SB1843 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1843

Introduced 5/16/2007, by Sen. Dale E. Risinger - Larry K. Bomke

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 430/5-40
10 ILCS 5/9-27.5

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Prohibits State executive branch constitutional officers, General Assembly members, candidates for those offices, General Assembly political caucuses, and political committees of any of the foregoing from holding fundraising functions in Sangamon County or Cook County (now, Sangamon County) during certain periods of the legislative session. amends the Election Code to make conforming changes.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning elections.

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

Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is amended by changing Section 5-40 as follows:

(5 ILCS 430/5-40)

Sec. 5-40. Fundraising in Sangamon County or Cook County.

Except as provided in this Section, any executive branch constitutional officer, any candidate for an executive branch constitutional office, any member of the General Assembly, any candidate for the General Assembly, any political caucus of the General Assembly, or any political committee on behalf of any of the foregoing may not hold a fundraising function in Sangamon County or Cook County on any day the legislature is in session (i) during the period beginning February 1 and ending on the later of the actual adjournment dates of either house of the spring session and (ii) during fall veto session. For purposes of this Section, the legislature is not considered to be in session on a day that is solely a perfunctory session day or on a day when only a committee is meeting.

During the period beginning June 1 and ending on the first day of fall veto session each year, this Section does not apply to (i) a member of the General Assembly whose legislative or representative district is entirely within (A) Sangamon County (with respect to the prohibition against fundraising functions in Sangamon County) or (B) Cook County (with respect to the prohibition against fundraising functions in Cook County) or (ii) a candidate for the General Assembly from that legislative or representative district.

(Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)

Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing Section 9-27.5 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/9-27.5)

Sec. 9-27.5. Fundraising in Sangamon County or Cook County. In addition to any other provision of this Code, fundraising events in Sangamon County or Cook County by certain executive branch officers and candidates, legislative branch members and candidates, political caucuses, and political committees are subject to the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. If a political committee receives and retains a contribution that is in violation of Section 5-40 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, then the State Board may impose a civil penalty upon that political committee in an amount equal to 100% of that contribution.

(Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)