103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB0207
 
Introduced 1/31/2023, by Sen. Mike Simmons
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
 
25 ILCS 130/9-2.5

     Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Provides that newsletters and printed material printed on behalf of a member of the General Assembly may include autobiographical or biographical information about a member as long as the information does not include: (1)  information about past or future campaigns; (2) information designed to provide an economic benefit to the member or the member's family; or (3) family news unrelated to the member's official role. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
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 
17primary election, except that in 2022 the period shall begin 
18on May 15, 2022, and ending the day after
the general primary 
19election and during a period beginning September 1 of the
year 
20of a general election and ending the day after the general 
21election, any
newsletters or brochures
that were printed, at 
22any time, by the Legislative
Printing Unit, except that such a 
23newsletter or brochure may be mailed during
those times if it 
 
 
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1is mailed to a constituent in response to that constituent's

2inquiry concerning the needs of that constituent or questions 
3raised by that
constituent. Newsletters and printed material 
4may include autobiographical or biographical information about 
5a member of the General Assembly as long as the information 
6does not include: (1) information about past or future 
7campaigns; (2) information designed to provide an economic 
8benefit to the member or the member's family; or (3) family 
9news unrelated to the member's official role.


10(Source: P.A. 102-668, eff. 11-15-21; 102-692, eff. 1-7-22.)

 
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.