The following action was taken on April 12 in the House on House bill HB844 ("government-tech"): "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. Jay Hoffman (D-113) on Jan. 23, "amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act" and "makes a technical change in a section concerning security employees," according to the General Assembly website.
The following house representatives also co-sponsored the bill: Monica Bristow (D-111), Robyn Gabel (D-18), LaToya Greenwood (D-114), Norine K. Hammond (R-93), Michelle Mussman (D-56), Katie Stuart (D-112) and Grant Wehrli (R-41).
The table below shows a history of actions for this bill through April 12.
Actions
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee(by Voice Vote
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
Assigned to Human Services Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman