Illinois House Republicans have proposed a constitutional amendment that they say will put some teeth behind the state’s requirement to have a balanced budget.
Under the GOP proposal, any spending plan approved by the legislature must be certified as “balanced” by the Auditor General. If the spending plan is found not to be balanced, the state would be ordered to halt paychecks to lawmakers and top state officials, and to stop payments for all non-essential services, until a balanced budget is passed.
