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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
HC0022 Introduced , by Rep. Thomas Morrison SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that only bills that have been vetoed by the Governor may be voted upon during regular session of the General Assembly that is held after May 31 of an even-numbered year and prior to the beginning of a new session of the General Assembly on the second Wednesday in January of an odd-numbered year. Provides that a special session of the General Assembly may be convened for emergency purposes at which subjects other than bills vetoed by the Governor may be considered. Effective upon being declared adopted.
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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 SECOND 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 |
| 8 | | of this resolution a proposition to amend Section 9 of Article |
| 9 | | IV 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. 9)
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| 13 | | SECTION 9. VETO PROCEDURE
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| 14 | | (a) Every bill passed by the General Assembly shall be |
| 15 | | presented to the
Governor within 30 calendar days after its |
| 16 | | passage. The foregoing
requirement shall be judicially |
| 17 | | enforceable. If the Governor approves
the bill, he shall sign |
| 18 | | it and it shall become law.
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| 19 | | (b) If the Governor does not approve the bill, he shall |
| 20 | | veto it by
returning it with his objections to the house in |
| 21 | | which it originated.
Any bill not so returned by the Governor |
| 22 | | within 60 calendar days after
it is presented to him shall |
| 23 | | become law. If recess or adjournment of the
General Assembly |
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| 1 | | prevents the return of a bill, the bill and the
Governor's |
| 2 | | objections shall be filed with the Secretary of State within
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| 3 | | such 60 calendar days. The Secretary of State shall return the |
| 4 | | bill and
objections to the originating house promptly upon the |
| 5 | | next meeting of
the same General Assembly at which the bill can |
| 6 | | be considered.
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| 7 | | (c) The house to which a bill is returned shall |
| 8 | | immediately enter
the Governor's objections upon its journal. |
| 9 | | If within 15 calendar days
after such entry that house by a |
| 10 | | record vote of three-fifths of the
members elected passes the |
| 11 | | bill, it shall be delivered immediately to
the second house. |
| 12 | | If within 15 calendar days after such delivery the
second |
| 13 | | house by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected
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| 14 | | passes the bill, it shall become law.
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| 15 | | (d) The Governor may reduce or veto any item of |
| 16 | | appropriations in a
bill presented to him. Portions of a bill |
| 17 | | not reduced or vetoed shall
become law. An item vetoed shall be |
| 18 | | returned to the house in which it
originated and may become law |
| 19 | | in the same manner as a vetoed bill. An
item reduced in amount |
| 20 | | shall be returned to the house in which it
originated and may |
| 21 | | be restored to its original amount in the same manner
as a |
| 22 | | vetoed bill except that the required record vote shall be a
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| 23 | | majority of the members elected to each house. If a reduced |
| 24 | | item is not
so restored, it shall become law in the reduced |
| 25 | | amount.
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| 26 | | (e) The Governor may return a bill together with specific
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| 1 | | recommendations for change to the house in which it |
| 2 | | originated. The bill
shall be considered in the same manner as |
| 3 | | a vetoed bill but the specific
recommendations may be accepted |
| 4 | | by a record vote of a majority of the
members elected to each |
| 5 | | house. Such bill shall be presented again to the
Governor and |
| 6 | | if he certifies that such acceptance conforms to his
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| 7 | | recommendations, the bill shall become law. If he does not so
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| 8 | | certify, he shall return it as a vetoed bill to the house in |
| 9 | | which it
originated.
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| 10 | | (f) Only bills that have been vetoed by the Governor may be |
| 11 | | voted upon during regular session of the General Assembly that |
| 12 | | is held after May 31 of an even-numbered year and prior to the |
| 13 | | beginning of a new session of the General Assembly on the |
| 14 | | second Wednesday in January of an odd-numbered year. A special |
| 15 | | session of the General Assembly may be convened for emergency |
| 16 | | purposes as provided for under Section 5 of this Article at |
| 17 | | which subjects other than bills vetoed by the Governor may be |
| 18 | | considered. |
| 19 | | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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| 20 | | SCHEDULE
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| 21 | | This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being |
| 22 | | declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois |
| 23 | | Constitutional Amendment Act.
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