The following actions were taken on April 12 in the House on House bill HB2485 ("sch cd-statement of affairs"): "House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee" and "Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee".
The Rules Committees is a powerful standing committee in the House controlled by the majority. All legislation is assigned to the Rules Committee as a kind of legislative filter that sorts the more-than-6,000 bills introduced each year. The committee considers the legislation and often assigns it to other committees in order to be heard by other lawmakers. Sometimes, legislation dies in the Rules Committee if the committee decides it does not merit further consideration.
In the event that a committee fails to report to the House on a bill by applicable deadlines, it is automatically re-referred to the Rules Committee according to House rule 19(a). This is what happened with this bill.
The bill, as it was introduced in the House by Rep. Dave Severin (R-117) on Feb. 13, "amends the School Code," according to the General Assembly website.
The following house representatives also co-sponsored the bill: Carol Ammons (D-103), Terri Bryant (R-115), Rita Mayfield (D-60), Deanne M. Mazzochi (R-47), Steven Reick (R-63), Joe Sosnowski (R-69) and Daniel Swanson (R-74).
The table below shows a history of actions for this bill through April 12.
Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dave Severin
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School
Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Gregory Harris
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
Remains in Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School
Motion Do Pass - Lost Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Severin