Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 25 ILCS 50/7

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Units of local government: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.28
     Whenever any committee of either house reports any bill with an amendment of such nature as will substantially affect the costs to or the revenues of the State, units of local government, school districts, or community college districts, as stated in the fiscal note attached to the measure at the time of its referral to the committee, there shall be included with the report of the committee a statement of the effect of the change proposed by the amendment reported if desired by a majority of the committee. In like manner, whenever any measure is amended on the floor of either house in such manner as to substantially affect the costs thereof or the revenues to be derived thereunder as stated in the fiscal note attached to the measure prior to such amendment, a majority of such house may propose that no action shall be taken upon the amendment until the sponsor of the amendment presents to the members a statement of the fiscal effect of his proposed amendment. Whenever an amendment to a bill, whether reported by a committee of either house or proposed upon the floor of either house, amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code or the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, no action shall be taken upon the amendment until the sponsor of the amendment presents to the members a statement prepared by the Department of Human Services of the fiscal effect of his or her proposed amendment upon community agencies.