HANNIG-MATHIAS-FRITCHEY-BOLAND-FOWLER, FRANKS, REITZ, GARRETT AND GILES. (SHAW) 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". Effective January 1, 2002. 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. MAR-01-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK MAR-01-2001 H FIRST READING MAR-01-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES MAR-06-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MATHIAS MAR-06-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEC CAMP REF MAR-07-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRANKS MAR-14-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HECR MAR-14-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FRITCHEY MAR-21-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HANNIG MAR-21-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-21-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-26-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HANNIG MAR-26-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/004-000-000 MAR-26-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-26-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HANNIG MAR-26-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-26-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-26-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BOLAND MAR-26-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FOWLER MAR-26-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOFFMAN MAR-26-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR REITZ MAR-26-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GARRETT MAR-28-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 MAR-28-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES MAR-28-2001 S ARRIVE IN SENATE MAR-28-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-03-29 APR-04-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR SHAW APR-04-2001 S FIRST READING APR-04-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary