Bill Status of SB1849  95th General Assembly


Short Description:  BUDGET ACCOUNTABILITY

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Susan Garrett, Pamela J. Althoff and John J. Millner

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
5 ILCS 140/7from Ch. 116, par. 207
20 ILCS 3005/6from Ch. 127, par. 416


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Budget Forecast, Accountability, and Ethics Act. Requires each State agency to make available for public inspection and copying any standard budget documentation and information that the agency is required to file with the General Assembly. Requires that all appropriation bills that are recommended to the General Assembly by the Governor in the State Budget Address must be made conveniently available to the public on the General Assembly's Internet website no later than 2 days after the submission of the bills by the Governor under the State Budget Law. Provides that a bill making an appropriation may not be considered for final passage by either the House of Representatives or the Senate unless a copy of that bill, in its final form, has been made conveniently available on the General Assembly's Internet website for at least 5 days before the bill is considered for final passage by that chamber and provides that a motion adopted by a record vote of at least three-fifths of the members elected, the House of Representatives or the Senate may provide that this restriction does not apply to that chamber with respect to any one or more bills specified in the motion by bill number. Requires that the Governor's budget must include projections of revenues and expenditures for the budget year and the fiscal year following the budget year, and sets forth requirements for those projections. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make a corresponding change. Amends the Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act. Sets forth deadlines for certain budget activities by State agencies. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  7/25/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
  7/25/2007SenateFirst Reading
  7/25/2007SenateReferred to Rules
  7/25/2007SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
  7/25/2007SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die