Bill Text: IL SJRCA0005 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that if the General Assembly fails to pass a State budget setting forth appropriations for the ensuing fiscal year on or before May 31 of the year in which such budget is submitted, such existing appropriations provided for the previous fiscal year shall be in effect in the new fiscal year and all subsequent fiscal years until amended or eliminated by the General Assembly. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SJRCA0005 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SJRCA0005-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | this resolution a proposition to Section 2 of Article VIII of | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | the Illinois Constitution as follows:
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10 | ARTICLE VIII
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11 | FINANCE
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12 | (ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 2)
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13 | SECTION 2. STATE FINANCE
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14 | (a) The Governor shall prepare and submit to the General | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Assembly, at
a time prescribed by law, a State budget for the | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | ensuing fiscal year.
The budget shall set forth the estimated | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | balance of funds available for
appropriation at the beginning | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | of the fiscal year, the estimated
receipts, and a plan for | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | expenditures and obligations during the fiscal
year of every | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | department, authority, public corporation and quasi-public
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21 | corporation of the State, every State college and university, | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | and every
other public agency created by the State, but not of | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | units of local
government or school districts. The budget shall |
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1 | also set forth the
indebtedness and contingent liabilities of | ||||||
2 | the State and such other
information as may be required by law. | ||||||
3 | Proposed expenditures shall not
exceed funds estimated to be | ||||||
4 | available for the fiscal year as shown in
the budget.
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5 | (b) The General Assembly by law shall make appropriations | ||||||
6 | for all
expenditures of public funds by the State. | ||||||
7 | Appropriations for a fiscal
year shall not exceed funds | ||||||
8 | estimated by the General Assembly to be
available during that | ||||||
9 | year.
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10 | (c) If the General Assembly fails to pass a State budget | ||||||
11 | setting forth appropriations for the ensuing fiscal year on or | ||||||
12 | before May 31 of the year in which such budget is submitted, | ||||||
13 | such existing appropriations provided for the previous fiscal | ||||||
14 | year shall be in effect in the new fiscal year and all | ||||||
15 | subsequent fiscal years until amended or eliminated by the | ||||||
16 | General Assembly. | ||||||
17 | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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18 | SCHEDULE
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19 | This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being | ||||||
20 | declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois | ||||||
21 | Constitutional Amendment Act.
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