IL HR0922

Urges the Illinois General Assembly to modernize and reform the state tax code to ensure corporations and millionaires pay their fair share alongside low and middle-income families.

Calls for immediate passage of a fully funded Fiscal Year 2016 budget to stabilize programs for children, families, seniors, and communities.

Criticizes state disinvestment since 2009 in vital services including social services, mental health care, home care for seniors and people with disabilities, child care, and education.

Argues that relying on funding cuts has harmed struggling families and destabilized critical support programs, and that revenue reform is necessary instead of further reductions.

Emphasizes that continued delay in passing a complete budget increases unpaid state bills and harms Illinois' economic competitiveness and desirability as a place to live and do business.