The Senate unanimously passed ethics reform legislation this morning. The bill prohibits individuals and companies with a state contract exceeding $50,000 from contributing to the campaigns of the lawmakers responsible for the award. The measure was recently amended by a Senate committee to also prohibit nonprofit groups from making contributions to politicians who awarded them state contracts (it had previously prohibited only for-profit businesses). Yesterday, Illinois Issues quoted Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) saying that the bill was likely to pass the House "if it makes it out of the Senate first."
(H/T: Capitol Fax)
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