95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1853


 
Introduced 7/10/2007, by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs - Michael Bond - Dan Kotowski - Martin A. Sandoval - Kwame Raoul
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Creates the Taxpayer Transparency  Act. Provides that a bill making an appropriation may not be considered for final passage by either the House of Representatives or the Senate unless a copy of that bill, in its final form, has been made conveniently available on the General Assembly's Internet website for at least 4 days before the bill is considered for final passage by that chamber and provides that a motion adopted by a record vote of at least three-fifths of the members elected, the House of Representatives or the Senate may provide that this restriction does not apply to that chamber with respect to any one or more bills specified in the motion by bill number. Effective immediately.
















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SB1853

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    AN ACT concerning finance.

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


 
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    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Taxpayer Transparency  Act.
 
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    Section 5. Public availability requirement for  
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appropriation bills. 
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    (a) A bill making an appropriation may not be considered

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for final passage by either the House of Representatives or the

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Senate unless a copy of that bill, in its final form, has been

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made conveniently available to the public on the General 
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Assembly's Internet
website for at least 4 calendar days before 
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the bill is considered for
final passage by that chamber.
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    (b) Upon a motion adopted by a record vote of at least

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three-fifths of the members elected, the House of

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Representatives or the Senate may provide that the restriction

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set forth in subsection (a) does not apply to that chamber with

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respect to any one or more bills specified in the motion by

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bill number.

 

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