Illinois House Bill 1554

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-21 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Election Code. Prohibits a political committee from making certain expenditures to provide a defense in any criminal case or a defense in a civil case against any claims that a person has committed misconduct in his or her capacity as a public official, any claims of sexual harassment, or any claims of discrimination. Requires that a person found to have used campaign contributions in violation of the Code shall return contributions to the contributor or pay to the State if the contributor cannot be identified or reimbursed. Requires the political committee to include information on the contributions returned to the contributor or paid to the State in the committee's quarterly report to the State Board of Elections.

ELEC CD-USE OF FUNDS

Rep. Tony McCombie [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-21	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	9-33	New Code	See Bill Text
10	5	9-8.10	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1554&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1554.htm