Bill Text: IL SB0114 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Provides that newsletters and other materials printed by the Legislative Printing Unit and intended for distribution to constituents may deal with such matters as (i) reports on public and official actions taken by the General Assembly and the members requesting the newsletters; (ii) discussions of proposed or pending legislation or governmental actions; and (iii) the position of the members requesting the newsletter and the arguments for or against such matters. Provides that newsletters and other materials may contain fair comment on the positions taken by a constitutional officer, legislative leader, or legislative caucus but shall not include past or future campaign activities or campaign positions. Provides that newsletters and other materials may refer to each caucus, members thereof, and voting records, with specified limitations. Provides that newsletters and other materials shall not contain appeals for campaign contributions or other funds and shall not be used to announce or advertise campaign activities. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-26 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB0114 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB0114-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0114 Introduced 1/24/2023, by Sen. Ann Gillespie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
25 ILCS 130/9-2.5
Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Provides that newsletters and other materials printed by the Legislative Printing Unit and intended for distribution to constituents may deal with such matters as (i) reports on public and official actions taken by the General Assembly and the members requesting the newsletters; (ii) discussions of proposed or pending legislation or governmental actions; and (iii) the position of the members requesting the newsletter and the arguments for or against such matters. Provides that newsletters and other materials may contain fair comment on the positions taken by a constitutional officer, legislative leader, or legislative caucus but shall not include past or future campaign activities or campaign positions. Provides that newsletters and other materials may refer to each caucus, members thereof, and voting records, with specified limitations. Provides that newsletters and other materials shall not contain appeals for campaign contributions or other funds and shall not be used to announce or advertise campaign activities. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act
of 1984 is amended by changing Section 9-2.5 as follows:
(25 ILCS 130/9-2.5)
Sec. 9-2.5. Newsletters and brochures.
(a) The Legislative Printing Unit may not print for any
member of the General Assembly any newsletters or brochures
during the period beginning February 1 of the year of a general
primary election, except that in 2022 the period shall begin
on May 15, 2022, and ending the day after the general primary
election and during a period beginning September 1 of the year
of a general election and ending the day after the general
election. A member of the General Assembly may not mail,
during a period beginning February 1 of the year of a general
primary election, except that in 2022 the period shall begin
on May 15, 2022, and ending the day after the general primary
election and during a period beginning September 1 of the year
of a general election and ending the day after the general
election, any newsletters or brochures that were printed, at
any time, by the Legislative Printing Unit, except that such a
newsletter or brochure may be mailed during those times if it

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is mailed to a constituent in response to that constituent's
inquiry concerning the needs of that constituent or questions
raised by that constituent.
(b) Newsletters and other materials printed by the
Legislative Printing Unit and intended for distribution to
constituents may deal with such matters as: (i) reports on
public and official actions taken by the General Assembly and
the members requesting the newsletters; (ii) discussions of
proposed or pending legislation or governmental actions; and
(iii) the position of the members requesting the newsletter
and the arguments for or against such matters.
(c) Newsletters and other materials printed by the
Legislative Printing Unit may contain fair comment on the
positions taken by a constitutional officer, legislative
leader, or legislative caucus, but such commentary shall not
include past or future campaign activities or campaign
positions.
(d) Newsletters and other materials printed by the
Legislative Printing Unit may refer to each caucus as a group,
whether as "majority" or "minority" or by party name. No ad
hominem or personal criticisms are permitted. Individual names
of any other member of the General Assembly, or any language
that can be used to specifically identify any member, except
as listed as a cosponsor of a bill with the member requesting
the newsletter, are prohibited unless written permission has
been obtained from the other member or members before

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printing. The voting record of other individual members of the
General Assembly may be included only with the prior written
consent of the other member or members.
(e) Newsletters and other materials printed by the
Legislative Printing Unit shall not contain appeals, direct or
indirect, for campaign contributions or other funds and shall
not be used to announce or advertise campaign activities.
(Source: P.A. 102-668, eff. 11-15-21; 102-692, eff. 1-7-22.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.