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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1621 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid and Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Election Code. Provides that it is unlawful for any public utility to make a campaign contribution to any candidate for State office or political committee organized to support any candidate for State office. Provides that it is unlawful for any water or sewer utility to make a campaign contribution to any candidate for municipal or State office or a political committee organized to support any candidate for municipal or State office. Defines terms. |
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| | HB1621 | | LRB104 03129 SPS 13150 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning elections.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 9-25.3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/9-25.3 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 9-25.3. Contributions from utilities prohibited. |
| 8 | | (a) It is unlawful for any public utility to make a |
| 9 | | campaign contribution to any candidate for State office or |
| 10 | | political committee organized to support any candidate for |
| 11 | | State office. As used in this Section, "public utility" has |
| 12 | | the meaning given to that term in Section 3-105 of the Public |
| 13 | | Utilities Act. |
| 14 | | (b) It is unlawful for any water or sewer utility to make a |
| 15 | | campaign contribution to any candidate for municipal or State |
| 16 | | office or a political committee organized to support any |
| 17 | | candidate for municipal or State office. As used in this |
| 18 | | Section, "water or sewer utility" has the meaning given to |
| 19 | | that term in Section 9-210.5 of the Public Utilities Act. |