Bill Text: IL HJRCA0016 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution concerning the passage of revenue bills. A bill that would result in the increase of revenue may become law only with the concurrence 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) 2014-05-03 - Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46 [HJRCA0016 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HJRCA0016-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HC0016 Introduced , by Rep. Dwight Kay SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.1
Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution concerning the passage of revenue bills. A bill that would result in the increase of revenue may become law only with the concurrence 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-EIGHTH 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)
SECTION 8.1. PASSAGE OF REVENUE BILLS
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8 of this Article
IV, a bill that would result in the increase of revenue may
become law only with the concurrence of three-fifths of the
members elected to each house of the General Assembly. An
increase of revenue includes, without limitation, the
imposition of new taxes, an increase in the rate of an existing
tax, a change in a definition that results in an expansion of a
tax base, a deduction or elimination of any preferential or
exempt status, or the reduction or elimination of any credit,
exemption, or deduction.

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