HB2668 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2668

Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. David Friess

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

25 ILCS 50/3	from Ch. 63, par. 42.33
25 ILCS 60/3	from Ch. 63, par. 42.63
25 ILCS 65/7	from Ch. 63, par. 42.77
25 ILCS 70/4	from Ch. 63, par. 42.84
25 ILCS 75/15	from Ch. 63, par. 42.91-15
25 ILCS 80/22 new
25 ILCS 82/33 new
25 ILCS 83/110-23 new

Amends the Fiscal Note Act, the Judicial Note Act, the State Debt Impact Note Act, the Correctional Budget and Impact Note Act, the Home Rule Note Act, the Balanced Budget Note Act, the Housing Affordability Impact Note Act, and the Racial Impact Note Act. Provides, in each of the affected Acts, that no rule of either house may authorize or require a note request to be deemed inapplicable. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Fiscal Note Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:

(25 ILCS 50/3) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.33)

Sec. 3. Any Whenever the sponsor of any measure is of the opinion that no fiscal note is necessary, any member of either house may thereafter request that a note be obtained, and in such case, the note shall be prepared. No rule of either house may authorize or require a note request that is made under this Act to be deemed inapplicable the matter shall be decided by majority vote of those present and voting in the house of which he is a member.

(Source: Laws 1965, p. 858.)

Section 10. The Judicial Note Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:

(25 ILCS 60/3) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.63)

Sec. 3. Any Whenever the sponsor of any measure is of the opinion that no judicial note is necessary, any member of either house may thereafter request that a note be obtained, and in such case, the note shall be prepared. No rule of either house may authorize or require a note request that is made under this Act to be deemed inapplicable the matter shall be decided by majority vote of those present and voting in the house of which he is a member.

(Source: P.A. 76-1314.)

Section 15. The State Debt Impact Note Act is amended by changing Section 7 as follows:

(25 ILCS 65/7) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.77)

Sec. 7. Whenever any committee of either house reports any bill which is required by this Act to have a long-term debt note with an amendment or whenever any bill is amended on the floor of either house in such manner as to substantially affect the impact of the bill on the State's debt service capacity, the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall upon request by any member of the house by which the bill is being considered prepare a new or revised State Debt Impact Note in relation to the amended bill. Copies of each new or revised State Debt Impact Note shall be furnished to the persons named in Section 2.

Whenever any member of either House is of the opinion that a State Debt Impact Note should be prepared on any bill and such note has not been requested, the member may at any time before the bill is moved to third reading request that such a note be obtained, in which case the bill shall be submitted to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability for preparation of the note.

No rule of either house may authorize or require a note request that is made under this Act to be deemed inapplicable.

If the sponsor is of the opinion that a long-term debt note is not required, the matter shall be decided by majority vote of those present and voting in the House of which he is a member.

(Source: P.A. 93-1067, eff. 1-15-05.)

Section 20. The Correctional Budget and Impact Note Act is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:

(25 ILCS 70/4) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.84)

Sec. 4. Any Whenever the sponsor of any measure is of the opinion that no Correctional Budget and Impact Note is necessary, any member of either house may thereafter request that a note be obtained, and in such case, the note shall be prepared. No rule of either house may authorize or require a note request that is made under this Act to be deemed inapplicable the matter shall be decided by a majority vote of those present and voting in the house of which he is a member.

(Source: P.A. 83-1031.)

Section 25. The Home Rule Note Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:

(25 ILCS 75/15) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.91-15)

Sec. 15. Member's request for a note; determinations of inapplicability prohibited. Any If the sponsor of a bill is of the opinion that no home rule note is necessary, any member of either house may request that a note be obtained, and in that case, the note shall be prepared. No rule of either house may authorize or require a note request that is made under this Act to be deemed inapplicable the matter shall be decided by a majority vote of those present and voting in the house of which he or she is a member.

(Source: P.A. 87-229.)

Section 30. The Balanced Budget Note Act is amended by adding Section 22 as follows:

(25 ILCS 80/22 new)

Sec. 22. Determinations of inapplicability prohibited. No rule of either house may authorize or require a note request that is made under this Act to be deemed inapplicable.

Section 35. The Housing Affordability Impact Note Act is amended by adding Section 33 as follows:

(25 ILCS 82/33 new)

Sec. 33. Determinations of inapplicability prohibited. No rule of either house may authorize or require a note request that is made under this Act to be deemed inapplicable.

Section 40. The Racial Impact Note Act is amended by adding Section 110-23 as follows:

(25 ILCS 83/110-23 new)

Sec. 110-23. Determinations of inapplicability prohibited. No rule of either house may authorize or require a note request that is made under this Act to be deemed inapplicable.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.