HB0735sam002 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Bill Cunningham

Filed: 5/8/2015

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 735

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 735 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 8-1-2.10 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-2.10 new)

Sec. 8-1-2.10. Use of municipal funds for advertisements. No advertisement may be purchased using municipal funds that would include the name of any person holding an elected office. For purposes of this Section, "advertisement" means any type of announcement that is purchased for promotional purposes for print in a book, publication, brochure, sign, or digital media. "Advertisement" does not include a newsletter or publication providing information pertaining to the community that is distributed to residents and businesses within the community, brochures or similar informational materials that announce or describe community events or activities such as conservation or recreational programs or festivals or other similar events. In addition, "advertisement" does not include a welcome sign posted upon entering a community, neighborhood, or a sign located at a governmental facility or project.

A violation of this Section shall result in the violator repaying the municipal funds used for the advertisement plus a $100 assessment payable to the municipality. A second violation of this Section will result in the violator repaying the municipal funds used for the advertisement plus a $250 assessment payable to the municipality. A third and any subsequent violations of this Section will result in the violator repaying the municipal funds used for the advertisement plus a $500 assessment payable to the municipality.".