House approves virtual committees

Illinois House Majority Leader Greg Harris, D-Chicago, introduces new rules that would allow lawmakers for the first time to meet remotely for committee meetings during a House Rules Committee Hearing on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Wednesday, February 10, 2021. [POOL/Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register]
The Illinois House will now be able to hold committees and task force meetings virtually under new House rules approved Wednesday.