97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0001
 
Introduced 1/12/2011, by Rep. Michael W. Tryon
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
10 ILCS 5/Art. 9 heading
10 ILCS 5/9-8.7 new

     Amends the Election Code.  Prohibits (i) labor organizations that represent public employees of the State and (ii) political action committees affiliated with those labor organizations from making campaign contributions to political committees established to promote the candidacy of a declared candidate for statewide office or a statewide officeholder.  Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended  by changing  the 
5heading of Article  9 and  by adding Section 9-8.7 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/Art. 9 heading)
7
ARTICLE 9.  DISCLOSURE  AND PROHIBITION  OF CAMPAIGN


8
CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES


 
9    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-832)
10
ARTICLE 9.  DISCLOSURE ,   AND  REGULATION , AND PROHIBITION  OF 
11
CAMPAIGN


12
CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES



13(Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
14    (10 ILCS 5/9-8.7 new)
15    Sec. 9-8.7. Campaign contributions from labor 
16organizations prohibited.  It is unlawful for any labor 
17organization representing public employees of the State, or any 
18political action committee affiliated with any labor 
19organization representing public employees of the State, to 
20make a campaign contribution to any political committee 
21established to promote the candidacy of a declared candidate 
 
 
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1for statewide office or a statewide officeholder. It is 
2unlawful for any candidate, political committee, or other 
3person to knowingly accept or receive any contribution 
4prohibited by this Section. It is unlawful  for any officer of a 
5labor organization representing public employees to consent to 
6any contribution or expenditure by the labor organization that 
7is prohibited by this Section.
8    As used in this Section, the terms "labor organization" and 
9"public employee" have the meanings ascribed to those terms in 
10Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.  As used 
11in this Section, the terms "declared candidate" and 
12"officeholder" have the meanings ascribed to those terms in 
13Section 50-37 of the Illinois Procurement Code. 
 
14    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes 
15changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text 
16that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section 
17represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does 
18not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes 
19made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other 
20Public Act.
 
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
22becoming law.