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HR0605LRB104 18577 MST 32020 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State of Illinois 

3prescribes a flat, or non-graduated, income tax system be 

4utilized; and

5 WHEREAS, In 2020, the General Assembly put the progressive 

6income tax amendment on the 2020 ballot, which would have 

7altered our Constitution and permitted graduated income tax 

8rates and tax increases on all Illinoisans; and

9 WHEREAS, The progressive income tax amendment was roundly 

10rejected by Illinoisans in the 2020 election; and

11 WHEREAS, Current inflation levels, rising costs, and 

12recession fears are already wreaking havoc on household 

13budgets of Illinoisans across the state; and

14 WHEREAS, Illinoisans already have one of the highest total 

15tax burdens in the country; and

16 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is currently collecting 

17record sums of revenue; and

18 WHEREAS, Since rejecting the progressive income tax 

19amendment in 2020, eight states have transitioned away from a 

HR0605- 2 -LRB104 18577 MST 32020 r

1progressive income tax to a flat, non-graduated income tax; 

2and

3 WHEREAS, In addition to imposing a tax increase through a 

4progressive income tax upon over-taxed Illinoisans, this tax 

5increase would deprive the state of one of the few competitive 

6advantages Illinois has to retain and attract businesses; 

7therefore, be it

8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 

9HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 

10we trust the decision Illinoisans made in 2020 when they 

11rejected the path to future tax increases by rejecting and 

12prohibiting the progressive income tax amendment from becoming 

13enacted; and be it further

14 RESOLVED, That we rejec