Rep. Norine K. Hammond (R-93) 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 48 bills, one more than the average, according to a West Central Reporter 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 Hammond sponsored in the second quarter.
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The following table shows the bills to which Hammond was added as a co-sponsor in the second quarter.
Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D-6)
SCH CD-PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr. (D-86); Sen. Pat McGuire (D-43)
EPA-UNCONTAMINATED PLASTICS
Rep. Michael J. Zalewski (D-23); Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18)
WILDLIFE-YOUTH DEER PERMITS
Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112); Sen. Neil Anderson (R-36)
ST HEALTH BENEFIT RECIPIENTS
Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-118)
Rep. Terri Bryant (R-115); Sen. Sue Rezin (R-38)
AGING-ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS
Rep. Terri Bryant (R-115); Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-58)
CD CORR-IMPACT INCARCERATION
Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59); Sen. Rachelle Crowe (D-56)
PARTITION OF HEIRS PROPERTY
US CONST-ART V-APPLICATION
Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78); Sen. Don Harmon (D-39)
KIDDIELAND AMUSEMENT PARK ROAD
Rep. Andrew S. Chesney (R-89); Sen. Brian W. Stewart (R-45)
TROOPER JONES-STORY HIGHWAY
Rep. Thomas Morrison (R-54)
CON AMEND-TAX-2/3RDS VOTE
Rep. Celina Villanueva (D-21)
METASTATIC BREAST CANCER DAY
Rep. Daniel Swanson (R-74)
SPINAL ATROPHY AWARENESS MONTH
Rep. Monica Bristow (D-111)
BREAST CANCER PROGRAM FUNDING
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42); Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7)
CHARTER SCH COMMISSION-ABOLISH
Sen. Jil Tracy (R-47); Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr. (D-86)
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42); Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-70)
INSURANCE-DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAM
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42); Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-70)
INSURANCE-DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAM
Sen. Michael E. Hastings (D-19); Rep. Kelly M. Burke (D-36)
PMP-LICENSED VETERINARIANS
Sen. Scott M. Bennett (D-52); Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106)
HGHER ED-DIVERSE FACULTY GRANT
Sen. John G. Mulroe (D-10); Rep. Robert Rita (D-28)
Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D-33)
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4); Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7)
SAFE SCHOOLS/HEALTHY LEARNING
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
Sen. Laura M. Murphy (D-28); Rep. Michelle Mussman (D-56)
ICCB-ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES
Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43); Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
HOME BIRTH CRISIS COMMITTEE
Rep. Terri Bryant (R-115)
IAI EFFICIENCY COURSE TRANSFER
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50); Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42)
CRIM PROSECUTIONS-SEX OFFENSES
HGHER ED-DIVERSE FACULTY GRANT
Rep. Joyce Mason (D-61); Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31)
TROOPER GERALD ELLIS HIGHWAY
Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18); Rep. Frances Ann Hurley (D-35)
EMS SYSTEMS-OVERDOSE REPORTING
Sen. John G. Mulroe (D-10); Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe (R-20)
Rep. William Davis (D-30)
DHFS-MEDICAID-LONG TERM CARE
Sen. Emil Jones, III (D-14); Rep. André Thapedi (D-32)
COMPLETE COUNT COMMISSION
Sen. Robert Peters (D-13); Rep. Nicholas K. Smith (D-34)
Sen. Robert Peters (D-13); Rep. Nicholas K. Smith (D-34)
Rep. Michael D. Unes (R-91)
AGG ASSAULT&BAT-VET&SERVICEMEM
Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40)
BANKING-CANNABIS BUSINESSES
Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
Sen. Emil Jones, III (D-14)
CAREER-WORKFORCE TRANSITION
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4)
ALTERNATIVE ELEC/GAS SUPPLIERS
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4)
ALTERNATIVE ELEC/GAS SUPPLIERS
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4)
ALTERNATIVE ELEC/GAS SUPPLIERS
HOTEL CASINO EMPLOYEE SAFETY