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92_SC0051
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1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
3 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
5 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be
6 submitted to the electors of the State for adoption or
7 rejection at the general election next occurring at least 6
8 months after the adoption of this resolution a proposition to
9 add Section 8.1 to Article IV of the Illinois Constitution as
10 follows:
11 ARTICLE IV
12 THE LEGISLATURE
13 (ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 8.1 new)
14 Section 8.1. Passage of Revenue Bills.
15 (a) A bill that would result in the increase of revenue
16 to the State may become law only with the concurrence of
17 two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the
18 General Assembly.
19 (b) The General Assembly may not vote upon a bill that
20 would result in the increase of revenue to the State until a
21 public hearing on the bill has been held. Reasonable notice
22 of the hearing, in no event less than 2 weeks, shall be given
23 to the public.
24 SCHEDULE
25 This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being
26 declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
27 Constitutional Amendment Act.