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91_HB1459
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1 AN ACT concerning legislative campaigns.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 10. The Election Code is amended by adding
5 Section 9-5.5 as follows:
6 (10 ILCS 5/9-5.5 new)
7 Sec. 9-5.5. Expenditure limits.
8 (a) A political committee of a candidate for State
9 Senator shall not make expenditures in excess of an aggregate
10 amount of $250,000 for seeking nomination of his or her
11 political party to that office. A political committee of a
12 candidate for State Representative shall not make
13 expenditures in excess of an aggregate amount of $125,000 for
14 seeking nomination of his or her political party to that
15 office.
16 (b) A political committee of a nominee of a political
17 party for the office of State Senator shall not make
18 expenditures in excess of an aggregate amount of $250,000 for
19 seeking election to that office. A political committee of a
20 nominee of a political party for the office of State
21 Representative shall not make expenditures in excess of an
22 aggregate amount of $125,000 for seeking election to that
23 office.
24 (c) The limitations of expenditures under subsection (a)
25 apply for the period beginning with the circulation of the
26 candidate's nominating petitions and ending with the date of
27 the general primary election at which the candidate seeks
28 nomination for election to office.
29 The limitations of expenditures under subsection (b)
30 apply for the period beginning after the general primary
31 election and ending with the date of the general election.