Illinois House Bill 1242 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Illinois Clean Elections Act. Establishes a voluntary method of public financing of the campaigns of candidates for statewide constitutional offices and the General Assembly. Provides for terms of participation for a candidate seeking to be certified as an Illinois Clean Elections Act candidate. Provides that a certified candidate must limit the candidate's campaign expenditures and obligations to the revenues distributed to the candidate from the Illinois Clean Elections Fund and may not accept any contributions unless specifically authorized by the State Board of Elections. Sets forth the manner in which the State Board shall distribute to certified candidates revenues from the Fund. Sets forth penalties for violations of the Act. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Clean Elections Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to create an individual tax return checkoff in support of the Fund. Effective immediately.

IL CLEAN ELECTIONS ACT

Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]

Rep. Linda LaVia [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2011-03-17	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2011-03-01	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2011-02-14	House	Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
2011-02-08	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2011-02-08	House	First Reading
2011-02-08	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	105	5.786	New Code	See Bill Text
35	5	507YY	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1242&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1242.htm