Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, called the House back to take up changes to the state’s energy policies. The House could also take up an ethics bill the governor sent back.
Senate Bill 539 is the product of opened- and closed-door negotiations since 2019 looking to bring about more accountability to the statehouse. The move followed a tumultuous period just before the pandemic of FBI raids, arrests, and federal charges against lawmakers and lobbyists. But, what passed in May was sent back by the governor with a change.
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