97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
HC0015
 
Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.1 new

    Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution.  Provides that a bill may become law only with the concurrence of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly if the bill directly: (i) requires the expenditure of any State funds, (ii) decreases the revenues of the State, (iii) requires that units of local government or school districts expend their own funds, (iv) decreases the revenues of units of local government or school districts, or (v) revises the distribution of State funds among units of local government or school districts.
Provides that if the Governor vetoes such a bill, then it shall not become law unless it is passed, upon its return, by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Provides that if the Governor returns such a bill with specific recommendations for change to the house in which it originated, then those recommendations may be accepted only by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Effective on being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the
Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.



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1
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


2
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT


 

3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
4NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
5SENATE CONCURRING 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 as follows:

 

10
ARTICLE IV 


11
THE LEGISLATURE



12    (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.1 new)

13SECTION 8.1. PASSAGE OF BILLS WITH A FISCAL IMPACT.


14    A bill may become law only with the concurrence of 
15three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the 
16General Assembly if the bill directly: (i) requires the 
17expenditure of any State funds, (ii) decreases the revenues of 
18the State, (iii) requires that units of local government or 
19school districts expend their own funds, (iv) decreases the 
20revenues of units of local government or school districts, or 
21(v) revises the distribution of State funds among units of 
22local government or school districts. However, if the Governor 
23vetoes a bill so passed by returning it with his or her 
24objections to the house in which it originated, then that bill 
 
 
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1shall not become law unless, upon its return, it it passed by a 
2record vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each 
3house of the General Assembly. Likewise, if the Governor 
4returns  a bill so passed with specific recommendations for 
5change to the house in which it originated, then those 
6recommendations may be accepted only by a record vote of 
7three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the 
8General Assembly. 
 
9
SCHEDULE


10    This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being 
11declared adopted in
accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois 
12Constitutional Amendment Act.