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1 STATE OF ILLINOIS ILLINOIS bill DRAFTING MANUAL PUBLISHED BY The Legislative Reference Bureau 112 State Capitol Springfield, IL 62706 Phone: (217) 782-6625 December 2012 Edition ILLINOIS bill DRAFTING MANUAL Published By The Legislative Reference Bureau Copyright 1989 through 2012 ILLINOIS Legislative Reference Bureau 112 State Capitol Springfield, IL 62706 Phone: (217) 782-6625 December 2012 Edition i JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES (97th General Assembly) Tom Cross, House Minority Leader, Chair Michael J. Madigan, Speaker of the House John J. Cullerton, President of the Senate Christine Radogno, Senate Minority Leader LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU James W. Dodge, Executive Director Mark R. Warnsing, Deputy Director Wayne G. Hedenschoug, Principal Attorney Andrea M.

2 Creek, Principal Attorney Nicole H. Truong, Senior Counsel Note on editions: The first edition of the ILLINOIS bill DRAFTING MANUAL was written by Richard C. Edwards and published in March 1990. The Legislative Reference Bureau published revised editions of the MANUAL in February 1994, January 1996, January 1999, January 2001, January 2003, January 2005, January 2007, February 2009, and October 2010. This tenth edition published in December 2012 includes revisions made by James W. Dodge, Wayne G. Hedenschoug, Andrea M. Creek, Nicole H. Truong, and Paul J. Gatz. Editorial Board Andrea M. Creek, Editor-in-Chief Nicole H. Truong Paul J. Gatz SUMMARY OF CONTENTS ii ILLINOIS bill DRAFTING MANUAL SUMMARY OF CONTENTS chapter 1. INTRODUCTION ..1 chapter 5. BILLS IN GENERAL.

3 6 chapter 10. TITLE AND ENACTING CLAUSE..9 chapter 15. BODY OF bill ..17 chapter 20. NEW chapter 25. AMENDATORY PROVISIONS..63 chapter 30. REPEALERS..88 chapter 35. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY..94 chapter 40. SYNOPSIS; ABR; LRB DRAFT NAME..108 chapter 45. NOTE ACTS AND MANDATES..117 chapter 50. chapter 55. MOTIONS TO CONCUR OR chapter 60. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS..143 chapter 65. VETO MOTIONS..146 chapter 70. MULTIPLE ACTS; REVISORY chapter 75. CODIFICATION ACTS..159 chapter 77. UNIFORM chapter 80. RESOLUTIONS..174 chapter 85. CONSTITUTIONAL JOINT RESOLUTIONS..189 chapter 87. RESOLUTIONS DISAPPROVING EXECUTIVE AGENCY REORGANIZATION..197 chapter 88. RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS..199 chapter 89. APPOINTMENT MESSAGES..202 chapter 90. STYLE AND LANGUAGE..206 chapter 95. PUNCTUATION.

4 229 PROOFREADING TABLE OF CONSTITUTION CITATIONS ..240 TABLE OF ILCS TABLE OF CONTENTS iii TABLE OF CONTENTS chapter 1. INTRODUCTION .. 1 SECTION 1-5. SECTION 1-10. BILLS..1 SECTION 1-15. LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS AFFECTING (a) AMENDMENTS ..1 (b) MOTIONS TO CONCUR OR RECEDE ..2 (c) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS ..2 (d) VETO SECTION 1-20. CONSTITUTIONAL JOINT RESOLUTIONS..2 SECTION 1-22. APPOINTMENT SECTION 1-25. OTHER LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS..3 SECTION 1-30. SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL ..3 SECTION 1-35. REFERENCES TO RULES ..3 SECTION 1-40. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS..3 (a) RULES OF PROFESSIONAL (b) GENERAL ASSEMBLY AS CLIENT ..3 (c) (d) IMPARTIALITY ..5 chapter 5. BILLS IN GENERAL.. 6 SECTION 5-5. PARTS OF A SECTION 5-10. SINGLE SECTION 5-15. BILLS AND ACTS..7 chapter 10. TITLE AND ENACTING 9 SECTION 10-5. TITLE FORMAT.

5 9 SECTION 10-10. "A bill FOR"..9 SECTION 10-15. "AN ACT"..9 SECTION 10-20. SUBJECT OF THE bill ..9 SECTION 10-30. REFERENCE TO AN EXISTING ACT..12 SECTION 10-35. EXAMPLES OF TITLES..13 (a) SUBSTANTIVE BILLS ..13 (b) APPROPRIATION BILLS ..14 (c) POPULAR NAME FOR AMENDATORY bill ..14 SECTION 10-40. ENACTING SECTION 10-45. PREAMBLE..15 chapter 15. BODY OF 17 SECTION 15-5. GENERAL (a) SPONSOR'S INTENT ..17 (b) NEW, AMENDATORY, OR COMBINED ..17 (c) CONSTITUTIONALITY ..17 (d) CONFLICTING CASE SECTION 15-10. SECTION 15-15. SECTION SECTION 15-20. OUTLINE SECTION 15-25. SECTION HEADINGS..24 SECTION 15-30. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE..26 SECTION 15-33. OVERLY SPECIFIC REFERENCES..27 SECTION 15-35. FORM OF REFERENCE TO OTHER (a) ILLINOIS (b) FEDERAL ACTS ..28 SECTION 15-37. FORM OF REFERENCE TO RULES..29 (a) ILLINOIS RULES.

6 29 (b) FEDERAL RULES ..30 SECTION 15-40. STATUTE ON STATUTES..30 TABLE OF CONTENTS iv SECTION 15-45. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT.. 31 chapter 20. NEW SECTION 20-5. SHORT TITLE.. 33 SECTION 20-7. "SHELL" BILLS.. 34 SECTION 20-10. PURPOSE OR 34 SECTION 20-15. APPLICABILITY BASED ON POPULATION OR 36 SECTION 20-20. DEFINITIONS..37 (a) GENERALLY .. 37 (b) SPACE SAVING .. 38 (c) FAMILIAR 38 (d) LISTING COMPONENTS .. 38 (1) 38 (2) PARTIAL .. 38 (e) CATEGORY DISTINCTION .. 39 (f) RELATIONAL .. 39 (g) 39 SECTION 20-25. MAIN PROVISIONS.. 39 (a) 40 (b) PRESENTATION .. 40 SECTION 20-30. SUBORDINATE 41 SECTION 20-35. PROCEDURES.. 41 SECTION 20-40. 42 (a) 42 (b) PRIVATE .. 43 SECTION 20-45. HOME RULE.. 44 (a) GENERALLY .. 44 (b) 44 (c) STATUTORY REQUIREMENT .. 44 (d) POWERS THAT MAY NOT BE LIMITED OR DENIED .. 45 (e) POWER TO TAX AND OTHER POWERS NOT EXERCISED OR PERFORMED BY THE 45 (f) EXCLUSIVE EXERCISE BY THE 45 (g) CONCURRENT 46 (h) DEBT.

7 46 (i) COMBINED .. 47 (j) FEWER THAN ALL HOME RULE 47 (k) SYNOPSIS .. 47 SECTION 20-50. SEVERABILITY OR 47 (a) SEVERABILITY .. 47 (b) INSEVERABILITY .. 48 (c) 49 SECTION 20-55. EXPIRATION..49 SECTION 20-60. 50 SECTION 20-65. APPOINTMENTS TO STATUTORY COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES, AND 52 SECTION 20-70. DESCRIPTIONS OF PROPERTY AND OTHER LOCATIONS.. 52 SECTION 20-75. BLANKS IN A FORM.. 53 SECTION 20-80. MENTAL STATES.. 54 (a) ELEMENTS OF A 54 (b) MENTAL STATES DESCRIBED IN THE CRIMINAL CODE OF 2012 .. 54 (c) TERMS TO 55 SECTION 20-85. VALIDATION OF ACTIONS.. 56 (a) ACTIONS TAKEN IN RELIANCE ON STATUTE .. 56 (b) ACTIONS TAKEN IN RELIANCE ON SET OF FACTS .. 57 (c) APPROPRIATION AND TAX LEVY 57 (d) APPLICABILITY .. 58 SECTION 20-90. AGENCY RULES.. 58 SECTION 20-95. SUPREME COURT RULES; JUDICIARY'S INHERENT POWERS.. 58 SECTION 20-100.

8 APPROPRIATION 59 TABLE OF CONTENTS v SECTION 20-105. POVERTY SECTION 20-110. UNLAWFUL PRACTICE UNDER THE CONSUMER FRAUD AND DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES ACT..61 SECTION 20-115. EMINENT DOMAIN..61 chapter 25. AMENDATORY PROVISIONS.. 63 SECTION 25-5. AMENDATORY bill ; SECTION 25-10. INTRODUCTORY SECTION 25-15. SET FORTH COMPLETELY..65 SECTION 25-20. AMENDMENT BY REFERENCE; AMENDMENT BY IMPLICATION..65 SECTION 25-25. STRIKE THROUGH AND (a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ..66 (b) CAPITALIZATION AND (c) AS (d) STRIKING THROUGH SUBDIVISION ..68 (e) SHELL BILLS ..69 SECTION 25-30. SEC. AND SECTION..69 SECTION 25-35. ILLINOIS COMPILED STATUTES (ILCS) SECTION 25-40. NUMBERING ADDITIONAL SECTIONS..72 SECTION 25-45. RENUMBERING SECTIONS..74 SECTION 25-48. "THIS AMENDATORY ACT"..75 SECTION 25-50. STATUTE BASE; SOURCE REFERENCES..75 (a) (b) MULTIPLE TEXT VERSION OF (c) STATUTE HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

9 77 SECTION 25-55. STATE MANDATES..78 SECTION 25-60. SPECIAL FUNDS; OTHER FUNDS; SPECIAL ACCOUNTS..78 SECTION 25-65. ACT TITLES; ARTICLE SECTION 25-70. CONDITIONAL AMENDATORY BILLS (TRAILER BILLS)..81 (a) (b) ADDING EFFECTIVE DATE ..81 (c) ADDING SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS ..82 SECTION 25-75. INVALIDITY OF AMENDATORY SECTION 25-80. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION (a) (b) CHANGING SECTION OF APPROPRIATION PUBLIC ACT ..83 (c) ADDING SECTION TO APPROPRIATION PUBLIC ACT ..84 (d) REPEALING SECTION OF APPROPRIATION PUBLIC ACT ..84 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE ..84 SECTION 25-85. SUCCESSOR AGENCY..84 SECTION 25-90. TERMINATION OF ELECTIVE SECTION 25-95. EXECUTIVE AGENCY SECTION 25-100. EXTENDING INTERNAL DELAYED REPEAL DATE ..86 SECTION 25-105. POWERS AND DUTIES..87 chapter 30. REPEALERS.. 88 SECTION 30-5. EXPRESS REPEAL..88 (a) STRIKE THROUGH.

10 88 (b) EXTERNAL ..88 (c) (d) SAVING CLAUSE ..90 (e) REPEAL DATE ..90 SECTION 30-10. GENERAL REPEAL..90 SECTION 30-15. IMPLIED REPEAL..91 SECTION 30-20. REPEAL AND RE-ENACTMENT..91 SECTION 30-25. REPEAL OF SECTION 30-27. EXTENDING A REPEAL SECTION 30-30. INVALID REPEAL..92 SECTION 30-35. REPEAL OF AMENDATORY SECTION 30-40. SUBDIVISION INOPERATIVE..93 SECTION 30-45. PROVISIONS INOPERATIVE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME..93 TABLE OF CONTENTS vi chapter 35. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY..94 SECTION 35-5. EFFECTIVE DATE; 94 SECTION 35-10. CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT.. 95 SECTION 35-15. STATUTORY 95 SECTION 35-20. DATES 95 SECTION 35-25. EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS.. 96 (a) UNIFORM DATE .. 96 (b) UPON BECOMING 96 (c) SPECIFIC DATE .. 97 (d) MEASURED DATE .. 97 (e) WHICHEVER LATER .. 98 (f) VARIED 98 (g) CONDITIONAL 98 SECTION 35-30.