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90_HB2313
10 ILCS 5/9-25.3 new
Amends the Election Code. Provides that no candidate or
political committee shall accept cash contributions in excess
of $150 from any person or entity during any calendar year.
Provides that any contribution in excess of $150 shall be
made by negotiable instrument or be evidenced by an itemized
credit card receipt. Provides that a violation is a Class A
misdemeanor. Provides that a person who is convicted of
violating the limits shall be fined 3 times the amount of the
contributions accepted in violation of the limits. Provides
that a contribution accepted in violation of the limits shall
escheat to the State of Illinois. Effective immediately.
LRB9006967MWpc
LRB9006967MWpc
1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code by adding Section
2 9-25.3.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding
6 Section 9-25.3 as follows:
7 (10 ILCS 5/9-25.3 new)
8 Sec. 9-25.3. Cash contributions; limits.
9 (a) No candidate or political committee shall accept
10 cash contributions in excess of $150 from any person or
11 entity during any calendar year.
12 (b) Any contribution in excess of $150, other than
13 in-kind contributions, shall be made by negotiable instrument
14 or be evidenced by an itemized credit card receipt bearing on
15 its face the name of the remitter.
16 (c) For purposes of this Section, a cash contribution
17 shall be deemed to have been accepted if it is negotiated or
18 deposited, or if it is not returned to the contributor within
19 72 hours of receipt.
20 (d) A violation under this Section is a Class A
21 misdemeanor. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by
22 this Section, a person convicted under subsection (a) shall
23 be fined 3 times the amount of the contributions found to
24 have been accepted in violation this Section.
25 (e) Any contribution accepted in violation of this
26 Section shall escheat to the State of Illinois.
27 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
28 becoming law.