SB2448 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2448

Introduced 3/25/2009, by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 430/5-40

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Prohibits holders of and candidates for executive branch constitutional offices and General Assembly seats, their political committees, and legislative caucus political committees from holding fundraising functions in Sangamon County at any time (now, those persons and entities are prohibited at certain times of the year). Preserves the exception for General Assembly members and candidates from districts entirely within Sangamon County. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning government.

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. 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 at any time 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 Sangamon 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 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.