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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB4604
Introduced , by Rep. Jack D. Franks SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Prohibits a public service announcement on behalf of a State administered program that contains the proper name, image, or voice of a State executive branch constitutional officer or legislator from being displayed on a billboard or electronic message board, used as part of a pre-recorded telephonic message, or otherwise used in any non-live message in any medium. Prohibits promotional items on behalf of a State administered program that contain the proper name or image of a State executive branch constitutional officer or legislator on any billboard (now, any commercial billboard) if designed, paid for, prepared, or distributed using public dollars and removes the exemption for items that are in furtherance of the person's official State duties or governmental and public service functions.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4604 |
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LRB095 17244 JAM 43304 b |
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| AN ACT concerning government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 5-20 as follows: |
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| (5 ILCS 430/5-20)
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| Sec. 5-20. Public service announcements; other promotional |
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| material.
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| (a) Beginning January 1, 2009 2004 , no public service |
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| announcement or
advertisement that is on behalf of
any State |
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| administered program and contains the
proper name, image, or |
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| voice of any executive branch constitutional officer
or member |
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| of the General Assembly shall , at any time, be (i) broadcast or |
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| aired on radio or
television , (ii)
or printed in a commercial |
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| newspaper or a commercial magazine , (iii) displayed on a |
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| billboard or electronic message board, (iii) used as part of a |
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| pre-recorded telephonic message, or (iv) otherwise used in any |
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| non-live message in any medium at any
time .
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| (b) The proper name or image of any executive branch |
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| constitutional officer
or member of the General Assembly may |
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| not appear on any (i)
bumper stickers,
(ii) commercial |
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| billboards, (iii) lapel pins or buttons, (iv) magnets, (v)
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| stickers, and
(vi) other similar promotional items, that are |