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HB 4836 — SUNSHINE COMMISSION ACT
Last action — Bill Dead - No Positive Action Taken - Amendatory Veto
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 96th Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Creates the Sunshine Commission Act. Provides for the appointment by the legislative leaders of a Sunshine Commission, consisting of 4 legislators and 4 public members, to conduct a thorough review of the relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness of each "State executive branch program". Requires the Commission to report its recommendations to the General Assembly within 6 months after the Act's effective date. Requires the General Assembly, by joint resolution, to approve or reject the report within 60 session days after the report is filed. Repeals the Act 2 years after its effective date. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
3 added · 3 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent changes to Bill HB 4836 involved the removal of certain lines in the earlier version and the addition of new lines in the enrolled version. This indicates that some specific details or provisions from the earlier version were replaced with updated information. These changes are important as they can reflect adjustments in policy or clarifications that better address the needs of the stakeholders affected by the bill.
HB4836 EngrossedEnrolled LRB096 16156 JAM 31407 b AN ACT concerning State government.
A public member may not have had any public employment or position, HB4836 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB096 16156 JAM 31407 b other than elected office, during the 2 years before that member's appointment.
HB4836 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB096 16156 JAM 31407 b (2) Consolidation of duplicative programs.
Action History
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Bill Dead - No Positive Action Taken - Amendatory Veto
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Override Amendatory Veto - Senate Lost 024-023-000
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3/5 Vote Required
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ronald Sandack
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Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. Matt Murphy
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Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 30, 2010
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Override Amendatory Veto - House Passed 091-022-000
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3/5 Vote Required
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Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. David Reis
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Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 16, 2010
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Governor Amendatory Veto
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
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Second Reading
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2010
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Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000
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Assigned to Executive
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 12, 2010
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Arrive in Senate
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
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Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000
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Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David Reis
Sponsors
- David Reis · Cosponsor
- Ronald Sandack · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on · 14 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (2)
- David Reis
- Ronald Sandack
Not signed on (181)
181 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 181 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 41% | 39% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hultgren | — | Not Voting |
| Kotowski | — | Nay |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Nay |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| McCarter | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Not Voting |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Muñoz | — | Nay |
| Noland | — | Nay |
| Schoenberg | — | Not Voting |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Nay |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Steans | — | Nay |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Not Voting |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Wilhelmi | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Nay |
| Sullivan | — | Not Voting |
| Clayborne | — | Not Voting |
| Crotty | — | Nay |
| Dahl | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Duffy | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Nay |
| Frerichs | — | Not Voting |
| Garrett | — | Not Voting |
| Haine | — | Not Voting |
| Hendon | — | Nay |
| Hutchinson | — | Not Voting |
| Pankau | — | Not Voting |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Nay |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| Sandack | — | Yea |
| Sandoval | — | Nay |
| Maloney | — | Nay |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Nay |
| Bivins | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Bond | — | Not Voting |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| Mulroe | — | Nay |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Nay |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Nay |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Nay |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Nay |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Nay |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Nay |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Nay |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Nay |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 80 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 91 | 22 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 19% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | — | Nay |
| Nekritz | — | Nay |
| O'Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Lyons | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Thapedi | — | Yea |
| Tryon | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Bradley | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Gordon, Careen | — | Yea |
| Gordon, Jehan | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Cavaletto | — | Yea |
| Coladipietro | — | Yea |
| Cole | — | Yea |
| Connelly | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Durkin | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Farnham | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Fortner | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Golar | — | Yea |
| Hatcher | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Nay |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| May | — | Nay |
| Reitz | — | Nay |
| Mell | — | Nay |
| Mulligan | — | Not Voting |
| Hannig | — | Nay |
| Harris | — | Nay |
| Howard | — | Nay |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Nay |
| Coulson | — | Not Voting |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Dugan | — | Not Voting |
| Dunkin | — | Nay |
| Flider | — | Nay |
| Fritchey | — | Nay |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Not Voting |
| Phelps | — | Nay |
| Pritchard | — | Yea |
| Ramey | — | Yea |
| Reboletti | — | Yea |
| Reis | — | Yea |
| Riley | — | Nay |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Senger | — | Yea |
| Sente | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Beiser | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Burns | — | Not Voting |
| Carberry | — | Yea |
| McAsey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Nay |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Nay |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Nay |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Nay |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Nay |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 54 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Kotowski | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| McCarter | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Muñoz | — | Yea |
| Noland | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Steans | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Wilhelmi | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Not Voting |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| Dahl | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Duffy | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Frerichs | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Not Voting |
| Hutchinson | — | Not Voting |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bivins | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Bond | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 101 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 114 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Mell | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Lyons | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Senger | — | Yea |
| Thapedi | — | Yea |
| Tryon | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Bradley | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Gordon, Careen | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Gordon, Jehan | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Cavaletto | — | Yea |
| Coladipietro | — | Yea |
| Cole | — | Yea |
| Dugan | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Durkin | — | Yea |
| Farnham | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Fortner | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Golar | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Connelly | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Not Voting |
| Hatcher | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Pritchard | — | Yea |
| Ramey | — | Yea |
| Reboletti | — | Yea |
| Reis | — | Yea |
| Riley | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Sente | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Beiser | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Burns | — | Yea |
| McAsey | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 4836 do?
- Creates the Sunshine Commission Act. Provides for the appointment by the legislative leaders of a Sunshine Commission, consisting of 4 legislators and 4 public members, to conduct a thorough review of the relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness of each "State executive branch program". Requires the Commission to report its recommendations to the General Assembly within 6 months after the Act's effective date. Requires the General Assembly, by joint resolution, to approve or reject the report within 60 session days after the report is filed. Repeals the Act 2 years after its effective date. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors HB 4836?
- HB 4836 is sponsored by David Reis and Ronald Sandack.
- What is the current status of HB 4836?
- This bill died with 96th Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 4836?
- Track HB 4836 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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