Illinois House Bill 3953 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that the term "official" as used under the Act includes specified officials of a unit of local government. Modifies the terms "lobby" and "lobbying" to include communications with units of local government for the ultimate purpose of influencing any executive, legislative, or administrative action, and further specifies such actions. Modifies the term "lobbyist" to mean a natural person who, on behalf of any person other than himself or herself, or as any part of his or her duties as an employee of another, undertakes to influence or lobby for any executive, legislative, or administrative action for State government or a unit of local government.

GOV ETHICS-LOCAL GOVT LOBBYING

Rep. Blaine Wilhour [R]

Rep. Chris Miller [R]

Rep. Dan Ugaste [R]

Rep. Bradley Fritts [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-07	House	Session Sine Die
2023-08-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
2023-05-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
2023-03-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
2023-02-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-17	House	First Reading
2023-02-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Blaine Wilhour

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	170	2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3953&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3953.htm