Sen. Mike Simmons
Filed: 5/22/2024
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 863 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 863 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act 
5of 1984 is amended by changing Section 9-2.5 as follows:
 
6    (25 ILCS 130/9-2.5)
7    Sec. 9-2.5. Newsletters and brochures.  The Legislative 
8Printing Unit may not print for any member of the General 
9Assembly any newsletters or brochures during the period 
10beginning February 1 of the year of a general primary 
11election, except that in 2022 the period shall begin on May 15, 
122022, and ending the day after the general primary election 
13and during a period beginning September 1 of the year of a 
14general election and ending the day after the general 
15election. A member of the General Assembly may not mail, 
16during a period beginning February 1 of the year of a general 
 
 
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1primary election, except that in 2022 the period shall begin 
2on May 15, 2022, and ending the day after the general primary 
3election and during a period beginning September 1 of the year 
4of a general election and ending the day after the general 
5election, any newsletters or brochures that were printed, at 
6any time, by the Legislative Printing Unit, except that such a 
7newsletter or brochure may be mailed during those times if it 
8is mailed to a constituent in response to that constituent's 
9inquiry concerning the needs of that constituent or questions 
10raised by that constituent. Newsletters and printed material 
11may include autobiographical or biographical information about 
12a member of the General Assembly as long as the information 
13does not include: (1) information about past or future 
14campaigns; (2) information designed to provide an economic 
15benefit to the member or the member's family; or (3) family 
16news unrelated to the member's official role. 
17(Source: P.A. 102-668, eff. 11-15-21; 102-692, eff. 1-7-22.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
19becoming law.".