Rep. Daniel Didech (D-59) sponsored 14 bills in the second quarter of 2019, six more than the average Illinois state representative, and was added as a co-sponsor on 68 bills, 21 more than the average, according to a Lake County Gazette 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 Didech sponsored in the second quarter.
HOMEOWNER'S PROPERTY SIGN ACT
REVENUE-PROPERTY TAX FUND
LOC GOVT OFFICER COMPENSATION
COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CONTRACTS
FACILITY-ELECTRONIC MONITORING
COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN REMOVAL
LLC-INSPECTION OF RECORDS
PARTITION OF HEIRS PROPERTY
FOIA/ELECTIONS-CYBERSECURITY
TOLL HWY AUTHORITY DIRECTORS
DRAINAGE DISTRICTS-DISSOLUTION
The following table shows the bills to which Didech was added as a co-sponsor in the second quarter.
Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (D-84)
Rep. Monica Bristow (D-111)
Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D-8)
UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE PROGRAM
VOCATIONAL ACADEMIES-GRANTS
Rep. David McSweeney (R-52)
Rep. John Connor (D-85); Sen. Julie A. Morrison (D-29)
VEH CD-FIRST OFFENDER LICENSE
COUNTY CD-TRANSITIONAL AUDITS
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-4); Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-8)
EQUITABLE RESTROOM-BABY CHANGE
Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24)
Rep. Andrew S. Chesney (R-89); Sen. Brian W. Stewart (R-45)
TROOPER JONES-STORY HIGHWAY
Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12)
COMMEND-DR. STEVEN NASATIR
CAPITAL PLAN-NATURAL AREAS
Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39)
AFFORDABLE HOUSING-INVESTMENT
Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12)
COMMEND-DR. STEVEN NASATIR
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20); Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-4)
LICENSE-REMOVE CITIZENSHIP REQ
LOC GOVT OFFICER COMPENSATION
LOC GOVT OFFICER COMPENSATION
LOC GOVT OFFICER COMPENSATION
Sen. Don Harmon (D-39); Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78)
TITLE INSURANCE ACT-VARIOUS
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42); Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-70)
INSURANCE-DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAM
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20); Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz (D-1)
UNIV OF IL-STUDENT TRUSTEE
Sen. Suzy Glowiak (D-24); Rep. Natalie A. Manley (D-98)
ALZHEIMER'S-ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Sen. John F. Curran (R-41); Rep. Jim Durkin (R-82)
EPA-PERMITS-ETHYLENE OXIDE
Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D-33)
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43); Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20)
HOME BIRTH CRISIS COMMITTEE
Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31); Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16)
PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH RIGHTS
Rep. Karina Villa (D-49); Sen. Ann Gillespie (D-27)
Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50); Sen. Linda Holmes (D-42)
CRIM PROSECUTIONS-SEX OFFENSES
Rep. André Thapedi (D-32); Sen. John G. Mulroe (D-10)
SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES-REPEAL
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-4); Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40)
INCARCERATED PARENTS-CHILDREN
Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. (D-5); Sen. Robert Peters (D-13)
Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24); Sen. Omar Aquino (D-2)
RETENTION OF IL STUDENTS ACT
HGHER ED-DIVERSE FACULTY GRANT
HGHER ED-DIVERSE FACULTY GRANT
Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-8); Rep. Theresa Mah (D-2)
ASSISTED LIVING-DISCRIMINATION
Sen. Cristina Castro (D-22); Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (D-38)
ILLINOIS BANK ON INITIATIVE
Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40); Rep. William Davis (D-30)
PROP TX-INCOME PRODUCING PROP
Sen. Scott M. Bennett (D-52); Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112)
MILITARY DISCOUNT-DEPENDENTS
Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-8); Rep. Lance Yednock (D-76)
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FREEDOM
Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16); Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43)
NURSING HOME CARE ACT-VARIOUS
Rep. Mark L. Walker (D-53)
Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31); Rep. Deb Conroy (D-46)
NEEDLE AND HYPODERMIC ACCESS
Sen. Melinda Bush (D-31); Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
WORKPLACE TRANSPARENCY ACT
Sen. Laura M. Murphy (D-28); Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-27); Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22)
CRIM PRO-VIDEO-SENTENCING
Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57)
STATE TREASURER-REAL PROPERTY
Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77)
PUBLIC DEFENDER BAIL PROGRAM
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-38); Rep. Joyce Mason (D-61)
Rep. Mary Edly-Allen (D-51)
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4)
SCH CD-PARENT-VICTIM-SERVICES
Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40)
EQUITABLE RESTROOMS-ALL-GENDER
EQUITABLE RESTROOMS-ALL-GENDER
EQUITABLE RESTROOMS-ALL-GENDER
HOTEL CASINO EMPLOYEE SAFETY
Sen. Scott M. Bennett (D-52); Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103)
COAL ASH POLLUTION PREVENTION
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-97)
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
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