Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2023	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

10 ILCS 5/9-8.5

10 ILCS 5/9-8.6

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Removes existing provisions concerning independent expenditures and replaces them with the following: Provides that an expenditure made by a third party to a candidate's or public official's political committee that does not have the prior written consent of the candidate or public official may not be considered an in-kind donation and is not required to be reported by the candidate's or public official's political committee to the State Board of Elections. Provides that an expenditure made by a natural person or political committee for an electioneering communication or to expressly advocate for or against a public official or candidate may not be considered an independent expenditure if the communication or advocacy uses the public official's or candidate's campaign materials or information. Provides content and conduct standards for independent expenditures. Makes conforming changes.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/19/2021	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
2/22/2021	House	First Reading
2/22/2021	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/16/2021	House	Assigned to Ethics & Elections Committee
3/19/2021	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
3/19/2021	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/23/2021	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Ethics & Elections Committee
3/27/2021	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
3/27/2021	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/5/2022	House	Assigned to Ethics & Elections Committee
2/18/2022	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2023	House	Session Sine Die

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