Bill Text: IL HB2948 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that any advertisement produced or distributed by or on behalf of a State agency using taxpayer funds, in whole or in part, shall contain a statement specifying that such advertisement was purchased using taxpayer funds. Defines "advertisement".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-10-29 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller [HB2948 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB2948-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB2948 Introduced , by Rep. Jeff Keicher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
30 ILCS 500/25-90 new
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that any advertisement produced or distributed by or on behalf of a State agency using taxpayer funds, in whole or in part, shall contain a statement specifying that such advertisement was purchased using taxpayer funds. Defines "advertisement".
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A BILL FOR
HB2948 LRB101 09868 RJF 54970 b
AN ACT concerning finance.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
adding Section 25-90 as follows:
(30 ILCS 500/25-90 new)
Sec. 25-90. Taxpayer funded advertisements. Any
advertisement produced or distributed by or on behalf of a
State agency using taxpayer funds, in whole or in part, shall
contain a statement specifying that such advertisement was
purchased using taxpayer funds. For the purposes of this
Section, "advertisement" means any written, oral, or
electronic communication that contains a promotion,
inducement, or offer concerning a State agency, including, but
not limited to, brochures, pamphlets, radio and television
scripts, telephone and direct mail solicitations, electronic
media, billboards, and other means of promotion.