Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

10 ILCS 5/9-9.5

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Provides that an automatically generated telephone communication that (i) is directed at voters and (ii) mentions the name of a candidate at the next election or advocates for or against a public policy position must identify the person or entity paying for the communication. Makes knowing generation of a violating communication a Class A misdemeanor.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code. Makes it unlawful to telephone or cause to be telephoned any paid, pre-recorded message that expressly advocates the nomination, election, or defeat of a clearly identified State or local candidate without a specified disclosure of the message's sponsoring organization. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/21/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bill Mitchell
1/23/2009	House	First Reading
1/23/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/4/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
2/4/2009	House	Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
2/5/2009	House	Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
2/5/2009	House	Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
2/19/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
3/10/2009	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000
3/11/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/17/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/17/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/31/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
3/31/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
4/1/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
4/2/2009	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/2/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009
4/14/2009	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
4/15/2009	Senate	First Reading
4/15/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/22/2009	Senate	Assigned to Elections
4/27/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
4/27/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/28/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Elections
4/28/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/29/2009	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Elections; 009-000-000
4/29/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
5/14/2009	Senate	Second Reading
5/14/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
5/19/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/19/2009	House	Arrived in House
5/19/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/21/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Bill Mitchell
5/21/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
8/16/2009	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

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