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LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE SCENE
Illinois General Assembly Workload, 1973 through 1990
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1973-74
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1975-76
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1977-78
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1979-80
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1981-82
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1983-84
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1985-86
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1987418
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1989-90
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Bills introduced
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4,602
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6,082
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5,345
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5, 689
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4, 383
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5, 251
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5, 990
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6, 591
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6, 569
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Senate
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1,684
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2,047
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1,893
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2, 045
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1, 693
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1, 960
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2, 317
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2, 280
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2, 321
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House
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2,918
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4,035
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3,452
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3, 644
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2, 690
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3, 291
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3, 673
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4, 311
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4, 248
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Sent to Governor
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1,508
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1,780
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1,736
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1, 711
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1, 159
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1, 722
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1, 606
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1, 659
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1, 687
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Senate
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656
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702
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695
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672
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568
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713
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734
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686
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655
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House
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852
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1,078
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1,041
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1, 039
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591
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1, 009
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872
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973
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1, 032
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Percent
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32.7%
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29.2%
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32.4%
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30.0%
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26.4%
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32.7%
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26.8%
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25.2%
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25.7%
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Bills signed*
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1,232
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1,430
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1, 401
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1, 434
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958
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1, 335
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1, 365
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1, 331
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1, 393
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Senate
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530
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573
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546
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555
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473
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537
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635
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568
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527
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House
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702
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857
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855
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879
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485
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798
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730
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763
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866
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Percent
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81.8%
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80.3%
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80.7%
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83.8%
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82.6%
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77.5%
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84.9%
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80.2%
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82.6%
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Appropriation reduced
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or item vetoed
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99
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104
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39
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49
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131
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68
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135
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107
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40
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Senate
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51
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58
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21
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28
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80
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37
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78
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56
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22
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House
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48
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46
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18
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21
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51
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31
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57
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51
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18
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Percent
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6.5%
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5.8%
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2.4%
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2.8%
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11.3%
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3.9%
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8.4%
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6.4%
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2.4%
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Vetoed in full
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216
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252
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219
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154
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99
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200
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126
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195
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154
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Senate
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104
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96
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91
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72
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48
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90
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61
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62
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79
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House
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112
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156
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128
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82
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51
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110
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65
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133
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75
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Percent
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14.3%
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14.1%
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12.6%
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9.0%
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8.5%
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11.6%
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7.8%
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11.8%
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9.1%
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Overridden
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11
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23
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17
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28
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6
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30
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19
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19
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19
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Senate
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7
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9
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5
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15
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3
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13
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9
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7
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8
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House
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4
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14
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12
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13
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3
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17
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10
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12
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11
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Percent
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5.0%
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9.1%
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7.7%
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18.1%
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6.0%
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15.0%
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15.0%
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9.7%
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12.3%
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Amendatory vetoes
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60
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98
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116
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123
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102
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187
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115
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133
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140
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Senate
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22
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33
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58
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45
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47
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86
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38
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58
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49
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House
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38
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65
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58
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78
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55
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101
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77
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75
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91
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Percent
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3.9%
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5.5%
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6.6%
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7.1%
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8.8%
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10.8%
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7.1%
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8.0%
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8.3%
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Adopted
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46
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68
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95
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107
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89
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151
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92
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87
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70
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Senate
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15
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23
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50
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41
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41
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70
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35
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39
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24
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House
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31
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45
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45
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66
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48
|
81
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57
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48
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46
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Percent
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76.6%
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69.3%
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81.8%
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86.9%
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80.7%
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87.2%
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80.0%
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65.4%
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50.0%
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Overridden
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3
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5
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3
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6
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6
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20
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6
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14
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8
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Senate
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1
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3
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2
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1
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4
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8
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0
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4
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1
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House
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2
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2
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1
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5
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2
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12
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6
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10
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7
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Percent
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5.0%
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5.1%
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2.5%
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4.8%
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5.8%
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10.6%
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5.2%
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10.5%
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5.7%
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No action
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11
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25
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18
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10
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7
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16
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17
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32
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62
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Senate
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6
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7
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6
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3
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2
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8
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3
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14
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24
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House
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5
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18
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12
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7
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5
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8
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14
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18
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38
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Percent
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18.3%
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25.5%
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15.5%
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8.1%
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6.8%
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8.5%
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14.7%
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24.1%
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44.3%
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Bills enacted
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1,292
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1,526
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1,516
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1,575
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1,059
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1,536
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1, 482
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1,451
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1,490
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% of bills introduced
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28.0%
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25.0%
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28.3%
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27.6%
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24.1%
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29.2%
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24.7%
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22.0%
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22.7%
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% of bills sent to Governor
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85.6%
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85.7%
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97.3%
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92.0%
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91.3%
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89.1%
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92.2%
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87.5%
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88.3%
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* Includes appropriation bills reduced, item vetoed, and bills filed without signature.
Compiled by Legislative Research Unit staff from Laws of Illinois
Legislative Synopsis and Digest, and Legislative Information System.
1990 statistics prepared by Erik Olson, Research Assistant, July 11, 1991.
Illinois Parks and Recreation 15 September/October 1991
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