97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
SC0008

 

Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. Matt Murphy

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.1
ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 2

    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 two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution concerning the State budget. Provides that the rate of growth in total State expenditures in any fiscal year over the prior fiscal year is limited to: (i) the percentage increase in the annual rate of increase, for the previous calendar year, of the Consumer Price Index; plus (ii) the rate of increase in the State's population for the same 12-month period. Requires the State to maintain a reserve fund equal to 3% of the enacted budget for the prior fiscal year. Effective on being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.


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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 8.1 to Article IV
9of the Illinois Constitution and to amend Section 2 of Article
10VIII of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
 
11
ARTICLE IV
12
THE LEGISLATURE

13    (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.1)
14SECTION 8.1. PASSAGE OF REVENUE BILLS
15    A bill that would result in the increase of revenue may
16become law only with the concurrence of two-thirds of the
17members elected to each house of the General Assembly. An
18increase of revenue includes, without limitation, the
19imposition of new taxes, an increase in the rate of an existing
20tax, a change in a definition that results in an expansion of a
21tax base, a deduction or elimination of any preferential or
22exempt status, or the reduction or elimination of any credit,
23exemption, or deduction.
 

 

 

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ARTICLE VIII
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FINANCE

3    (ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 2)
4SECTION 2. STATE FINANCE
5    (a) The Governor shall prepare and submit to the General
6Assembly, at a time prescribed by law, a State budget for the
7ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall set forth the estimated
8balance of funds available for appropriation at the beginning
9of the fiscal year, the estimated receipts, and a plan for
10expenditures and obligations during the fiscal year of every
11department, authority, public corporation and quasi-public
12corporation of the State, every State college and university,
13and every other public agency created by the State, but not of
14units of local government or school districts. The budget shall
15also set forth the indebtedness and contingent liabilities of
16the State and such other information as may be required by law.
17Proposed expenditures shall not exceed funds estimated to be
18available for the fiscal year as shown in the budget.
19    (b) The General Assembly by law shall make appropriations
20for all expenditures of public funds by the State.
21Appropriations for a fiscal year shall not exceed funds
22estimated by the General Assembly to be available during that
23year.
24    (c) The rate of growth in total State expenditures in any

 

 

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1fiscal year over the prior fiscal year is limited to: (i) the
2percentage increase in the annual rate of increase, for the
3previous calendar year, of the Consumer Price Index for All
4Urban Consumers for all items, published by the United States
5Bureau of Labor Statistics; plus (ii) the rate of increase in
6the State's population for the same 12-month period. Population
7growth must be determined by annual federal census estimates
8and must be adjusted every decade to match the federal
9decennial census.
10    (d) The State shall maintain a reserve fund equal to 3% of
11the enacted budget for the prior fiscal year.
12(Source: Illinois Constitution.)
 
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SCHEDULE
14    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
15declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
16Constitutional Amendment Act.