Bill Text: IL HB4490 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act, home rule municipalities and non-home rule municipalities may not impose any tax increase or levy any new or additional tax without prior referendum approval. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4490 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB4490-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 8-3-20 as follows:
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6 | (65 ILCS 5/8-3-20 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 8-3-20. Taxing authority; referendum. Notwithstanding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | any provision of law to the contrary, on and after the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Assembly, home rule municipalities and non-home rule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | municipalities may not impose any tax increase or levy any new | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | or additional tax without prior referendum approval. This | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Section is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | functions under subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | the Illinois Constitution.
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16 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | becoming law.
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