEE
INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC COMM
EXPRESSWAY SAFETY ACT-CAMERAS
VIDEO GAMING-TERMINAL LICENSE
FIRE CHIEF QUALIFICATIONS
MEDICAL ASSISTED TRANSPORT
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HIV/AIDS DAY
COMMEND-SIMON WIESENTHAL CNTR
SOUTH SUBURB PROJECTS-SUPPORT
The following table shows the bills to which Jones was added as a co-sponsor in the first quarter.
Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-60)
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81)
ETHICS-RIGHTS OF COMPLAINANTS
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81)
ETHICS-RIGHTS OF COMPLAINANTS
Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish (D-16)
DHFS-MANAGED CARE EXEMPTION
Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14)
Rep. Theresa Mah (D-2); Sen. Cristina Castro (D-22)
CONS FRAUD-REBATE CARD-FEES
Rep. André Thapedi (D-32)
SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES-REPEAL
Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D-10)
ED EMPLOYEE-IMPASSE PROCEDURES
Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14)
Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D-6)
RE-ENTERING CITIZENS CIVIC ED
Rep. Michael J. Zalewski (D-23)
Rep. Michael J. Zalewski (D-23)
Rep. Michael J. Zalewski (D-23)
Rep. Maurice A. West, II (D-67)
EXTENSION OF CREDIT-DISCLOSURE
Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40)
AGING-HOMEMAKER SERVICES-WAGES
Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78)
MEDICAID-MANAGED CARE PAYMENTS
Rep. Martin J. Moylan (D-55)
Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-27)
YOUTH HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48)
HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING
SUBMINIMUM WAGE PHASE-OUT
Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
INS CODE-EPINEPHRINE INJECTOR
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39)
Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11)
SCH CD-SEX EDUCATION-CONSENT
Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11)
SCH CD-SEX EDUCATION-CONSENT
Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11)
SCH CD-SEX EDUCATION-CONSENT
Rep. Anthony DeLuca (D-80)
PROP TX-SOUTHLAND PROPERTY
Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17)
GUARDIANS-MINOR:NON-US PARENT
Rep. Daniel Swanson (R-74)
INS CODE-TICK-BORNE DISEASE
Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17)
ANTI-HARASSMENT TASK FORCE
Rep. André Thapedi (D-32)
2020 CENSUS GRANT PROGRAM ACT
Rep. Martin J. Moylan (D-55)
MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION PROCESS
Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-60)
HONOR WOMEN IN FACILITIES
Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112)
DPH-PAINKILLER GUIDELINES
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4); Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39)
MINIMUM WAGE/INCOME TAX CREDIT
Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40); Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59)
JURIES-UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION
Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-8); Rep. Lance Yednock (D-76)
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FREEDOM
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