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 1                       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
 2                      CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

 3        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
 4    NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL  ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
 5    SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall  be  submitted  to
 6    the  electors  of  the State for adoption or rejection at the
 7    general election next occurring at least 6 months  after  the
 8    adoption  of  this resolution a proposition to add Section 25
 9    to Article I of the Illinois Constitution as follows:

10                              ARTICLE I
11                           BILL OF RIGHTS

12        (ILCON Art. I, Sec. 25 new)
13    SECTION 25.  UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE COVERAGE
14        Health care is an essential safeguard of human  life  and
15    dignity,  and  there  is  an  obligation    for  the State of
16    Illinois to ensure that every person is able to realize  this
17    fundamental  right.   On or  before May 31, 2006, the General
18    Assembly by law shall enact a plan for universal health care
19    coverage that permits everyone in Illinois to  obtain  decent
20    health care on a regular basis.

21                              SCHEDULE
22        This  Constitutional  Amendment  takes effect upon  being
23    declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
24    Constitutional Amendment Act.