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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
5 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to
6 the electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the
7 general election next occurring at least 6 months after the
8 adoption of this resolution a proposition to add Section 8.1
9 to Article IV of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
10 ARTICLE IV
11 THE LEGISLATURE
12 (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.1 new)
13 SECTION 8.1. PASSAGE OF REVENUE BILLS.
14 (a) A bill that would result in the increase of revenue
15 to the State may become law only with the concurrence of
16 three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the
17 General Assembly.
18 (b) A house of the General Assembly may not pass a bill
19 that would result in the increase of revenue to the State
20 until:
21 (1) at least 30 calendar days have elapsed (i)
22 after the introduction of the bill in that house or (ii)
23 after an amendment to the bill has been adopted in that
24 house, whichever is later; and
25 (2) that house has held at least 2 public hearings
26 on the bill prior to passage by that house. Notice of
27 each hearing must be given to the public at least 6 days
28 before the date of the hearing. At least one of the
29 hearings held by each house must be held outside the
30 corporate limits of:
31 (A) the capital city of the State; and
32 (B) the largest city in Illinois by population
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1 as measured by the federal decennial census.
2 SCHEDULE
3 This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
4 declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
5 Constitutional Amendment Act.