Full Text of HR0907 93rd General Assembly
HR0907 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Some of the most significant acts of substantive | 3 |
| legislation enacted during each spring session of each General | 4 |
| Assembly are contained in the annual Budget Implementation bill | 5 |
| or bills enacted by the legislature in the final weeks of each | 6 |
| year's legislative spring session; and
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| WHEREAS, Historically, and in view of the Constitutional | 8 |
| role of the Governor as the Chief Executive of the State, the | 9 |
| draft or drafts of the Budget Implementation bills for each | 10 |
| fiscal year are prepared by the Governor's Office of Management | 11 |
| and Budget; and
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| WHEREAS, Historically, and in view of the Constitutional | 13 |
| role of the General Assembly as the chief lawmaking body of the | 14 |
| State, a co-equal branch of State government with the Office of | 15 |
| the Governor, the Governor's office has presented the annual | 16 |
| Budget Implementation bill or bills to the General Assembly in | 17 |
| a manner that allows timely and thoughtful consideration of | 18 |
| these bills, and their various elements, by General Assembly | 19 |
| members; and
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| WHEREAS, General Assembly members are responsible, in the | 21 |
| eyes of the people of Illinois, for the elements contained in | 22 |
| each year's Budget Implementation bills, because they have | 23 |
| voted on them and enacted them into law; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 25 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 26 |
| urge the Governor to coordinate the unveiling and presentation | 27 |
| of his Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Implementation bills, and | 28 |
| gubernatorial amendments to these bills, with the leaders of | 29 |
| the 4 General Assembly caucuses; and be it further | 30 |
| RESOLVED, That we urge the Governor, the Speaker of the |
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| House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate to | 2 |
| cooperate in such a manner as to ensure that the members of | 3 |
| each house of the General Assembly are given at least 24 hours | 4 |
| for study and analysis of each gubernatorial Fiscal Year 2005 | 5 |
| Budget Implementation bill or amendment prior to any vote being | 6 |
| taken on these bills or amendments on the House floor, on the | 7 |
| Senate floor, in House committee, or in Senate committee; and | 8 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be presented to | 10 |
| the Governor of the State of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, and to | 11 |
| the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, John | 12 |
| Filan.
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