HB 5891 Illinois House · 95th Regular Session

MEMBER INITIATIVE-CAPITAL

Summary
Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that each appropriation for a legislative member initiative must be by a separate line item appropriation that fully describes the legislative member initiative. Provides that no legislative member initiative may be funded through a lump sum appropriation. Provides that an appropriation for a legislative member initiative or a capital improvement is released and available for expenditure as a matter of law; and authorizes enforcement by mandamus maintained by any member of the General Assembly. Defines "legislative member initiative" and "capital improvement".
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2008
Committee Review
May 2008
House Passage
Apr 2008
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 3, 2008 Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · House Apr 2, 2008

How they voted

106–1
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 115
Apr 2, 2008
D Democratic64
60 Yea 4
93% Yea
R Republican51
46 Yea 1 Nay 4
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 15, 2008
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
upper
Apr 8, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 3, 2008
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 2, 2008
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (106-1-8)
house
Mar 12, 2008
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-001-001
lower
Feb 26, 2008
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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