House Sponsors: GASH-MADIGAN,MJ-LANG-MCKEON-SCHOENBERG, FEIGENHOLTZ, BRADLEY, MOORE,ANDREA, COULSON, BOLAND AND MCGUIRE. Senate Sponsors: CULLERTON Short description: ELEC CD-CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFRM Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Election Code. Requires reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures in excess of $25, rather than $150. Prohibits contributions from foreign nationals and cash contributions in excess of $25. Requires corporations, labor unions, and associations that spend more than $1,000 supporting or opposing candidates or public questions to register with the State Board of Elections and file disclosures of contributions. Specifies the permitted and prohibited expenditures of a political committee's funds. Requires disclosure of an individual contributor's occupation and employer on campaign contribution and expenditure reports. Requires dissolution of a political committee within one year after an official leaves office, a candidate loses an election, or an official or candidate dies. Prohibits fundraising by General Assembly members and candidates within Sangamon County during the weeks the General Assembly is in session. Makes soliciting, offering, or accepting contributions on State property a Class A misdemeanor. Requires the State Board of Elections to adopt rules for electronic filing of a political committee's campaign finance reports and makes that electronic filing mandatory, rather than optional. Increases the maximum civil penalty the State Board of Elections may assess. Changes from a Class B to a Class A misdemeanor the penalty for failing to file campaign reports, filing false reports, and filing false campaign finance complaints. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Elections) Implementation costs would be approximately $100,000. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Elections) No change from previous note. CORRECTIONAL NOTE No fiscal or corrections population impact. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Further amends the Election Code to provide that political committees that accept contributions or make expenditures of $10,000 or more in the aggregate during any 12-month period shall file reports electronically. Provides that other political committees may file reports electronically. JUDICIAL NOTE, H-AM 1 No decrease or increase in the need for the number of judges. CORRECTIONAL NOTE, AMENDED No change from previous correctional note. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 HB 3806 fails to create a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (State Bd. of Elections) Approximate cost to the State Board would be $100,000. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that the ban on fundraising in Sangamon County shall apply to members of the General Assembly whose districts are located, in whole or in part, within Sangamon County and candidates for the General Assembly from districts located, in whole or in part, within Sangamon County only during April and May. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status