The Illinois House Wednesday is set to return to the Illinois State Capitol for the first time in nearly a year. The House met in May last year, and then seven months later in January, but both sessions were held off-site at a convention center in Springfield amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate canceled their in-person session days this month, opting to hold virtual committee hearings instead.
When the Illinois House returns Wednesday, lawmakers will take up new governing rules. While the rules are expected to include some kind of remote participation allowance for committees, one source said the rules could be opened up to allow more legislation to receive committee hearings, something minority Republicans complained wasn’t allowed under former Speaker Michael Madigan.
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