House Sponsors: ZICKUS-CAPPARELLI-FANTIN-MCKEON-LINDNER, BIGGINS, HOLBROOK, SANTIAGO AND BUGIELSKI. Senate Sponsors: RADOGNO Short description: CRIM CD-POLICE FUND RAISING Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes it a Class 4 felony for a person to claim or represent that he or she is acting on behalf of any police department, fire department, or sheriff's department when soliciting financial contributions or selling or delivering or offering to sell or deliver any merchandise, goods, or services unless the chief of the police department or fire department or the sheriff has first entered into a written agreement with the person or with an organization with which the person is affiliated and the agreement permits the activity. Effective immediately. CORRECTIONAL NOTE There will be a minimal impact on the Dept. of Corrections. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Corrections) No change from correctional note. STATE MANDATES ACT FISCAL NOTE HB 1670 fails to create a State mandate. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything and inserts similar provisions with additions relating to false personation, solicitation or other specified activities on behalf of any nongovernmental organization that would reasonably be understood to imply that the organization is composed of law enforcement personnel, additional penalties, and other matters. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds, as an element of the new offenses, that the acts be committed knowingly. Includes, in the organizations permitted to be represented under the new provisions, groups of retired or injured peace officers. Requires that a majority (rather than "some or all") of net proceeds of fundraising be devoted to the peace officer organization's purposes. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for persons acting on behalf of nongovernmental organizations who solicit financial contributions or sell or deliver goods or services to use the name "fireman" or "fire fighter" to imply that the organization is composed of fire fighters unless the organization represents fire fighters or retired fire fighters or has entered into a written contract with a fire department, chief of a fire department, a unit of local government, or a group or association of active duty fire fighters and a majority of the net proceeds of the contributions, sales, or deliveries are devoted to the fire department, unit of local government, or group of fire fighters. Provides that law enforcement officers or fire department personnel may solicit financial contributions for charitable purposes not related to public safety. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status