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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FIRST 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 two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the
17 General Assembly.
18 (b) The General Assembly may not vote upon a bill that
19 would result in the increase of revenue to the State until a
20 public hearing on the bill has been held. Reasonable notice
21 of the hearing, in no event less than 2 weeks, shall be given
22 to the public.
23 SCHEDULE
24 This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
25 declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
26 Constitutional Amendment Act.