Illinois House Bill 5744 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-10 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Special Session Act. On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act, if the General Assembly fails to pass a balanced budget by May 31st of each year, a continuing special session of the General Assembly shall be convened by joint proclamation for the purpose of passing a balanced budget. Provides that the joint proclamation shall specify that the General Assembly will convene every day until a balanced budget is passed. Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act to disallow per diem allowance for food and lodging during a continuing special session. Effective immediately.

BUDGET-CONTINUING SESSION

Rep. Sheri Jesiel [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2016-02-10	House	First Reading
2016-02-10	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sheri Jesiel

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	115	1	Amended Code	Citation Text
25	15	1.5	New Code	See Bill Text
25	15	2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5744&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB5744.htm