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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 106

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 106  by  replacing
 3    everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 4        "Section  1.  Short  title.  This Act may be cited as the
 5    Attorney General and State's Attorney Prohibited Loan Act.

 6        Section 5.  Definition. As used in this Act,  "candidate"
 7    has the meaning provided in Article 9 of the Election Code.

 8        Section 15.  Loans prohibited.
 9        (a)  The  Attorney  General or a candidate for the office
10    of Attorney General may not accept a  loan,  loan  guarantee,
11    promise  of  a  loan,  or promise of a loan guarantee from an
12    attorney or law firm that, during the previous 2  years,  has
13    represented  a  defendant  in  a criminal matter in which the
14    Attorney General's office was involved in  the  investigation
15    or  prosecution  or  in  which  the Attorney General's office
16    aided or prosecuted the appeal.
17        (b)  No State's Attorney or candidate for the  office  of
18    State's  Attorney  may accept a loan, loan guarantee, promise
19    of a loan, or promise of a loan guarantee from an attorney or
20    law firm that, during the previous 2 years, has represented a
21    defendant in a criminal matter in the circuit  court  of  the
 
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 1    county  in  which  the State's Attorney or candidate holds or
 2    seeks office.

 3        Section 15.  Penalty. Willful violation of this Act is  a
 4    business offense subject to a fine of $5,000.

 5        Section  90.  The  Election  Code  is  amended  by adding
 6    Section 9-30 as follows:

 7        (10 ILCS 5/9-30 new)
 8        Sec. 9-30.  Loans to Attorney General or State's Attorney
 9    candidates. A candidate for the office of Attorney General or
10    State's Attorney is  subject  to  the  Attorney  General  and
11    State's Attorney Prohibited Loan Act.".