Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98) sponsored six bills in the second quarter of 2019, two less than the average Illinois state representative, and was added as a co-sponsor on 98 bills, 51 more than the average, according to a Will County Gazette 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 Manley sponsored in the second quarter.
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The following table shows the bills to which Manley was added as a co-sponsor in the second quarter.
Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (D-84)
Rep. Monica Bristow (D-111)
VOCATIONAL ACADEMIES-GRANTS
Rep. Mike Murphy (R-99); Sen. Andy Manar (D-48)
SCH CD-REQUIRED COURSE-MATH
Rep. Lance Yednock (D-76); Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-23)
Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
SCH CD-DAILY PUPIL ATTENDANCE
Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-114)
Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-70); Sen. Donald P. DeWitte (R-33)
HOME BUSINESS-LISTED ADDRESS
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39); Sen. Robert Peters (D-13)
Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81); Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-23)
SCHOOL CONFERENCE NO TERMINATE
Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46); Sen. Laura Fine (D-9)
AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALITIS CODING
Rep. John C. D'Amico (D-15); Sen. Martin A. Sandoval (D-11)
Rep. Martin J. Moylan (D-55)
CRIM CD-ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN
Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
MEDICAID-ADJUNCTIVE DENTAL
Rep. Terri Bryant (R-115); Sen. Sue Rezin (R-38)
AGING-ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS
Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78); Sen. Christopher Belt (D-57)
SCH CD-ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASS
Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48); Sen. Suzy Glowiak (D-24)
HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING
Rep. Martin J. Moylan (D-55)
CRIM CD-DEVICES-RATE OF FIRE
Rep. Diane Pappas (D-45); Sen. Donald P. DeWitte (R-33)
KENNEL OPERATION-FIRE ALARMS
Rep. Kambium Buckner (D-26); Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16)
CON FRAUD UNSOLICITED CHECKS
Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-41); Sen. Martin A. Sandoval (D-11)
PEN CD-FIRE-DEFINED CONTRIBUTE
Rep. Kambium Buckner (D-26)
VICTIM STATEMENTS-DISCOVERY
Rep. Robert Martwick (D-19); Sen. Omar Aquino (D-2)
STUDENT ONLINE PROTECTION
Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59); Sen. Rachelle Crowe (D-56)
PARTITION OF HEIRS PROPERTY
Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D-6); Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-49)
SEX OFFENSE-NOTICE TO SCHOOLS
Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-60); Sen. Rachelle Crowe (D-56)
Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-114)
$IL COURT APPOINTED ADVOCATES
US CONST-ART V-APPLICATION
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
PFC MEARI MEMORIAL HIGHWAY
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50)
Rep. Celina Villanueva (D-21)
METASTATIC BREAST CANCER DAY
WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE DAY
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20); Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-4)
LICENSE-REMOVE CITIZENSHIP REQ
Sen. Antonio Muñoz (D-1); Rep. John Connor (D-85)
VEH CD-POLICE MEMORIAL SPOUSES
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-38); Rep. Michelle Mussman (D-56); Rep. Gregory Harris (D-13)
SCH CD-SPEECH COMMUNICATION
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42); Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-70)
INSURANCE-DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAM
Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11)
DRYCLEANER RESPONSE TRUST FUND
Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
Sen. John G. Mulroe (D-10); Rep. Robert Rita (D-28)
Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D-33)
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18)
COUNTY JAIL GOOD BEHAVIOR
PHARMACY PRACTICE-VARIOUS
Sen. John G. Mulroe (D-10)
TOBACCO PRODUCTS COMPLIANCE
Rep. Martin J. Moylan (D-55)
IDOT-COMPLETE STREETS-BICYCLES
Rep. Maurice A. West, II (D-67)
ADDICTION PREVENTION TSK FORCE
Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31); Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16)
INFANT & MATERNAL MORTALITY
Rep. Fred Crespo (D-44); Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-23)
SCH THREAT ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL
Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31); Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16)
PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH RIGHTS
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50); Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42)
CRIM PROSECUTIONS-SEX OFFENSES
Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12); Sen. Heather A. Steans (D-7)
PUB AID-JOB SEARCH EXEMPTION
Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78); Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29)
Rep. William Davis (D-30); Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
SUSTAINABILITY INVESTING ACT
Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-114); Sen. Christopher Belt (D-57)
CRIM&TRAFFIC ASSESS ACT-FUNDS
Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-114); Sen. Christopher Belt (D-57)
CRIM&TRAFFIC ASSESS ACT-FUNDS
Rep. André Thapedi (D-32); Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16)
HIGHER ED-UNIFORM ADMISSION
Rep. Joyce Mason (D-61); Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31)
CANCEL CONTRACT SENIORS 15 DAY
Rep. John Connor (D-85); Sen. Antonio Muñoz (D-1)
MISSING PERSON DNA SYSTEM
Rep. William Davis (D-30); Sen. Napoleon Harris, III (D-15); Sen. Christopher Belt (D-57); Sen. Steven M. Landek (D-12)
Rep. William Davis (D-30); Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29)
DISABIL-CRIM JUST-TASK FORCE
Rep. Frances Ann Hurley (D-35); Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42)
STALKING NO CONTACT-NOTICE
Sen. Christopher Belt (D-57)
IDPH-MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH
Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31); Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16)
Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29); Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
INS CODE-DENTAL ANESTHETICS
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4); Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112)
SCH CD-TEACHERS-EVALUATIONS
Sen. Cristina Castro (D-22); Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (D-38)
ILLINOIS BANK ON INITIATIVE
Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40); Rep. William Davis (D-30)
PROP TX-INCOME PRODUCING PROP
Sen. Michael E. Hastings (D-19); Sen. David Koehler (D-46); Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr. (D-86); Rep. Charles Meier (R-108)
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WORKFORCE
Sen. Scott M. Bennett (D-52); Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112)
MILITARY DISCOUNT-DEPENDENTS
Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16); Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43)
NURSING HOME CARE ACT-VARIOUS
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4); Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
IL STUDENT LOAN INVESTMENT ACT
Rep. Mark L. Walker (D-53)
Sen. John F. Curran (R-41); Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113)
ATTY GEN-WORKER PROTECT UNIT
GOVT ETHICS-ECONOMIC INTERESTS
Sen. Omar Aquino (D-2); Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
VEH CD-LICENSE TO WORK ACT
Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98)
PUB AID-SNAP-JOB TRAINING
Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31); Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46)
NEEDLE AND HYPODERMIC ACCESS
Sen. Laura M. Murphy (D-28); Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-27); Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22)
CRIM PRO-VIDEO-SENTENCING
Sen. Antonio Muñoz (D-1); Rep. John M. Cabello (R-68)
SPEC PLATES-POLICE/FIREFIGHTER
Sen. John G. Mulroe (D-10); Rep. Frances Ann Hurley (D-35)
RAFFLES-LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
STATE TREASURER-REAL PROPERTY
Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
PUBLIC DEFENDER BAIL PROGRAM
Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40)
BANKING-CANNABIS BUSINESSES
Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4)
SCH CD-PARENT-VICTIM-SERVICES
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
SCH CD-EMPLOYMENT-OFFENDERS
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
SCH CD-EMPLOYMENT-OFFENDERS
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
SCH CD-EMPLOYMENT-OFFENDERS
HOTEL CASINO EMPLOYEE SAFETY
Sen. Scott M. Bennett (D-52); Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
COAL ASH POLLUTION PREVENTION
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
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