Bill Text: IL HB4471 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that specified quarterly reports of campaign contributions, expenditures, and independent expenditures shall disclose the full name and mailing address of each person who has been compensated in any way, monetarily or with an item redeemable for monetary value, for personal services, compensated for labor, and reimbursed expenses in an aggregate amount in excess of $150 and is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date, and purpose of the compensation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-22 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4471 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB4471-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB4471 Introduced , by Rep. Elaine Nekritz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/9-11 from Ch. 46, par. 9-11
Amends the Election Code. Provides that specified quarterly reports of campaign contributions, expenditures, and independent expenditures shall disclose the full name and mailing address of each person who has been compensated in any way, monetarily or with an item redeemable for monetary value, for personal services, compensated for labor, and reimbursed expenses in an aggregate amount in excess of $150 and is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date, and purpose of the compensation.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning elections.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section
9-11 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/9-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-11)
Sec. 9-11. Financial reports.
(a) Each quarterly report of campaign contributions,
expenditures, and independent expenditures under Section 9-10
shall disclose the following:
(1) the name and address of the political committee;
(2) the name and address of the person submitting the
report on behalf of the committee, if other than the
chairman or treasurer;
(3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
reporting period;
(4) the full name and mailing address of each person
who has made one or more contributions to or for the
committee within the reporting period in an aggregate
amount or value in excess of $150, together with the
amounts and dates of those contributions, and, if the
contributor is an individual who contributed more than
$500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if

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the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown,
a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort
to ascertain this information;
(5) the total sum of individual contributions made to
or for the committee during the reporting period and not
reported under item (4);
(6) the name and address of each political committee
from which the reporting committee received, or to which
that committee made, any transfer of funds in the aggregate
amount or value in excess of $150, together with the
amounts and dates of all transfers;
(7) the total sum of transfers made to or from the
committee during the reporting period and not reported
under item (6);
(8) each loan to or from any person, political
committee, or financial institution within the reporting
period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or
value in excess of $150, together with the full names and
mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any; the
dates and amounts of the loans; and, if a lender or
endorser is an individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of
more than $500, the occupation and employer of that
individual or, if the occupation and employer of the
individual are unknown, a statement that the committee has
made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
(9) the total amount of proceeds received by the

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committee from (i) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
events; (ii) mass collections made at those events; and
(iii) sales of items such as political campaign pins,
buttons, badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners,
literature, and similar materials;
(10) each contribution, rebate, refund, income from
investments, or other receipt in excess of $150 received by
the committee not otherwise listed under items (4) through
(9) and, if the contributor is an individual who
contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of
the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the
contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has
made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
(11) the total sum of all receipts by or for the
committee or candidate during the reporting period;
(12) the full name and mailing address of each person
to whom expenditures have been made by the committee or
candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate
amount or value in excess of $150; the amount, date, and
purpose of each of those expenditures; and the question of
public policy or the name and address of, and the office
sought by, each candidate on whose behalf that expenditure
was made;
(13) the full name and mailing address of each person
who has been compensated in any way, monetarily or with an

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item redeemable for monetary value, to whom an expenditure
for personal services, compensated for labor salaries, and
reimbursed expenses in an aggregate amount in excess of
$150 has been made and that is not otherwise reported,
including the amount, date, and purpose of the compensation
expenditure;
(14) the value of each asset held as an investment, as
of the final day of the reporting period;
(15) the total sum of expenditures made by the
committee during the reporting period; and
(16) the full name and mailing address of each person
to whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess
of $150 and the amount of those debts or obligations.
For purposes of reporting campaign receipts and expenses,
income from investments shall be included as receipts during
the reporting period they are actually received. The gross
purchase price of each investment shall be reported as an
expenditure at time of purchase. Net proceeds from the sale of
an investment shall be reported as a receipt. During the period
investments are held they shall be identified by name and
quantity of security or instrument on each semi-annual report
during the period.
(b) Each report of a campaign contribution of $1,000 or
more required under subsection (c) of Section 9-10 shall
disclose the following:
(1) the name and address of the political committee;

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(2) the name and address of the person submitting the
report on behalf of the committee, if other than the
chairman or treasurer; and
(3) the full name and mailing address of each person
who has made a contribution of $1,000 or more.
(c) Each quarterly report shall include the following
information regarding any independent expenditures made during
the reporting period: (1) the full name and mailing address of
each person to whom an expenditure in excess of $150 has been
made in connection with an independent expenditure; (2) the
amount, date, and purpose of such expenditure; (3) a statement
whether the independent expenditure was in support of or in
opposition to a particular candidate; (4) the name of the
candidate; (5) the office and, when applicable, district,
sought by the candidate; and (6) a certification, under penalty
of perjury, that such expenditure was not made in cooperation,
consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion
of, any candidate or any authorized committee or agent of such
committee. The report shall also include (I) the total of all
independent expenditures of $150 or less made during the
reporting period and (II) the total amount of all independent
expenditures made during the reporting period.
(d) The Board shall by rule define a "good faith effort".
The reports of campaign contributions filed under this
Article shall be cumulative during the reporting period to
which they relate.

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(e) Each report shall be verified, dated, and signed by
either the treasurer of the political committee or the
candidate on whose behalf the report is filed and shall contain
the following verification:
"I declare that this report (including any accompanying
schedules and statements) has been examined by me and, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, is a true, correct, and
complete report as required by Article 9 of the Election Code.
I understand that willfully filing a false or incomplete
statement is subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000.".
(f) A political committee may amend a report filed under
subsection (a) or (b). The Board may reduce or waive a fine if
the amendment is due to a technical or inadvertent error and
the political committee files the amended report, except that a
report filed under subsection (b) must be amended within 5
business days. The State Board shall ensure that a description
of the amended information is available to the public. The
Board may promulgate rules to enforce this subsection.
(Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11.)