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
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
5SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the
6electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general
7election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of
8this resolution a proposition to add Section 8.1 to Article IV
9of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
 
10
ARTICLE IV
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THE LEGISLATURE

12    (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.1)
13SECTION 8.1. PASSAGE OF REVENUE BILLS
14    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8 of this Article
15IV, a bill that would result in the increase of revenue may
16become law only with the concurrence of three-fifths of the
17members elected to each house of the General Assembly. An
18increase of revenue includes, without limitation, the
19imposition of new taxes, an increase in the rate of an existing
20tax, a change in a definition that results in an expansion of a
21tax base, a deduction or elimination of any preferential or
22exempt status, or the reduction or elimination of any credit,
23exemption, or deduction.
 

 

 

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SCHEDULE
2    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
3declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
4Constitutional Amendment Act.