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HJRCA0053FailProposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Establishes an Independent Redistricting Commission. Requires the Commission to adopt and file a redistricting plan with the Secretary of State by June 30 of the year following e...
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2014-12-03
Session Sine Die
HJRCA0018FailProposes to amend the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution. Eliminates the office of Lieutenant Governor, beginning with the term of office otherwise commencing in 2019. Effective upon being declared adopted.
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2014-12-03
Session Sine Die
HJRCA0007FailProvides for the ratification of the proposed equal rights amendment to the United States Constitution.
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2014-12-03
Session Sine Die
HJRCA0049Intro

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Proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. Removes a provision that provides that a tax on income shall be measured at a non-graduated rate. Provides that there may be one tax on the income of individuals and corporations, th...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0051Intro

Sine Die
Proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that an additional income tax shall be imposed on individuals in an amount equal to 3% of the portion of the individual's income that is greater than $1,000,000 for the taxa...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0050Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Prohibits a person from holding the following offices for more than a total of 8 years, provided that service before the second Wednesday in January of 2015 shall not be consider...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0048Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature and Finance Articles of the Illinois Constitution. Amends the Finance Article to provide that the State budget shall be based on estimated revenue (now funds); defines "revenue". Provides that appropriations are expe...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0047Intro

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Proposes to amend a portion of the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution that concerns the organization of the General Assembly. Deletes a provision which provides that a member of the General Assembly may be expelled from office only once...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0046Intro

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Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides for the recall of all State Executive Branch officers and members of the General Assembly. Changes the signature requirements for affidavits and petitions for...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0045Intro

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Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution. Limits each fiscal year's increase in total aggregate appropriations to the greater of 4% of the previous fiscal year's total aggregate appropriations or the sum of the rate of infla...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0044Intro

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Proposes to amend the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution. Eliminates the Offices of the Comptroller and Treasurer. Provides instead for a single Comptroller of the Treasury. Provides that the Comptroller of the Treasury shall (i) maintain...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0042Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that, beginning in 2016, Representatives shall first be elected for terms of four years, then for terms of two years, and then for terms of four years. Adds that wheneve...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0043Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution to provide that (i) the proclamation of results of each election of members of the General Assembly must take place as soon as practical after the general election, but in no case...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0041Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall produce a redistricting plan using a computer program. In the year following each Federal decennial census year, requires the Sta...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0040Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Prohibits a person from holding the office of State Senator or State Representative, or a combination of those offices, for more than 10 years. Effective upon being declared adop...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0039Intro

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Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that no voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure related to voting, shall be imposed or applied by the State or any...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0038Intro

Sine Die
Proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that, beginning with the 2017 taxable year, counties may not classify real property for purposes of taxation. Effective upon being declared adopted.
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0037Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Prohibits a person from holding the office of State Senator or State Representative, or a combination of those offices, for more than 12 years. Effective upon being declared adop...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0036Intro

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Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution relating to balanced budgets. Provides that the State budget shall be based on estimated revenue (now funds), defines "revenue". Provides that, except for deficiency or emergency appr...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0035Intro

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Proposes to amend The Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Limits a person's total service in the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House, or Minority Leader of the Senate ...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0034Intro

Sine Die
Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that no voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure related to voting, shall be imposed or applied by the State or any...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0033Intro

Sine Die
Proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. Removes a provision that provides that a tax on income shall be measured at a non-graduated rate. Provides that there may be one tax on the income of individuals and corporations, th...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0032Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature, Executive, and Finance Articles of the Illinois Constitution. Amends the Finance Article to provide that within 30 days of the enactment of the State budget for a fiscal year, the Auditor General must certify whethe...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0028Intro

Sine Die
Proposes to amend a portion of the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution that concerns the organization of the General Assembly. Deletes a provision which provides that a member of the General Assembly may be expelled from office only once...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0029Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution concerning the passage of revenue bills. Provides that any bill resulting in the increase of revenue to the State by an increase of a tax on or measured by income or by an increas...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0030Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution concerning the passage of revenue bills. Provides that any bill resulting in the increase of revenue to the State by an increase of a tax on or measured by income or by an increas...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0031Intro

Sine Die
Proposes to amend the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution. Eliminates the Offices of the Comptroller and Treasurer. Provides instead for a single Comptroller of the Treasury. Provides that the Comptroller of the Treasury shall (i) maintain...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0026Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that, for a term of office beginning on or after the date the amendment is declared adopted, a General Assembly member shall receive a salary in an amount equal to the s...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0027Intro

Sine Die
Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a person who is a member of the General Assembly may not, during his or her term of office, hold any other elected public office. Effective upon being declared adop...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0023Intro

Sine Die
Proposes to amend The Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Limits a person's total service in the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House, or Minority Leader of the Senate ...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0024Intro

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Proposes to amend the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that people have a right to hunt and fish as it is a valued part of our heritage and shall be forever preserved for the public good.
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0025Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that, beginning in 2022, Representatives shall first be elected for terms of four years, then for terms of two years, and then for terms of four years. Adds that wheneve...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0022Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Prohibits a person from holding the office of State Senator or State Representative, or a combination of those offices, for more than 12 consecutive years. Effective upon being d...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0021Intro

Sine Die
Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution. Except upon a three-fifths vote of each house of the General Assembly, limits each fiscal year's increase in total aggregate appropriations to the greater of 4% of the previous fisca...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0020Intro

Sine Die
Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution relating to balanced budgets. Provides that the State budget shall be based on estimated revenue (now funds), defines "revenue". Provides that, except for deficiency or emergency appr...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0019Intro

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Proposes to amend the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that certain taxes and fees levied for the Road Fund are private funds held in trust by the legislature, and are protected from fund sweeps. Effective upon being ...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0017Intro

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Proposes to amend the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution. Eliminates the office of Lieutenant Governor, beginning with the term of office otherwise commencing in 2015. Effective upon being declared adopted.
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0015Intro

Sine Die
Proposes to amend the Judiciary Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that, whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of Supreme, Appellate, or Circuit Judge by death, resignation, retirement, removal, or upon the conclusion of the judge's ter...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0016Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution concerning the passage of revenue bills. A bill that would result in the increase of revenue may become law only with the concurrence of three-fifths of the members elected to eac...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0014Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Prohibits a person from holding the office of State Senator or State Representative or a combination of those offices for more than 20 years; provided that service before the sec...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0011Intro

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Proposes to amend the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Constitution. Repeals a provision that specifies that membership in any pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or inst...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0012Intro

Sine Die
Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides for the recall of all State Executive Branch officers and members of the General Assembly. Changes the signature requirements for affidavits and petitions for...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0013Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the boundaries of Legislative and Representative districts may be separate. Requires that both types of districts, in addition to being compact, contiguous, and sub...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0010Intro

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Proposes to amend the Judiciary Article of the Illinois Constitution concerning the retention of Supreme, Appellate, and Circuit Judges. Creates a Judicial Retention Commission in each Judicial District to evaluate the qualifications of Supreme and A...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0009Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Prohibits a person from holding the office of State Senator or State Representative, or a combination of those offices, for more than 10 years. Effective upon being declared adop...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0008Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Prohibits a person from serving as a Representative for more than 3 terms of office that begin on or after the date that the Constitutional Amendment is declared adopted. Prohibi...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0006Intro

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Proposes to amend the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in Illinois. Effective upon being declared adopted.
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0005Intro

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Proposes to amend The Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Limits a person's total service in the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House, or Minority Leader of the Senate ...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0004Intro

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Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution concerning redistricting. Contains provisions relating to division of Senators into 3 groups for assignment of terms, Representative Districts being decoupled from Legislative Dis...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA0003Intro

Sine Die
Proposes to amend The Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Limits a person's total service in the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House, or Minority Leader of the Senate ...
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2014-05-03
Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46
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