Bill Text: IL HB3216 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the 72-Hour Budget Review Act. Prohibits a hearing or vote on any appropriation bill or revenue bill for at least 72 hours after the bill is made publicly available. Provides that a vote on an amendment to an appropriation bill or a revenue bill is not in order unless that amendment is made publicly available within a specified period prior to the vote. Provides that these temporal limitations may be waived by an affirmative two-thirds vote of the full committee or house considering the legislation. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [HB3216 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB3216-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3216 Introduced , by Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the 72-Hour Budget Review Act. Prohibits a hearing or vote on any appropriation bill or revenue bill for at least 72 hours after the bill is made publicly available. Provides that a vote on an amendment to an appropriation bill or a revenue bill is not in order unless that amendment is made publicly available within a specified period prior to the vote. Provides that these temporal limitations may be waived by an affirmative two-thirds vote of the full committee or house considering the legislation. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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
72-Hour Budget Review Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Amendment" means any proposed change to a bill.
"Appropriation bill" means any bill authorizing an
appropriation of funds for State operating, capital, or
transportation expenses.
"Publicly available" means available for viewing on the
General Assembly's Internet website and published in a bill
report, committee report, or conference-committee report.
"Revenue bill" means any bill that raises revenue for
operating, capital, or transportation expenses.
"Striking amendment" means any amendment removing and
replacing everything after the enacting clause of a bill.
Section 10. Hearing or votes prohibited for 72 hours. A
hearing or vote on any appropriation bill or revenue bill is
prohibited for at least 72 hours after the bill is made
publicly available. This 72-hour period excludes Saturdays,
Sundays, and holidays unless the house considering the bill is

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in session on that day.
Section 15. Adoption of amendments and striking
amendments.
(a) A vote on an amendment to an appropriation bill or a
revenue bill, other than a striking amendment, is not in order
unless that amendment is made publicly available at least 24
hours prior to the vote. This 24-hour period excludes
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays unless the house considering
the bill is in session on that day.
(b) A vote on a striking amendment to an appropriation
bill or a revenue bill is not in order unless that amendment is
made publicly available at least 48 hours prior to the vote.
This 48-hour period excludes Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
unless the house considering the bill is in session on that
day.
Section 20. Application to multiple stages of
consideration. The time limitations in this Act apply each
time a new version of an appropriation bill or a revenue bill
is considered. This includes consideration of
conference-committee recommendations.
Section 25. Exceptions. The time limitation of this Act
may be waived by an affirmative two-thirds vote of the full
committee or house considering the legislation. For any such

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legislation, the following statement with respect to the
legislation must be included in any bill report and on the
General Assembly's Internet website:
"The (insert the house or committee) has waived the
People's right for a detailed review of this legislation,
as required under the 72-Hour Budget Review Act.".
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.