SR0027 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State of Illinois prescribes a flat, or non-graduated, income tax system be utilized; and

WHEREAS, In 2020, the General Assembly put the progressive income tax amendment on the 2020 ballot, which would have altered our Constitution and permitted graduated income tax rates and tax increases on all Illinoisans; and

WHEREAS, The progressive income tax amendment was roundly rejected by Illinoisans in the 2020 election; and

WHEREAS, Current inflation levels, rising costs, and recession fears are already wreaking havoc on household budgets of Illinoisans across the state; and

WHEREAS, Illinoisans already have one of the highest total tax burdens in the country; and

WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is currently collecting record sums of revenue; and

WHEREAS, Since rejecting the progressive income tax amendment in 2020, five states have transitioned away from a progressive income tax to a flat, non-graduated income tax; and

WHEREAS, In addition to imposing a tax increase through a progressive income tax upon over-taxed Illinoisans, this tax increase would deprive the state of one of the few competitive advantages Illinois has to retain and attract businesses; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we trust the decision Illinoisans made in 2020 when they rejected the path to future tax increases by rejecting and prohibiting the progressive income tax amendment from becoming enacted; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois Senate rejects all efforts to raise taxes on Illinoisans by further attempts to change the state’s Constitution and transition away from the flat tax to a progressive income tax; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this Resolution be delivered to all Illinois Constitutional Officers, the President and Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate, and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives.