97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5836
 
Introduced 2/16/2012, by Rep. Kent Gaffney
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


5 ILCS 420/3A-45 new
    Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.  Prohibits campaign contributions to the Governor from a gubernatorial appointee or the appointee's spouse or certain relatives.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning government.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:


 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended  
5by adding Section 3A-45 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 420/3A-45  new)
7    Sec. 3A-45. Contributions from appointee; ineligibility 
8for appointment.
9    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
10        "Board or commission" means a board, commission, task 
11    force, or authority created or authorized by the Illinois 
12    constitution, State law, or executive order.
13        "Contribution" has the meaning set forth in Article 9 
14    of the Election Code.
15        "Political committee" has the meaning set forth in 
16    Article 9 of the Election Code.
17    (b) A person appointed by the Governor to a board or 
18commission, the spouse of that appointee, and any immediate 
19family member living with that appointee may not make 
20contributions to the Governor who appointed that person, or to 
21a political committee established to promote the candidacy of 
22that Governor, during that appointment and for one year after 
23that appointment expires or is otherwise terminated.
 
 
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1    (c) A person is ineligible for appointment by the Governor 
2to a board or commission if that person, the person's spouse, 
3or an immediate family member living with that person, during 
4the preceding year, has made contributions to that Governor or 
5to a political committee established to promote the candidacy 
6of that Governor.