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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
HC0019
Introduced 2/25/2005, by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos - Randall M. Hultgren - Roger L. Eddy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.1 new |
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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution
concerning
the passage of revenue bills. Provides that any bill resulting in the increase
of revenue to
the State may become law only by a vote of three-fifths of the members elected
to each
house of
the General Assembly. Provides that a house of the General Assembly may not
pass a bill that would result in the
increase of revenue to the State until (1) at least 30 calendar days have
elapsed (i) after
the introduction of the bill in that house or (ii) after an amendment to the
bill has been
adopted in that house, whichever is later, and (2) that house has held at least
2 public
hearings on the bill prior to passage by that house. Effective upon being
declared adopted.
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A BILL FOR
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
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| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the |
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| electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general |
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| election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of |
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| this resolution a proposition to add Section 8.1 to Article IV |
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| of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
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| ARTICLE IV
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| THE LEGISLATURE
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| (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.1 new)
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| SECTION 8.1. PASSAGE OF REVENUE BILLS.
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| (a) A bill that would result in the increase of revenue to |
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| the State may
become law only with the concurrence of |
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| three-fifths of the members elected to
each house of the |
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| General Assembly.
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| (b) A house of the General Assembly may not pass a bill |
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| that would result in
the
increase of revenue to the State |
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| until:
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| (1) at least 30 calendar days have elapsed (i) after |
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| the introduction of
the
bill in that house or (ii) after an |
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| amendment to the bill has been adopted in
that
house,
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| whichever is later;
and
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| (2) that house has held at least 2 public hearings on |
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| the bill prior to
passage by that house.
Notice of each |
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| hearing must be given to the public at least 6 days before |
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| the
date of the hearing.
At least one of the hearings
held |
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| by each house must be held outside the corporate limits of:
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| (A) the capital city of the State; and
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| (B) the largest city in Illinois by population as |
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| measured by the
federal
decennial census.
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