Bill Text: IL HJRCA0016 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
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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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | NINETY-EIGHTH 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 add Section 8.1 to Article IV | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
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10 | ARTICLE IV
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11 | THE LEGISLATURE
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12 | (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.1)
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13 | SECTION 8.1. PASSAGE OF REVENUE BILLS
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14 | Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8 of this Article | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | IV, a bill that would result in the increase of revenue may
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16 | become law only with the concurrence of three-fifths of the | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | members elected to
each house of the General Assembly. An | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | increase of revenue includes, without limitation, the | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | imposition of new taxes, an increase in the rate of an existing | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | tax, a change in a definition that results in an expansion of a | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | tax base, a deduction or elimination of any preferential or | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | exempt status, or the reduction or elimination of any credit, | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | exemption, or deduction.
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1 | SCHEDULE
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