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Q1 2019 Legislation: Rep. Dan Caulkins sponsors or co-sponsors 58 bills

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Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-101) sponsored 10 bills in the first quarter of 2019, 26 less than the average Illinois state representative, and was added as a co-sponsor on 48 bills, 11 less than the average, according to a Macon Reporter 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 Caulkins sponsored in the first quarter.

Bill Number
Date Introduced
Short Description
Feb. 5
REVENUE-SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Feb. 7
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS
Feb. 13
EDUCATION-TECH
Feb. 13
SCH CD-SUPERINTENDENT AGREEMNT
Feb. 13
GA-DISCLOSURE OF ECON INTEREST
Feb. 13
PEN CD-SERS-ANNUITANT REENTRY
Feb. 15
REPEAL CRIMINAL ASSESSMENT ACT
Feb. 15
SCH CD-SUPERINTENDENT REQUIRED
Jan. 29
CON AMEND-GA TERM LIMITS
March 27
COMMUNAL KITCHENS

The following table shows the bills to which Caulkins was added as a co-sponsor in the first quarter.

Bill Number
Sponsors
Short Description
Rep. Avery Bourne (R-95)
ESTATE TAX-REPEAL
Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71)
CRIM CODE-AGG BAT-EMPLOYEES
Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71)
FIREARM REGISTRY PROHIBITION
Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106)
ST CAPITOL PRESIDENT STATUES
Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31)
BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS-DRUG PRICE
Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-66)
VEH CD-ONE LICENSE PLATE
Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-66)
TOLL EXEMPTION FOR MOTORCYCLES
Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113)
CRIM CD-CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTUR
Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106)
DHS-LINK CARD-PHOTO ID
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50)
GA-REVENUE ESTIMATE
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50)
NO FUNDS W/OUT REVENUE EST
Rep. Charles Meier (R-108)
AGR-COOPERATIVE TRUST FUND
Rep. Tim Butler (R-87)
VEH CD-EMERGENCY VEH-PENALTY
Rep. Andrew S. Chesney (R-89)
WILDLIFE-ENDANGERED SPECIES
Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106); Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (R-79)
CONSERVANCY DIST-EXPANSIONS
Rep. André Thapedi (D-32); Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-69)
VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY ACT
Rep. André Thapedi (D-32); Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-69)
VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY ACT
Rep. Steven Reick (R-63)
COMM ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
Rep. Andrew S. Chesney (R-89)
WILDLIFE CD-HUNTING OPENING
Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr. (D-86)
UTILITIES-ELECTRIC PROCUREMENT
Rep. David McSweeney (R-52)
PENCD-GARS-GA MEMBER ELIGIBLE
Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-100)
TAXPAYER FISCAL CHARTER ACT
Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113)
UTILITIES-INFRASTRUCTURE
Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi (R-47)
INS CODE-PHARM BENEFIT MANAGER
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50)
BLUE COLLAR JOBS ACT
Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-60)
PROP TX-SURVIVING SPOUSE
Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59)
PARTITION OF HEIRS PROPERTY
Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-60)
CRIM CD-PLACE OF WORSHIP
Rep. Gregory Harris (D-13)
REGULATION-TECH
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
SEX OFFENDER REG-BATTERY
Rep. Daniel Swanson (R-74)
INS CODE-TICK-BORNE DISEASE
Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-69)
INS CD-PHARM BENEFITS MANAGER
Rep. John M. Cabello (R-68)
CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS-FIREARMS
Rep. Michael T. Marron (R-104)
COAL ASH TASK FORCE
Rep. Steven Reick (R-63)
COMMISSION ON FISCAL REFORM
Rep. Jim Durkin (R-82)
CONAMEND-LEGISLATIVE REDISTRCT
Rep. Ryan Spain (R-73)
CON AMEND-REDISTRICTING
Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40)
CON AMEND-STATE FINANCE
Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-102)
CHICAGO-51ST STATE
Rep. Jim Durkin (R-82)
GRADUATED INCOME TAX-OPPOSE
Rep. Martin J. Moylan (D-55)
MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION PROCESS
Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-60)
HONOR WOMEN IN FACILITIES
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
HOUSE RULES 101ST GA
Rep. Charles Meier (R-108)
PER MILE DRIVING TAX-OPPOSE
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
CONGRATS-NANCY VOOTS
Sen. Scott M. Bennett (D-52); Rep. Michael T. Marron (R-104)
PROP TX-VETERANS
Sen. Scott M. Bennett (D-52); Rep. Michael T. Marron (R-104)
PROP TX-VETERANS
Sen. Scott M. Bennett (D-52); Rep. Michael T. Marron (R-104)
PROP TX-VETERANS

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