Illinois 100th Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 14 D cosponsors

SB 982 — ELEC CD-PRESIDENT-TAX RETURNS

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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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Summary

Amends the Election Code. Provides that no candidate for President or Vice-President of the United States shall appear on the official ballot for the general election if that candidate has not released his or her tax returns at least 5 days prior to the date set for certification of the ballot for the general election. Defines "released his or her tax returns" to mean that the tax returns filed with the federal Internal Revenue Service for the 5 most recent years in which tax returns have been filed by the candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States have been filed with the Secretary of State. Requires the Secretary of State to post the tax returns on the Secretary of State's website and to certify that the tax returns have been filed to the State Board of Elections. Allows the Secretary of State to adopt rules to implement the provisions.

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What changed in the latest version

6 added · 30 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill SB 982 has clarified the requirements for Vice-Presidential candidates regarding the disclosure of their tax returns. Specifically, candidates must now release their tax returns at least five days before the official certification of the ballot for the general election. This change aims to promote transparency in the electoral process by ensuring voters have access to important financial information about candidates before voting. The Secretary of State is also given the responsibility to post these tax returns on their website, further enhancing public access to this information.

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*LRB10010085MLM20257b* SB0982 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2018 SB0982 Introduced 2/7/2017, by Sen.
SB0982 Engrossed LRB100 10085 MLM 20257 b AN ACT concerning elections.
Daniel Biss SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 5/21-1 from Ch.
46, par.
21-1 Vice-President of the United States shall appear on the official ballot for the general election if that candidate has not released his or her tax returns at least 5 days prior to the date set for certification of the ballot for the general election.
Defines "released his or her tax returns" to mean that the tax returns filed with the federal Internal Revenue Service for the 5 most recent years in which tax returns have been filed by the candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States have been filed with the Secretary of State.
Requires the Secretary of State to post the tax returns on the Secretary of State's website and to certify that the tax returns have been filed to the State Board of Elections.
Allows the Secretary of State to adopt rules to implement the provisions.
LRB100 10085 MLM 20257 b FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR SB0982 LRB100 10085 MLM 20257 b AN ACT concerning elections.
The filing of such certificate with the Board, of such choosing of electors shall be deemed and taken to be the choosing and selection of the electors of this State, if such SB0982 - 2 - LRB100 10085 MLM 20257 b party or group is successful at the polls as herein provided in choosing their candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States.
The filing of such certificate with the Board, of such choosing of electors shall be deemed and taken to be the choosing and selection of the electors of this State, if such SB0982 Engrossed - 2 - LRB100 10085 MLM 20257 b party or group is successful at the polls as herein provided in choosing their candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States.
Placing a cross within the square before the bracket enclosing the names of President and Vice-President shall not be deemed and taken as a direct vote for such candidates for President and Vice-President, or either of them, but shall only be deemed and taken to be a vote for the entire list or set of electors chosen by that political party or group so certified SB0982 - 3 - LRB100 10085 MLM 20257 b to the State Board of Elections as herein provided.
Placing a cross within the square before the bracket enclosing the names of President and Vice-President shall not be deemed and taken as a direct vote for such candidates for President and Vice-President, or either of them, but shall only be deemed and taken to be a vote for the entire list or set of electors chosen by that political party or group so certified SB0982 Engrossed - 3 - LRB100 10085 MLM 20257 b to the State Board of Elections as herein provided.
(b-5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, no candidate for President or Vice-President of the United States shall appear on the official ballot for the general election if that candidates has not released his or her tax returns at least 5 days prior to the date set for certification of the ballot for the general election.
(b-5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, no candidate for President or Vice-President of the United States shall appear on the official ballot for the general election if that candidate has not released his or her tax returns at least 5 days prior to the date set for certification of the ballot for the general election.
As used in this subsection (b-5), "released his or her tax returns" means that the tax returns filed with the federal Internal Revenue Service for the 5 most recent years in which tax returns have been filed by the candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States prior to the filing deadline of this subsection (b-5) have been filed with the SB0982 - 4 - LRB100 10085 MLM 20257 b Secretary of State.
As used in this subsection (b-5), "released his or her tax returns" means that the tax returns filed with the federal Internal Revenue Service for the 5 most recent years in which tax returns have been filed by the candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States prior to the filing deadline of this subsection (b-5) have been filed with the SB0982 Engrossed - 4 - LRB100 10085 MLM 20257 b Secretary of State.
(e) Should a vacancy occur in the choice of an elector in a congressional district, such vacancy may be filled by the executive committee of the party or group for such congressional district, to be certified by such committee to SB0982 - 5 - LRB100 10085 MLM 20257 b the State Board of Elections.
(e) Should a vacancy occur in the choice of an elector in a congressional district, such vacancy may be filled by the executive committee of the party or group for such congressional district, to be certified by such committee to SB0982 Engrossed - 5 - LRB100 10085 MLM 20257 b the State Board of Elections.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton

  3. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  4. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017

  5. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth

  6. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto

  7. Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017

  8. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  9. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton

  10. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy

  11. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer

  12. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

  13. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

  14. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita

  15. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams

  16. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  17. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris

  18. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  19. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner

  20. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

  21. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

  22. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo

  23. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley

  24. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo

  25. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley

  26. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine

  27. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz

  28. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  29. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke

  30. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  31. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan

  32. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones

  33. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke

  34. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.

  35. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang

  36. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares

  37. Assigned to Executive Committee

  38. Referred to Rules Committee

  39. First Reading

  40. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

  41. Arrived in House

  42. Third Reading - Passed; 032-019-000

  43. Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Omar Aquino

  44. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino

  45. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Daniel Biss

  46. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire

  47. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings

  48. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III

  49. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  50. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  51. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush

  52. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

  53. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 4, 2017

  54. Second Reading

  55. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  56. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul

  57. Sponsor Removed Sen. Daniel Biss

  58. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss

  59. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Omar Aquino

  60. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2017

  61. Do Pass Executive; 009-004-000

  62. Reported Back To Executive; 002-001-000

  63. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  64. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon

  65. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  66. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro

  67. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz

  68. To Subcommittee on Election Law

  69. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton

  70. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  71. Assigned to Executive

  72. Sponsor Removed Sen. Omar Aquino

  73. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino

  74. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans

  75. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham

  76. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  77. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt

  78. Referred to Assignments

  79. First Reading

  80. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss

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0 sponsors · 30 co-sponsors · 153 not signed on · 7 voted No

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Co-sponsors (30)

Not signed on (153)

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 32 Yea · 19 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 191206
Republican 0701
Democrat 13001
Total 321908
% of votes cast 54%32%0%14%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Barickman — Nay
Bertino-Tarrant — Yea
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Nay
Bush — Yea
McConnaughay — Nay
Link — Yea
Mulroe — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Bennett — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Rooney — Nay
Landek — Nay
Manar — Yea
McCann — Nay
Harris — Not Voting
Brady — Not Voting
Cullerton, T. — Not Voting
McCarter — Nay
Radogno — Nay
Connelly — Not Voting
Haine — Not Voting
Nybo — Nay
Oberweis — Nay
Righter — Nay
Sandoval — Yea
Schimpf — Nay
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Althoff — Not Voting
Martinez — Yea
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Not Voting
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Dale Fowler Republican Nay
Dan McConchie Republican Nay
Dave Syverson Republican Nay
Jil Tracy Republican Nay
Neil Anderson Republican Not Voting
Sue Rezin Republican Nay
Travis Weaver Republican Nay

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Subjects

taxation elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 982 do?
Amends the Election Code. Provides that no candidate for President or Vice-President of the United States shall appear on the official ballot for the general election if that candidate has not released his or her tax returns at least 5 days prior to the date set for certification of the ballot for the general election. Defines "released his or her tax returns" to mean that the tax returns filed with the federal Internal Revenue Service for the 5 most recent years in which tax returns have been filed by the candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States have been filed with the Secretary of State. Requires the Secretary of State to post the tax returns on the Secretary of State's website and to certify that the tax returns have been filed to the State Board of Elections. Allows the Secretary of State to adopt rules to implement the provisions.
Who sponsors SB 982?
SB 982 is sponsored by Hernandez, Lisa, John J. Cullerton, Lawrence Walsh, Jr., Daniel J. Burke, Thaddeus Jones (Democrat), Martin J. Moylan, Theresa Mah (Democrat), Kelly M. Burke, Elaine Nekritz, Laura Fine (Democrat), Frances Ann Hurley, Fred Crespo (Democrat), Natalie A. Manley (Democrat), Luis Arroyo, Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (Democrat), Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (Democrat), Arthur Turner, Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), Barbara Flynn Currie, Ann M. Williams (Democrat), Robert "Bob" Rita (Democrat), Will Guzzardi (Democrat), Sue Scherer (Democrat), Deb Conroy, Juliana Stratton, Camille Y. Lilly (Democrat), Cynthia Soto, Jehan Gordon-Booth, Napoleon Harris III (Democrat), and Chapa LaVia.
What is the current status of SB 982?
This bill died with 100th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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