Act
Pre-Filing of Bills Act
- 25 ILCS 25/1— This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Pre-Filing of Bills Act
- 25 ILCS 25/2— For the purpose of this Act the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them: "Bill" means legislation drafted in the form of an act for introduction into either the House of Representatives or the Senate of the General Assembly
- 25 ILCS 25/3— A member of the Senate may file a bill by mail or in person, according to the appropriate rules of the Senate and after the bill has been approved as to form by the Legislative Reference Bureau, with the Secretary of the Senate at any time during the filing period
- 25 ILCS 25/3.1— A member of the House of Representatives may file a bill by mail or in person, according to the appropriate rules of the House of Representatives and, after the bill has been approved as to form by the Legislative Reference Bureau, with the Clerk of the House at any time during the filing period
- 25 ILCS 25/4— Bills filed during the filing period with the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House are deemed automatically introduced on the opening day of the General Assembly session which next succeeds the last day of the filing period for such bills
- 25 ILCS 25/5— The expenses of printing of bills pursuant to this Act shall be paid out of the regular appropriation of the Legislative Printing Unit