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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1853   </title>
<shortdesc>TAXPAYER TRANSPARENCY ACT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Michael W. Frerichs-Michael Bond-Dan Kotowski-Martin A. Sandoval-Kwame Raoul</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Creates the Taxpayer Transparency Act. Provides that a bill making an appropriation may not be considered for final passage by either the House of Representatives or the Senate unless a copy of that bill, in its final form, has been made conveniently available on the General Assembly's Internet website for at least 4 days before the bill is considered for final passage by that chamber and provides that a motion adopted by a record vote of at least three-fifths of the members elected, the House of Representatives or the Senate may provide that this restriction does not apply to that chamber with respect to any one or more bills specified in the motion by bill number. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>7/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs</action>
<statusdate>7/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond</action>
<statusdate>7/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski</action>
<statusdate>7/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval</action>
<statusdate>7/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul</action>
<statusdate>7/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>7/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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