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Lawmakers Resume Saturday; Lots Left to Do
Members of the Illinois General Assembly should be well rested when they resume their business Saturday morning. The House and Senate adjourned in the early evening Friday.

Earlier Friday, the House was expected to discuss a proposal that would increase the personal income tax in Illinois from 3 percent to 4.5 percent for two years. After a private caucus that lasted more than two hours, House Democrats determined they did not have enough votes for the income tax hike and went home.

Rep. Frank Mautino (D-Spring Valley), one of the House Democratic leaders, said Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) would meet with Gov. Pat Quinn Friday evening to discuss the options. It's possible the legislature could work beyond Sunday, but bills then require a three-fifths vote, as opposed to a simple majority.

Mautino told reporters the lawmakers could pass a simple operating budget this weekend and work more on revenue in the fall veto session, but an angry Rep. Bill Black (R-Danville) says the House is more likely to call a vote on an income tax increase just to see it fail, then throw it into Quinn's lap to sort out until next year. By then, bills would again need just a simple majority -- and Quinn, and others, would be thinking of the gubernatorial election.

The House is back in session at noon, the Senate at 10am. SB 2252 is the proposed income tax increase and will be heard in the House Revenue and Finance Committee at 11am.

(Illinois Radio Network)
05 29 09 by Newsroom
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