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 1                       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
 2                      CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

 3        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
 4    NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL  ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
 5    SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall  be  submitted  to
 6    the  electors  of  the State for adoption or rejection at the
 7    general election next occurring at least 6 months  after  the
 8    adoption  of this resolution a proposition to add Section 8.5
 9    to Article IV of the Illinois Constitution as follows:

10                             ARTICLE IV
11                           THE LEGISLATURE

12        (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.5 new)
13    SECTION 8.5.  REVENUE BILLS; SUNSET
14        (a)  A bill that contains one  or  more  provisions  that
15    would  result  in  the  increase  of revenue to the State may
16    become law only if each of  those  provisions  is  explicitly
17    limited in effect to no more than 5 years after the effective
18    date of the bill.
19        (b)  A  sunset  date established under subsection (a) may
20    be extended by the General Assembly  by  law  for  up  to  an
21    additional 5 years in each of up to 3 separate bills.  If the
22    General  Assembly  extends  the  sunset date of a provision 3
23    additional times, the General Assembly by law may  thereafter
24    remove the sunset date as to that provision.
25        (c)  A  bill  that  fails  to comply with this Section is
26    void.

27                              SCHEDULE
28        This Constitutional Amendment  takes  effect  upon  being
29    declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
30    Constitutional Amendment Act.