Committee of the Whole, Illinois State Senate
The Committee of the Whole is a standing committee of the Illinois State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Illinois State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader. The President appoints the chair, vice-chair and remaining majority members, while the Minority Leader appoints the minority members. Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The President is not recognized as an "ex officio" member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Membership
2019-2020 legislative session
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Committee of the Whole, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (36) | Republican members (18) | Third-party members(0) |
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Terry Link (D) left this committee on September 12, 2020.
Martin Sandoval (D) left this committee on January 01, 2020.
John Cullerton (D) left this committee on January 20, 2020.
Bill Brady (R) left this committee on December 31, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Committee of the Whole Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (36) | Republican members (22) | |||
| • Omar Aquino | • Pamela Althoff | |||
| • Scott M. Bennett | • Neil Anderson | |||
| • Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant | • Jason Barickman | |||
| • Daniel K. Biss | • Tim Bivins | |||
| • Melinda Bush | • Bill Brady | |||
| • Cristina Castro | • Michael Connelly | |||
| • James Clayborne | • Dale Fowler | |||
| • Jacqueline Collins | • William "Sam" McCann | |||
| • Tom Cullerton | • Kyle McCarter | |||
| • Bill Cunningham | • Dan McConchie | |||
| • William Haine | • Karen McConnaughay | |||
| • Don Harmon | • Chris Nybo | |||
| • Napoleon Harris | • Jim Oberweis | |||
| • Michael Hastings | • Christine Radogno | |||
| • Linda Holmes | • Sue Rezin | |||
| • Mattie Hunter | • Dale Righter | |||
| • Toi Hutchinson | • Tom Rooney | |||
| • Emil Jones | • Chapin Rose | |||
| • David Koehler | • Paul Schimpf | |||
| • Steven Landek | • Dave Syverson | |||
| • Kimberly Lightford | • Jil Tracy | |||
| • Terry Link | • Chuck Weaver | |||
| • Andy Manar | ||||
| • Iris Martinez | ||||
| • Pat McGuire | ||||
| • Julie Morrison | ||||
| • John G. Mulroe | ||||
| • Antonio Munoz | ||||
| • Laura Murphy | ||||
| • Kwame Raoul | ||||
| • Martin Sandoval | ||||
| • Ira Silverstein | ||||
| • Steve Stadelman | ||||
| • Heather Steans | ||||
| • Donne Trotter | ||||
| • Patricia Van Pelt | ||||
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, the Committee of the Whole included every member of the Illinois State Senate.[3]
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Committee of the Whole Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (35) | Republican members (24) | |||
| • Steven Landek | • Sue Rezin | |||
| • Susan Garrett | • Suzi Schmidt | |||
| • James Meeks | • William "Sam" McCann | |||
| • Michael Noland | • Carole Pankau | |||
| • James Clayborne | • Kirk Dillard | |||
| • Don Harmon | • Dale Righter | |||
| • Kimberly Lightford | • Pamela Althoff | |||
| • Dan Kotowski | • Chris Lauzen | |||
| • Edward Maloney | • Matt Murphy | |||
| • John G. Mulroe | • Tim Bivins | |||
| • Jeffrey Schoenberg | • Larry Bomke | |||
| • Heather Steans | • Bill Brady | |||
| • Donne Trotter | • Shane Cultra | |||
| • Annazette Collins | • Dan Duffy | |||
| • Jacqueline Collins | • Tom Johnson | |||
| • Maggie Crotty | • John Jones | |||
| • John Cullerton | • Darin LaHood | |||
| • William Delgado | • David Luechtefeld | |||
| • Gary Forby | • Kyle McCarter | |||
| • Mike Frerichs | • John Millner | |||
| • William Haine | • Christine Radogno | |||
| • Linda Holmes | • Ron Sandack | |||
| • Mattie Hunter | • Dave Syverson | |||
| • Toi Hutchinson | • Christine Johnson | |||
| • Emil Jones | ||||
| • David Koehler | ||||
| • Terry Link | ||||
| • Iris Martinez | ||||
| • Kwame Raoul | ||||
| • Martin Sandoval | ||||
| • Ira Silverstein | ||||
| • John Sullivan | ||||
| • Arthur Wilhelmi | ||||
| • Antonio Munoz | ||||
| • Mike Jacobs | ||||
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Footnotes
