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90_SB0187
10 ILCS 5/9-25.3 new
30 ILCS 505/11.8 new
30 ILCS 510/18 new
30 ILCS 515/40-1 new
Amends the Election Code. Prohibits a political
committee from accepting a contribution in excess of $500
from any person who has been awarded State contracts in
excess of $100,000, who has submitted bids for contracts in
excess of $100,000, or has in the aggregate received
contracts or submitted bids for contracts in excess of
$100,000. Provides that a prohibited contribution must be
returned within one business day. Provides that a political
committee must notify the State Board of Elections within 2
business days of returned contributions. Provides that a
violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a
contributor must be notified that a contribution may be
prohibited. Amends the Illinois Purchasing Act, the State
Paper Purchasing Act, and the State Printing Contracts Act.
Requires each State agency to make a list of persons who have
been awarded contracts or submitted bids for contracts in
excess of $100,000 available to the State Board of Elections,
the Attorney General, or any State's Attorney.
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1 AN ACT concerning campaign finance, amending named Acts.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding
5 Section 9-25.3 as follows:
6 (10 ILCS 5/9-25.3 new)
7 Sec. 9-25.3. Contributions from State contractors
8 prohibited. No political committee authorized to accept
9 contributions under this Article shall accept any
10 contribution in excess of $500 in any reporting period from
11 any person who has been awarded a contract or contracts from
12 any agency or combination of agencies of State government in
13 excess of $100,000 within the last 18 months, who has
14 submitted bids for contracts to any agency or combination of
15 agencies of State government in excess of $100,000 in the
16 last 18 months, or who has in the aggregate received
17 contracts and submitted bids in excess of $100,000 from and
18 to any agency or combination of agencies of State government
19 in the last 18 months.
20 A political committee that receives a contribution in
21 excess of $500 in any reporting period must provide the
22 contributor with a Contract Disclosure Statement within one
23 business day after the receipt of the contribution. The
24 contributor must notify the political committee within one
25 business day if the contribution is in violation of this
26 Section. If the contribution is in violation of this
27 Section, the political committee must return the contribution
28 within one business day.
29 A political committee that has returned a contribution to
30 a contributor that is in violation of this Section must
31 notify the Board within 2 business days after returning the
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1 contribution. The notice to the Board shall contain the
2 name, address, and occupation of the contributor. The Board
3 shall maintain a record of the receipt of these notices.
4 The Board has the authority to investigate any violation
5 of this Section and recommend action to the Attorney General
6 or the appropriate State's Attorney.
7 For the purposes of this Section, "person" includes any
8 political committee, individual, corporation, political
9 action committee formed under 1 U.S.C. 441b (2) (C), group of
10 individuals, business entity, or any other entity that makes
11 a contribution to a political committee formed under the laws
12 of this State.
13 The candidate on whose behalf a political committee was
14 formed and who accepts a donation in violation of this
15 Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Any person who
16 makes a contribution in violation of this Section is guilty
17 of a Class A misdemeanor.
18 The Contract Disclosure Statement required by this
19 Section shall be in a form approved by the Board. The
20 Statement shall contain substantially the following:
21 "Contract Disclosure Statement
22 Name and address of Political Committee:....................
23 Amount of contribution:...................
24 Notice: The political committee to which you have made a
25 donation in excess of $500 is required by law to submit this
26 statement to you. If you have received a contract in excess
27 of $100,000 from any State agency or agencies in the past 18
28 months, or have submitted bids in excess of $100,000 to any
29 State agency or agencies in the past 18ths months, or any
30 combination of contracts and bids from and to a State agency
31 or agencies in excess of $100,000 in the last 18 months, you
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1 are prohibited by law from making a donation in excess of
2 $500 in any 6-month period to a political committee formed
3 under the laws of the State of Illinois.
4 If you are prohibited from making the donation, the
5 political committee to which you have contributed must return
6 the contribution within one business day after receipt of the
7 notice from you that the contribution is in violation of the
8 law. As the contributor, you must notify the political
9 committee within one business day after receiving this
10 statement if the contribution is in violation of the law.
11 Your failure to notify the committee that you are prohibited
12 from making the donation is a Class A misdemeanor that can
13 carry the penalty of up to 2 years imprisonment and a fine of
14 up to $1,000. The failure of the political committee to
15 return the contribution to you within 2 business days can
16 result in a Class A misdemeanor that can carry the penalty of
17 imprisonment up to one year and a fine of up to $1,000. A
18 copy of this statement will be furnished to the State Board
19 of Elections."
20 Section 10. The Illinois Purchasing Act is amended by
21 adding Section 11.8 as follows:
22 (30 ILCS 505/11.8 new)
23 Sec. 11.8 List of contractors. Each State agency shall
24 make available to the State Board of Elections, the Attorney
25 General, and any State's Attorney upon request a list of the
26 persons who, over the previous 18 months, have been awarded
27 contracts for the delivery of services or goods from the
28 State agency in excess of $100,000, have submitted bids for
29 contracts for the delivery of services or goods in excess of
30 $100,000, or have in the aggregate received contracts for the
31 delivery of services and goods and submitted bids for
32 contracts for the delivery of services and goods in excess of
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1 $100,000.
2 Section 15. The State Paper Purchasing Act is amended by
3 adding Section 18 as follows:
4 (30 ILCS 510/18 new)
5 Sec. 18. List of contractors. Each State agency shall
6 make available to the State Board of Elections, the Attorney
7 General, and any State's Attorney upon request a list of the
8 persons who, over the previous 18 months, have been awarded
9 contracts for the delivery of services or goods from the
10 State agency in excess of $100,000, have submitted bids for
11 contracts for the delivery of services or goods in excess of
12 $100,000, or have in the aggregate received contracts for the
13 delivery of services and goods and submitted bids for
14 contracts for the delivery of services and goods in excess of
15 $100,000.
16 Section 20. The State Printing Contracts Act is amended
17 by adding Section 40-1 as follows:
18 (30 ILCS 515/40-1 new)
19 Sec. 40-1. List of contractors. Each State agency shall
20 make available to the State Board of Elections, the Attorney
21 General, and any State's Attorney upon request a list of the
22 persons who, over the previous 18 months, have been awarded
23 contracts for the delivery of services or goods from the
24 State agency in excess of $100,000, have submitted bids for
25 contracts for the delivery of services or goods in excess of
26 $100,000, or have in the aggregate received contracts for the
27 delivery of services and goods and submitted bids for
28 contracts for the delivery of services and goods in excess of
29 $100,000.