Bill Text: IL SB1654 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Taxpayer Transparency Act. Provides that a bill making an appropriation may not be considered for final passage by either the House of Representatives or the Senate unless a copy of that bill, in its final form, has been made conveniently available on the General Assembly's Internet website for at least 4 days before final legislative action by the General Assembly prior to presentation to the Governor. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1654 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1654-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB1654 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Suzy Glowiak SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Taxpayer Transparency Act. Provides that a bill making an appropriation may not be considered for final passage by either the House of Representatives or the Senate unless a copy of that bill, in its final form, has been made conveniently available on the General Assembly's Internet website for at least 4 days before final legislative action by the General Assembly prior to presentation to the Governor. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning finance.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Taxpayer Transparency Act.
Section 5. Public availability; General Revenue Fund
appropriations. A bill making an appropriation from the General
Revenue Fund may not be considered for final passage by either
the House of Representatives or the Senate unless a copy of
that bill, in its final form, has been made conveniently
available to the public on the General Assembly's Internet
website for at least 4 calendar days before final legislative
action by the General Assembly prior to presentation to the
Governor. This restriction does not apply to amendments or
conference committee reports that make only technical or
non-substantive changes or to supplemental appropriations.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.