First Year of the 103rd General Assembly -
The Illinois General Assembly adjourned the 2023 regular session in the early morning hours on May 27, 2023....more
The Illinois General Assembly returned to Springfield for Lame Duck Session from January 4 to 10. House and Senate Democrats passed many of their top priority bills, including a paid leave requirement for all businesses,...more
The Illinois General Assembly returned to Springfield for a two-week fall Veto Session from November 22-23 and November 29-December 1, 2022. The first week featured a limited policy agenda, but Republicans selected new caucus...more
The Illinois General Assembly began an abbreviated 2022 session on Jan. 5 and is scheduled to adjourn on April 8, 2022. Due to the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19, House and Senate leadership decided to cancel...more
Speaker Welch First-Term Highlights -
Illinois elected a new Speaker of the House for the first time in almost 40 years after former House Speaker Michael Madigan was ousted from his leadership and later resigned at the...more