IL HB2218

Amends the Supreme Court Act to require Illinois Supreme Court to establish rules mandating attorneys disclose any campaign contributions they or their law firms made to an assigned judge immediately upon case assignment.

Requires judges to disqualify themselves if an attorney or their law firm contributed more than $500 in aggregate to the judge's campaign within the past 5 years, upon timely application by a party who made no contributions to that judge.

Preserves judges' ability to disqualify themselves for contributions under $500, contributions made more than 5 years prior, or under any other applicable disqualification rule.

Applies disclosure and disqualification rules to campaign contributions made to individuals before they became judges, including contributions to judicial nomination, election, and retention campaigns.

Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.