Bill Text: IL HJRCA0010 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the annual base salary of a member shall be the same as the annual median household income in the State in the first year of a General Assembly as reported by the United States Bureau of the Census. Provides that the General Assembly shall pass no law that increases the base salary of a member of the General Assembly. Provides that the Amendment takes effect upon the conclusion of the 104th General Assembly.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HJRCA0010 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HJRCA0010-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HC0010 Introduced , by Rep. John M. Cabello SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 11
Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the annual base salary of a member shall be the same as the annual median household income in the State in the first year of a General Assembly as reported by the United States Bureau of the Census. Provides that the General Assembly shall pass no law that increases the base salary of a member of the General Assembly. Provides that the Amendment takes effect upon the conclusion of the 104th General Assembly.
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the
electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general
election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption
of this resolution a proposition to amend Article IV of the
Illinois Constitution by changing Sections 11 as follows:
ARTICLE IV
THE LEGISLATURE
(ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 11)
SECTION 11. COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES
The annual base salary of a member shall be the same as the
annual median household income in this State in the first year
of a General Assembly as reported by the United States Bureau
of the Census. A member shall receive a salary and allowances
as provided by law, but changes in the allowances salary of a
member shall not take effect during the term for which he has
been elected. The General Assembly shall pass no law that
increases the base salary of a member of the General Assembly.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)

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SCHEDULE
This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon the
conclusion of the 104th General Assembly.