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      ILCON Art IV, Sec 8.1 new
          Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois
      Constitution  concerning  the  passage  of   revenue   bills.
      Provides  that  any bill resulting in the increase of revenue
      to the State by an increase of a tax on or measured by income
      or by an increase of a tax on  or  measured  by  the  selling
      price  of  any  item of tangible personal property may become
      law only by a vote of three-fifths of  the  members  in  each
      house  of  the General Assembly. Effective on approval by the
      electors.
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 1                       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
 2                      CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
 3        RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 4    OF THE  STATE  OF  ILLINOIS,  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES
 5    CONCURRING  HEREIN,  that  there  shall  be  submitted to the
 6    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  8.1
 9    of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
10                             ARTICLE IV
11                           THE LEGISLATURE
12        (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.1 new)
13    SECTION 8.1.  PASSAGE OF REVENUE BILLS
14        A  bill  that  would result in the increase of revenue to
15    the State by an increase of a tax on or measured by income or
16    by an increase of a tax on or measured by the  selling  price
17    of any item of tangible personal property may become law only
18    with  the  concurrence of three-fifths of the members elected
19    to each house of the General Assembly.
20                              SCHEDULE
21        This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon  approval
22    by the electors of this State.

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