Bill Text: IL HB4223 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the 5-day Budget Review Act. Prohibits a hearing or vote on any appropriation bill or revenue bill for at least 5 days 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 at least 48 hours 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: (Introduced) 2023-11-08 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4223 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4223-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4223 Introduced , by Rep. Michael T. Marron SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the 5-day Budget Review Act. Prohibits a hearing or vote on any appropriation bill or revenue bill for at least 5 days 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 at least 48 hours 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 5-day
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 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 5 days. A
hearing or vote on any appropriation bill or revenue bill is
prohibited for at least 5 days after the bill is made publicly
available. This 5-day period excludes Saturdays, Sundays, and
holidays unless the house considering the bill is in session

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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 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.
(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 website:
"The (insert the house or committee) has waived the
People's right for a detailed review of this legislation,
as required under the 5-day Budget Review Act.".