Bill Text: IL HJRCA0015 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a bill may become law only with the concurrence of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly if the bill directly: (i) requires the expenditure of any State funds, (ii) decreases the revenues of the State, (iii) requires that units of local government or school districts expend their own funds, (iv) decreases the revenues of units of local government or school districts, or (v) revises the distribution of State funds among units of local government or school districts. Provides that if the Governor vetoes such a bill, then it shall not become law unless it is passed, upon its return, by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Provides that if the Governor returns such a bill with specific recommendations for change to the house in which it originated, then those recommendations may be accepted only by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Effective on being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-05 - Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46 [HJRCA0015 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HJRCA0015-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HC0015 Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.1 new
Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a bill may become law only with the concurrence of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly if the bill directly: (i) requires the expenditure of any State funds, (ii) decreases the revenues of the State, (iii) requires that units of local government or school districts expend their own funds, (iv) decreases the revenues of units of local government or school districts, or (v) revises the distribution of State funds among units of local government or school districts. Provides that if the Governor vetoes such a bill, then it shall not become law unless it is passed, upon its return, by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Provides that if the Governor returns such a bill with specific recommendations for change to the house in which it originated, then those recommendations may be accepted only by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Effective on being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SEVENTH 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 add Section 8.1 to Article IV
of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
ARTICLE IV
THE LEGISLATURE
(ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.1 new)
SECTION 8.1. PASSAGE OF BILLS WITH A FISCAL IMPACT.
A bill may become law only with the concurrence of
three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the
General Assembly if the bill directly: (i) requires the
expenditure of any State funds, (ii) decreases the revenues of
the State, (iii) requires that units of local government or
school districts expend their own funds, (iv) decreases the
revenues of units of local government or school districts, or
(v) revises the distribution of State funds among units of
local government or school districts. However, if the Governor
vetoes a bill so passed by returning it with his or her
objections to the house in which it originated, then that bill

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shall not become law unless, upon its return, it it passed by a
record vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each
house of the General Assembly. Likewise, if the Governor
returns a bill so passed with specific recommendations for
change to the house in which it originated, then those
recommendations may be accepted only by a record vote of
three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the
General Assembly.
SCHEDULE
This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
Constitutional Amendment Act.