HB6925 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6925

Introduced , by Rep. Michael W. Tryon

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/Art. 9 heading
10 ILCS 5/9-8.7 new

Amends the Election Code. Prohibits (i) labor organizations that represent public employees of the State and (ii) political action committees affiliated with those labor organizations from making campaign contributions to political committees established to promote the candidacy of a declared candidate for statewide office or a statewide officeholder. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning elections.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing the heading of Article 9 and by adding Section 9-8.7 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/Art. 9 heading)

ARTICLE 9. DISCLOSURE AND PROHIBITION OF CAMPAIGN

CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-832)

ARTICLE 9. DISCLOSURE , AND REGULATION , AND PROHIBITION OF

CAMPAIGN

CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES

(Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11.)

(10 ILCS 5/9-8.7 new)

Sec. 9-8.7. Campaign contributions from labor organizations prohibited. It is unlawful for any labor organization representing public employees of the State, or any political action committee affiliated with any labor organization representing public employees of the State, to make a campaign contribution to any political committee established to promote the candidacy of a declared candidate for statewide office or a statewide officeholder. It is unlawful for any candidate, political committee, or other person to knowingly accept or receive any contribution prohibited by this Section. It is unlawful for any officer of a labor organization representing public employees to consent to any contribution or expenditure by the labor organization that is prohibited by this Section.

As used in this Section, the terms "labor organization" and "public employee" have the meanings ascribed to those terms in Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. As used in this Section, the terms "declared candidate" and "officeholder" have the meanings ascribed to those terms in Section 50-37 of the Illinois Procurement Code.

Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other Public Act.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.