Rep. Tony McCombie (R-71) sponsored two bills in the second quarter of 2019, six less than the average Illinois state representative, and was added as a co-sponsor on 46 bills, one less than the average, according to a NW Illinois News 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 McCombie sponsored in the second quarter.
The following table shows the bills to which McCombie was added as a co-sponsor in the second quarter.
Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
Rep. Norine K. Hammond (R-93); Sen. Jil Tracy (R-47)
VEH CD-TEXTING BODILY HARM
Rep. Michael Halpin (D-72); Sen. Neil Anderson (R-36)
OUT-OF-STATE INVOL ADM-REPEAL
Rep. Michael D. Unes (R-91); Sen. Neil Anderson (R-36)
VEH CD-FARM MACHINERY FEES
Rep. Andrew S. Chesney (R-89); Sen. Brian W. Stewart (R-45)
WILDLIFE CD-RIFLE HUNTING
Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-118)
Rep. Daniel Swanson (R-74); Sen. Dan McConchie (R-26)
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER-CRIM CHECK
Rep. Terri Bryant (R-115); Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-58)
CD CORR-IMPACT INCARCERATION
Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-23)
US CONST-ART V-APPLICATION
Rep. Andrew S. Chesney (R-89); Sen. Brian W. Stewart (R-45)
TROOPER JONES-STORY HIGHWAY
Rep. Thomas Morrison (R-54)
CON AMEND-TAX-2/3RDS VOTE
Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-102)
Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-102)
Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-69)
NO FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS TAX
Rep. Monica Bristow (D-111)
BUY AMERICAN/ILLINOIS STEEL
Rep. Monica Bristow (D-111)
BREAST CANCER PROGRAM FUNDING
CRIM CD-EAVESDROP EXTENSION
Sen. Jason A. Barickman (R-53); Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106)
STUDENT RECORDS DESTRUCTION
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42); Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7)
CHARTER SCH COMMISSION-ABOLISH
Sen. Andy Manar (D-48); Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112)
IL TEACHING EXCELLENCE PROGRAM
Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-37); Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-60)
PRISONER ACCESS JOB WEBSITES
Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D-33)
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4); Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7)
SAFE SCHOOLS/HEALTHY LEARNING
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
Sen. Steve Stadelman (D-34); Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-27); Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-60)
BLIGHTED BUILDINGS & PROPERTY
Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43); Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
HOME BIRTH CRISIS COMMITTEE
Sen. Pat McGuire (D-43); Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-114); Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113); Sen. Christopher Belt (D-57)
SERVICE MEMBER-EXPEDITED LIC
Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-114); Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113); Sen. Christopher Belt (D-57)
SERVICE MEMBER-EXPEDITED LIC
Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-60)
CD CORR-CONDITIONS OF PAROLE
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-4); Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40)
INCARCERATED PARENTS-CHILDREN
Rep. Frances Ann Hurley (D-35); Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18)
POLICE TRAINING-MENTAL HEALTH
Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-69); Sen. Chapin Rose (R-51)
Sen. John G. Mulroe (D-10); Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe (R-20)
Sen. Emil Jones, III (D-14); Rep. André Thapedi (D-32)
COMPLETE COUNT COMMISSION
Sen. Omar Aquino (D-2); Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
VEH CD-LICENSE TO WORK ACT
Rep. Michael D. Unes (R-91)
AGG ASSAULT&BAT-VET&SERVICEMEM
Sen. Ann Gillespie (D-27); Rep. Mark L. Walker (D-53)
COM COL-MANUFACTURING GRANTS
Sen. Ann Gillespie (D-27); Rep. Mark L. Walker (D-53)
COM COL-MANUFACTURING GRANTS
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4)
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