TRANSPORTATION FUNDS-ARGUMENTS
Summary
With respect to the amendment to the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution proposed by House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 36 (which provides that no moneys derived from taxes, fees, excises, or license taxes, relating to registration, titles, operation, or use of vehicles or public highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit, intercity passenger rail, ports, or airports, or motor fuels, including bond proceeds, shall be expended for other than costs of administering laws related to vehicles and transportation, costs for construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and betterment of public highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit, intercity passenger rail, ports, airports, or other forms of transportation, and other statutory highway purposes, including the State or local share to match federal aid highway funds), sets forth a brief explanation of the proposed amendment, a brief argument in favor of the amendment, a brief argument against the amendment, and the form in which the amendment will appear on the ballot.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2016
Committee Review
May 2016
House Passage
May 2016
Senate Passage
May 2016
Governor
Introduced May 31, 2016
Last action May 31, 2016
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2016 · House May 31, 2016
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 53
May 31, 2016
D
Democratic34
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
3
May 31, 2016
Lower · Passed
Adopted Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2016
Upper · Passed
Resolution Adopted; 057-000-000
upper
May 31, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
May 31, 2016
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
May 31, 2016
Lower · Passed
Resolution Adopted 114-000-001
lower
May 31, 2016
Lower · Passed
Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
May 31, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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