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HB0052: Tracking Witness Slips in Illinois
This bill requires the Legislative Information System to create a database that tracks witness slips and links them to new bills if their text is moved, with the filer's consent.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Legislative Information System to establish and maintain a database for tracking witness slips.
- Links a witness slip to a new bill or amendment if all of the original text is incorporated into it.
- States that this link only happens with the consent of the person who filed the witness slip.
Who It Names or Affects
- People who file witness slips on bills or amendments in either chamber
- The Legislative Information System staff
Terms To Know
- Witness slip
- A form filed by a person to show support for or opposition to a bill.
- Legislative Information System
- The system that maintains the database of witness slips and other legislative information.
Limits and Unknowns
- A witness slip is only linked to a new bill if all of the original text is moved, not just part of it.
- The link between the slip and the new bill requires consent from the person who filed the slip.