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SJRCA 2

CONAMEND-BUDGET FIRST

104th Regular Session Introduced by Neil Anderson and 1 co-sponsor

Requires Illinois to pass and present the budget to the Governor before considering any other bills, reshaping how the General Assembly sequences all legislation.

Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
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Bill Summary · SJRCA 2

Summary: Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment (SJRCA 2) – CONAMEND-BUDGET FIRST

Overview

SJRCA 2 proposes a constitutional amendment to Illinois’s state budget and bill-passage procedures. The primary aim is to require the General Assembly to pass a state budget bill and present it to the Governor before considering any other legislation. The measure is a constitutional amendment to Article IV, Section 8 (Passage of Bills). It is introduced in the 104th General Assembly by Sen. Neil Anderson, with Sen. Dave Syverson as a cosponsor. It was filed January 28, 2025, and later added as a co-sponsor (Feb. 11, 2025).

Key Provisions (as introduced)

  • Amends Article IV, Section 8 of the Illinois Constitution, governing the passage of laws.
  • Core requirement: The General Assembly shall enact and present a bill containing the State budget to the Governor before considering any other bill.
  • General Rules for Bills (reaffirmed/modified as part of the amendment):
    • Bills may originate in either house; may be amended or rejected by the other.
    • No bill may become law without the concurrence of a majority of members elected to each house.
    • Final passage requires a record vote; specific triggers for recording votes on other occasions exist (Senate: at the request of 2 members; House: at the request of 5 members).
    • Bills must be read by title on three different days in each house.
    • Bills and amendments must be reproduced and placed on each member’s desk before final passage.
    • Bills, except appropriations and codification/rearrangement bills, shall be confined to a single subject.
    • Appropriation bills shall be limited to the subject of appropriations.
    • A bill amending a law must fully set forth the sections amended.
  • Implementation detail: The budget bill must be passed and presented to the Governor before any other bills are considered by the General Assembly.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Schedule/Effective Date: The amendment takes effect when it is declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.
  • Legislative Actions: Introduced January 28, 2025; referred to Assignments; co-sponsor addition on February 11, 2025.
  • Status: Filed and introduced; status notes reflect sponsor changes.

Who/What Is Affected

  • The General Assembly (both chambers) and the Governor, since the budget bill must be enacted and presented before any other legislation.
  • Legislators, staff, and procedural mechanisms (readings, record votes, subject limits) that govern how bills are considered and passed.
  • State budget and appropriations processes, potentially altering the sequencing of policy bills relative to the annual or biennial budget.

Sponsors

  • Primary: Sen. Neil Anderson
  • Cosponsor: Sen. Dave Syverson

Notes: This summary reflects the introduced text and stated sponsors. If enacted, the amendment would fundamentally reorganize how Illinois processes its state budget prior to other legislative action.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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