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<bill>
  <canonical_name>GA96SJRCA86</canonical_name>
  <ga>96</ga>
  <type>SJRCA</type>
  <number>86</number>
  <short_description>CONAMEND-BIENNIAL SESSION</short_description>
  <synopsis_as_introduced>Proposes to amend the Legislature and Finance Articles of the Illinois Constitution. Requires that the General Assembly convene on the second Wednesday of January in each odd-numbered year (now, each year). Requires that the Governor biennially submit a budget to the General Assembly for the 2 ensuing fiscal years (now, annually submit a budget for the ensuing fiscal year). Effective upon being declared adopted and applies beginning in 2011.</synopsis_as_introduced>
  <ilga_url>http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=86&amp;GAID=10&amp;DocTypeID=SJRCA&amp;LegId=49421&amp;SessionID=76&amp;GA=96</ilga_url>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-24 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>To Executive Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>3</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SEXC-SXCA</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-04-12 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Held in Executive;  Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>4</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SEXC</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-01-28 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Filed with Secretary</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>0</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-01-28 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Referred to Assignments</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>1</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SCOA</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-09 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Assigned to Executive</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>2</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SEXC</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-04-15 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Postponed - Executive</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>5</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SEXC</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <sponsors>
    <sponsor>
      <member_canonical_name>TimBivins</member_canonical_name>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <type>Chief Sponsor</type>
    </sponsor>
  </sponsors>
</bill>

