Illinois House Bill 3726 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 19 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-03 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that a member of the General Assembly, his or her spouse, and any immediate family member living with that member of the General Assembly shall not, for compensation, lobby any official of the executive or legislative branch of State government or any official of any unit of local government. Provides that a person who violates these provisions is guilty of official misconduct, a Class 3 felony. Defines terms. Repeals current provisions banning members of the General Assembly from lobbying, a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.

GA MEMBER-LOBBYING BAN

Rep. Tom Demmer [R]	Rep. Adam Niemerg [R]	Rep. Ryan Spain [R]	Rep. Martin McLaughlin [R]
Rep. Tony McCombie [R]	Rep. Daniel Swanson [R]	Rep. Dan Ugaste [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-03	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
2022-03-03	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
2021-04-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
2021-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
2021-03-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
2021-03-17	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Niemerg
2021-03-16	House	Assigned to Ethics & Elections Committee
2021-02-22	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-02-22	House	First Reading
2021-02-19	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Demmer

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
5	420	2-101	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3726&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB3726.htm