House Sponsors: DANIELS-MADIGAN,MJ-CROSS-FRITCHEY-COULSON, WINKEL, BLACK AND BOLAND. Senate Sponsors: NOLAND-DILLARD Short description: GA NEWSLETTR-PRINT PROHIBIT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act and the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Prohibits members of the General Assembly from printing or distributing, on or after July 1 in any year in which a general election will be held, a constituent newsletter paid for with the member's office allowance. Prohibits the Legislative Printing Unit from printing a constituent newsletter on or after July 1 in any year in which a general election will be held. Prohibits members of the General Assembly from mailing or distributing constituent newsletters on or after July 1 in any year in which a general election will be held if the newsletter was printed, at any time, by the Legislative Printing Unit. Amends the Election Code. Provides that candidates who are members of the General Assembly must comply with the provisions of the General Assembly Compensation Act and the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984 concerning constituent newsletters. Provides that a violation of those provisions is a violation of the campaign finance Article of the Election Code. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 25 ILCS 115/4 25 ILCS 130/9-2.5 new 10 ILCS 5/9-25.5 new Adds reference to: 25 ILCS 130/9-1 from Ch. 63, par. 1009-1 Deletes everything. Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Makes technical changes in a Section creating the Legislative Printing Unit. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes reference to: 25 ILCS 130/9-1 Adds reference to: 25 ILCS 115/4 from Ch. 63, par. 15.1 25 ILCS 130/9-2.5 new 10 ILCS 5/9-25.5 new Deletes everything. Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act and the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Provides that no constituent newsletters paid for, in whole or in part, with State moneys may be printed or distributed by the Legislative Printing Unit or a member of the General Assembly beginning on September 1 of any year in which a general election will be held and ending on the day after the date on which the general election is held. Amends the Election Code. Provides that candidates who are members of the General Assembly must comply with the provisions concerning the printing and distribution of constituent newsletters and that violations of those provisions are violations of the Campaign Finance Article of the Election Code. 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 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status