SB3764 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3764

Introduced 2/11/2010, by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

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

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act and the Election Code. Prohibits State executive branch constitutional officers and candidates, General Assembly members and candidates, legislative political caucuses, and political committees on behalf of any of those persons or caucuses from holding political fundraising functions (now, fundraising functions in Sangamon County) during certain periods when the General Assembly is in session.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning ethics.

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. Any 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 political fundraising function in Sangamon 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 Sangamon County or (ii) a candidate for the General Assembly from that legislative or representative district.

(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)

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. In addition to any other provision of this Code, fundraising events in Sangamon 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.)