Full Text of HB3056 98th General Assembly
HB3056 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB3056 Introduced , by Rep. Jim Sacia SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 10 ILCS 5/9-1.8 | from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.8 |
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Amends the Election Code. Provides that a "candidate political committee", "political action committee", "ballot initiative committee", or "independent expenditure committee" means a committee that makes contributions or makes expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 (now, exceeding $3,000) on behalf of a candidate, on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate, or related to any question of public policy to be submitted to the electors, respectively. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning elections.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 9-1.8 as follows:
| 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/9-1.8)
(from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.8)
| 7 | | Sec. 9-1.8. Political committees. | 8 | | (a) "Political committee" includes a candidate political | 9 | | committee, a political party committee, a political action | 10 | | committee, a ballot initiative committee, and an independent | 11 | | expenditure committee. | 12 | | (b) "Candidate political committee" means the candidate | 13 | | himself or herself or any natural person, trust, partnership, | 14 | | corporation, or other organization or group of persons | 15 | | designated by the candidate that accepts contributions or makes | 16 | | expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount | 17 | | exceeding $5,000 $3,000 on behalf of the candidate. | 18 | | (c) "Political party committee" means the State central | 19 | | committee of a political party, a county central committee of a | 20 | | political party, a legislative caucus committee, or a committee | 21 | | formed by a ward or township committeeman of a political party. | 22 | | For purposes of this Article, a "legislative caucus committee" | 23 | | means a committee established for the purpose of electing |
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| 1 | | candidates to the General Assembly by the person elected | 2 | | President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the Senate, Speaker | 3 | | of the House of Representatives, Minority Leader of the House | 4 | | of Representatives, or a committee established by 5 or more | 5 | | members of the same caucus of the Senate or 10 or more members | 6 | | of the same caucus of the House of Representatives. | 7 | | (d) "Political action committee" means any natural person, | 8 | | trust, partnership, committee, association, corporation, or | 9 | | other organization or group of persons, other than a candidate, | 10 | | political party, candidate political committee, or political | 11 | | party committee, that accepts contributions or makes | 12 | | expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount | 13 | | exceeding $5,000 $3,000 on behalf of or in opposition to a | 14 | | candidate or candidates for public office. "Political action | 15 | | committee" includes any natural person, trust, partnership, | 16 | | committee, association, corporation, or other organization or | 17 | | group of persons, other than a candidate, political party, | 18 | | candidate political committee, or political party committee, | 19 | | that makes electioneering communications during any 12-month | 20 | | period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 $3,000 related | 21 | | to any candidate or candidates for public office. | 22 | | (e) "Ballot initiative committee" means any natural | 23 | | person, trust, partnership, committee, association, | 24 | | corporation, or other organization or group of persons that | 25 | | accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any | 26 | | 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 $3,000 |
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| 1 | | in support of or in opposition to any question of public policy | 2 | | to be submitted to the electors. "Ballot initiative committee" | 3 | | includes any natural person, trust, partnership, committee, | 4 | | association, corporation, or other organization or group of | 5 | | persons that makes electioneering communications during any | 6 | | 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 $3,000 | 7 | | related to any question of public policy to be submitted to the | 8 | | voters. The $5,000 $3,000 threshold applies to any | 9 | | contributions or expenditures received or made with the purpose | 10 | | of securing a place on the ballot for, advocating the defeat or | 11 | | passage of, or engaging in electioneering communication | 12 | | regarding the question of public policy, regardless of the | 13 | | method of initiation of the question of public policy and | 14 | | regardless of whether petitions have been circulated or filed | 15 | | with the appropriate office or whether the question has been | 16 | | adopted and certified by the governing body. | 17 | | (f) "Independent expenditure committee" means any trust, | 18 | | partnership, committee, association, corporation, or other | 19 | | organization or group of persons formed for the exclusive
| 20 | | purpose of making independent expenditures during any 12-month | 21 | | period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 $3,000 in | 22 | | support of or in opposition to (i) the nomination for election, | 23 | | election, retention, or defeat of any public official or | 24 | | candidate or (ii) any question of public policy to be submitted | 25 | | to the electors. "Independent expenditure committee" also | 26 | | includes any trust, partnership, committee, association, |
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| 1 | | corporation, or other organization or group of persons that | 2 | | makes electioneering communications that are not made in | 3 | | connection, consultation, or concert with or at the request or | 4 | | suggestion of a public official or candidate, a public | 5 | | official's or candidate's designated political committee or | 6 | | campaign, or an agent or agents of the public official, | 7 | | candidate, or political committee or campaign during any | 8 | | 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 $3,000 | 9 | | related to (i) the nomination for election, election, | 10 | | retention, or defeat of any public official or candidate or | 11 | | (ii) any question of public policy to be submitted to the | 12 | | voters.
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11; 97-766, eff. 7-6-12.)
| 14 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 15 | | becoming law.
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