98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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

    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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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section
59-1.8 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
9committee, a political party committee, a political action
10committee, a ballot initiative committee, and an independent
11expenditure committee.
12    (b) "Candidate political committee" means the candidate
13himself or herself or any natural person, trust, partnership,
14corporation, or other organization or group of persons
15designated by the candidate that accepts contributions or makes
16expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount
17exceeding $5,000 $3,000 on behalf of the candidate.
18    (c) "Political party committee" means the State central
19committee of a political party, a county central committee of a
20political party, a legislative caucus committee, or a committee
21formed by a ward or township committeeman of a political party.
22For purposes of this Article, a "legislative caucus committee"
23means a committee established for the purpose of electing

 

 

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1candidates to the General Assembly by the person elected
2President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the Senate, Speaker
3of the House of Representatives, Minority Leader of the House
4of Representatives, or a committee established by 5 or more
5members of the same caucus of the Senate or 10 or more members
6of the same caucus of the House of Representatives.
7    (d) "Political action committee" means any natural person,
8trust, partnership, committee, association, corporation, or
9other organization or group of persons, other than a candidate,
10political party, candidate political committee, or political
11party committee, that accepts contributions or makes
12expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount
13exceeding $5,000 $3,000 on behalf of or in opposition to a
14candidate or candidates for public office. "Political action
15committee" includes any natural person, trust, partnership,
16committee, association, corporation, or other organization or
17group of persons, other than a candidate, political party,
18candidate political committee, or political party committee,
19that makes electioneering communications during any 12-month
20period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 $3,000 related
21to any candidate or candidates for public office.
22    (e) "Ballot initiative committee" means any natural
23person, trust, partnership, committee, association,
24corporation, or other organization or group of persons that
25accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any
2612-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 $3,000

 

 

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1in support of or in opposition to any question of public policy
2to be submitted to the electors. "Ballot initiative committee"
3includes any natural person, trust, partnership, committee,
4association, corporation, or other organization or group of
5persons that makes electioneering communications during any
612-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 $3,000
7related to any question of public policy to be submitted to the
8voters. The $5,000 $3,000 threshold applies to any
9contributions or expenditures received or made with the purpose
10of securing a place on the ballot for, advocating the defeat or
11passage of, or engaging in electioneering communication
12regarding the question of public policy, regardless of the
13method of initiation of the question of public policy and
14regardless of whether petitions have been circulated or filed
15with the appropriate office or whether the question has been
16adopted and certified by the governing body.
17    (f) "Independent expenditure committee" means any trust,
18partnership, committee, association, corporation, or other
19organization or group of persons formed for the exclusive
20purpose of making independent expenditures during any 12-month
21period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 $3,000 in
22support of or in opposition to (i) the nomination for election,
23election, retention, or defeat of any public official or
24candidate or (ii) any question of public policy to be submitted
25to the electors. "Independent expenditure committee" also
26includes any trust, partnership, committee, association,

 

 

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1corporation, or other organization or group of persons that
2makes electioneering communications that are not made in
3connection, consultation, or concert with or at the request or
4suggestion of a public official or candidate, a public
5official's or candidate's designated political committee or
6campaign, or an agent or agents of the public official,
7candidate, or political committee or campaign during any
812-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 $3,000
9related to (i) the nomination for election, election,
10retention, or defeat of any public official or candidate or
11(ii) any question of public policy to be submitted to the
12voters.
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
15becoming law.