Bill Text: IL SJRCA0013 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposes to amend the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that no person's services or property may be taken or demanded without just compensation. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SJRCA0013 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SJRCA0013-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 NINETY-EIGHTH 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 amend Article I of the | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Illinois Constitution by adding Section 25 as follows:
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10 | ARTICLE I
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11 | BILL OF RIGHTS
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12 | (ILCON Art. I, Sec. 25 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | SECTION 25. PARTICULAR SERVICES AND PROPERTY | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | have been duly convicted, no person's particular services shall | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | be demanded without just compensation. No person's property | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | shall be taken by law without just compensation. Such | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | compensation shall be determined by a jury as provided by law.
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19 | SCHEDULE
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20 | This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Constitutional Amendment Act.
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