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91_HB2246eng HB2246 Engrossed LRB9100559MWgc 1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code by changing Section 2 9-7.5. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing 6 Section 9-7.5 as follows: 7 (10 ILCS 5/9-7.5) 8 Sec. 9-7.5. Nonprofit organization registration and 9 disclosure. 10 (a) Each nonprofit organization, except for a labor 11 union (i) registered under the Lobbyist Registration Act or 12 for which lobbying is undertaken by persons registered under 13 that Act, (ii) that has not established a political 14 committee, and (iii) that accepts contributions or makes 15 expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate 16 amount exceeding $5,000 (I) on behalf of or in opposition to 17 public officials or,candidates for public office, or a18question of public policyand (II) for the purpose of 19 influencing legislative, executive, or administrative action 20 as defined in the Lobbyist Registration Act shall register 21 with the State Board of Elections. The Board by rule shall 22 prescribe the registration procedure and form. The 23 registration form shall require the following information: 24 (1) The registrant's name, address, and purpose. 25 (2) The name, address, and position of each 26 custodian of the registrant's financial books, accounts, 27 and records. 28 (3) The name, address, and position of each of the 29 registrant's principal officers. 30 (b) Each nonprofit organization required to register 31 under subsection (a) shall file contribution and expenditure HB2246 Engrossed -2- LRB9100559MWgc 1 reports with the Board. The Board by rule shall prescribe 2 the form, which shall require the following information: 3 (1) The organization's name, address, and purpose. 4 (2) The amount of funds on hand at the beginning of 5 the reporting period. 6 (3) The full name and address of each person who 7 has made one or more contributions to or for the 8 organization within the reporting period in an aggregate 9 amount or value in excess of $150, together with the 10 amount and date of the contributions, and if a 11 contributor is an individual who contributed more than 12 $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, 13 if the occupation and employer of the contributor are 14 unknown, a statement that the organization has made a 15 good faith effort to ascertain this information. 16 (4) The total sum of individual contributions made 17 to or for the organization during the reporting period 18 and not reported in item (3). 19 (5) The name and address of each organization and 20 political committee from which the reporting organization 21 received, or to which that organization made, any 22 transfer of funds in an aggregate amount or value in 23 excess of $150, together with the amounts and dates of 24 the transfers. 25 (6) The total sum of transfers made to or from the 26 organization during the reporting period and not reported 27 in item (5). 28 (7) Each loan to or from any person within the 29 reporting period by or to the organization in an 30 aggregate amount or value in excess of $150, together 31 with the full names and mailing addresses of the lender 32 and endorsers, if any, and the date and amount of the 33 loans, and if a lender or endorser is an individual who 34 loaned or endorsed a loan of more than $500, the HB2246 Engrossed -3- LRB9100559MWgc 1 occupation and employer of the individual or, if the 2 occupation and employer of the individual are unknown, a 3 statement that the organization has made a good faith 4 effort to ascertain this information. 5 (8) The total amount of proceeds received by the 6 organization from (i) the sale of tickets for each 7 dinner, luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other 8 fundraising event, (ii) mass collections made at those 9 events, and (iii) sales of items such as buttons, badges, 10 flags, emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar 11 materials. 12 (9) Each contribution, rebate, refund, or other 13 receipt in excess of $150 received by the organization 14 not otherwise listed under items (3) through (8), and if 15 a contributor is an individual who contributed more than 16 $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, 17 if the occupation and employer of the contributor are 18 unknown, a statement that the organization has made a 19 good faith effort to ascertain this information. 20 (10) The total sum of all receipts by or for the 21 organization during the reporting period. 22 (11) The full name and mailing address of each 23 person to whom expenditures have been made by the 24 organization within the reporting period in an aggregate 25 amount or value in excess of $150, the amount, date, and 26 purpose of each expenditure, and the question of public 27 policy on behalf of which the expenditure was made. 28 (12) The full name and mailing address of each 29 person to whom an expenditure for personal services, 30 salaries, and reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has 31 been made and which is not otherwise reported, including 32 the amount, date, and purpose of the expenditure. 33 (13) The total sum of expenditures made by the 34 organization during the reporting period. HB2246 Engrossed -4- LRB9100559MWgc 1 (14) The full name and mailing address of each 2 person to whom the organization owes debts or obligations 3 in excess of $150 and the amount of the debts or 4 obligations. 5 The State Board by rule shall define a "good faith 6 effort". 7 (c) The reports required under subsection (b) shall be 8 filed at the same times and for the same reporting periods as 9 reports of campaign contributions and semi-annual reports of 10 campaign contributions and expenditures required by this 11 Article of political committees. The reports required under 12 subsection (b) shall be available for public inspection and 13 copying in the same manner as reports filed by political 14 committees. The Board may charge a fee that covers the costs 15 of copying and distribution, if any. 16 (d) An organization required to file reports under 17 subsection (b) shall include a statement on all literature 18 and advertisements soliciting funds stating the following: 19 "A copy of our report filed with the State Board of 20 Elections is (or will be) available for purchase from the 21 State Board of Elections, Springfield, Illinois". 22 (Source: P.A. 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.) 23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 24 becoming law.