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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State of Illinois
3		prescribes a flat, or non-graduated, income tax system be
4		utilized; and
5		WHEREAS, In 2020, the General Assembly put the progressive
6		income tax amendment on the 2020 ballot, which would have
7		altered our Constitution and permitted graduated income tax
8		rates and tax increases on all Illinoisans; and
9		WHEREAS, The progressive income tax amendment was roundly
10		rejected by Illinoisans in the 2020 election; and
11		WHEREAS, Current inflation levels, rising costs, and
12		recession fears are already wreaking havoc on household
13		budgets of Illinoisans across the state; and
14		WHEREAS, Illinoisans already have one of the highest total
15		tax burdens in the country; and
16		WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is currently collecting
17		record sums of revenue; and
18		WHEREAS, Since rejecting the progressive income tax
19		amendment in 2020, five states have transitioned away from a

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1		progressive income tax to a flat, non-graduated income tax;
2		and
3		WHEREAS, In addition to imposing a tax increase through a
4		progressive income tax upon over-taxed Illinoisans, this tax
5		increase would deprive the state of one of the few competitive
6		advantages Illinois has to retain and attract businesses;
7		therefore, be it
8		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
9		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we trust the decision
10		Illinoisans made in 2020 when they rejected the path to future
11		tax increases by rejecting and prohibiting the progressive
12		income tax amendment from becoming enacted; and be it further
13		RESOLVED, That the Illinois Senate rejects all efforts to
14		raise taxes on Illinoisans by further attempts to change the
15		state’s Constitution and transition away from the flat tax to
16		a progressive income tax; and be it further
17		RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this Resolution be
18		delivered to all Illinois Constitutional Officers, the
19		President and Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate, and the
20		Speaker and Minority Leader of the Illinois House of
21		Representatives.