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 Bill Status of SJRCA0038  99th General Assembly


Short Description:  REVENUE-3/5 VOTE

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kyle McCarter

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die
ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.1 new 


Synopsis As Introduced
Proposes to amend the Legislative Article of the Illinois Constitution concerning the passage of revenue bills. Provides that any bill resulting in the increase of revenue to the State may become law only by a vote of three-fifths of the members in each house of the General Assembly. Provides that each house of the General Assembly shall have a revenue committee. Provides that there shall be 25 members on the revenue committee in the House of Representatives. Provides that there shall be 13 members on the revenue committee in the Senate. Provides that revenue committee members may be removed from the committee only by a majority, recorded, roll call vote of all members of the committee's respective chamber. Provides that revenue committees may not vote upon a bill until a public hearing has been held. Effective on approval by the electors.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  11/8/2011SenateFiled with Secretary
  11/8/2011SenateReferred to Assignments
  1/24/2012SenateAssigned to Executive
  2/9/2012SenateTo Executive Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments
  1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die

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