25 ILCS 75/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Home Rule Note Act. (Source: P.A. 87-229.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 25 ILCS 75 — Home Rule Note Act.
Illinois · statute · 25 ILCS 75 · 9 active provisions
25 ILCS 75/5
Bills required to have home rule notes
Bills required to have home rule notes. Every bill that denies or limits any power or function of a home rule unit shall have prepared for it before second reading in the house of introduction a brief explanatory note that includes a reliable estimate of the probable impact of the bill on the powers and functions of ho…
25 ILCS 75/10
Preparation of the note
Preparation of the note. Upon the request of the sponsor of a bill described in Section 5, the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or some person within the Department designated by the Director shall prepare a written note setting forth the information required by Section 5. The note shall be designated a ho…
25 ILCS 75/15
Member's request for a note
Member's request for a note. If the sponsor of a bill is of the opinion that no home rule note is necessary, any member of either house may request that a note be obtained, and in that case the matter shall be decided by a majority vote of those present and voting in the house of which he or she is a member. (Source: P…
25 ILCS 75/20
Content of note
Content of note. The note shall be factual, brief, and concise and shall provide as reliable an estimate of the bill's impact as is possible under the circumstances. The note shall include both the immediate effect and, if determinable or reasonably foreseeable, the long-range effect of the bill. If, after careful inve…
25 ILCS 75/25
Comments and information; signing
Comments and information; signing. No comment or opinion shall be included in the note with regard to the merits of the bill for which the note is prepared, except that technical or mechanical defects may be noted. The note shall include all information that is required by the rules and regulations of each house of the…
25 ILCS 75/30
Right to be heard on bill
Right to be heard on bill. The fact that a home rule note is prepared for a bill does not preclude or restrict the appearance before any committee of the General Assembly of any official or authorized employee of any State board, commission, department, agency, or other entity that desires to be heard in support of or…
25 ILCS 75/35
Amendments
Amendments. Whenever a bill is amended on the floor of either house in a manner as to bring it within the description of bills set forth in Section 5, a majority of that house may propose that no action be taken upon the amendment until the sponsor of the amendment presents a home rule note to the members. (Source: P.A…
25 ILCS 75/40
Confidentiality
Confidentiality. The subject matter of bills submitted to the Director shall be kept in strict confidence by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and no information relating to the bill or its home rule impact shall be divulged by any official or employee of the Department, except to the bill's sponsor…