The following actions were taken on May 10 in the House on Senate bill SB1218 ("county board chairman removal"): "House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee", "House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee" and "Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee".
The Rules Committees is a powerful standing committee in the House controlled by the majority. All legislation is assigned to the Rules Committee as a kind of legislative filter that sorts the more-than-6,000 bills introduced each year. The committee considers the legislation and often assigns it to other committees in order to be heard by other lawmakers. Sometimes, legislation dies in the Rules Committee if the committee decides it does not merit further consideration.
In the event that a committee fails to report to the House on a bill by applicable deadlines, it is automatically re-referred to the Rules Committee according to House rule 19(a). This is what happened with this bill.
The bill, as it was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31) on Feb. 6, "amends the Counties Code," according to the General Assembly website.
The following senators also co-sponsored the bill: Terry Link (D-30) and Julie A. Morrison (D-29).
The following house representatives co-sponsored the bill: Carol Ammons (D-103), Jonathan Carroll (D-57), Daniel Didech (D-59), Mary Edly-Allen (D-51), Joyce Mason (D-61), Rita Mayfield (D-60), David McSweeney (R-52), Bob Morgan (D-58), Tom Weber (R-64) and Sam Yingling (D-62).
The table below shows a history of actions for this bill through May 10.
Actions
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber
Referred to Rules Committee
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February
Assigned to Local Government
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush