92nd General Assembly
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House Sponsors:
DANIELS-MADIGAN,MJ-CROSS-FRITCHEY-WINKEL, COULSON, BLACK AND BOLAND.

Senate Sponsors:
DUDYCZ

Short description: 
ELEC CD-FOREIGN CONTRIB PROHIB                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Election  Code.  Prohibits  candidates  and  political      
   committees  from  soliciting,  accepting,  or  receiving,  directly or      
   indirectly, contributions from foreign  nationals.   Defines  "foreign      
   national".    Provides  that contributions made in the name of another      
   person escheat to the State.  Provides that  a  person  who  makes  an      
   anonymous contribution or a contribution in the name of another person      
   is  guilty  of  a  Class  A  misdemeanor and may be fined an amount no      
   greater than 3  times  the  amount  of  the  prohibited  contribution.      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          10 ILCS 5/9-25.5 new                                                 
        Deletes everything.  Amends the Election Code.  Makes a technical      
   change  to  a   Section   concerning   anonymous   contributions   and      
   contributions in the name of another person.                                
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          10 ILCS 5/9-25.5 new                                                 
        Deletes everything.  Amends the  Election  Code.   Reinserts  the      
   provisions of the bill as introduced.  Effective immediately.               
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   2     SENATE -   0


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