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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6261
Introduced 2/11/2010, by Rep. Michael W. Tryon - Patricia R. Bellock - Sandy Cole - Sidney H. Mathias - Renée Kosel, et al. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Prohibits campaign contributions to the Governor from a gubernatorial appointee or the appointee's spouse or certain relatives.
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A BILL FOR
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HB6261 |
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LRB096 18965 JAM 34353 b |
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| AN ACT concerning government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended |
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| by adding Section 3A-40 as follows:
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| (5 ILCS 420/3A-40 new) |
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| Sec. 3A-40. Contributions from appointee; ineligibility |
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| for appointment. |
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| (a) For the purposes of this Section: |
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| "Board or commission" means a board, commission, task |
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| force, or authority created or authorized by the Illinois |
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| constitution, State law, or executive order. |
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| "Contribution" has the meaning set forth in Article 9 |
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| of the Election Code. |
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| "Political committee" has the meaning set forth in |
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| Article 9 of the Election Code. |
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| (b) A person appointed by the Governor to a board or |
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| commission, the spouse of that appointee, and any immediate |
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| family member living with that appointee may not make |
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| contributions to the Governor who appointed that person, or to |
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| a political committee established to promote the candidacy of |
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| that Governor, during that appointment and for one year after |
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| that appointment expires or is otherwise terminated. |