Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59) sponsored 25 bills in the first quarter of 2019, 11 less than the average Illinois state representative, and was added as a co-sponsor on 74 bills, 15 more than the average, according to a Lake County Gazette 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 Didech sponsored in the first quarter.
COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN REMOVAL
LAKE CO-BOARD MEMBER SALARIES
HYDRAULIC FRAC-LOCAL CONSENT
ELEC CD-ONLINE ELECTION RESULT
JURIES-UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION
VEH CD-ELECTRIC DISABLED PLATE
ELEC CD-VOTE BY MAIL CHALLENGE
PEN CD-GARS-PARTICIPATION
VEH CD-SCHOOL BUS-SEAT BELTS
TWP & ROAD DIST-CONSOLIDATIONS
TWP CD-ATTESTATION OF FUNDS
PARTITION OF HEIRS PROPERTY
FOID-DENIAL & REVOC-STALKING
FOID-SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
MOBILE HOME-PENALTY AMOUNT
TRUMP LGBTQ+ POLICIES-CONDEMN
COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN REMOVAL
JURIES-UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION
STATE TREASURER-ABLE ACCOUNT
The following table shows the bills to which Didech was added as a co-sponsor in the first quarter.
Rep. Michelle Mussman (D-56)
Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. (D-5)
FOID-RECORDS-AMMUNITION SALES
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81)
ETHICS-RIGHTS OF COMPLAINANTS
Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17)
JUV CT-SPECIAL IMMIGRANT MINOR
Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
CRIM CD-PANGOLIN PRODUCTS
Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
MISREPRESENT-SERVICE ANIMAL
Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14)
Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17)
Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17)
Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17)
HUMAN RIGHTS-RECORD RETENTION
MHDDAA-DEV DISABIL WORKER WAGE
Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7)
MENTAL HEALTH ACTION ON CAMPUS
Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98)
PROP TAX-SENIOR HOMESTEAD
Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31)
CHILD MENTAL HEALTH LOCAL FUND
UTILITY-WATER/SEWER REFERENDUM
Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43); Sen. Heather A. Steans (D-7)
Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14)
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39); Sen. Cristina Castro (D-22)
HUM RIGHTS-EMPLOYER-DEFINITION
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81)
PUBLIC DEFENDER-TASK FORCE
CANCEL CONTRACT SENIORS 15 DAY
Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
HGHER ED-DIVERSE FACULTY GRANT
Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
INS CODE-DENTAL ANESTHETIC
Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40)
AGING-HOMEMAKER SERVICES-WAGES
Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11)
GEOLOCATION PRIVACY PROTECTION
NURSES-COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT
Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48); Sen. Suzy Glowiak (D-24)
ATTY GEN-CONFIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Rep. Maurice A. West, II (D-67)
SCH CD-SCHOOL REPORT CARD
BENEFICIAL ELECTRIFICATION
Rep. Mark L. Walker (D-53)
Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
INC TX-CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish (D-16)
$IEMA-SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS
Rep. John Connor (D-85); Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-49)
CRIM PRO-SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS
ASIAN AMERICAN FAMILY COMM
LINDENHURST SANITARY DISTRICT
KENNEL OPERATION-FIRE ALARMS
Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7)
HIGHER ED-MENTAL HEALTH INFO
GRATUITIES-RETENTION-PROHIBIT
Rep. Michael J. Zalewski (D-23)
FIRE MARSHAL-ETHYLENE OXIDE
Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
INS CODE-EPINEPHRINE INJECTOR
Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
INS CODE-EPINEPHRINE INJECTOR
Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
INS CODE-EPINEPHRINE INJECTOR
Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78)
TOBACCO PRODUCTS-UNDER 21
Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
PEN CD-EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11)
SCH CD-SEX EDUCATION-CONSENT
COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN REMOVAL
Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11)
Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
SCH CD-SCH COUNSELOR-COLLEGE
Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
LIMITED COOPERATIVE ASSOC ACT
Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D-6)
SEX OFFENSE-NOTICE TO SCHOOLS
Rep. Mark L. Walker (D-53)
Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-60)
Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43); Sen. Cristina Castro (D-22)
EQUAL PAY ACT-WAGE HISTORY
Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17)
GUARDIANS-MINOR:NON-US PARENT
Rep. Michael Halpin (D-72)
KEEP ILLINOIS BUSINESS ACT
Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17)
ANTI-HARASSMENT TASK FORCE
Rep. André Thapedi (D-32)
2020 CENSUS GRANT PROGRAM ACT
Rep. Michael T. Marron (R-104)
ILL. FAMILY ACTION-HATE SPEECH
Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
CONGRATS-CHIEF ERIC GUENTHER
ILL. FAMILY ACTION-HATE SPEECH
Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112)
DPH-PAINKILLER GUIDELINES
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42); Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
HIGHER ED SAVINGS PROGRAM
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