Illinois Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 38 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Proposes to amend the Legislative 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 in each house of the General Assembly. Provides that each house of the General Assembly shall have a revenue committee. Provides that there shall be 25 members on the revenue committee in the House of Representatives. Provides that there shall be 13 members on the revenue committee in the Senate. Provides that revenue committee members may be removed from the committee only by a majority, recorded, roll call vote of all members of the committee's respective chamber. Provides that revenue committees may not vote upon a bill until a public hearing has been held. Effective on approval by the electors.

REVENUE-3/5 VOTE

Sen. Kyle McCarter [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	Senate	Session Sine Die
2012-02-09	Senate	To Executive Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments
2012-01-24	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2011-11-08	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2011-11-08	Senate	Filed with Secretary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=38&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SJRCA&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SJRCA/09700SC0038.htm