State Representative Jason Bunting (il) | Representative Jason Bunting (R) 106th District
State Representative Jason Bunting (il) | Representative Jason Bunting (R) 106th District
We are back in Springfield for a lame duck session.
A lame duck session is a period when members of one General Assembly meet after a new General Assembly has been elected, but before members are sworn in. The General Assembly can use this reconvention to resolve legislative matters still lingering from the spring or veto sessions or address pressing issues that require immediate action.
During the veto session, which takes place in November, certain legislation, like tax hikes, requires a supermajority three-fifths vote, or 71 members in the House, to pass. During lame duck sessions, the Illinois House rules require a mere simple majority of 60 votes to pass any bills discussed on the floor.
If you want to follow along, you can do so by watching or listening live here: https://www.ilga.gov/houseaudvid.asp
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