SR1157 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Rules of the Senate of the 96th General Assembly are amended by adding Rule 5-6 as follows:

(Senate Rule 5-6 new)

5-6. Amendments to Taxpayer Accountability and Budget Stabilization Act.

(a) From the commencement of the 97th General Assembly until June 30, 2015, no bill that amends or refers to Section 201.5 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, or that seeks to appropriate or transfer money pursuant to a declaration of a fiscal emergency under Section 201.5 of that Act, may be moved from the order of Second Reading to the order of Third Reading unless a motion to approve such measure for consideration has been adopted by a record vote of 36 members. If such a bill is on the order of concurrence or in the form of a conference committee report, no motion to concur or to adopt that conference committee report is in order unless a motion to approve such measure for consideration has been adopted by a record vote of 36 members. Nothing in this Senate Rule shall be deemed to alter the vote requirement for final passage of a legislative measure required by the Illinois Constitution.

(b) Any motion to approve a legislative measure for consideration, authorized by subsection (a), must be in writing. Upon receipt of the written motion, the Secretary shall immediately notify the President and the Minority Leader. The motion shall not be referred to a committee. The motion must be carried on the calendar before it may be taken up by the Senate and may then be immediately considered and adopted by the Senate. The motion is renewable and may be reconsidered, provided that once that motion is adopted, it shall not be reconsidered.

(c) This Rule may not be suspended except by unanimous consent.