Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

55 ILCS 5/5-1005.7 new

65 ILCS 5/8-11-25 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that home rule counties and municipalities with more than 500,000 inhabitants may not adopt an ordinance or resolution making an appropriation or containing a substantial tax increase unless (i) a copy of that ordinance or resolution, in its final form, has been made conveniently available on the county or municipality's Internet website for at least 7 days before the ordinance or resolution is considered for final passage and (ii) notice of the ordinance is given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality not less than 7 nor more than 30 days before the ordinance or resolution is considered for final passage. Provides that, by a motion adopted by a record vote of at least three-fifths of the members elected, the county board or corporate authorities of the municipality may provide that those restrictions do not apply with respect to any one or more ordinances or resolutions specified in the motion. Defines "substantial tax increase". Preempts home rule powers. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/26/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
2/26/2009	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
2/26/2009	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
2/26/2009	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
2/26/2009	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
2/26/2009	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
2/26/2009	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
2/26/2009	House	First Reading
2/26/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/27/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
3/3/2009	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
3/13/2009	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

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