Bill Text: IL HB5633 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or municipality may not use payments received from the Local Government Distributive Fund for payments for travel, lodging, or dining. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5633 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB5633-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 6-30005 as follows:
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6 | (55 ILCS 5/6-30005 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 6-30005. Expenses for travel, lodging, or dining. A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | county may not use payments received from the Local Government | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Distributive Fund for payments for travel, lodging, or dining. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | A home rule county may not use payments received from the Local | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Government Distributive Fund in a manner inconsistent with this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | exercised by the State.
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16 | Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | adding Section 8-1-2.3 as follows:
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18 | (65 ILCS 5/8-1-2.3 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Sec. 8-1-2.3. Expenses for travel, lodging, or dining. A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | municipality may not use payments received from the Local | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Government Distributive Fund for payments for travel, lodging, |
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1 | or dining. A home rule municipality may not use payments | ||||||
2 | received from the Local Government Distributive Fund in a | ||||||
3 | manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a | ||||||
4 | limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of | ||||||
5 | the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home | ||||||
6 | rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
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7 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
8 | becoming law.
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