§ 0.01 Short title
§ 1 There is created the Legislative Information System, referred to in …
§ 4 The Architect of the Capitol shall furnish the System with suitable …
§ 5 The System has the duties enumerated in the following Sections …
§ 5.01 To establish offices of the System, to be open during normal business …
§ 5.02 To review and coordinate the use of electronic data processing, …
§ 5.03 To study and make recommendations concerning application of the …
§ 5.04 To the extent of appropriations made for that purpose, to implement …
§ 5.05 To provide such technical services, computer time, programming and …
§ 5.06 To the extent of appropriations made for that purpose, to provide …
§ 5.07 To make a biennial report to the General Assembly, by April 1 of each …
§ 5.08 The Legislative Information System shall maintain on its electronic …
§ 5.09 Public computer access; legislative information
§ 6 Computer systems; private use; charges
§ 7 The System may request and shall be afforded the cooperation of all …
§ 8 The System may utilize the services of an advisory committee for …
§ 9 Information regarding discrimination and harassment

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 25 ILCS 145 - Legislative Information System Act

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Conference committee: A temporary, ad hoc panel composed of conferees from both chamber of a legislature which is formed for the purpose of reconciling differences in legislation that has passed both chambers. Conference committees are usually convened to resolve bicameral differences on major and controversial legislation.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Credit bureau: An agency that collects individual credit information and sells it for a fee to creditors so they can make a decision on granting loans. Typical clients include banks, mortgage lenders, credit card companies, and other financing companies. (Also commonly referred to as consumer-reporting agency or credit-reporting agency.) Source: OCC
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Units of local government: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.28