HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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H.B. No. 2003, H.D. 2, RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCING |
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SECTION 1. H.B. No. 2003, H.D. 2, RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCING, is amended as follows:
1. By amending subsections (a) and (b) of section 11-II in section 2 to read as follows:
"(a) It shall be unlawful for any person who enters into any contract with the State, any of its counties, or any department or agency thereof either for the rendition of personal services, the buying of property, or furnishing of any material, supplies, or equipment to the State, any of its counties, department or agency thereof, or for selling any land or building to the State, any of its counties, or any department or agency thereof, if payment for the performance of the contract or payment for material, supplies, equipment, land, property, or building is to be made in whole or in part from funds appropriated by the legislative body, at any time between the execution of the contract through the completion of the contract, to:
(1) Directly or indirectly make any contribution, or promise expressly or impliedly to make any contribution to any candidate committee or noncandidate committee, or to any candidate or to any person for any political purpose or use; or
(2) Knowingly solicit any contribution from any person for any purpose during any period.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), this section does not prohibit or make unlawful the establishment or administration of, or the solicitation of contributions to, any noncandidate committee by any person other than the state or county contractor for the purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or the election of any person to office."
2. By amending subsection (c) of section 11-KK in section 2 to read as follows:
"(c) No person shall make contributions to a noncandidate committee in an aggregate amount greater than $1,000 in an election. This subsection shall not apply to ballot issue committees."
3. By amending section 11-UU(a)(4) of section 2 to read as follows:
"(4) To make donations to any public school or library; provided that in any election period, the total amount of all donations shall be no more than twice the maximum amount that one person may contribute to that candidate pursuant to section 11-KK and no donations shall be made from the date the candidate files nomination papers to the date of the general election; provided further that any donation under this paragraph shall not be aggregated with or imputed toward any limitation on donations pursuant to paragraph (3);"
SECTION 2. H.B. No. 2003, H.D. 2, RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCING, is amended by amending section 12 as follows:
"SECTION 12. This Act shall take effect on November 3, 2010, and shall apply to reporting periods beginning after November 2, 2010."
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