92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB3583
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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


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