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Q2 2019 Legislation: Rep. Michael J. Zalewski sponsors or co-sponsors 43 bills

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Rep. Michael J. Zalewski (D-23) sponsored 22 bills in the second quarter of 2019, 14 more than the average Illinois state representative, and was added as a co-sponsor on 21 bills, 26 less than the average, according to a West Cook 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 Zalewski sponsored in the second quarter.

Bill Number
Date Introduced
Short Description
April 9
LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH
May 6
GAMING-TECH
April 3
WILDLIFE-YOUTH DEER PERMITS
April 3
LIQUOR-DISTILLER PUBS
May 30
WILDLIFE CD-APPRENTICE HUNTERS
May 8
GOVERNMENT-TECH
May 15
PROP TX-NON-EXEMPT PURPOSE
April 11
REGULATORY SUNRISE REVIEW ACT
April 11
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE-NEW ACT
May 23
PROP TX-POLICE AND FIRE
April 11
LIQUOR-HOME DELIVERY
May 15
PHARMACY PRACTICE-VARIOUS
May 1
INCOME TAX RATES-CREDITS
April 3
PUBLIC HEALTH DENTAL HYGIENIST
April 3
AVIATION FUEL TAX
May 23
PROP TX-SENIOR HOMESTEAD
April 11
USE/OCC TAX-DATA CENTERS
May 28
SANITARY DIST-PROPERTY LEASES
April 11
CERTIFIED SHORTHAND REPORTERS
April 12
CARPET STEWARDSHIP ACT
May 1
ESTATE/GEN-SKIPPING TRANSFER
May 1
PTELL-QUALIFIED SCHOOL DIST

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

Bill Number
Sponsors
Short Description
Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D-8)
NO REPRESENTATION WITHOUT POP
Rep. Gregory Harris (D-13)
INC TX-WATER'S EDGE
Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D-33)
VEH CD-MOBILE CARRYING DEVICE
Rep. Tom Demmer (R-90)
LIQUOR-DISTILLER PUBS
Rep. Bob Morgan (D-58)
REGULATION-TECH
Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
COURTS-TECH
Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78); Sen. Don Harmon (D-39)
KIDDIELAND AMUSEMENT PARK ROAD
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39)
AFFORDABLE HOUSING-INVESTMENT
Rep. David McSweeney (R-52)
INVEST IN KIDS FUNDING
Rep. André Thapedi (D-32)
SPORTS WAGERING-IGB STUDY
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20); Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-4)
LICENSE-REMOVE CITIZENSHIP REQ
Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz (D-1)
PEN CD-CHI TCH-RETURN TO WORK
Sen. Suzy Glowiak (D-24); Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40)
PERSONAL INFORMATION REPORT GA
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20); Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz (D-1)
UNIV OF IL-STUDENT TRUSTEE
Sen. John G. Mulroe (D-10); Rep. Robert Rita (D-28)
CREDIT UNION ACT-VARIOUS
Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. (D-5); Sen. Robert Peters (D-13)
MEDICAL-MINOR'S CONSENT
Sen. Andy Manar (D-48)
HGHER ED-DIVERSE FACULTY GRANT
Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40); Rep. William Davis (D-30)
PROP TX-INCOME PRODUCING PROP
Rep. Mark L. Walker (D-53)
USE/OCC TAX-DATA CENTERS
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20); Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40)
LOTTERY-SCRATCH-OFF-SCHOOLS
Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31)
HOTEL CASINO EMPLOYEE SAFETY

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