Senate approves speedier budget filing in Illinois
Illinois Senate approved a bill 35 to 16 requiring governors to file appropriations bills within two days after budget submission. Critics say early filing helps lawmakers, but some Republicans doubt it will force action. The change follows a history of March budgets and delayed filings.
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D-Carbondale
Senate Appropriations Committee
Buzbee
Appropriations Committee
Howard Carroll
Chicago
Carroll
Jack Schaffer
Crystal Lake
House
Jane Byrne
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Bureau of the Budget
House approves measures on adoptee rights and public notices
The Illinois House passed a set of bills including a measure to allow adoptees 18 and older to learn their birth parents' identities with adoptive consent or court-ordered disclosure. Other actions included penalties for petition forgery, stricter threats to public officials, landlord deposit penalties, and a tax freeze proposal.
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Springfield
House
Senate
Illinois Department of Public Health
John L. Birkinbine
R-Northfiled
James R. Thompson
Birkinbine
Thompson
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