Bill Text: IL HJRCA0012 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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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 the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [HJRCA0012 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HJRCA0012-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HC0012 Introduced , by Rep. John Egofske SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 2
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 the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. Effective upon being declared adopted.
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the
electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general
election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption
of this resolution a proposition to amend Section 2 of Article
VIII of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
ARTICLE VIII
FINANCE
(ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 2)
SECTION 2. STATE FINANCE
(a) The Governor shall prepare and submit to the General
Assembly, at a time prescribed by law, a State budget for the
ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall set forth the estimated
balance of funds available for appropriation at the beginning
of the fiscal year, the estimated receipts, and a plan for
expenditures and obligations during the fiscal year of every
department, authority, public corporation and quasi-public
corporation of the State, every State college and university,
and every other public agency created by the State, but not of
units of local government or school districts. The budget

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shall also set forth the indebtedness and contingent
liabilities of the State and such other information as may be
required by law. Proposed expenditures shall not exceed funds
estimated to be available for the fiscal year as shown in the
budget.
(b) The General Assembly shall pass a balanced budget that
is based on funds estimated to be available by the Commission
on Government Forecasting and Accountability, or its successor
agency, and that makes The General Assembly by law shall make
appropriations for all expenditures of public funds by the
State. Appropriations for a fiscal year shall not exceed funds
estimated by the Commission on Government Forecasting and
Accountability, or its successor agency, General Assembly to
be available during that year.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
SCHEDULE
This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
Constitutional Amendment Act.