Bill Title: Proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. Creates the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights. Provides that the State, units of local government, and school districts must have referendum approval to: (1) enact a new tax, tax rate increase, valuation for assessment ratio increase for a property class, extend an expiring tax, or enact certain tax policy changes; or (2) incur certain obligations without adequate cash reserves. Contains provisions concerning emergency taxes. Contains provisions setting spending limits for the State, units of local government, and school districts. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HJRCA0037 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative John Cabello [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-090	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Allen Skillicorn [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-066	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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