Lawmakers explain ‘shell bills’ at the Illinois statehouse – Center Square

In the House and Senate, there are 6,545 bills filed for consideration. Many of those are what is referred to as a “shell bill.” State Sen. Steve McClure, R-Springfield, gave his take on shell bills “Shell bills can be used after deadlines have passed to get sometimes important bills passed but more often than not they're used to ram a piece of legislation at the very last moment where you can change the bill number by attaching an amendment to a brand new shell bill,” McClure told The Center Square.