CONAMEND-BALANCED BUDGET House SponsorsRep. Bill Mitchell-Ed Sullivan, Jr.-Tom Demmer-John M. Cabello-Pam Roth, Tom Cross, Sandra M. Pihos, John D. Cavaletto, Charles E. Meier, Dwight Kay, Kay Hatcher, Michael W. Tryon, Barbara Wheeler and Darlene J. Senger 5/3/2014HouseTabled Pursuant to Rule 46 ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 5 ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 11 ILCON Art. V, Sec. 21 ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 2 Proposes to amend the Legislature, Executive, and Finance Articles of the Illinois Constitution. Amends the Finance Article to provide that within 30 days of the enactment of the State budget for a fiscal year, the Auditor General must certify whether the enacted budget will be balanced with expenses not exceeding funds estimated by the General Assembly to be available during that year. Provides that the Comptroller may find at any time during the fiscal year that the State budget has become unbalanced and so report to the Auditor General, which shall have 10 days to respond to this report. Provides that, if the Auditor General certifies that the budget is not balanced or agrees with the Comptroller's finding that the State budget has become unbalanced, then (i) the Comptroller shall stop all payments (other than payments affecting the public safety of the State, payments mandated by a court of law, and payments mandated by the federal government) and stop all payments for the salaries of General Assembly members and the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer and (ii) a special session of the General Assembly shall be convened within 10 days to enact a new State budget. Provides that, upon certification that the new budget will be balanced, the Comptroller will be allowed to resume payments. Makes conforming amendments to the Legislature and Executive Articles. Effective upon being declared adopted. 3/21/2013HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Bill Mitchell 3/21/2013HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr. 3/21/2013HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer 3/21/2013HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello 3/21/2013HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Pam Roth 3/21/2013HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross 3/21/2013HouseRead in Full a First Time 3/21/2013HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/22/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos 3/22/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto 3/22/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Meier 3/22/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost 3/22/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay 3/22/2013HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost 3/22/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher 3/26/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon 8/21/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler 11/22/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger 5/3/2014HouseTabled Pursuant to Rule 46