§ 25 ILCS 5/0.01 Short title
§ 25 ILCS 5/1 That the sessions of the General Assembly shall be held at the seat …
§ 25 ILCS 5/2 Every officer of each house of the General Assembly shall, before …
§ 25 ILCS 5/2a Unless otherwise provided by law, whenever appointment to membership …
§ 25 ILCS 5/3 The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of …
§ 25 ILCS 5/3.1 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, whenever any …
§ 25 ILCS 5/3.2 Prohibition on creating new units of local government
§ 25 ILCS 5/4 The presiding officer of each house, and the chairman, or any member …
§ 25 ILCS 5/5 In all cases of trials of impeachment, or other trials before the …
§ 25 ILCS 5/6 Any person may be compelled, by subpoena, to appear and give …
§ 25 ILCS 5/7 Any witness neglecting or refusing to appear when duly subpoenaed, or …
§ 25 ILCS 5/8 Whoever, being served with a subpoena to appear as a witness, or to …
§ 25 ILCS 5/9 The manner of effecting imprisonment of any person by either house …
§ 25 ILCS 5/10 If the person is committed for a refusal to answer any question put …
§ 25 ILCS 5/11 The punishment of any person, by either house, for disorderly or …
§ 25 ILCS 5/12 Whoever, by any noisy, disorderly or unseemly conduct, either in or …
§ 25 ILCS 5/13 The sergeant-at-arms of the senate and his assistants, and the …
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 25 ILCS 5 - General Assembly Organization Act

  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • 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
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • sworn: shall be construed to include the word "affirmed. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.12
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.