100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
HC0038
 
Introduced , by Rep. Allen Skillicorn
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 5 new

     Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois
Constitution. Provides that in no fiscal year shall the rate of growth of General Revenue Fund appropriations over the preceding fiscal year exceed the rate of growth of the Illinois economy. Provides that if the General Assembly by adoption of a resolution approved by a record vote of a majority of the members of each house finds that an emergency exists and identifies the nature of the emergency, the General Assembly may provide for appropriations in excess of the amount authorized. Provides that the authorized excess amount may not exceed the amount specified in the resolution. Effective upon being declared adopted.
  


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1
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
2
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

  
 
  
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
4HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE 
5CONCURRING 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 5 to Article VIII 
9of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
  
 

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ARTICLE VIII 


11
FINANCE


12    (ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 5 new)
13SECTION 5. RATE OF GROWTH OF APPROPRIATIONS
14    (a) In no fiscal year shall the rate of growth of General 
15Revenue Fund appropriations over the preceding fiscal year 
16exceed the rate of growth of the Illinois economy. For the 
17purposes of this Section, the rate of growth of the Illinois 
18economy is the average annual growth rate of per capita gross 
19domestic product in the State over the preceding ten calendar 
20years, using data reported by the federal Bureau of Economic 
21Analysis, or its successor agency, before December 31 
22immediately preceding the beginning of the fiscal year.
The 
23General Assembly shall provide by law for the implementation of 
 
 
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1this subsection (a).
2    (b) If the General Assembly by adoption of a resolution 
3approved by a record vote of a majority of the members of each 
4house finds that an emergency exists and identifies the nature 
5of the emergency, the General Assembly may provide for 
6appropriations in excess of the amount authorized by subsection 
7(a) of this Section. The excess authorized under this 
8subsection (b) may not exceed the amount specified in the 
9resolution. 
 
  
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SCHEDULE

  
11    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being 
12declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois 
13Constitutional Amendment Act.