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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
HC0016 Introduced , by Rep. Dwight Kay SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| | 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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| 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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