Bill Text: IL HJRCA0007 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the General Assembly shall pass a balanced budget that makes appropriations based on funds estimated to be available by Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-04 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn [HJRCA0007 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HJRCA0007-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | this resolution a proposition to amend Section 2 of Article | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | VIII of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
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10 | ARTICLE VIII
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11 | FINANCE
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12 | (ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 2)
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13 | SECTION 2. STATE FINANCE
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14 | (a) The Governor shall prepare and submit to the General | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Assembly, at
a time prescribed by law, a State budget for the | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | ensuing fiscal year.
The budget shall set forth the estimated | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | balance of funds available for
appropriation at the beginning | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | of the fiscal year, the estimated
receipts, and a plan for | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | expenditures and obligations during the fiscal
year of every | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | department, authority, public corporation and quasi-public
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21 | corporation of the State, every State college and university, | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | and every
other public agency created by the State, but not of | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | units of local
government or school districts. The budget shall |
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1 | also set forth the
indebtedness and contingent liabilities of | ||||||
2 | the State and such other
information as may be required by law. | ||||||
3 | Proposed expenditures shall not
exceed funds estimated to be | ||||||
4 | available for the fiscal year as shown in
the budget.
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5 | (b) The General Assembly shall pass a balanced budget based | ||||||
6 | on funds estimated to be available by Commission on Government | ||||||
7 | Forecasting and Accountability, or its successor agency, that | ||||||
8 | makes The General Assembly by law shall make appropriations for | ||||||
9 | all
expenditures of public funds by the State. Appropriations | ||||||
10 | for a fiscal
year shall not exceed funds estimated by the | ||||||
11 | Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, or | ||||||
12 | its successor agency, General Assembly to be
available during | ||||||
13 | that year.
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14 | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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15 | SCHEDULE
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16 | This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being | ||||||
17 | declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois | ||||||
18 | Constitutional Amendment Act.
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