HOFFMAN-CURRY,JULIE-RYAN-MATHIAS-FOWLER, FRANKS, FORBY AND MCCARTHY. 10 ILCS 5/29-14.5 new Amends the Election Code. Requires any person engaging in push-polling to (i) inform the person contacted that the call is being made on behalf of, in support of, or in opposition to a particular candidate, (ii) identify that candidate by name, and (iii) provide the telephone number of the place from which the push-polling is conducted. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Defines "push-polling". CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) There would be no population or cost impact to the Department. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Further amends the Election Code. Provides that provisions concerning push-polling apply to public questions as well as to candidates. Provides that the State Board of Elections may impose a civil penalty of $10,000 upon any person, other than a person who is merely an employee of the person or entity who has been contracted with to conduct the push-polling, who violates the provisions concerning push-polling. FEB-15-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-15-2001 H FIRST READING FEB-15-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-16-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE FEB-16-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR RYAN FEB-16-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRANKS FEB-21-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEC CAMP REF FEB-21-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MATHIAS FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FOWLER FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FORBY FEB-23-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCCARTHY FEB-28-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HECR FEB-28-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-13-2001 H CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED MAR-13-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HOFFMAN MAR-13-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-13-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HOFFMAN MAR-20-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/005-000-000 MAR-20-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HOFFMAN MAR-21-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-21-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-06-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary