Illinois General Assembly 101st General Assembly Lame Duck Session 1/8/2021 - 1/13/2021 (Now with 102nd General Assembly Day 1 Coverage)

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The first daily calendar of the 102nd General Assembly is available: House Calendar - 102nd General Assembly

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Senate Calendar - 102nd General Assembly is available.

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HR1603 Thanks Senator Dale Righter is up.

 

As the Senate memorializes Mr. Righter's legislative career, IllinoisCarry would like to add it's thanks for the Senator's enduring support of our Second Amendment rights.

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The House is convening the 102nd General Assembly.

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The Senate has adjourned the 101st General Assembly sine die.

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House members have spoken and signed their oaths of office.

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Nominations are being made for House Speaker.

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Representative West nominates Representative Welch for Speaker of the House.

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In a somewhat disturbing seconding speech, Representative Ramerez tells the body they must be her accomplices, they must be willing to go to jail with her, to die with her.

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Representative Elik (?) nominates Representative Durkin for Speaker. It is seconded by Representative Keicher.

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On a vote of 70/44, Representative Welch is Speaker of the House,

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I'll be away for a while.

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How long until bills from a previous session are marked Session Sine Die? Is that a clerk's job to go one-by-one to do it?

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Yes, the clerk does take care of that. I assume it's done electronically these days but, with the start of the new GA, electing a House Speaker and Senate President, etc, updating the bill status might not be the highest priority today. Those bills that were not passed by both bodies by noon today are sine die, though, so we'll turn our attention to new bills which will be filed soon.

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Nominations for Senate President were just closed.

 

Senator McChonchie was nominated on the R side and, I assume, Senator Harmon on the D side. There may be others.

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Senate Supplemental Calendar 1 - 102nd General Assembly is available.

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On a vote of 37/17, Senator Harmon is elected to be Senate President.

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Senate President Harmons speaks of the future of the Senate in the 102nd GA, including a warning that Senator Morrison will continue her assault on our rights. His statement came in quick juxtaposition to his thanking the Legislative Black Caucus for reminding Illinois of systemic racism, while apparently condoning the racist nature of Senator Morrison's assault primarily on the Second Amendment rights of Black and Brown communities.

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Senate President Harmons speaks of the future of the Senate in the 102nd GA, including a warning that Senator Morrison will continue her assault on our rights. His statement came in quick juxtaposition to his thanking the Legislative Black Caucus for reminding Illinois of systemic racism, while apparently condoning the racist nature of Senator Morrison's assault primarily on the Second Amendment rights of Black and Brown communities.

 

Systemic racism? Which political party runs the system in this state, and has predominantly for decades?

 

Which party runs the most populous city in this state, and has for decades?

 

Maybe the senator needs to take a look at that party.

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The Senate stands adjourned until 1/26/2021 @ 12:00 Noon.

 

The House previously adjourned until 2/2/2021.

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SB1966 is officially Session Sine Die.

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One quick, possible correction. The House may convene tomorrow to establish offices, etc. Even if that occurs, there will be no action on any bills.