Bill Text: IL SB1673 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Prohibits campaign contributions to General Assembly members from recipients of their legislative member initiatives for 5 years after initial disbursement of moneys. Amends the Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act. Requires GOMB to establish a single updated searchable database website accessible by the public at no cost that includes information concerning each entity that receives Illinois funding. Requires GOMB to report to the General Assembly concerning the website. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1673 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB1673-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB1673 Introduced 2/13/2013, by Sen. Matt Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/9-8.7 new
20 ILCS 3005/9.3 new
Amends the Election Code. Prohibits campaign contributions to General Assembly members from recipients of their legislative member initiatives for 5 years after initial disbursement of moneys. Amends the Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act. Requires GOMB to establish a single updated searchable database website accessible by the public at no cost that includes information concerning each entity that receives Illinois funding. Requires GOMB to report to the General Assembly concerning the website. 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 Election Code is amended by adding Section
9-8.7 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/9-8.7 new)
Sec. 9-8.7. Prohibited contributions.
(a) For the purposes of this Section, "legislative member
initiative" is defined as provided in Section 9.3 of the
Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act.
(b) A political committee organized by or on behalf of a
State Senator or State Representative may not accept a
contribution from the recipient of that Senator's or
Representative's legislative member initiative for 5 years
beginning on the date of first disbursement of moneys under
that initiative to that recipient.
(c) A contribution accepted in violation of this Section
shall escheat to the State and be deposited into the State
treasury.
Section 10. The Governor's Office of Management and Budget
Act is amended by adding Section 9.3 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 3005/9.3 new)
Sec. 9.3. Illinois Funding Accountability and Transparency
Law.
(a) In general:
(1) Website. Beginning July 1, 2013 and subject to
paragraphs (2) and (3), the Governor's Office of Management
and Budget (GOMB) shall ensure the existence and operation
of a single updated searchable database website accessible
by the public at no cost that includes for each entity
receiving Illinois funding:
(A) the name of the entity;
(B) the amount of any Illinois funds that the
entity has received in each of the last 10 fiscal
years;
(C) an itemized breakdown of each transaction,
including funding agency, program source, and a
description of the purpose of each funding action;
(D) the location of the entity and primary location
of performance, including the city, state, and country
and, if in Illinois, the Legislative and
Representative District;
(E) a unique identifier for each such entity and
parent entity, should the entity be owned by another
entity;
(F) with respect to moneys disbursed pursuant to a
legislative member initiative, the identity of the

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Legislative or Representative District of the General
Assembly member pursuant to whose initiative the
moneys were appropriated; and
(G) any other relevant information.
(2) Initial data. Beginning July 1, 2013, the website
shall include data for fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013.
(3) Previous fiscal years. Not later than July 1, 2014,
information required by this Section shall be posted on the
website for fiscal years 2001 through 2010.
(b) Definitions. In this Section:
(1) Entity. The term "entity":
(A) includes:
(i) a corporation;
(ii) an association;
(iii) a partnership;
(iv) a limited liability company;
(v) a limited liability partnership;
(vi) any other legal business entity;
(vii) grantees, contractors, and, on and after
January 1, 2014, subgrantees and subcontractors;
and
(viii) any unit of local government, school
district, or other state or federal governmental
unit; but
(B) does not include:
(i) an individual recipient of Illinois or

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federal assistance;
(ii) a State employee; or
(iii) a grant or contract of such a nature that
its disclosure could reasonably be expected to
cause damage to homeland security.
(2) Illinois funding. The term "Illinois funding":
(A) means Illinois financial assistance and
expenditures, which include grants, contracts,
subgrants, subcontracts, loans, awards, and other
forms of financial assistance; but
(B) does not include credit card transactions or
minor purchases.
(3) Legislative member initiative. The term
"legislative member initiative" means an appropriation for
a grant or distribution to a specific unit of local
government, specific school district, specific
not-for-profit organization, or specific non-governmental
entity for infrastructure improvements or operating
expenses. Appropriations that are part of a statewide
program and are based on generally applicable standards of
eligibility are not legislative member initiatives.
"Infrastructure improvements" include without limitation
capital improvements, capital projects, planning,
construction, reconstruction, equipment, utilities,
vehicles, and all costs associated with economic
development, community programs, educational programs,

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public health, and public safety.
(4) Searchable database website. The term "searchable
database website" means a website that allows the public
to:
(A) search Illinois funding by name of entity,
parent entity, or type of industry, by geography,
including location of the entity and the primary
location of the performance, by amounts and types of
Illinois funding, by program sources, by type of
activity being performed, by time factors such as
fiscal years or multiple fiscal years, by Legislative
District and Representative District numbers, and by
other relevant information; and
(B) download data included in subparagraph (A),
including outcomes from searches.
(c) Website. The database website established by this
Section:
(1) shall not be considered in compliance if it relies
upon links to other existing websites and databases, unless
each of those sites has information from all agencies and
each category of information required to be itemized can be
searched electronically by field in a single search;
(2) shall provide an opportunity for the public to
provide input about the utility of the site and
recommendations for improvements; and
(3) shall be updated not later than 30 days after the

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award of any assistance requiring a posting.
(d) GOMB responsibilities. The Director of GOMB shall
provide guidance to agency heads to ensure compliance with this
Section.
(e) Report. By March 1 of each year, the Director of GOMB
shall report to the General Assembly on implementation and
operation of the website, which shall include data about the
usage and public feedback on the utility of the site, including
recommendations for improvements. The annual report shall be
made publicly available on the website.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.