Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97) sponsored 19 bills in the first quarter of 2019, 17 less than the average Illinois state representative, and was added as a co-sponsor on 54 bills, five less than the average, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of data made available by the Illinois General Assembly.
During the first quarter, 119 representatives sponsored legislation, with Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22) sponsoring the most with 940 bills. There were 119 representatives that co-sponsored legislation, with Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57) co-sponsoring 169 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 Batinick sponsored in the first quarter.
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PENSION & EDUCATION FUNDING
STATE BUDGET-GA MEMBER SALARY
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The following table shows the bills to which Batinick was added as a co-sponsor in the first quarter.
Rep. Margo McDermed (R-37)
TRACK-SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE
Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71)
Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71)
CRIM CODE-AGG BAT-EMPLOYEES
Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71)
CRIM CD-PAROLE HOST VIOLATION
Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71)
FIREARMS-ELECTRONIC LICENSES
Rep. Margo McDermed (R-37); Sen. Michael E. Hastings (D-19)
CRIM-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
Rep. Michelle Mussman (D-56)
VOCATIONAL ACADEMIES-GRANTS
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50)
CRIM PROSECUTIONS-SEX OFFENSES
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50)
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50)
NO FUNDS W/OUT REVENUE EST
MHDDAA-DEV DISABIL WORKER WAGE
Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
VEH CD-SMOKING; PRESENT MINOR
Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71)
LOTTERY-PROCEED DISCLOSURES
VEH CD-EMERGENCY VEH-PENALTY
HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION
HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION
Rep. Michael J. Zalewski (D-23)
Rep. André Thapedi (D-32); Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16)
CONDO/CICA ACT-HOME RULE LIMIT
Rep. David McSweeney (R-52)
PENCD-GARS-GA MEMBER ELIGIBLE
Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-118)
Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-100)
TAXPAYER FISCAL CHARTER ACT
Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31); Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16)
Rep. David McSweeney (R-52); Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-23)
DISCLOSABLE PAYMENT-SICK LEAVE
Rep. Michael D. Unes (R-91)
MEDICAID-REDETERMINATIONS
Rep. David McSweeney (R-52); Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-23)
OPEN ILLINOIS CHECKBOOK ACT
MAP GRANT-TEACHER EXTENSION
LINDENHURST SANITARY DISTRICT
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50)
Rep. David McSweeney (R-52); Rep. Sam Yingling (D-62)
MCHENRY TWP & DIST DISSOLUTION
Rep. Jerry Costello, II (D-116)
PENCD-SERS-CONSERVATION POLICE
Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71)
FIREARM DEALERS CERTIFICATION
Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-60)
Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-66)
PEN CD-GARS-NO NEW GA MEMBERS
Rep. Margo McDermed (R-37)
GA MEMBER-STATE PARTY CHAIR
Rep. Margo McDermed (R-37)
GA MEMBER-REVOLVING DOOR BAN
Rep. Margo McDermed (R-37)
EQUAL PAY ACT WAGE INFORMATION
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4)
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY-INTERVIEW
Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106)
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS-PERJURY
CONAMEND-LEGISLATIVE REDISTRCT
Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40)
GRADUATED INCOME TAX-OPPOSE
Rep. Martin J. Moylan (D-55)
MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION PROCESS
Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-102)
INVEST IN KIDS ACT PILOT PROG
Rep. David McSweeney (R-52)
CONDEMN-ANTI-SEMITIC SPEECH
Rep. David McSweeney (R-52)
SMOLLETT CASE-ATTORNEY GEN.
Rep. David McSweeney (R-52)
OPPOSES GRADUATED INCOME TAX
Rep. David McSweeney (R-52)
NO TAXES ON RETIREMENT INCOME
Rep. Charles Meier (R-108)
PER MILE DRIVING TAX-OPPOSE
Rep. Margo McDermed (R-37)
HIGHER ED SAVINGS PROGRAM
Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi (R-47)
PEN CD-IMRF-PUBLIC INFORMATION
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