Rep. Diane Pappas (D-45) sponsored three bills in the second quarter of 2019, five less than the average Illinois state representative, and was added as a co-sponsor on 93 bills, 46 more than the average, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of data made available by the Illinois General Assembly.
During the second quarter, 117 representatives sponsored legislation, with Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113) sponsoring the most with 36 bills. There were 120 representatives that co-sponsored legislation, with Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24) co-sponsoring 129 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 Pappas sponsored in the second quarter.
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The following table shows the bills to which Pappas was added as a co-sponsor in the second quarter.
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39)
Rep. Gregory Harris (D-13)
Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12)
Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98)
SCH CD-HEALTH EXAM-MENTAL HIST
Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11); Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31)
Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7)
Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D-6); Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-23)
BLOCKCHAIN BUS DEVELOPMENT ACT
Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40); Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48)
PROBATE-GUARDIAN AD LITEM FEES
Rep. Anthony DeLuca (D-80)
Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48); Sen. Laura Ellman (D-21)
SOLID WASTE MGMT-RESOURCE MGMT
Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-114); Sen. Christopher Belt (D-57)
PARKINSON'S DISEASE AWARENESS
Rep. Kambium Buckner (D-26); Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16)
CON FRAUD UNSOLICITED CHECKS
Rep. Karina Villa (D-49); Sen. Omar Aquino (D-2)
GRATUITIES-RETENTION-PROHIBIT
INS CD-SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS
Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98); Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-49)
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39); Sen. Neil Anderson (R-36); Sen. Michael E. Hastings (D-19)
Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11)
Rep. Fred Crespo (D-44); Sen. Laura Ellman (D-21)
Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77); Sen. Martin A. Sandoval (D-11)
Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
HIGHER ED MENTAL HEALTH COMM
Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24)
Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78); Sen. Don Harmon (D-39)
KIDDIELAND AMUSEMENT PARK ROAD
Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48)
OPPOSE NEW TITLE X RESTRICTION
Rep. Michelle Mussman (D-56)
NEW SEXUAL HARASSMENT RULES
TRAUMA-INFORMED AWARENESS DAY
Sen. Donald P. DeWitte (R-33)
PROP TX-LESSEE-LIABLE-PAYMENT
Sen. Laura Fine (D-9); Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12)
Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31); Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
CIV PRO-DISSEMINATE PRIV IMAGE
Sen. John F. Curran (R-41); Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-41)
COUNTIES-ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
Sen. John F. Curran (R-41); Rep. Jim Durkin (R-82)
COUNTY CD-RETAILERS' REVENUE
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42); Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-70)
INSURANCE-DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAM
Sen. Suzy Glowiak (D-24); Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40)
PERSONAL INFORMATION REPORT GA
Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-23); Rep. Karina Villa (D-49)
DOWNSTATE FOREST PRESERVE DIST
Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11)
DRYCLEANER RESPONSE TRUST FUND
Sen. Suzy Glowiak (D-24); Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98)
ALZHEIMER'S-ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
Sen. John F. Curran (R-41); Rep. Jim Durkin (R-82)
EPA-PERMITS-ETHYLENE OXIDE
Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D-33)
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81)
Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29)
JUV CT-DURATION OF WARDSHIP
Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29)
JUV CT-DURATION OF WARDSHIP
Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29)
JUV CT-DURATION OF WARDSHIP
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
Rep. Michael J. Zalewski (D-23)
PHARMACY PRACTICE-VARIOUS
Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43); Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
HOME BIRTH CRISIS COMMITTEE
Rep. Celina Villanueva (D-21)
IMMIGRATION STATUS-ACCESS
Rep. Bob Morgan (D-58); Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29)
ST POLICE-BURIAL REIMBURSE
Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-27); Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
DHS-BUILDING TRADES PROGRAM
Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (D-84); Sen. Cristina Castro (D-22)
SCH CD-SCH BOOKING STATION
Rep. Joyce Mason (D-61); Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31)
CANCEL CONTRACT SENIORS 15 DAY
Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46); Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29)
Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11); Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4)
SCH CD-SEX EDUCATION-CONSENT
HOSPITALS-OPIOID ANTAGONIST
Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29); Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
INS CODE-DENTAL ANESTHETICS
ANCRA-CRIM INVESTIGATIONS
Rep. Michael J. Zalewski (D-23)
Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-8); Rep. Theresa Mah (D-2)
ASSISTED LIVING-DISCRIMINATION
Sen. Cristina Castro (D-22); Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (D-38)
ILLINOIS BANK ON INITIATIVE
Sen. Dan McConchie (R-26); Rep. Margo McDermed (R-37)
TRACK-SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE
Sen. Heather A. Steans (D-7); Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81)
Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16); Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43)
NURSING HOME CARE ACT-VARIOUS
Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40); Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98)
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4); Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
IL STUDENT LOAN INVESTMENT ACT
Rep. William Davis (D-30)
DHFS-MEDICAID-LONG TERM CARE
Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31); Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
SEXUAL HARASSMENT NO CONTACT
Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-17); Rep. Arthur Turner (D-9)
FILM TAX CREDIT-PERMANENT
Sen. John F. Curran (R-41); Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113)
ATTY GEN-WORKER PROTECT UNIT
Sen. Robert Peters (D-13); Rep. Nicholas K. Smith (D-34)
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20); Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40)
LOTTERY-SCRATCH-OFF-SCHOOLS
Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12)
Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. (D-5)
Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31); Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
WORKPLACE TRANSPARENCY ACT
Sen. Ann Gillespie (D-27); Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-41)
SOCIAL WORKER AUTHORIZED EXAM
Sen. Laura M. Murphy (D-28); Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-27); Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22)
CRIM PRO-VIDEO-SENTENCING
Sen. Ann Gillespie (D-27); Rep. Mark L. Walker (D-53)
COM COL-MANUFACTURING GRANTS
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-38); Rep. Joyce Mason (D-61)
Sen. Terry Link (D-30); Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113)
VEH CD-FREIGHT TRAIN CREW SIZE
Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
Sen. Emil Jones, III (D-14)
CAREER-WORKFORCE TRANSITION
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
SCH CD-EMPLOYMENT-OFFENDERS
EQUITABLE RESTROOMS-ALL-GENDER
Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-23)
GENERAL ASSISTANCE-IN-KIND AID
HOTEL CASINO EMPLOYEE SAFETY
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42); Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (D-84)
Sen. Scott M. Bennett (D-52); Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
COAL ASH POLLUTION PREVENTION
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