Springfield News
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Sens. Toi Hutchinson (D-Chicago Heights) and Daniel Biss (D-Skokie) saw a disappointing drop in the roll call vote for HB2462, which failed to muster the constitutional majority needed to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of the Equal Wage Act. The move immediately followed the announcement of the formation of a bipartisan Senate Women’s Caucus, with the goal of promoting women’s issues.
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House Republicans walked into a trick box set up for them in the form of a property tax freeze bill Wednesday, and they went into it knowing what it was.
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NOV 09, 2017
The official in charge of luring businesses to Illinois revealed in a House hearing Wednesday morning that not only was Illinois never actually in the running for a massive Foxconn manufacturing facility, there was never any official contact between the state and company leaders. -
NOV 09, 2017
The Senate Telecommunications and Information Technology Committee will meet today at 9:00 a.m. in room 212 of the Capitol. The panel will hold a subject matter hearing on SB1451 HFA 2, sponsored by Sen. Terry Link (D-Gurnee) regarding small wireless facilities. The bill has already cleared the House and is on its third reading in the Senate with a pending motion for concurrence most recently registered with the Assignments Committee. Link says he hopes to see the bill clear the Senate for final passage today.
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NOV 09, 2017
The Senate moved at a furious pace Wednesday, passing dozens of bills with little or no debate. The following measures have passed into law notwithstanding the veto of the governor. They have received veto-override votes in the Illinois House, after which they received the same in the Senate Wednesday.
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NOV 08, 2017
While it was the highest stakes bill to be called in the House, SB1451, the 5G/Small Cell Wireless bill, the debate was calm, as many legislators had already guessed the outcome the vote. Throughout the day, lobbyists counted votes for this must pass bill for this must pass legislation for wireless companies.
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Over 150 people packed into a joint House-Senate committee hearing ostensibly to create a electricity purchasing organization for public utilities in Southern Illinois. But more accurately, the legislation under consideration in the subject matter hearing, Over 150 people packed into a joint House-Senate committee hearing ostensibly to create a electricity purchasing organization for public utilities in Southern Illinois.
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NOV 08, 2017
After more than a week spent scrambling to address widespread complaints of sexual harassment in the Illinois capital, a package of legislation aimed at stemming the complaints received unanimous passage from state lawmakers in both the House and Senate Tuesday.
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Prospects for passage of SB1657 in the House, a bill creating state gun dealer licenses, dimmed Tuesday with the absence of Sen. Iris Martinez (D-Chicago). A key component of Rep. Kathleen Willis’ (D-Northlake) strategy to garner votes in the House includes passage of a trailer bill, SB333 FA1, which would limit license fees and give dealers a five year period to comply with new regulations.
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Following the Saturday appointment of Legislative Inspector General Julie Porter by the ethics commission, Senate President John Cullerton has promised swift action during the second half of Veto Session. Cullerton intends to arm the office with new statutory authority.
